THEME EXPLORATION

religious manipulation

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
Quand tu liras cette lettre
Quand tu liras cette lettre
1953 · Jean-Pierre Melville
The Sect
The Sect
1991 · Dario Argento
Split Image
Split Image
1982 · Ted Kotcheff
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
Audition
Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Captive
Captive
2008 · Gus Alvarez
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body
2026 · Jorma Taccone
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
The Witch
The Witch
2016 · Robert Eggers
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist films systematically deconstruct Catholic dogma and expose religious hypocrisy through darkly comedic imagery and narrative subversion.

 Wes Anderson United States

His films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' examine charismatic leaders who exploit faith and spirituality for personal power and manipulation.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative works critique institutional religion and explore how spiritual authority is weaponized to control bodies, desires, and social hierarchies.