THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and manipulation

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Audition
Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Canyons
The Canyons
2013 · Paul Schrader
La fille coupée en deux
La fille coupée en deux
2007 · Claude Chabrol
The Family Friend
The Family Friend
2006 · Paolo Sorrentino
Two Deaths
Two Deaths
1995 · Nicolas Roeg
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built
2018 · Lars von Trier
The Best Offer
The Best Offer
2013 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
1960 · Michael Powell
Munchausen
Munchausen
2013 · Ari Aster
The Blue Box
The Blue Box
2026 · Martín Hodara
The Past
The Past
2007 · Héctor Babenco
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

His psychological thrillers obsessively explore the manipulation of viewers and characters through voyeurism, suspense, and twisted obsessions.

 David Fincher United States

His meticulous filmmaking dissects obsession and psychological manipulation in characters, from serial killers to manipulative protagonists.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His visceral cinema descends into obsessive mental states and the manipulation of reality, blurring perception and psychological breakdown.