THEME EXPLORATION

manipulation and strategy

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock
Audition
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
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Diary of a Chambermaid
Diary of a Chambermaid
1963 · Luis Buñuel
Dora-heita
Dora-heita
2000 · Kon Ichikawa
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor
1964 · Ingmar Bergman
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
Il Mistero di Oberwald
Il Mistero di Oberwald
1980 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Partner
Partner
1968 · Bernardo Bertolucci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films meticulously explore power dynamics, psychological manipulation, and strategic deception through obsessive visual control and narrative precision.

 David Fincher United States

He systematically dissects manipulation, cunning schemes, and moral ambiguity in modern society through tightly constructed plots and morally complex protagonists.

 Walter Lang Germany

His expressionist masterpieces examine power structures, surveillance, and strategic manipulation within totalitarian systems and criminal underworlds.