THEME EXPLORATION

male fantasy

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Overlord: The Undead King
Overlord: The Undead King
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1958 · Tony Richardson
Reason, Debate and a Story
Reason, Debate and a Story
1974 · Ritwik Ghatak
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
2019 · Robert Eggers
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · George Miller
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Pause
Pause
2018 · Tonia Mishiali
Red Rooms
Red Rooms
2023 · Pascal Plante
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Valerie a týden divů|Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Valerie a týden divů|Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
1970 · Jaromil Jireš
Carnal Knowledge
Carnal Knowledge
1971 · Mike Nichols
Dead End
Dead End
1969 · Chang Cheh
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

Explores fractured male desire and surreal fantasy through unreliable protagonists confronting the gap between their dreams and reality.

 Quentin Tarantino USA

Constructs elaborate male-centered revenge fantasies and nostalgic power scenarios that examine both the allure and absurdity of masculine wish-fulfillment.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Deconstructs and subverts traditional male fantasy narratives through melodrama, often exposing their emotional fragility and unrealistic foundations.