Films that Explore Themes of Philosophy

Ray and Ken, two hitmen, get stuck in Bruges, Belgium, after an unsuccessful mission. The situation becomes even more complicated when their boss asks Ken to kill Ray.

In Bruges

Slavoj Zizek guides the viewer through some of the greatest movies ever made, discussing the hidden language in film and telling what movies can show people about themselves.

The Perverts' Guide of Cinema

A photographer whose eyesight is restored after a transplant, a Jain monk with liver cirrhosis and a young stockbroker with a kidney transplant struggle with philosophical and ethical dilemmas.

Ship of Theseus

The heavily allegorical film debates and critiques the ideas of caste, pollution, sexuality and body.

Samskara

A French actress talks to her lover, a Japanese architect, about their past and shares her perspectives on the Hiroshima bombing before separating from him.

Hiroshima, Mon Amour

Two teenage girls decide that since the world is spoiled, they will be spoiled too. They embark on a series of destructive pranks to rebel against a materialistic society.

Daisies

A group of fascists round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to a 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture. 

120 Days of Sodom