THEME EXPLORATION

psychological obsession

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 · Alfred Hitchcock
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Dolly
Dolly
2026 · Rod Blackhurst
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession
Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession
1980 · Nicolas Roeg
La fille coupée en deux
La fille coupée en deux
2007 · Claude Chabrol
La Prisonnière
La Prisonnière
1968 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Deep Red
Deep Red
1976 · Dario Argento
Red Rooms
Red Rooms
2023 · Pascal Plante
I maniaci
I maniaci
1964 · Lucio Fulci
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built
2018 · Lars von Trier
Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer
2001 · Takashi Miike
Pet
Pet
2016 · Carles Torrens
Sleep Tight
Sleep Tight
2011 · Jaume Balagueró
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
2011 · Tom Six
Fear X
Fear X
2003 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
2014 · Vanessa Parise
Munchausen
Munchausen
2013 · Ari Aster
Szamanka
Szamanka
1996 · Andrzej Żuławski
White Man
White Man
1994 · Bong Joon-ho
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alex van Warmerdam Netherlands

Crafts surreal, darkly comedic narratives exploring psychological dysfunction and moral complexity.

 Andrzej Żuławski Ukraine]

Visceral, sexually charged psychological dramas exploring human alienation through experimental form.

 Dan Gilroy USA

Explores the corrosive psychology of ambition through morally bankrupt protagonists in contemporary urban settings.