THEME EXPLORATION

space piracy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Road to the Stars
Road to the Stars
1957 · Pavel Klushantsev
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
The Crimson Pirate
The Crimson Pirate
1952 · Robert Siodmak
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
Valérian and Laureline
Valérian and Laureline
2017 · —
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter USA

His film 'Dark Star' (1974) pioneered sci-fi dark comedy with rogue spaceship themes, and 'Escape from New York' established his signature outlaw-in-hostile-space aesthetic.

 Joss Whedon USA

Created 'Firefly' and 'Serenity', which centrally feature space pirates/smugglers operating on the margins of an oppressive galactic empire.

 James Gunn USA

The 'Guardians of the Galaxy' films celebrate morally ambiguous space outlaws and thieves as heroes, embodying the anti-establishment pirate ethos in blockbuster form.