THEME EXPLORATION

ancestral curse

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The 8-Tomb Village
The 8-Tomb Village
1996 · Kon Ichikawa
Cursed
Cursed
2005 · Wes Craven
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Bill Condon
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Annabelle: Creation
Annabelle: Creation
2017 · David F. Sandberg
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 · J. Lee Thompson
Moon over Morocco
Moon over Morocco
1931 · Julien Duvivier
Passion of a Woman Teacher
Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
1967 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

Explores intergenerational trauma and family curses through psychological horror that examines how ancestral patterns trap and destroy descendants.

 Karyn Kusama United States

Examines inherited violence and cyclical family dysfunction, particularly how women carry and transmit generational wounds across time.

 Maurice Pialat France

Investigates the inescapable weight of family legacy and how ancestral choices fundamentally shape and haunt the lives of their descendants.