THEME EXPLORATION

obsessive behavior

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
For Monkeys Only
For Monkeys Only
2014 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
1992 · Mick Jackson
Auto Focus
Auto Focus
2002 · Paul Schrader
L’Enfant de l’hiver
L’Enfant de l’hiver
1989 · Olivier Assayas
Saccharine
Saccharine
2026 · Natalie Erika James
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

Master of psychological thrillers who repeatedly explored obsession, voyeurism, and compulsive behavior in films like *Vertigo* and *Psycho*.

 David Fincher United States

Known for depicting obsessive protagonists consumed by their fixations in *Se7en*, *Zodiac*, and *The Social Network*.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Specializes in fractured narratives exploring obsession and psychological unraveling in *Black Swan*, *The Wrestler*, and *Requiem for a Dream*.