THEME EXPLORATION

supernatural trials

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
2017 · Kim Yong-hwa
The Undead
The Undead
1957 · Roger Corman
Nocturne
Nocturne
2017 · Stephen Shimek
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
2017 · Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense
1999 · M. Night Shyamalan
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar explore supernatural forces testing families through ritualistic horror and psychological breakdown.

 Karyn Kusama United States

The Wailing and The Invitation blend supernatural ambiguity with interpersonal trials that question faith, trust, and sanity.

 George P. Cosmatos Peru/Canada

Beyond the Black Rainbow and Mandy present surreal supernatural ordeals that test protagonists through visionary nightmares and cosmic dread.