THEME EXPLORATION

suicide threat

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor
1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1995 · Michael Haneke
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Bastards
Bastards
2013 · Claire Denis
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Leviticus
Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella
A River Called Titas
A River Called Titas
1973 · Ritwik Ghatak
Billion Dollar Brain
Billion Dollar Brain
1967 · Ken Russell
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart
1986 · Bruce Beresford
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Walkabout
Walkabout
1971 · Nicolas Roeg
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
1970 · Dario Argento
Man on the Tracks
Man on the Tracks
1956 · Andrzej Munk
Two Ships
Two Ships
2021 · Jan Foukal
Cinema of Tears
Cinema of Tears
1995 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
World Within, World Without
World Within, World Without
1991 · Mrinal Sen
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
2014 · Jaume Balagueró
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

Explores psychological despair and existential crisis through visceral visual storytelling in films like 'The Fountain' and 'Black Swan'.

 Gaspar Noé France

Directly confronts suicide and trauma with unflinching intensity in 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void', using innovative narrative techniques.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Sensitively examines suicidal ideation and the fragility of human connection in 'After Life' and 'Like Father, Like Son' with compassionate restraint.