THEME EXPLORATION

suburban dysfunction

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad
2018 · Brian Taylor
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000 · Rob Schmidt
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
The Incredibles
The Incredibles
2004 · Brad Bird
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black Widow
Black Widow
2021 · Cate Shortland
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rob Schmidt USA

Exploits genre conventions to expose the darkness lurking beneath everyday American surfaces.

 David Lynch USA

'Blue Velvet' and 'Mulholland Drive' expose the darkness, violence, and surreal psychological corruption festering behind white-picket fence Americana.

 Sam Mendes UK

'American Beauty' meticulously reveals suburban alienation, infidelity, identity crisis, and existential despair within an affluent family.