THEME EXPLORATION

magical competition

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · David Yates
Son of Flubber
Son of Flubber
1963 · Robert Stevenson
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Gunnm
Gunnm
2000 · —
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Woman in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
1929 · Fritz Lang
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
2DIE4
2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
Doubles Match
Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Au Bonheur des Dames
Au Bonheur des Dames
1930 · Julien Duvivier
Children Galore
Children Galore
1955 · Terence Fisher
Film For Guitar
Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
The War Game
The War Game
1963 · Mai Zetterling
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' weave magical realism with competition and conflict between worlds.

 Christopher Nolan United Kingdom

'The Prestige' explores obsessive magical competition between rival illusionists with mind-bending narrative layers.