THEME EXPLORATION

accident and mishap

14 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Short Cuts
Short Cuts
1993 · Robert Altman
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
A Flash of Light
A Flash of Light
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Street Without End
Street Without End
1934 · Mikio Naruse
On War
On War
2008 · Bertrand Bonello
Morons from Outer Space
Morons from Outer Space
1985 · Mike Hodges
Super Fuzz
Super Fuzz
1980 · Sergio Corbucci
A-1 Headline
A-1 Headline
2004 · Gordon Chan
Bodycam
Bodycam
2026 · Brandon Christensen
Chicken for Linda!
Chicken for Linda!
2023 · Sébastien Laudenbach
Open Hearts
Open Hearts
2002 · Susanne Bier
Swing Girls
Swing Girls
2004 · Shinobu Yaguchi
The Mangler
The Mangler
1995 · Tobe Hooper
The Park
The Park
2003 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His films explore how ordinary lives are disrupted by inexplicable events and dark forces lurking beneath suburban normalcy, treating accident as a gateway to existential horror.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

His films, particularly 'Taste of Cherry' and the 'Ten' series, meditate on how sudden events and encounters reshape human relationships and the meaning of life itself.