THEME EXPLORATION

bodily anxiety

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Superbad
Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola
Meurtrière
Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
The Secret Life of Pets 2
The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019 · Chris Renaud
Vendredi soir
Vendredi soir
2002 · Claire Denis
Alpha
Alpha
2026 · Julia Ducournau
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His filmography obsessively explores bodily transformation, disease, and visceral horror as manifestations of psychological anxiety.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

He depicts bodies as instruments of control and discomfort, exploring physical peculiarity and bodily dysfunction as sources of profound unease.