THEME EXPLORATION

sexual manipulation

37 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
Two Deaths
Two Deaths
1995 · Nicolas Roeg
Carnal Knowledge
Carnal Knowledge
1971 · Mike Nichols
Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
1988 · Stephen Frears
A Woman on Fire
A Woman on Fire
1969 · Fernando Di Leo
A Woman's Hole
A Woman's Hole
2014 · Kōta Yoshida
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism
1971 · Dušan Makavejev
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
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
Undertow
Undertow
2009 · Javier Fuentes-León
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Mexico 86
Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like Gone Girl and The Game meticulously deconstruct power dynamics and sexual manipulation within relationships and institutional systems.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His work explores desire, seduction, and emotional manipulation through passionate character studies that blur consent and agency.

 Wes Anderson United States

Films like Boogie Nights and Phantom Thread examine how characters use sexuality as a tool for control and influence within complex power structures.