THEME EXPLORATION

small-town takeover

26 films · 3 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
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
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 Priest and the Girl
The Priest and the Girl
1966 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Sweet Hereafter
The Sweet Hereafter
1997 · Atom Egoyan
Little Italy
Little Italy
2018 · Donald Petrie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films like Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks expose the darkness lurking beneath small-town Americana, revealing psychological corruption within tight-knit communities.

 Ken Loach UK

His socially conscious work documents how economic forces and institutional systems gradually dismantle working-class small communities and local autonomy.

 Ari Aster USA

Films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore how insular communities and cults absorb or consume outsiders, depicting psychological and physical takeover of individuals.