mental health and trauma

His films like 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' construct intensely visceral explorations of grief, family trauma, and psychological breakdown through horror and surrealism.

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' examine psychological manipulation, alienation, and trauma through darkly absurdist and unsettling narratives.

Films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' depict fractured mental states and intergenerational trauma with fragmented, disorienting visual storytelling.