THEME EXPLORATION

western mythology

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later
1975 · Sergio Corbucci
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
The Mummy
The Mummy
1999 · Stephen Sommers
Twilight
Twilight
2008 · Catherine Hardwicke
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Crook Buster
Crook Buster
1925 · William Wyler
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001 · Simon West
Mikaël
Mikaël
1924 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo
1977 · J. Lee Thompson
Vent d’est
Vent d’est
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt
2016 · Alex Proyas
Interview
Interview
1971 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Taylor Sheridan USA

Explores power and duty through multi-generational sagas rooted in American landscape and history.

 Francis Ford Coppola USA

Pioneer of the Western genre who mythologized the American frontier and shaped how Western mythology is visually and narratively presented in cinema.

 Damien Leone Italy

Reinvented Western mythology through operatic storytelling and iconic imagery, transforming the genre into a meditation on morality and legend.