THEME EXPLORATION

survival instinct

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aliens
Aliens
1986 · James Cameron
Bears
Bears
2014 · Alastair Fothergill
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea · Daegu

Genre-bending narratives that weaponize comedy to expose the brutality of class hierarchies.

 Craig Zobel

Zobel exposes humanity's capacity for cruelty through morally complex, tension-driven narratives.

 Ric Roman Waugh USA

Raw action cinema exploring ordinary men corrupted by circumstances and institutional systems.