THEME EXPLORATION

occult ritual

24 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hereditary
Hereditary
2018 · Ari Aster
Luminous People
Luminous People
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
Battle on the Great River
Battle on the Great River
1950 · Jean Rouch
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Di Cavalcanti
Di Cavalcanti
1977 · Glauber Rocha
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1966 · Terence Fisher
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation
1978 · Shirley Clarke
Kumbha Mela
Kumbha Mela
1989 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Le Génie du feu
Le Génie du feu
1908 · Georges Méliès
Medea
Medea
1988 · Lars von Trier
Talk to Me
Talk to Me
2023 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou
The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Shohei Imamura
Strange Codes
Strange Codes
1975 · Arthur Lipsett
Longlegs
Longlegs
2024 · Osgood Perkins
Kill List
Kill List
2011 · Ben Wheatley
Oddity
Oddity
2024 · Damian McCarthy
Advantage Satan
Advantage Satan
2007 · Sean Byrne
Black Magic 2
Black Magic 2
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua
Corpse Prison: Part 2
Corpse Prison: Part 2
2017 · Hideo Jojo
Fantasma
Fantasma
2007 · Lisandro Alonso
Penumbra
Penumbra
2012 · Adrián García Bogliano
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

Contemporary director whose films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' present meticulously detailed occult rituals as horrifying yet captivating cultural practices.