THEME EXPLORATION

child psychic abilities

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Firestarter
Firestarter
1984 · Mark L. Lester
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953 · Luchino Visconti
Ladybird Ladybird
Ladybird Ladybird
1994 · Ken Loach
Letters to Ali
Letters to Ali
2004 · Clara Law
Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Fred Zinnemann
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger
1984 · Richard Franklin
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

Explores supernatural perceptions and psychological terror in children through visually intense, character-driven narratives that blur reality and premonition.

 J. A. Bayona Spain

Examines children's uncanny intuition and connection to the supernatural in emotionally grounded films that treat psychic phenomena with psychological depth.

 Karyn Kusama United States

Investigates children's hidden powers and psychological sensitivity within intimate family dynamics and atmospheric storytelling that questions perception and reality.