THEME EXPLORATION

small town isolation

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Morten Tyldum
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
404 Still Remain
404 Still Remain
2026 · Uhm Ha-neul
A Man and A Woman
A Man and A Woman
2026 · Guan Hu
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films like Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet excavate the psychological darkness lurking beneath the surface of American small-town life.

 Ari Aster USA

Hereditary and Midsommar intensify isolation through claustrophobic family dynamics and remote, insular communities cut off from the outside world.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films like Kes and I, Daniel Blake document the economic and emotional isolation of working-class individuals in economically neglected communities.