THEME EXPLORATION

space conquest

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
1980 · Mike Hodges
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Road to the Stars
Road to the Stars
1957 · Pavel Klushantsev
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
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
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick USA

His masterpiece '2001: A Space Odyssey' remains the definitive philosophical exploration of humanity's place in the cosmos and our drive to transcend earthly limitations.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Through films like 'Solaris' and 'Stalker,' he meditated on space exploration as a metaphor for inner human discovery and the existential challenges of venturing into the unknown.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

His epic 'Interstellar' combines visceral space-conquest spectacle with profound questions about human survival, sacrifice, and our species' future among the stars.