dystopian confinement

His films like Prisoners and Enemy explore psychological confinement and entrapment within oppressive systems and spaces.

Works such as The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Favourite depict characters trapped in claustrophobic, dystopian social hierarchies with surreal isolation.

Films like Se7en and Zodiac immerse viewers in dark, confined worlds where characters are psychologically and physically trapped by systems beyond their control.