THEME EXPLORATION

defiance of authority

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · David Yates
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
2012 · Gary Ross
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2018 · Radu Jude
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920 · —
Insurgent
Insurgent
2015 · Robert Schwentke
Barbara
Barbara
2012 · Christian Petzold
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage technique and films like Battleship Potemkin and October directly celebrate mass uprising and the overthrow of oppressive regimes.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious documentaries and dramas consistently portray working-class resistance against institutional power and systemic injustice.