THEME EXPLORATION

cult mythology

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Orpheus
Orpheus
2006 · Bruce Beresford
God Is a Bullet
God Is a Bullet
2023 · Nick Cassavetes
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Cobra Woman
Cobra Woman
1944 · Robert Siodmak
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
The Mummy
The Mummy
1999 · Stephen Sommers
Memoria, Boy at Sea
Memoria, Boy at Sea
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
Twilight
Twilight
2008 · Catherine Hardwicke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His dreamlike explorations of 'Twin Peaks' and films like 'Mulholland Drive' weave folk mythology, psychological archetypes, and spiritual mystery into cryptic narratives.

 Ari Aster United States

His horror films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' deeply interrogate cultic rituals, family mythology, and pagan belief systems with intense psychological depth.