THEME EXPLORATION

ghost child

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Henry
Henry
1955 · Lindsay Anderson
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
The Curse of La Llorona
The Curse of La Llorona
2019 · Michael Chaves
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
M
M
1931 · Fritz Lang
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Luminous People
Luminous People
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Furie
Furie
2019 · Lê Văn Kiệt
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
The Final Piece
The Final Piece
2026 · Naoto Kumazawa
The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2026 · Kaouther Ben Hania
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 · John Woo & Spike Lee
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953 · Luchino Visconti
Ladybird Ladybird
Ladybird Ladybird
1994 · Ken Loach
Letters to Ali
Letters to Ali
2004 · Clara Law
Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · Fred Zinnemann
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger
1984 · Richard Franklin
Drifters
Drifters
2003 · Wang Xiaoshuai
El virus de la por
El virus de la por
2015 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'The Devil's Backbone' and 'Pan's Labyrinth' explore the supernatural intersection of childhood innocence and spectral trauma within dark fantasy worlds.

 Ari Aster United States

His visceral horror works 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' feature deceased or spiritually tormented children as central supernatural presences that haunt the living.