THEME EXPLORATION

science fiction parody

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Close-Up
Close-Up
1990 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
Astronomers From My Neighborhood
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
Primitive
Primitive
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
2009 · Guy Ritchie
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1931 · James Whale
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007 · Edgar Wright
Parallel Tales
Parallel Tales
2026 · Asghar Farhadi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terry Gilliam United States/United Kingdom

His films like Brazil and 12 Monkeys blend dystopian sci-fi with absurdist humor to satirize bureaucracy and technological control.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He uses body horror and speculative sci-fi premises to parody corporate culture and human anxieties about technology and transformation.

 John Carpenter United States

Films like They Live and The Thing employ sci-fi tropes with dark comedy to mock consumerism, paranoia, and social conformity.