THEME EXPLORATION

nightmares and psychology

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Bitter Victory
Bitter Victory
1957 · Nicholas Ray
Dah
Dah
2002 · Abbas Kiarostami
Quand tu liras cette lettre
Quand tu liras cette lettre
1953 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Sarah Winchester: Ghost Opera
Sarah Winchester: Ghost Opera
2016 · Bertrand Bonello
The Woman with Two Heads
The Woman with Two Heads
1977 · Shuji Terayama
Animals and Psychology
Animals and Psychology
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
A Is for Acid
A Is for Acid
2002 · Harry Bradbeer
Eros, the God of Love
Eros, the God of Love
1981 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Instinct
Instinct
2019 · Halina Reijn
I Want to Be a Soldier
I Want to Be a Soldier
2010 · Christian Molina
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Muse
Muse
2017 · Jaume Balagueró
The Vault of Horror
The Vault of Horror
1973 · Roy Ward Baker
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His surreal, dreamlike narratives blur reality and nightmare, exploring the subconscious psychology of fear and trauma through fragmented storytelling.

 Ari Aster USA

His films transform intimate psychological anxieties and grief into visceral nightmare sequences that examine how trauma manifests in the mind.