THEME EXPLORATION

psychological manipulation

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
1951 · Alfred Hitchcock
La Cérémonie
La Cérémonie
1995 · Claude Chabrol
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · Robert Siodmak
Mohouhan
Mohouhan
2002 · Yoshimitsu Morita
The Housemaid
The Housemaid
2025 · Paul Feig
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
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
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Bullhead
Bullhead
2011 · Michaël R. Roskam
Julieta
Julieta
2016 · Pedro Almodóvar
Audition
Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Backrooms
Backrooms
2026 · Kane Parsons
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Putin
Putin
2026 · Patryk Vega
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride
2026 · Azhar Kinoi Lubis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock UK · Leytonstone

Master of suspense who manipulates audience perspective to make viewers accomplices in transgression.

 Bart Layton UK

Blurs documentary and narrative to explore how storytelling shapes our understanding of truth.

 Brian De Palma USA

Masterful suspense craftsman who transforms visual storytelling into psychological games of deception.