THEME EXPLORATION

consequences of curiosity

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War
2016 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Dekalog
Dekalog
1989 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Bullet
Bullet
1993 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
Goodbye Julia
Goodbye Julia
2026 · Mohamed Kordofani
Fuze
Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie
Clika
Clika
2026 · Michael Greene
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Mr. Monster
Mr. Monster
2026 · Simon Hung
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
The Girl Who Stole Time
The Girl Who Stole Time
2026 · Yu Ao
The Last Viking
The Last Viking
2025 · Anders Thomas Jensen
The World of Love
The World of Love
2026 · Yoon Ga-eun
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Enskilda samtal
Enskilda samtal
1996 · Ingmar Bergman
La Villa dei mostri
La Villa dei mostri
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Recess/Breaktime
Recess/Breaktime
1972 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Song Lantern
The Song Lantern
1943 · Mikio Naruse
To the Public Danger
To the Public Danger
1948 · Terence Fisher
Sólo con tu pareja
Sólo con tu pareja
1992 · Alfonso Cuarón
Arrest
Arrest
2019 · Samit Basu & Shashanka Ghosh
California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
2007 · Cristian Nemescu
Divia
Divia
2025 · Dmytro Hreshko
The Last Trick
The Last Trick
1964 · Jan Švankmajer
Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell
1980 · Chang Cheh
Liar Wanted
Liar Wanted
1961 · Yannis Dalianidis
Talk to Me
Talk to Me
2023 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
The Cloud
The Cloud
1998 · Fernando Solanas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like *Gone Girl* and *Se7en* obsessively explore how characters' pursuit of truth and hidden knowledge leads to moral corruption and psychological destruction.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Works such as *Arrival* and *Enemy* examine how seeking to understand mysteries—whether linguistic, scientific, or psychological—fundamentally transforms and endangers those who pursue them.

 Ari Aster USA

His horror films *Hereditary* and *Midsommar* depict how characters' curiosity about family secrets and unfamiliar cultures inexorably draws them toward inescapable tragedy.