THEME EXPLORATION

domestic manipulation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Affection
Affection
2026 · BT Meza
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Docteur Popaul
Docteur Popaul
1972 · Claude Chabrol
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Gaslight
Gaslight
1944 · George Cukor
Waves of Lust
Waves of Lust
1975 · Ruggero Deodato
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Chinese Roulette
Chinese Roulette
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster USA

His films dissect family dynamics and interpersonal power imbalances through psychological horror, exposing how intimacy becomes a weapon.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

He explores bizarre domestic hierarchies and control systems within confined family units, questioning the nature of relationships and consent.

 Lynne Ramsay UK

Her work examines maternal control, emotional manipulation, and the psychological warfare that occurs within family structures.