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Portrait of a Lady on Fire Something quietly devastating Japanese cinema
A film you lovePan's Labyrinth poster
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
Cinema DNAThe Spirit of the Beehive poster
The Spirit of the Beehive
1973 · Víctor Erice
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind poster
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
Brazil poster
Brazil
1985 · Terry Gilliam
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Breathless poster
1960 · France
Close-Up poster
1990 · Iran
City of God poster
2002 · Brazil
Y Tu Mamá También poster
2001 · Mexico
The Lives of Others poster
2006 · Germany
Wild Strawberries poster
1957 · Sweden
The Battle of Algiers poster
1966 · Algeria
The Lunchbox poster
2013 · India
Cold War poster
2018 · Poland
The Motorcycle Diaries poster
2004 · Argentina
8½ poster
1963 · Italy
Farewell My Concubine poster
1993 · China
Wild Tales poster
2014 · Argentina
The Great Beauty poster
2013 · Italy
Chinatown poster
1974 · United States
First Reformed poster
2018 · United States
Atlantics poster
2019 · Senegal
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The Films That Inspired Pan's Labyrinth

Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
The Spirit of the Beehive
The Spirit of the Beehive
1973 · Víctor Erice
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
Brazil
Brazil
1985 · Terry Gilliam
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
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The films that inspired Scream

Scream
Scream
1996 · Wes Craven
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin
Carrie
Carrie
1976 · Brian De Palma
Halloween
Halloween
1978 · John Carpenter
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th
1980 · Sean S. Cunningham
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · Wes Craven
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · Jonathan Demme
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In the Mood for Love
Dreamlike
Apocalypse Now
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Run Lola Run
Quietly hopeful
Wings of Desire
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Burning
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Cinema Paradiso
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Past Lives
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Toni Erdmann

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Iran
A Separation
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Japan
Seven Samurai
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Senegal
Touki Bouki
Bicycle Thieves poster
Italy
Bicycle Thieves
Roma poster
Mexico
Roma
Infernal Affairs poster
Hong Kong
Infernal Affairs
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The films that inspired Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Quentin Tarantino
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Lady Snowblood
Lady Snowblood
1973 · Toshiya Fujita
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa

The films that inspired Nosferatu

Nosferatu
Nosferatu
2024 · Robert Eggers
Nosferatu
Nosferatu
1922 · F.W. Murnau
The Conformist
The Conformist
1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · William Friedkin

The films that inspired Alien

Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Planet of the Vampires
Planet of the Vampires
1965 · Mario Bava
Dark Star
Dark Star
1975 · John Carpenter
Shivers (also known as They Came from Within , The Parasite Murders , Frissons , Orgy of the Blood Parasites )
Shivers (also known as They Came from Within , The Parasite Murders , Frissons , Orgy of the Blood Parasites )
1975 · David Cronenberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Steven Spielberg
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas

The films that inspired Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman
2020 · Emerald Fennell
To Die For
To Die For
1995 · David Cronenberg, Gus Van Sant
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Gone Girl
Gone Girl
2014 · David Fincher

The films that inspired The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
La Femme infidèle
La Femme infidèle
1969 · Claude Chabrol
In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses
1976 · Nagisa Oshima

The films that inspired The Godfather

The Godfather
The Godfather
1972 · Francis Ford Coppola
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
Le Trou
Le Trou
1960 · Jacques Becker
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti

The films that inspired Frances Ha

Frances Ha
Frances Ha
2013 · Noah Baumbach
Jules and Jim
Jules and Jim
1962 · François Truffaut
Alice in the Cities
Alice in the Cities
1973 · Wim Wenders
Manhattan
Manhattan
1979 · Woody Allen
Stardust Memories
Stardust Memories
1980 · Woody Allen
Broadway Danny Rose
Broadway Danny Rose
1984 · Woody Allen
Irma Vep
Irma Vep
1996 · Olivier Assayas

The films that inspired "Suspiria" (2018)

Suspiria
Suspiria
2018 · Luca Guadagnino
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
1970 · Dario Argento
Cat People
Cat People
1982 · Paul Schrader
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov

The films that inspired Arrival

Arrival
Arrival
2016 · Denis Villeneuve
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Stalker
Stalker
1979 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Pina
Pina
2011 · Wim Wenders
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Rififi
Devastating
Grave of the Fireflies
Contemplative
Late Spring
Tender
Kikujiro
Unsettling
Eraserhead
Epic
Lawrence of Arabia
Joyful
Singin' in the Rain
Sensual
Blue Is the Warmest Color
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