THEME EXPLORATION

medical misdiagnosis

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
L’Enfant sauvage
L’Enfant sauvage
1970 · François Truffaut
Red Beard
Red Beard
1965 · Akira Kurosawa
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
Per le antiche scale (Vertiges/Down the Ancient Stair
1975 · Mauro Bolognini
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
The Fight Against Cancer
The Fight Against Cancer
1947 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Lorenzo’s Oil
Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl
El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl
1952 · Roberto Gavaldón
Il miele del diavolo
Il miele del diavolo
1986 · Lucio Fulci
Puzzle of Pain
Puzzle of Pain
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
The Kingdom II
The Kingdom II
1997 · Lars von Trier
When the City Dies
When the City Dies
1969 · Yannis Dalianidis
Beyond the Universe
Beyond the Universe
2022 · Diego Freitas
Black Magic 2
Black Magic 2
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Crimes of the Future' explore the disturbing consequences of misunderstanding biological transformation and medical intervention gone wrong.

 Karyn Kusama United States

In 'The Invitation' and 'Destroyer', she examines how psychological misdiagnosis and misinterpretation of human behavior lead to devastating consequences.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films like 'Poor Things' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' critique medical authority and explore the dark outcomes of medical hubris and diagnostic certainty.