His films like 'Funny Games' and 'Cache' obsessively explore how strangers violate domestic spaces and psychological boundaries.

Works such as 'Panic Room' and 'Gone Girl' examine invasions of privacy, surveillance, and the violation of personal safety and trust.

His horror films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' depict unwanted intrusions into family sanctity and personal autonomy through deeply unsettling scenarios.