THEME EXPLORATION

bodily anxiety

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Superbad
Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola
Meurtrière
Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
The Secret Life of Pets 2
The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019 · Chris Renaud
Vendredi soir
Vendredi soir
2002 · Claire Denis
Alpha
Alpha
2026 · Julia Ducournau
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His filmography obsessively explores bodily transformation, disease, and the violation of physical boundaries as expressions of psychological horror and existential dread.

 Gaspar Noé France

His provocative cinema uses graphic bodily trauma, sex, and decay to confront viewers with uncomfortable physical realities and the fragility of corporeal existence.