THEME EXPLORATION

consequences of obsession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading
2008 · Joel Coen
The Last Trick
The Last Trick
1964 · Jan Švankmajer
Obsession
Obsession
2026 · Curry Barker
Ballad of a Small Player
Ballad of a Small Player
2025 · Edward Berger
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up
2010 · Mike Thurmeier & Steve Martino
Zebra Lounge
Zebra Lounge
2001 · Kari Skogland
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like Black Swan and The Wrestler meticulously document how obsession consumes and destroys the human psyche and body.

 David Fincher United States

Through works like Se7en and Zodiac, he explores obsession as a psychological force that corrodes morality and consumes investigators' lives.

 Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

His masterpieces like Vertigo and Rear Window depict obsession as a pathological condition that drives characters toward their own destruction.