THEME EXPLORATION

temporal distortion

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Fan Dog
Fan Dog
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Terminator Genisys
Terminator Genisys
2015 · Alan Taylor
Predestination
Predestination
2014 · Michael Spierig & Peter Spierig
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
The Drifting Classroom
The Drifting Classroom
1987 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Embryo Larva Butterfly
Embryo Larva Butterfly
2023 · Kyros Papavassiliou
Frankenstein Unbound
Frankenstein Unbound
1990 · Roger Corman
Another Time
Another Time
2002 · Stephen Dwoskin
Grass Labyrinth
Grass Labyrinth
1979 · Shuji Terayama
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002 · Jim Jarmusch & Spike Lee
Horror Stories 3
Horror Stories 3
2016 · Min Kyu-dong
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

Consistently explores temporal manipulation through non-linear narratives and time-bending physics in films like Memento, Interstellar, and Tenet.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Creates meditative experiences that distort subjective time perception through long takes and philosophical explorations of duration and memory in Stalker and Mirror.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Masterfully examines linguistic relativity and non-linear time through Arrival, while also exploring temporal cycles and psychological time distortion in Sicario and Enemy.