THEME EXPLORATION

pursuit and obsession

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
The French Connection II
The French Connection II
1975 · John Frankenheimer
Heat
Heat
1995 · Michael Mann
Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme
2025 · Josh Safdie
The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo
1977 · J. Lee Thompson
Break Out
Break Out
2002 · Chang Hang-jun
My Secret Cache
My Secret Cache
1997 · Shinobu Yaguchi
No Time for Nuts
No Time for Nuts
2006 · Mike Thurmeier
Our Story
Our Story
1984 · Bertrand Blier
Princess Sakura
Princess Sakura
2013 · Hajime Hashimoto
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

His psychological thrillers obsessively explore characters consumed by desire, guilt, and fixation through meticulous visual storytelling.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His films viscerally depict protagonists spiraling into obsessive madness, using fractured narratives and body horror to externalize internal obsession.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His romantically melancholic cinema captures characters entranced by love and longing, using atmospheric visuals to convey the intoxication of pursuit.