THEME EXPLORATION

domestic manipulation

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Docteur Popaul
Docteur Popaul
1972 · Claude Chabrol
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Waves of Lust
Waves of Lust
1975 · Ruggero Deodato
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Audition
Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
2026 · Mudassar Aziz
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Avalanche
Avalanche
1937 · Mikio Naruse
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'Scenes from a Marriage' and 'Cries and Whispers' meticulously dissect the psychological power dynamics and emotional cruelty within intimate relationships.

 Ari Aster United States

Works such as 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' explore how family trauma and hidden manipulation shape individual psychology and group behavior.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' present disturbing power imbalances and systemic manipulation within confined domestic and courtly spaces.