THEME EXPLORATION

mass hysteria

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
1935 · Leni Riefenstahl
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Vapour
Vapour
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Wuyong
Wuyong
2007 · Jia Zhangke
Docteur M
Docteur M
1990 · Claude Chabrol
Kumbha Mela
Kumbha Mela
1989 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Le Corbeau
Le Corbeau
1943 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
General Assembly
General Assembly
1960 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Messenger of Death
Messenger of Death
1988 · J. Lee Thompson
Mother Joan of the Angels
Mother Joan of the Angels
1961 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
El virus de la por
El virus de la por
2015 · Ventura Pons
Matinee
Matinee
1993 · Joe Dante
Punch Trunk
Punch Trunk
1953 · Chuck Jones
The Language of Persuasion
The Language of Persuasion
1970 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad
2018 · Brian Taylor
Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
2024 · Yuichiro Hayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His films like 'M' and 'Metropolis' explore how crowds become instruments of collective violence and social control driven by fear and propaganda.

 Ari Aster USA

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' depict how individuals surrender to group psychology and cult-like collective hysteria in isolated communities.