THEME EXPLORATION

psychological experimentation

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Dream Lover
1986 · Alan J. Pakula

Hands of a Stranger

Hands of a Stranger
1962 · Newt Arnold

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang

Great Expectations

Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean

Chinese Roulette

Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Les Diaboliques

Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt

The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook

Tropical Malady

Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák

The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz

Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel

The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski

A Dangerous Method

A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg

Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam

Julieta
2016 · Pedro Almodóvar

Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —

Affection
2026 · BT Meza

Backrooms
2026 · Kane Parsons

Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega

Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop

Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis

The Devil's Bride

The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis

Ansikte mot ansikte

Ansikte mot ansikte
1976 · Ingmar Bergman

Accidentally
1968 · John Woo

Belle de jour
1967 · Luis Buñuel

Fearless
1993 · Peter Weir

Four Nights with Anna

Four Nights with Anna
2008 · Jerzy Skolimowski

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Stanley Kubrick United States

His films systematically deconstruct human psychology through meticulous visual control, exploring manipulation, conditioning, and the limits of sanity in works like A Clockwork Orange and The Shining.

David Fincher United States

He obsessively examines psychological pathology, obsession, and the dark recesses of the mind through technically precise narratives in films like Zodiac, Gone Girl, and Se7en.

Darren Aronofsky United States

His visceral filmmaking plunges viewers into fractured psyches and psychological deterioration, using experimental techniques to visualize mental illness and obsession in Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, and The Fountain.