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THEME EXPLORATION

supernatural pursuit

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
Nocturne
Nocturne
2017 · Stephen Shimek
The Eyes of the Mummy
The Eyes of the Mummy
1918 · Ernst Lubitsch
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
L’école des femmes
L’école des femmes
1940 · Max Ophuls
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
No
No
2012 · Pablo Larraín
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
2007 · Joel Coen
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch → United States

His surreal narratives blur reality and supernatural forces, trapping characters in inexplicable, pursuing darkness as seen in Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks.

Ari Aster → United States

His horror films like Hereditary and Midsommar depict characters hunted by malevolent supernatural entities and familial curses they cannot escape.

Karyn Kusama → United States

Her films including The Invitation and Destroyer explore psychological and supernatural threat, with protagonists relentlessly pursued by past trauma and otherworldly forces.

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