THEME EXPLORATION

cult violence

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Death Ranch
Death Ranch
2020 · Charlie Steeds
God Is a Bullet
God Is a Bullet
2023 · Nick Cassavetes
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman
1944 · Robert Siodmak
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

Explores ritualistic and psychological violence within groups through films like Se7en and Zodiac, examining obsession and cult-like devotion to ideology.

 Gaspar Noé France

Directly confronts violent group dynamics and ritualistic brutality in works like Irréversible and Climax, examining mob mentality and collective transgression.

 Takashi Miike Japan

Unflinchingly depicts cult violence and group atrocity in Audition and Ichi, exploring how communities enable and perpetuate extreme brutality.