THEME EXPLORATION

vacation home isolation

41 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Le Rayon vert
Le Rayon vert
1986 · Eric Rohmer
Hush
Hush
2016 · Mike Flanagan
Them
Them
2006 · David Moreau
The Strangers: Chapter 1
The Strangers: Chapter 1
2024 · Renny Harlin
Door
Door
1988 · Banmei Takahashi
Fatal Getaway
Fatal Getaway
2019 · Damián Romay
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
The Road Warrior
The Road Warrior
1981 · —
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films like 'Midsommar' and 'Hereditary' intensely explore psychological breakdown and dread within isolated, confined spaces where escape becomes impossible.

 Robert Eggers USA

His meticulous approach to isolation is evident in 'The Lighthouse' and 'The Witch,' where remote locations become psychological prisons that unravel human sanity.