THEME EXPLORATION

jealousy and manipulation

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

A Woman Is a Woman

A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard

The Rough and the Smooth

The Rough and the Smooth
1959 · Robert Siodmak

All About Eve
1950 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher

Les Biches
1968 · Claude Chabrol

Closer
2004 · Mike Nichols

Rebecca
2020 · Ben Wheatley

Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong

Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro

The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook

In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses
1976 · Nagisa Oshima

Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike

Black God White Devil

Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha

Rosemary's Baby

Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski

Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez

Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers

Sick of Myself
2022 · Kristoffer Borgli

Affection
2026 · BT Meza

Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog

Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet

Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone

Little Trouble Girls

Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić

Cocktail 2
2026 · Homi Adajania

Over Your Dead Body

Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone

Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein

Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis

Super Charlie
2026 · Jon Holmberg

Accidentally
1968 · John Woo

Agostino
1962 · Mauro Bolognini

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Masterfully explores psychological manipulation and jealousy through unreliable narrators and voyeuristic tension, particularly in films like Vertigo and Rear Window.

Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Delves into passionate jealousy and emotional manipulation within complex relationships, most notably in Live Flesh and The Skin I Live In.

Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Penetrates the psychological depths of marital jealousy and manipulation with brutal honesty in masterpieces like Scenes from a Marriage and Cries and Whispers.