THEME EXPLORATION

curse-breaking

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Bill Condon
Final Destination Bloodlines
Final Destination Bloodlines
2025 · Adam B. Stein & Zach Lipovsky
Jinxed
Jinxed
2013 · Stephen Herek
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
1963 · Tony Richardson
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 · J. Lee Thompson
Moon over Morocco
Moon over Morocco
1931 · Julien Duvivier
Passion of a Woman Teacher
Passion of a Woman Teacher
1926 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
1960 · Mario Bava
Demonia
Demonia
1990 · Lucio Fulci
Ju-on: The Grudge
Ju-on: The Grudge
2002 · Takashi Shimizu
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014 · Tom Harper
Art of the Devil 3
Art of the Devil 3
2008 · Pasith Buranajan & Putipong Saisikaew
Dead Before Dawn
Dead Before Dawn
2012 · April Mullen
Death Whisperer
Death Whisperer
2023 · Taweewat Wantha
Genus Pan
Genus Pan
2020 · Lav Diaz
Gong Tau
Gong Tau
2007 · Herman Yau
May the Devil Take You
May the Devil Take You
2018 · Timo Tjahjanto
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently explore breaking curses through love, sacrifice, and accepting the supernatural as part of human experience.

 Ari Aster United States

He examines how generational trauma and inherited curses manifest in families, questioning whether breaking free is possible.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His narratives feature protagonists who break curses through compassion, understanding, and spiritual transformation rather than confrontation.