THEME EXPLORATION

arcade games

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arcade
Arcade
1993 · Albert Pyun
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Quintet
Quintet
1979 · Robert Altman
Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Kon Ichikawa
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Turning Point
Turning Point
1994 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight
1973 · Kon Ichikawa & Mai Zetterling
Ready or Not
Ready or Not
2019 · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
Aliens
Aliens
1993 · Michael Almereyda
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
1971 · Shuji Terayama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Seth Gordon United States

Directed 'The King of Kong' (2007), a documentary that deeply explores arcade gaming culture and competition through the lens of Donkey Kong.

 Steven Spielberg United States

Produced and conceptualized 'Ready Player One' (2018), which centers on a virtual reality world deeply rooted in arcade games and 1980s gaming culture.