THEME EXPLORATION

psychological dysfunction

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Maps To the Stars
Maps To the Stars
2014 · David Cronenberg
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
1980 · Ingmar Bergman
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967 · John Huston
The Day of Reckoning
The Day of Reckoning
1990 · Samuel Fuller
Une Femme douce
Une Femme douce
1969 · Robert Bresson
We Have Many Names
We Have Many Names
1976 · Mai Zetterling
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Mike Nichols
Clowns
Clowns
2016 · Marco Bellocchio
Come Play With Me
Come Play With Me
1968 · Salvatore Samperi
Good Boy
Good Boy
2026 · Jan Komasa
I
I
1987 · Walter Hugo Khouri
The Butcher Boy
The Butcher Boy
1998 · Neil Jordan
Two in One
Two in One
2007 · Kira Muratova
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Julieta
Julieta
2016 · Pedro Almodóvar
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Backrooms
Backrooms
2026 · Kane Parsons
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Putin
Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His surrealist narratives dissect fractured psyches and the disturbing unconscious lurking beneath everyday reality.

 Darren Aronofsky USA

His films viscerally explore obsession, addiction, and mental deterioration through disorienting visual techniques and claustrophobic perspectives.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His introspective masterworks probe existential dread, identity fragmentation, and the tormented human psyche with philosophical depth.