THEME EXPLORATION

delusion

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aguirre the Wrath of God
Aguirre the Wrath of God
1972 · Werner Herzog
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
Shutter Island
Shutter Island
2010 · Martin Scorsese
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
2018 · Terry Gilliam
The Machinist
The Machinist
2004 · Brad Anderson
The Ward
The Ward
2010 · John Carpenter
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · Billy Wilder
Exit
Exit
2000 · Olivier Megaton
Henry IV
Henry IV
1984 · Marco Bellocchio
Return to Silent Hill
Return to Silent Hill
2026 · Christophe Gans
The Blue Flower of Novalis
The Blue Flower of Novalis
2018 · Gustavo Vinagre
The House of Yes
The House of Yes
1997 · Mark Waters
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ben Stiller USA

Comedies exploring vanity and mediocrity through exaggerated characters trapped by their own delusions.

 Kristoffer Borgli Norway

Explores the grotesque comedy of self-obsession and the fragile boundary between sanity and delusion.

 David Lynch United States

His surreal narratives blur reality and psychological delusion, particularly in Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead where characters lose grip on what is real.