THEME EXPLORATION

cult violence

43 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy
2012 · Marco Tullio Giordana
Manodrome
Manodrome
2023 · John Trengove
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Forsaken
Forsaken
2026 · Vincent Garenq
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Ari Aster
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
Scary Movie
Scary Movie
2026 · Michael Tiddes
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Hello, Late Homecomers
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 · John Woo
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
Jungfrukällan
Jungfrukällan
1960 · Ingmar Bergman
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
1975 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

Explores cultic control, ritualistic violence, and cult psychology through meticulous visual storytelling in films like Zodiac and Se7en.

 Ari Aster USA

Directly examines cult rituals, group violence, and indoctrination with visceral intensity in Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau Is Afraid.

 Karyn Kusama USA

Investigates cult mentality, mob violence, and ideological extremism through psychological tension in The Invitation and Destroyer.