THEME EXPLORATION

family manipulation

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Merci pour le chocolat
Merci pour le chocolat
2000 · Claude Chabrol
Quand tu liras cette lettre
Quand tu liras cette lettre
1953 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Burning Secret
The Burning Secret
1933 · Robert Siodmak
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
I Want You
I Want You
1998 · Michael Winterbottom
Saltburn
Saltburn
2023 · Emerald Fennell
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Adam Shankman
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
2021 · William Eubank
Come Play With Me
Come Play With Me
1968 · Salvatore Samperi
Dokidoki! Pretty Cure the Movie: Memories for the Future
Dokidoki! Pretty Cure the Movie: Memories for the Future
2013 · Naoyuki Ito
Jamon Jamon
Jamon Jamon
1992 · Bigas Luna
Rebel
Rebel
2022 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore familial trauma and manipulation through psychological horror, revealing how family members weaponize secrets and control.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Works such as The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Favourite depict families and intimate relationships as spaces of calculated power plays and emotional coercion.

 Karyn Kusama USA

Her films including The Invitation and Destroyer examine how family dysfunction and manipulation create psychological tension and moral ambiguity.