THEME EXPLORATION

sleep deprivation

8 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
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async - first light
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The President's Cake
The President's Cake
2026 · Hasan Hadi
My Name is Joe
My Name is Joe
1998 · Ken Loach
A Pest in the House
A Pest in the House
1947 · Chuck Jones
Asleep
Asleep
1961 · Stephen Dwoskin
How to Sleep
How to Sleep
1953 · Jack Kinney
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like 'Fight Club' and 'The Game' obsessively explore psychological unraveling and altered consciousness through sleep deprivation and mental fragmentation.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His visceral works such as 'Black Swan' and 'The Wrestler' depict the physical and psychological deterioration caused by obsessive behavior and sleeplessness.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like 'Mother' and 'Parasite' subtly embed themes of exhaustion and sleep deprivation as reflections of societal strain and psychological pressure.