THEME EXPLORATION

travel and lodging

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Time Trap
Time Trap
2014 · Michael Shanks
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · James Cameron
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005 · Peter Greenaway
Mobile Men
Mobile Men
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
1992 · Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre
1996 · Christian Petzold
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
2015 · Werner Herzog
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land
2024 · Zhou Liya
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wim Wenders Germany

His films obsessively explore transience, wandering, and the spaces between destinations through road movies and stories of displacement.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His masterworks use cars, roads, and journeys as vehicles to examine human connection, mortality, and the transformative power of travel.

 Claire Denis France

She repeatedly examines liminal spaces, expatriate experiences, and the psychological weight of displacement and temporary habitation across cultures.