THEME EXPLORATION

medical intervention

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty
2003 · Tom Shadyac
Was It Us?
Was It Us?
1990 · Robert Iscove
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
Never After Dark
Never After Dark
2026 · Dave Boyle
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
钟馗
钟馗
2026 · Yuxi Wang
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films obsessively explore the grotesque intersections of medicine, technology, and human transformation.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He examines psychological and physical medical trauma with visceral intensity, questioning the limits of intervention and obsession.

 Michael Dowse Austria

His films probe the ethics of medical care, aging, and euthanasia with unflinching moral complexity and restraint.