THEME EXPLORATION

suburban terror

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
The Incredibles
The Incredibles
2004 · Brad Bird
Boys Go to Jupiter
Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Dans la maison (In the House
Dans la maison (In the House
2012 · François Ozon
La Femme d’à côté
La Femme d’à côté
1981 · François Truffaut
Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues
1981 · Bruce Beresford
The Hitch-Hiker
The Hitch-Hiker
1953 · Ida Lupino
The Slow Game
The Slow Game
2009 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Spiral Staircase
The Spiral Staircase
1946 · Robert Siodmak
The Sect
The Sect
1991 · Dario Argento
Early Spring
Early Spring
1956 · Yasujiro Ozu
Love Town
Love Town
1990 · Richard Lowenstein
The Idiots
The Idiots
1998 · Lars von Trier
Bodycam
Bodycam
2026 · Brandon Christensen
Door
Door
1988 · Banmei Takahashi
Horror Stories 3
Horror Stories 3
2016 · Min Kyu-dong
Image
Image
2014 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
In Dreams
In Dreams
1999 · Neil Jordan
Keeper
Keeper
2025 · Osgood Perkins
Takut: Faces of Fear
Takut: Faces of Fear
2008 · Timo Tjahjanto
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His films like 'Blue Velvet' and 'Mulholland Drive' expose the darkness lurking beneath suburban American normalcy and small-town facades.

 Ari Aster USA

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' weaponize suburban and domestic settings to create profound existential dread and familial horror.