overcoming anxiety

His films like Black Swan and The Wrestler intimately chronicle psychological unraveling and the anxieties of perfectionism, obsession, and self-doubt.

Through Hereditary and Midsommar, he transforms personal trauma and existential dread into visceral explorations of how characters confront their deepest fears.

His surreal, unsettling worlds in films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer force characters to navigate profound anxiety and moral uncertainty with dark, unflinching honesty.