THEME EXPLORATION

Psychological manipulation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
1951 · Alfred Hitchcock
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie
1995 · Claude Chabrol
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · Robert Siodmak
Mohouhan
Mohouhan
2002 · Yoshimitsu Morita
The Housemaid
The Housemaid
2025 · Paul Feig
Greta
Greta
2019 · Neil Jordan
Don't Bother to Knock
Don't Bother to Knock
1952 · Roy Ward Baker
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock UK · Leytonstone

Master of suspense who manipulates audience perspective to make viewers accomplices in transgression.

 Bart Layton UK

Blurs documentary and narrative to explore how storytelling shapes our understanding of truth.

 Brian De Palma USA

Masterful suspense craftsman who transforms visual storytelling into psychological games of deception.