THEME EXPLORATION

small-town chaos

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Paprika
Paprika
2006 · Satoshi Kon
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Everyone's In It
Everyone's In It
2026 · Shamikh Gazali
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
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
Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express
1952 · Lindsay Anderson
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Daisies (film)|Daisies
Daisies (film)|Daisies
1966 · Jennifer West
Nothing in Its Place
Nothing in Its Place
2024 · Burak Çevik
Boomerang!
Boomerang!
1947 · Elia Kazan
Cat vs. Rat
Cat vs. Rat
1982 · Kar-leung Lau
Duelo en las montañas
Duelo en las montañas
1950 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
El Topo
El Topo
1970 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His masterpiece 'Blue Velvet' and 'Twin Peaks' expose the dark underbelly and surreal chaos lurking beneath small-town American normalcy.

 Coen Brothers USA

Films like 'Fargo' and 'No Country for Old Men' depict how violence and moral chaos erupt in isolated, ordinary small-town settings.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His gritty social realism in films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' captures the economic desperation and social dysfunction in struggling small communities.