THEME EXPLORATION

twisted games

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Arcade
Arcade
1993 · Albert Pyun
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Quintet
Quintet
1979 · Robert Altman
Tokyo Olympiad
Tokyo Olympiad
1965 · Kon Ichikawa
The Innocent Sorcerers
The Innocent Sorcerers
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Turning Point
Turning Point
1994 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight
1973 · Kon Ichikawa & Mai Zetterling
Ready or Not
Ready or Not
2019 · Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
Aliens
Aliens
1993 · Michael Almereyda
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
Renaud Lavillenie, all the way to the top
2016 · Cédric Klapisch
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
1971 · Shuji Terayama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher United States

His films like 'Se7en', 'Gone Girl', and 'The Game' intricately weave psychological manipulation and moral ambiguity into narratives where characters are trapped in elaborate, deceptive schemes.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Works such as 'Prisoners' and 'Enemy' explore twisted power dynamics and games of control where characters are forced into impossible moral choices and psychological traps.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Favourite' present games of manipulation, coercion, and twisted social rituals that subvert conventional morality.