THEME EXPLORATION

suspicion and paranoia

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Summer of Sam
1999 · Spike Lee

The State I Am In

The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold

Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly

Les Diaboliques

Les Diaboliques
1955 · Henri-Georges Clouzot

The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski

Full Moon
1998 · Fredi M. Murer

The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky

The Witch
2016 · Robert Eggers

Pati Patni Aur Woh Do

Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
2026 · Mudassar Aziz

Cabeças Cortadas

Cabeças Cortadas
1970 · Glauber Rocha

Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford

Spaceways
1953 · Terence Fisher

The House of Hanging

The House of Hanging
1979 · Kon Ichikawa

Do You Like Hitchcock?

Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento

The Machinist
2004 · Brad Anderson

The Devil's Trap

The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil

The People from the Train

The People from the Train
1961 · Kazimierz Kutz

7 note in nero
1977 · Lucio Fulci

Animals ferits
2006 · Ventura Pons

Empire of Passion

Empire of Passion
1978 · Nagisa Oshima

Psycho II
1983 · Richard Franklin

White of the Eye

White of the Eye
1987 · Donald Cammell

Fright Night
2011 · Craig Gillespie

The Wailing
2016 · Na Hong-jin

Freaks
2019 · Adam B. Stein & Zach Lipovsky

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008 · Jean-François Richet

The Hole in the Ground

The Hole in the Ground
2019 · Lee Cronin

Three Days of the Condor

Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Sydney Pollack

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Roman Polanski Poland

His films like 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Tenant' masterfully blur reality and delusion, trapping protagonists in spiraling paranoia.

Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

He pioneered psychological suspense through unreliable perspectives, making audiences question what characters see versus what is real.

David Fincher United States

His films 'Zodiac' and 'Gone Girl' explore obsession and distrust, weaving complex narratives where paranoia drives the entire plot.