THEME EXPLORATION

psychological conflict

35 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Split
Split
2016 · M. Night Shyamalan
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Child's Play
Child's Play
1972 · Sidney Lumet
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie
1995 · Claude Chabrol
Hidden
Hidden
2005 · Michael Haneke
Two Deaths
Two Deaths
1995 · Nicolas Roeg
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997 · Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki
A Tale of Two Sisters
A Tale of Two Sisters
2003 · Kim Jee-woon
Sleep Tight
Sleep Tight
2011 · Jaume Balagueró
Borgman
Borgman
2013 · Alex van Warmerdam
Demonic
Demonic
2021 · Neill Blomkamp
Devil in the Flesh
Devil in the Flesh
1986 · Marco Bellocchio
The Anniversary
The Anniversary
1968 · Roy Ward Baker
Faith
Faith
2023 · Na Hong-jin
The Minor
The Minor
1974 · Silvio Amadio
Up to You
Up to You
2018 · Hideo Jojo
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Anthony Mann American

Mann transforms genre through psychological depth, exploring morally complex protagonists against hostile landscapes.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films dissect internal moral struggles and existential crises with unmatched psychological depth, exploring conscience, faith, and identity.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He visualizes fractured psyches and obsessive mental states through visceral filmmaking, making internal psychological warfare tangible and disturbing.