strangers trapped together

His films like 'Snowpiercer' and 'Parasite' explore class tensions and moral complexities when strangers are forced into confined spaces or close proximity.

A master of trapping ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances with strangers, as seen in 'Lifeboat' and 'Rope,' building suspense through isolation and interpersonal conflict.

His films 'Midsommar' and 'Hereditary' strand characters with strangers in unsettling situations where social bonds fracture under psychological and physical pressure.