THEME EXPLORATION

obsessive quest

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
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
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
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · 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
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
Hercules in the Haunted World
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961 · Mario Bava
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire
1981 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Erotic Ghost Story III
Erotic Ghost Story III
1992 · Ivan Lai Kai-Ming
Legend of the Ancient Sword
Legend of the Ancient Sword
2018 · Renny Harlin
Misbegotten
Misbegotten
1998 · Mark L. Lester
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
2023 · Nathan Crooker
Radioactive Dreams
Radioactive Dreams
1986 · Albert Pyun
Raging Sun, Raging Sky
Raging Sun, Raging Sky
2009 · Julián Hernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films obsessively explore perfectionism and control through meticulous visual design and repetitive narratives that mirror psychological fixation.

 David Fincher United States

He repeatedly crafts protagonists consumed by singular missions and dark obsessions, from serial killer hunts to corporate revenge, with darkly compulsive precision.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His work intensely portrays characters spiraling into obsessive mental states through fractured narratives and visceral cinematography that embodies psychological deterioration.