Philosophy Movies

An essay film about Jean-Paul Sartre and the French Existentialists, featuring Roland Barthes' last interview.

The film is based on a 2003 novel by the same name, written by Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder. The main character is the young boy Georg who one...

Carried by a rich narration from Orson Welles, this rarely seen 1973 animated adaptation of Plato’s 'allegory of the cave' populates the tale...

The San Francisco scene in 1967-68. Documentary about hippies shot during the height of the movement . Viewpoints from many kinds of people. Music...

Based on motifs from The Triple Life of Antigone by Slavoj Žižek, this film reflects on today’s planet and political...

A disturbingly organic-looking figure speaks to us of life, politics and death as the symbol of the common man toils away. Written and narrated by...

Musings on life and literature in this student drama made by the Cambridge Film Unit.

Lucien is a high school student lost in a meaningless adolescence. One day, he comes across a book by Nietzsche. This literary encounter is an...

Bhavitavya, a philosophy student, is full of questions about life. When his favourite professor passes away, Bhavitavya embarks on a journey of...

"Resonances" is an abstract journey that invites diverse interpretations. For some, it’s the tale of an ant that delved too deep, for others, a...

After a chance meeting, Zsolt and Ildikó delve into the mystery of the enigmatic Horsehead, uncovering eerie clues to unveil the figure's true...

A film by Spetsnaz, narrated through a first person perspective, documenting his journey and the journeys of countless other men. "A Documentary...

Documentary examining the medieval myth of the Philosopher's Stone, a Holy Grail-type relic which supposedly held the key to alchemy and immortality....

An exploration of the ideas of philosopher Douglas R. Hofstadter.

Architecture and life. What answers does one have for the other? What if we were to build our lives like we build sustainable houses: in harmony with...

A burning flame, black-and-white, opens Nasos Karabelas’ “Osmosis”, a philosophical piece on life, death, loneliness and...

a poem. trees. fragments of fritz. love—and nothing besides!

Secrets of a Soul: Margarethe, Creator of bizarre sculptures! Night club dancer? Mad woman? Victim of an occult conspiracy?! Dark menaces steal her...