THEME EXPLORATION

scientific experiment gone wrong

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Hollow Man II
Hollow Man II
2006 · Claudio Fäh
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
2023 · Christopher Nolan
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
2007 · Francis Lawrence
Fargo
Fargo
1996 · Joel Coen
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror masterpieces like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore scientific experiments that catastrophically transform human biology into grotesque mutations.

 John Carpenter United States

His cult classics like 'The Thing' and 'Village of the Outcast' showcase isolated settings where scientific inquiry and experimentation lead to paranoia and destruction.