THEME EXPLORATION

fear and control

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Baby Driver
Baby Driver
2017 · Edgar Wright
Funny Games
Funny Games
1997 · Michael Haneke
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
2003 · Andrew Stanton
Day for Night
Day for Night
1973 · François Truffaut
Family Life
Family Life
1971 · Ken Loach
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Master of psychological suspense who meticulously controlled every frame to manipulate audience fear and anxiety.

 David Cronenberg Canada

Explores fear of losing bodily control and autonomy through graphic body horror and biological transformation.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

Examines institutional and psychological control systems while inducing dread through meticulous composition and narrative precision.