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THEME EXPLORATION

technology run amok

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
Her
Her
2013 · Spike Jonze
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie
2007 · David Silverman
A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Dracula
Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude
Peak Everything
Peak Everything
2026 · Anne Émond
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
The King of The Internet
The King of The Internet
2026 · Fabrício Bittar
240 Hours in One Day
240 Hours in One Day
1970 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg → Canada

His filmography obsessively explores the body's violation and transformation by technology, from *Videodrome* to *The Fly*, depicting technology as a visceral, horrifying force that corrupts human flesh and consciousness.

Terry Gilliam → United Kingdom

Films like *Brazil* and *12 Monkeys* depict technology-dependent dystopias where bureaucratic systems and mechanization have spiraled into nightmarish control over human freedom and sanity.

Alex Garland → United Kingdom

His directorial work (*Ex Machina*, *Annihilation*, *Men*) examines technology and artificial intelligence as existential threats that expose human vulnerability and the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition.

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