THEME EXPLORATION

small town terror

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

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
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
Frantz
Frantz
2016 · François Ozon
High Noon
High Noon
1952 · Fred Zinnemann
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
Giovani mariti (les Jeunes Maris/Young Husbands
1958 · Mauro Bolognini
Lullaby to Kill
Lullaby to Kill
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
Scattered Clouds
Scattered Clouds
1967 · Mikio Naruse
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
1946 · Robert Siodmak
Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
Duelo en las montañas
Duelo en las montañas
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Laos and Kolonaki
Laos and Kolonaki
1959 · Yannis Dalianidis
Once Is Never
Once Is Never
1955 · Konrad Wolf
Pueblo en vilo
Pueblo en vilo
1995 · Patricio Guzmán
Rosauro Castro
Rosauro Castro
1950 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Alienist
The Alienist
1970 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
The Kingdom
The Kingdom
1994 · Lars von Trier
The Priest and the Girl
The Priest and the Girl
1966 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His masterpiece 'Blue Velvet' and 'Twin Peaks' expose the darkness and surrealism lurking beneath small-town American surfaces.

 Ari Aster USA

His works 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' transform intimate small-town and isolated community settings into landscapes of psychological and folk horror.