THEME EXPLORATION

medical quest

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
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
Duelle
Duelle
1976 · Jacques Rivette
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
From Riches to Rags
From Riches to Rags
1980 · John Woo
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
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
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Peter Jackson
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
Cinema of Tears
Cinema of Tears
1995 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl
El rebozo de Soledad/Soledad’s Shawl
1952 · Roberto Gavaldón
Hercules in the Haunted World
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961 · Mario Bava
Recovery
Recovery
1956 · Konrad Wolf
Puzzle of Pain
Puzzle of Pain
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore the disturbing intersection of medicine, technology, and human transformation.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Films like 'The Fountain' and 'Black Swan' obsessively examine mortality, medical obsession, and the human body's fragility through psychological depth.

 Andrzej Żuławski Poland

His intense psychological dramas like 'Possession' dissect human consciousness, mental illness, and the medical/psychological breakdown of the self with visceral intensity.