THEME EXPLORATION

cult manipulation

35 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
The Sect
The Sect
1991 · Dario Argento
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
Credo
Credo
1997 · Susanne Bier
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
God Is a Bullet
God Is a Bullet
2023 · Nick Cassavetes
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
Audition
Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Ari Aster
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
1964 · Ingmar Bergman
Glowing Autumn
Glowing Autumn
1978 · Masaki Kobayashi
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick USA

His films like *A Clockwork Orange* and *Eyes Wide Shut* dissect psychological control, conformity, and the manipulation of individual will through systems of power.

 David Lynch USA

*Eraserhead* and *Mulholland Drive* explore how institutions and charismatic figures distort reality and identity, trapping individuals in nightmarish cycles of influence and delusion.