THEME EXPLORATION

anthropomorphic objects

16 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Midnight in a Toy Shop
Midnight in a Toy Shop
1930 · Wilfred Jackson
The Mask
The Mask
1994 · Chuck Russell
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Tissues
Tissues
1980 · Jane Campion
Oddity
Oddity
2024 · Damian McCarthy
The Monkey
The Monkey
2025 · Osgood Perkins
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1998 · Takashi Shimizu
Dead Before Dawn
Dead Before Dawn
2012 · April Mullen
Dollhouse
Dollhouse
2025 · Shinobu Yaguchi
How to Be a Detective
How to Be a Detective
1952 · Jack Kinney
Spermageddon
Spermageddon
2024 · Tommy Wirkola
The Accursed
The Accursed
2010 · Adrián García Bogliano
To Die By Your Side
To Die By Your Side
2011 · Spike Jonze
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson United States

His meticulously composed frames treat inanimate objects and spaces as characters with distinct personalities and emotional lives.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films consistently animate objects with souls and agency, from sentient trains to spirits inhabiting everyday items, embodying Shinto philosophies.