THEME EXPLORATION

dangerous obsession

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Wounded Man
The Wounded Man
1983 · Patrice Chéreau
Zebra Lounge
Zebra Lounge
2001 · Kari Skogland
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Portrait from Life
Portrait from Life
1948 · Terence Fisher
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Kvinna utan ansikte
Kvinna utan ansikte
1947 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like *Gone Girl* and *The Game* meticulously dissect psychological obsession and its destructive consequences through unreliable narrators and obsessive protagonists.

 Roman Polanski Poland

*Repulsion* and *The Tenant* explore obsession, paranoia, and psychological unraveling with claustrophobic precision and mounting dread.

 Brian De Palma United States

His thriller masterpieces like *Vertigo* homages and *Body Double* examine obsessive desire, voyeurism, and the dangerous blurring of fantasy and reality.