THEME EXPLORATION

control and manipulation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · Robert Siodmak
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success
1957 · Alexander Mackendrick
A Certain Kind of Silence
A Certain Kind of Silence
2019 · Michal Hogenauer
The Wave
The Wave
2008 · Dennis Gansel
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury
2003 · Gary Fleder
Chaste and Pure
Chaste and Pure
1981 · Salvatore Samperi
The Sacrament
The Sacrament
2014 · Ti West
Tahan
Tahan
2022 · Bobby Bonifacio
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Alphaville
Alphaville
1965 · Jean-Luc Godard
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films meticulously explore institutional control, psychological manipulation, and the systems that shape human behavior through precise visual and narrative techniques.

 Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

He masterfully manipulates audience perception and tension while depicting characters caught in webs of control, blackmail, and psychological coercion.

 Wes Anderson United States

His work examines charismatic figures who manipulate those around them and explores power dynamics within families, cults, and personal relationships.