THEME EXPLORATION

witchcraft accusations

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Hunt
The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
Accused
Accused
1964 · Anubhuti Kashyap
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013 · Jon M. Chu
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt
1994 · Paul Schrader
The Witch
The Witch
2016 · Robert Eggers
Bandar
Bandar
2026 · Anurag Kashyap
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Jack’s Wife
Jack’s Wife
1972 · George A. Romero
Legend of the Mountain
Legend of the Mountain
1979 · King Hu
The Blue Light
The Blue Light
1932 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Children’s Hour
The Children’s Hour
1961 · William Wyler
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Robert Eggers United States

His film 'The Witch' (2015) meticulously explores the paranoia and hysteria of witchcraft accusations in colonial New England through psychological horror.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films explore social hysteria and the arbitrary persecution of individuals through dark, surreal narratives that mirror witchcraft trial dynamics.