THEME EXPLORATION

post-apocalyptic Earth

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
In the Dirt
In the Dirt
1972 · David Cronenberg
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
2012
2012
2009 · Roland Emmerich
Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · Adam Wingard
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003 · Jonathan Mostow
Conflagration
Conflagration
1958 · Kon Ichikawa
Gates of the Night
Gates of the Night
1946 · Marcel Carné
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
Madadayo
Madadayo
1993 · Akira Kurosawa
The Drifting Classroom
The Drifting Classroom
1987 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Max Ophüls Australia

George Miller's Mad Max franchise defines the post-apocalyptic aesthetic with relentless action set in a barren, resource-depleted world.

 Beth McCarthy-Miller United States

Though primarily a novelist, his adaptation 'The Road' explores the bleakest vision of post-apocalyptic survival and human desperation.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Villeneuve's 'Blade Runner 2049' and visual style contemplate dystopian futures with philosophical depth and haunting cinematography.