THEME EXPLORATION

surveillance and control

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Captive State
Captive State
2019 · Rupert Wyatt
The Last Days of American Crime
The Last Days of American Crime
2020 · Olivier Megaton
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
The Third Generation
The Third Generation
1979 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrew Niccol New Zealand

Explores the human cost of technological advancement and societal systems through intimate character studies.

 George Nolfi USA

Blends high-concept sci-fi and heist narratives with romantic fatalism and moral ambiguity.

 James McTeigue Australia

Visually stylized political thrillers exploring resistance against authoritarian systems through iconic imagery.