THEME EXPLORATION

hidden worlds

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2001 · Chris Columbus
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters, Inc.
2001 · Pete Docter
Never After Dark
Never After Dark
2026 · Dave Boyle
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
Honeymoon
Honeymoon
2013 · Jan Hřebejk
Bhooth Bangla
Bhooth Bangla
2026 · Priyadarshan
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
The Last Supper
The Last Supper
2026 · Mauro Borrelli
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
36 vues du Pic Saint Loup
2009 · Jacques Rivette
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Alessandro Carloni
So Long at the Fair
So Long at the Fair
1950 · Terence Fisher
The Consequences of Love
The Consequences of Love
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Twelve Chairs
Twelve Chairs
1962 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
History of Love
History of Love
2018 · Sonja Prosenc
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
2022 · Emmanuel Tardif
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Baaz
Baaz
1953 · Guru Dutt
The Orphanage
The Orphanage
2007 · J. A. Bayona
Labyrinth
Labyrinth
1986 · Jim Henson
Luck
Luck
2022 · Peggy Holmes
Nacho Libre
Nacho Libre
2006 · Jared Hess
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films reveal hidden magical realms and marginalized worlds existing beneath the surface of reality, from Pan's Labyrinth's fantasy underworld to The Shape of Water's aquatic mystery.

 David Lynch United States

He constructs unsettling hidden worlds within suburban normalcy and the human psyche, exposing disturbing secrets lurking beneath everyday appearances in works like Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animated masterpieces feature parallel hidden worlds of spirits, magic, and wonder accessible only through portals and transformations, exploring the fantastical dimensions coexisting with our own.