THEME EXPLORATION

curse investigation

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Terence Fisher
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
Cursed
Cursed
2005 · Wes Craven
Gong Tau
Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau
Mortuary Blues
Mortuary Blues
1990 · Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
One Missed Call
One Missed Call
2003 · Takashi Miike
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Kyle Balda
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953 · Luchino Visconti
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
1980 · Ingmar Bergman
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Dernier atout
Dernier atout
1942 · Jacques Becker
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar deeply explore familial curses, generational trauma, and supernatural dread through meticulous visual storytelling.

 Takashi Shimizu Japan

The Ju-On series defines modern curse investigation cinema, depicting how supernatural curses propagate through interconnected victims in haunting, non-linear narratives.

 George P. Cosmatos Peru/Canada

Beyond the Black Rainbow and Mandy feature protagonists battling cosmic curses and dark supernatural forces with visually hypnotic, nightmarish investigations.