strangers trapped together

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' trap socially disparate strangers in confined spaces where class tensions and survival instincts clash.

He specializes in isolating groups of strangers in nightmarish scenarios ('Hereditary', 'Midsommar') where they're forced into psychological extremes together.

His films like 'Rust and Bone' and 'Holy Motors' examine how strangers become entangled in each other's lives through chance and circumstance.