THEME EXPLORATION

existential dread

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
À Bout de souffle
À Bout de souffle
1960 · François Truffaut
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
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —
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
Transit
Transit
2018 · Christian Petzold
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Backrooms
Backrooms
2026 · Kane Parsons
Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day
2026 · Steven Spielberg
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
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
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
Windows
Windows
1974 · Peter Greenaway
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
A Sensitive Person
A Sensitive Person
2023 · Tomáš Klein
And at Last
And at Last
1963 · Mrinal Sen
Our Century
Our Century
1983 · Artavazd Pelechian
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Third Bank of the River
The Third Bank of the River
1994 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Persona' are philosophical explorations of mortality, meaninglessness, and the human search for purpose in an indifferent universe.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His meditative, slow-paced films such as 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' contemplate isolation, memory, and the profound uncertainty of human existence.

 David Lynch United States

His surrealist work, especially 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead', captures psychological dread and the fragmentation of identity in an incomprehensible reality.