THEME EXPLORATION

otherworldly entities

8 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sleep Song
Sleep Song
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · Isao Takahata
The Conjuring 2
The Conjuring 2
2016 · James Wan
Dallos
Dallos
1983 · Mamoru Oshii
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · Jung Bum-shik
The Conjuring: Last Rites
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025 · Michael Chaves
Horror Stories 2
Horror Stories 2
2013 · Jung Bum-shik & Min Kyu-dong
Soul Reaper
Soul Reaper
2024 · Sidharta Tata
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Arrival and Enemy explore communication with alien intelligence and the unknowable nature of otherworldly beings through philosophical science fiction.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Stalker and Solaris deeply contemplate humanity's encounter with incomprehensible alien intelligence and the mysteries of consciousness beyond our world.

 John Carpenter United States

The Thing and They Live present visceral, unforgettable portrayals of otherworldly entities infiltrating human society with existential dread and paranoia.