THEME EXPLORATION

trilogy on anxiety

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Superbad
Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola
Meurtrière
Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Gojira
Gojira
1954 · —
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
The Secret Life of Pets 2
The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019 · Chris Renaud
Vendredi soir
Vendredi soir
2002 · Claire Denis
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Alpha
Alpha
2026 · Julia Ducournau
Tomorrow I'll Be Brave
Tomorrow I'll Be Brave
2026 · Bernd Sahling
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ari Aster United States

His films like Hereditary and Midsommar meticulously dissect psychological anxiety and dread through intimate family trauma and existential horror.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her fractured narratives in You Were Never Really Here and We Need to Talk About Kevin explore anxiety as both internal mental breakdown and external violence.