THEME EXPLORATION

urban disaster

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Host
The Host
2006 · Bong Joon-ho
The Disaster in Oaxaca
The Disaster in Oaxaca
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
Happyend
Happyend
2024 · Neo Sora
Survival Family
Survival Family
2017 · Shinobu Yaguchi
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like 'Snowpiercer' and 'Mother' depict societal collapse and urban chaos through dystopian narratives that explore class conflict within confined, decaying urban spaces.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

He consistently crafts large-scale urban disaster scenarios in films like 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'Inception' that examine infrastructure breakdown and metropolitan vulnerability.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His works including 'Blade Runner 2049' and 'Prisoners' create atmospheres of urban decay and societal disintegration, exploring how cities and systems fail their inhabitants.