THEME EXPLORATION

desert planet

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
Dune: Part Two
Dune: Part Two
2024 · Denis Villeneuve
Dune
Dune
1984 · David Lynch
3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers
1948 · John Ford
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
Fazil
Fazil
1928 · Howard Hawks
Hell’s Heroes
Hell’s Heroes
1930 · William Wyler
Ice Cold in Alex
Ice Cold in Alex
1958 · J. Lee Thompson
Les Magiciens
Les Magiciens
1975 · Claude Chabrol
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction
2007 · Russell Mulcahy
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His adaptation of Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024) create an immersive desert planet aesthetic that dominates the visual and narrative landscape.

 David Lynch United States

His original Dune (1984) vision established a surreal, haunting interpretation of a desert planet's ecology and politics.

 Brian A. Miller Australia

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) transforms a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland into a kinetic, visually stunning exploration of survival on an arid planet.