THEME EXPLORATION

mishaps

11 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blind Date
Blind Date
1987 · Blake Edwards
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
1953 · Jacques Tati
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982 · John Woo
The Boat
The Boat
1921 · Buster Keaton
A Pest in the House
A Pest in the House
1947 · Chuck Jones
Le Raid Paris-Monte Carlo en deux heures
Le Raid Paris-Monte Carlo en deux heures
1905 · Georges Méliès
Red, Hot and Blue
Red, Hot and Blue
1949 · Frank Tashlin
Classmates
Classmates
2016 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
1952 · Jack Kinney
Most People Live in China
Most People Live in China
2002 · Morten Tyldum
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
2025 · Shane Zalvin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His films are masterpieces of physical comedy built entirely around everyday mishaps and the absurd consequences of modern life's mechanical failures.

 Preston Sturges United States

His screwball comedies are driven by escalating mishaps and chaotic situations that reveal character through how people respond to comedic disasters.

 Buster Keaton United States

He built his entire body of work around elaborate physical mishaps and slapstick catastrophes executed with deadpan precision and innovative cinematography.