THEME EXPLORATION

self-doubt

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
That Uncertain Feeling
That Uncertain Feeling
1941 · Ernst Lubitsch
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Martin Scorsese
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Signs
Signs
2002 · M. Night Shyamalan
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist
2005 · Paul Schrader
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films obsessively explore existential uncertainty and the paralysis of self-doubt through deeply introspective psychological portraits.

 Allen Hughes United States

His neurotic protagonists constantly wrestle with self-doubt and insecurity, using humor to expose the anxiety of modern existence.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films gently examine how characters doubt their own worthiness and competence, particularly in familial and social relationships.