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Can anyone recommend a movie similar to The Fall or The Father that has a theme of spiraling confusion? (leminal.space)
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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The author's written a few other books outside of the Southern Reach trilogy that are pretty good as well

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Thanks! I'll check out Borne by Jeff Vandermeer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 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