THEME EXPLORATION

magical curse

22 films · 3 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
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum
2006 · Shawn Levy
Jinxed
Jinxed
2013 · Stephen Herek
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
1992 · Wim Wenders
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 · J. Lee Thompson
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · Terence Fisher
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
1960 · Mario Bava
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently explore supernatural curses and dark enchantments as metaphors for human suffering and redemption, most notably in 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'Crimson Peak'.

 Ari Aster USA

He crafts intensely atmospheric horror films where curses and hexes operate as inexorable forces of fate, particularly evident in 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar'.

 Takashi Shimizu Japan

His mastery of Japanese horror traditions centers on supernatural curses that transcend death itself, as exemplified by the 'The Grudge' franchise and 'Ju-On' series.