THEME EXPLORATION

demonic transformation

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Chaudron infernal
Le Chaudron infernal
1903 · Georges Méliès
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Parfait amour!
Parfait amour!
1996 · Catherine Breillat
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Dhabkaaro
Dhabkaaro
2026 · Abhishek Shah
Layla
Layla
2026 · Amrou Al-Kadhi
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
La Fièvre monte à El Pao
1959 · Luis Buñuel
La Signora senza camelie
La Signora senza camelie
1953 · Michelangelo Antonioni
One Way or Another
One Way or Another
1977 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore visceral, grotesque transformations that blur the line between human and demonic.

 William Friedkin United States

Director of 'The Exorcist,' the definitive cinematic exploration of demonic possession and transformation that redefined the genre.