THEME EXPLORATION

fear and survival

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur
2015 · Peter Sohn
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Fall
Fall
2022 · Scott Mann
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The Sea Gypsies
The Sea Gypsies
1978 · Stewart Raffill
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films explore primal fears of physical vulnerability and survival through visceral, transformative scenarios.

 Ari Aster United States

He crafts deeply unsettling narratives where characters face existential dread and psychological survival within claustrophobic, ritualistic environments.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal, dystopian worlds force characters into absurd survival situations that expose primal human fears and instincts.