THEME EXPLORATION

apocalyptic fiction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
2012
2012
2009 · Roland Emmerich
Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · Adam Wingard
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
Loro 1
Loro 1
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Blade Runner 2049 and Dune explore dystopian futures and civilizational collapse through visually stunning, philosophically complex narratives.

 Ari Aster United States

Hereditary and Midsommar deconstruct apocalyptic dread and societal breakdown on intimate and communal scales, blending horror with existential despair.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Poor Things present dystopian worlds where social order and human connection disintegrate into surreal nightmare scenarios.