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THEME EXPLORATION

psychic abilities

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Firestarter
Firestarter
1984 · Mark L. Lester
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded
2003 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad
2016 · David Ayer
Svatá Klára
Svatá Klára
1996 · Ari Folman & Ori Sivan
Corsican Brothers
Corsican Brothers
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Mindbender
Mindbender
1996 · Ken Russell
Deep Red
Deep Red
1976 · Dario Argento
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
7 note in nero
7 note in nero
1977 · Lucio Fulci
Black Rainbow
Black Rainbow
1990 · Mike Hodges
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg → Canada

Explores psychic and telepathic abilities as invasive bodily phenomena in films like *Scanners*, examining consciousness as a physical, almost violent force.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

Uses spiritual and psychic introspection as central to his philosophical cinema, particularly in *Stalker* and *Mirror*, probing human consciousness and intuitive knowledge.

Brian De Palma → United States

Frequently integrates ESP and psychic visions into psychological thrillers like *Carrie* and *Dressed to Kill*, using them to explore perception and reality.

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