THEME EXPLORATION

existential anxiety

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Superbad
Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola
Meurtrière
Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux
Very Nice, Very Nice
Very Nice, Very Nice
1961 · Arthur Lipsett
The Box
The Box
2009 · Richard Kelly
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Blade II
Blade II
2002 · Guillermo del Toro
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Backrooms
Backrooms
2026 · Kane Parsons
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
Bamui haebyun-eoseo honja
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Ask
Ask
1986 · Derek Jarman
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas
1968 · Mai Zetterling
Fellini Satyricon
Fellini Satyricon
1969 · Federico Fellini
La Notte
La Notte
1961 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Pátio
Pátio
1959 · Glauber Rocha
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
53 Wars
53 Wars
2018 · Ewa Bukowska
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
La Belle Indifference
La Belle Indifference
2019 · Kıvanç Sezer
Miriam Lies
Miriam Lies
2018 · Natalia Cabral & Oriol Estrada
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Kaufman USA

Metafictional exploration of fractured consciousness and the impossibility of authentic human connection.

 Hideaki Anno Japan

Deconstructs anime conventions through introspective psychological exploration and experimental narrative fragmentation.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' are quintessential explorations of existential dread, mortality, and the search for meaning in an indifferent universe.