THEME EXPLORATION

cursed artifacts

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Legend of the Eight Samurai
1983 · Kinji Fukasaku
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
2018 · Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · David Yates
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Shawn Levy
Firewalker
Firewalker
1986 · J. Lee Thompson
Histoire de Marie et Julien
Histoire de Marie et Julien
2003 · Jacques Rivette
Reign of Assassins
Reign of Assassins
2010 · John Woo
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore how objects and heirlooms carry supernatural curses that devastate families across generations.

 Takashi Shimizu Japan

The Ju-On franchise centers entirely on a cursed house and objects within it that transmit an inescapable supernatural curse to anyone who encounters them.