THEME EXPLORATION

personal obsession

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2026 · Benny Safdie
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · Stephen Hopkins
The Big Year
The Big Year
2011 · David Frankel
The Perfect Fishplate
The Perfect Fishplate
2005 · Na Hong-jin
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films obsessively examine protagonists consumed by their pursuits, from the serial killer hunter in Zodiac to the social network founder in The Social Network.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

His visceral filmmaking style mirrors characters' psychological unraveling through obsession, as seen in Black Swan, The Wrestler, and Requiem for a Dream.

 Michael Haneke Austria

He meticulously dissects how obsession and control manifest in relationships and society, particularly in Cache and Funny Games.