THEME EXPLORATION

science fiction satire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987 · John Landis
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
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Terry Gilliam United States/United Kingdom

His films like Brazil and 12 Monkeys use dystopian science fiction to savage bureaucracy, consumerism, and authoritarian systems with dark absurdist humor.

 Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

RoboCop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers weaponize sci-fi spectacle to viciously mock militarism, corporate power, and fascistic ideology.

 Mike Judge United States

Idiocracy presents a future society as a scathing satire of anti-intellectualism and corporate dominance through science fiction comedy.