THEME EXPLORATION

obsessive-compulsive disorder

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004 · Martin Scorsese
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
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
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
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
Lee's Adventures
Lee's Adventures
2011 · Frant Gwo
Misbegotten
Misbegotten
1998 · Mark L. Lester
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
2023 · Nathan Crooker
Scarlet Innocence
Scarlet Innocence
2014 · Yim Pil-sung
Tales from the Dark 2
Tales from the Dark 2
2013 · Gordon Chan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like 'Se7en' and 'Zodiac' obsessively explore the psychological compulsions of characters consumed by repetitive patterns and ritualistic behavior.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

His works 'Black Swan' and 'The Fountain' depict protagonists spiraling into obsessive, compulsive mental states with visceral visual storytelling.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Films like 'Prisoners' and 'Enemy' examine obsessive behavior and repetitive psychological patterns that consume and control his characters.