THEME EXPLORATION

fear of heights

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
2003 · Andrew Stanton
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
It
It
2017 · Andy Muschietti
The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur
2015 · Peter Sohn
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
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Blackjack
Blackjack
1998 · John Woo
Bread and Alley
Bread and Alley
1970 · Abbas Kiarostami
La Funivia del Faloria
La Funivia del Faloria
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Making a Splash
Making a Splash
1984 · Peter Greenaway
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Masterfully exploited vertigo and acrophobia as psychological terror in films like 'Vertigo' and 'Psycho', making fear of heights central to suspense.

 Ari Aster United States

Uses vertiginous cinematography and architectural vastness to induce existential dread in films like 'Midsommar' and 'Hereditary'.