THEME EXPLORATION

time loops

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Time Piece
Time Piece
1965 · Jim Henson
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run
1998 · Tom Tykwer
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

His films Memento, Inception, and Tenet explore non-linear time, recursive narratives, and temporal manipulation as central structural and thematic elements.

 Karyn Kusama United States

Her film The Invitation and directorial work frequently examine temporal tension, recursive social dynamics, and characters trapped in inescapable cycles of conflict.