THEME EXPLORATION

outer space

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Road to the Stars
Road to the Stars
1957 · Pavel Klushantsev
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995 · Ron Howard
Passengers
Passengers
2016 · Morten Tyldum
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Valérian and Laureline
Valérian and Laureline
2017 · —
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
I Aim at the Stars
I Aim at the Stars
1960 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey redefined science fiction cinema with its philosophical exploration of humanity's place in the cosmos.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Solaris and Stalker use outer space and cosmic themes as meditative backdrops to explore consciousness, memory, and the human soul.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 combine stunning visual storytelling with profound meditations on communication, time, and humanity's relationship with the unknown.