THEME EXPLORATION

supernatural guardians

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nocturne
Nocturne
2017 · Stephen Shimek
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently explore supernatural beings as protectors and moral guardians, from Pan's Labyrinth to Hellboy, blending darkness with redemptive mythologies.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His work features benevolent supernatural entities and spirits as guardians of nature and humanity, exemplified in Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.

 Ari Aster United States

His films explore the darker aspects of supernatural guardianship and inherited protection through family curses and ancestral forces in Hereditary and Midsommar.