THEME EXPLORATION

small-town americana

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
2023 · Wes Anderson
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Meet Me at the Fair
Meet Me at the Fair
1952 · Douglas Sirk
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
Fargo
Fargo
1996 · Joel Coen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jared Hess USA

Deadpan comedies celebrating misfits through offbeat charm and surreal humor.

 David Lynch USA

His films like Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks deconstruct the darkness lurking beneath small-town American surfaces with surreal precision.

 Coen Brothers USA

They capture small-town Americana through darkly comic narratives exploring ordinary people in rural and provincial American settings.