THEME EXPLORATION

small town terror

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Halloween
Halloween
2018 · David Gordon Green
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
1990 · David Lynch
LA PALOMA
LA PALOMA
2026 · Lu Yuan-chi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch USA

His masterwork 'Twin Peaks' and films like 'Blue Velvet' expose the darkness lurking beneath small-town Americana with surreal psychological terror.

 Karyn Kusama USA

Her film 'The Invitation' and 'Destroyer' create mounting dread in confined small-community settings where paranoia and hidden threats simmer beneath civility.