THEME EXPLORATION

domestic terror

25 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Door
Door
1988 · Banmei Takahashi
XX
XX
2017 · Karyn Kusama
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
2026 · Mudassar Aziz
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Architects of Ayorou
Architects of Ayorou
1970 · Jean Rouch
Avalanche
Avalanche
1937 · Mikio Naruse
Colonel Bogey
Colonel Bogey
1948 · Terence Fisher
Docteur Popaul
Docteur Popaul
1972 · Claude Chabrol
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
Mesmerized / Shocked (Michael Laughlin, ) story
1986 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Reason, Debate and a Story
Reason, Debate and a Story
1974 · Ritwik Ghatak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Christopher Landon USA

Masters of found-footage horror and escalating supernatural dread through intimate camera perspectives.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' unflinchingly expose violence and cruelty within domestic spaces and family structures.

 Ari Aster United States

Through 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar,' he dissects family trauma, inherited dysfunction, and the terror lurking beneath domestic bonds.