THEME EXPLORATION

survival game show

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017 · Jake Kasdan
Wreck-It Ralph
Wreck-It Ralph
2012 · Rich Moore
Panic Room
Panic Room
2002 · David Fincher
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 · Stephen Hopkins
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark
1967 · Terence Young
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
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
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like 'Squid Game' (as producer) and 'Snowpiercer' explore class struggle through high-stakes survival scenarios with dark social commentary.

 Kinji Fukasaku Japan

Pioneered the survival game show genre with 'Battle Royale,' depicting teenagers forced into deadly competition as a critique of society.

 Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

His films like 'Starship Troopers' and 'Flesh+Blood' use survival and competition narratives to satirize power structures and human nature.