THEME EXPLORATION

small-town obsession

34 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jaws
Jaws
1975 · Steven Spielberg
Track 29
Track 29
1988 · Nicolas Roeg
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
2010 · Julián Hernández
Wander
Wander
2020 · April Mullen
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Chungking Express
Chungking Express
1994 · Wong Kar-wai
Burning
Burning
2018 · Lee Chang-dong
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Rolling
Rolling
2015 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Anthony Zimmer
Anthony Zimmer
2005 · —
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Winchester '73
Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann
Ugly Story
Ugly Story
2026 · L. Pranava Swaroop
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His films like 'Blue Velvet' and 'Twin Peaks' obsessively deconstruct the dark psychological undercurrents and hidden obsessions lurking beneath small-town Americana.

 Coen Brothers United States

Works such as 'Fargo' and 'No Country for Old Men' capture the claustrophobic moral obsessions and desperate ambitions that consume small-town characters.