THEME EXPLORATION

small town terror

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
1990 · David Lynch
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joe Lynch USA

His masterpiece 'Twin Peaks' and films like 'Blue Velvet' expose the psychological darkness and bizarre cruelty lurking beneath the surface of idyllic small-town American life.

 Karyn Kusama USA

Her film 'The Invitation' and 'Destroyer' explore paranoia, community dysfunction, and hidden menace within confined small-town social circles.