sleep disruption

His films like 'Fight Club' and 'The Game' explore insomnia, paranoia, and fractured consciousness as central psychological states.

His surrealist works, particularly 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead', blur waking and dreaming states to depict disorientation and sleep disturbance.

Films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Machinist' use sleep deprivation and psychological unraveling as core narrative drivers.