THEME EXPLORATION

fear and paranoia

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The ‘burbs
The ‘burbs
1989 · Joe Dante
Nobody's Hero
Nobody's Hero
2022 · Alain Guiraudie
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes
Putin
Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega
The Witch
The Witch
2016 · Robert Eggers
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Throuple
Throuple
2026 · Greyson Horst
Blackjack
Blackjack
1998 · John Woo
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
Spaceways
Spaceways
1953 · Terence Fisher
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
The Machinist
The Machinist
2004 · Brad Anderson
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
The People from the Train
The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz
Animals ferits
Animals ferits
2006 · Ventura Pons
Planet of the Vampires
Planet of the Vampires
1965 · Mario Bava
Psycho II
Psycho II
1983 · Richard Franklin
The Number 23
The Number 23
2007 · Joel Schumacher
The Trial
The Trial
1975 · Shuji Terayama
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Michael Moore
The Wailing
The Wailing
2016 · Na Hong-jin
Freaks
Freaks
2019 · Adam B. Stein & Zach Lipovsky
The Hole in the Ground
The Hole in the Ground
2019 · Lee Cronin
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Sydney Pollack
Beauty from Pain
Beauty from Pain
2025 · Christine Luby
Come Play With Me
Come Play With Me
2021 · Adrián García Bogliano
Cosmos
Cosmos
2015 · Andrzej Żuławski
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like *Zodiac*, *Gone Girl*, and *The Game* meticulously dissect paranoia, surveillance, and psychological manipulation through intricate narratives and unreliable perspectives.

 Roman Polanski Poland

A master of psychological horror who explores paranoia and isolation in *Repulsion*, *Rosemary's Baby*, and *The Tenant*, often leaving viewers uncertain about what is real.

 John Carpenter USA

His cult classics *The Thing*, *They Live*, and *Assault on Precinct 13* create claustrophobic atmospheres where trust dissolves and fear becomes endemic to survival.