THEME EXPLORATION

obsessive behavior

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
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
Ajantrik
Ajantrik
1958 · Ritwik Ghatak
Angel
Angel
2007 · François Ozon
Claro
Claro
1975 · Glauber Rocha
Cronaca di un amore
Cronaca di un amore
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Four Nights with Anna
Four Nights with Anna
2008 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Four Sided Triangle
Four Sided Triangle
1953 · Terence Fisher
That Obscure Object of Desire
That Obscure Object of Desire
1977 · Luis Buñuel
Sada
Sada
1998 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · Robert Siodmak
A Walk Through H
A Walk Through H
1978 · Peter Greenaway
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
All’onorevole piacciono le donne (Nonostante le apparenze…e purché la nazione non lo sappia)
1972 · Lucio Fulci
Animal Altruism
Animal Altruism
1965 · Arthur Lipsett
Caught
Caught
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Cinema of Tears
Cinema of Tears
1995 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion
1981 · Shuji Terayama
Misbegotten
Misbegotten
1998 · Mark L. Lester
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
2023 · Nathan Crooker
Penguins
Penguins
2019 · Alastair Fothergill
Scarlet Innocence
Scarlet Innocence
2014 · Yim Pil-sung
Shark Bait
Shark Bait
2022 · James Nunn
Tales from the Dark 2
Tales from the Dark 2
2013 · Gordon Chan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like *Zodiac* and *Gone Girl* meticulously explore characters consumed by obsession, whether detective work or psychological manipulation.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

*Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* depict protagonists whose obsessive pursuits of perfection lead to psychological unraveling and self-destruction.

 Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

His psychological thrillers like *Vertigo* and *Rear Window* are foundational explorations of obsession, voyeurism, and the dangerous consequences of fixation.