THEME EXPLORATION

automation and technology

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Desk Set
Desk Set
1957 · Walter Lang
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Patlabor EZY: File 1
Patlabor EZY: File 1
2026 · Kozo Kaiho
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His masterpiece 'Metropolis' (1927) remains the quintessential exploration of automation, industrialization, and technology's impact on society and class division.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

From '2001: A Space Odyssey' to 'A Clockwork Orange', Kubrick consistently examined humanity's relationship with advanced technology and artificial intelligence.

 Mamoru Oshii Japan

His cyberpunk masterpiece 'Ghost in the Shell' (1995) profoundly interrogates consciousness, identity, and the boundary between human and machine in a hyper-technological world.