THEME EXPLORATION

psychological transformation

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bruiser
Bruiser
2000 · George A. Romero
When the Clouds Roll By
When the Clouds Roll By
1919 · Victor Fleming
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
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
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Parfait amour!
Parfait amour!
1996 · Catherine Breillat
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chuck Russell США

Blends practical effects-driven horror and fantasy with irreverent humor and kinetic action.

 David Fincher United States

His films like *Fight Club* and *Black Mirror* meticulously chart psychological unraveling and fractured identities through unreliable narrators.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

*Requiem for a Dream*, *The Wrestler*, and *Black Swan* viscerally explore mental deterioration, obsession, and the dissolution of self.