THEME EXPLORATION

obsession and pursuit

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
1967 · Tony Richardson
The French Connection II
The French Connection II
1975 · John Frankenheimer
Heat
Heat
1995 · Michael Mann
Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme
2025 · Josh Safdie
The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo
1977 · J. Lee Thompson
Break Out
Break Out
2002 · Chang Hang-jun
My Secret Cache
My Secret Cache
1997 · Shinobu Yaguchi
No Time for Nuts
No Time for Nuts
2006 · Mike Thurmeier
Our Story
Our Story
1984 · Bertrand Blier
Princess Sakura
Princess Sakura
2013 · Hajime Hashimoto
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom

His psychological thrillers obsessively explore protagonists consumed by fear, desire, and the compulsion to pursue dangerous obsessions.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

He depicts characters spiraling into self-destructive obsessions with meticulous craft, as seen in Black Swan and The Wrestler.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films lyrically examine characters caught in cycles of romantic obsession and melancholic pursuit across neon-lit urban landscapes.