moral coercion

His films like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' systematically explore how violence and societal pressures psychologically coerce characters into moral compromise.

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' depict characters trapped in systems of emotional and social coercion that force impossible moral choices.

Films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'Boogie Nights' examine how ambition, ideology, and interpersonal manipulation coerce characters into morally questionable actions.