THEME EXPLORATION

survival and protection

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · James Cameron
World War Z
World War Z
2013 · Marc Forster
Scream 7
Scream 7
2026 · Kevin Williamson
Drishyam 3
Drishyam 3
2026 · Jeethu Joseph
The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli
2010 · Albert Hughes & Allen Hughes
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Eliminators
Eliminators
2016 · James Nunn
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Worldbreaker
Worldbreaker
2025 · Brad Anderson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg United States

His films repeatedly explore survival against overwhelming odds and the human instinct to protect loved ones, from War Horse to Schindler's List.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

He masterfully examines survival instincts and protective relationships under extreme tension in films like Prisoners and Enemy.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His provocative cinema dissects how individuals and families employ extreme measures to survive and protect their worlds in films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer.