THEME EXPLORATION

paranoia and madness

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Witch
The Witch
2016 · Robert Eggers
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Cabeças Cortadas
Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha
La voce della luna
La voce della luna
1990 · Federico Fellini
Spaceways
Spaceways
1953 · Terence Fisher
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
The Machinist
The Machinist
2004 · Brad Anderson
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
Second Chance
Second Chance
2024 · Jason Galotti
The People from the Train
The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz
Animals ferits
Animals ferits
2006 · Ventura Pons
Psycho II
Psycho II
1983 · Richard Franklin
The Cloud
The Cloud
1998 · Fernando Solanas
The Trial
The Trial
1975 · Shuji Terayama
An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · John Landis
The Wailing
The Wailing
2016 · Na Hong-jin
Freaks
Freaks
2019 · Adam B. Stein & Zach Lipovsky
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
2018 · Jung Bum-shik
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008 · Jean-François Richet
The Hole in the Ground
The Hole in the Ground
2019 · Lee Cronin
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Sydney Pollack
Cosmos
Cosmos
2015 · Andrzej Żuławski
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
1996 · Hideo Nakata
From What Is Before
From What Is Before
2014 · Lav Diaz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski Poland

His films like 'Repulsion' and 'Rosemary's Baby' masterfully depict psychological unraveling and paranoia through unreliable perspectives and claustrophobic atmospheres.

 David Fincher USA

Works such as 'Black Mirror' episodes, 'Gone Girl', and 'Se7en' obsessively explore paranoia, obsession, and fractured mental states through meticulous visual storytelling.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

His films 'Black Swan' and 'Requiem for a Dream' dive deep into psychological deterioration, delusion, and the collapse between reality and madness with visceral intensity.