It’s a bit hard to describe but I felt like both had moments of spiraling confusion with the protagonist watching their worlds fall apart around them that I found really captivating.

I’m trying to think of other examples but The Fall and The Father are ones that came to mind. They are both fantastic films I’d highly recommend.


[email protected] mentioned mother! (2017) which was the other example that was on the tip of my tongue.

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    I haven’t seen the example you’ve listed (The Fall is already on my watchlist and I’m now adding The Father to it too), but I’ll try to recommend some that I hope are relevant:

    • Possession (1981)
    • Eraserhead (1977)
    • Perfect Blue (1997)
    • Paprika (2006)
    • mother! (2017)
    • House (1977)
    • Mulholland Drive (2001)
    • Videodrome (1983)
    • eXistenZ (1999)
    • The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)
    • Beau Is Afraid (2023)
    • Dream Scenario (2023)
    • Dementia (1955)
    • Annihilation (2018)
    • Donnie Darko (2001)
    • The Wolf House (2018)
    • The Lighthouse (2019)
    • The Third Part of the Night (1971)
    • The Devil (1973 or 1988 depending where you look)
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      9 months ago

      I loved Annihilation (2018). I even read the book before watching the movie, still good.

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      mother! (2017)

      Thank you! That was the third example that on the tip of my tongue. I have been meaning to watch Perfect Blue and Paprika. I own a copy of both so I’ll definitely check them out.

      Not so fun fact for you: I didn’t know what The Lighthouse was about and watched it one night when I was visiting my dad

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        9 months ago

        Oof, that reminds me of the first time I watched Mulholland Drive, I watched it with my parents 🫥 I didn’t know what it was about either when I picked it out