THEME EXPLORATION

vacation gone wrong

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Drive
Drive
2011 · Nicolas Winding Refn
Fargo
Fargo
1996 · Joel Coen
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
Island of Terror
Island of Terror
1966 · Terence Fisher
The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel
1962 · Luis Buñuel
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
Days of Inspector Ambrosio
1988 · Sergio Corbucci
El Topo
El Topo
1970 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
Once Is Never
Once Is Never
1955 · Konrad Wolf
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Adam Shankman
As the Gods Will
As the Gods Will
2014 · Takashi Miike
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
A Woman on Fire
A Woman on Fire
1969 · Fernando Di Leo
Born American
Born American
1986 · Renny Harlin
Dark Woods
Dark Woods
2003 · Pål Øie
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
2002 · Kenji Kodama
House Tour
House Tour
2021 · Roman Perez Jr.
Scared
Scared
2005 · Pakphum Wongjinda
The Avenging Fist
The Avenging Fist
2001 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung & Corey Yuen
The Wheel
The Wheel
2022 · Steve Pink
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ted Kotcheff Canada

His film 'Deliverance' (1972) epitomizes vacation gone catastrophically wrong, trapping affluent men in a survival nightmare during a river canoe trip.

 Danny Boyle United Kingdom

'The Beach' (2000) explores how a paradise vacation transforms into psychological horror and social breakdown on a hidden island paradise.

 Adrian Lyne United Kingdom

'Unfaithful' (2002) reveals how a chance vacation encounter unravels a marriage, turning a seemingly innocent trip into emotional devastation.