Nicolas Roeg’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Nicolas Roeg has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s.
Recurring themes

Song of Love
1972
Drama · Fantasy

Let's Scare Jessica to Death
1971
Horror · Mystery

3 Women
1977
Drama

Madeline's Madeline
2018
Drama

Blind
2014
Drama

Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
Drama · Horror

Stalker
1979
Science Fiction · Drama

The Telephone Box
1972
Drama · Horror

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.
Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, Hilary Mason

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, David Gulpilil
While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdropper, the witches test the formula on him. Now, with the help of Helga and hotel manager Mr Stringer, Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.
Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With Jasen Fisher, Mai Zetterling, Anjelica Huston

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.
Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.
Dir. Nicolas Roeg, Donald Cammell · With James Fox, Mick Jagger, Anita Pallenberg

Alex Linden is a psychiatrist living in Vienna who meets Milena Flaherty though a mutual friend. Though Alex is quite a bit older than Milena, he's attracted to her young, carefree spirit. Despite the fact that Milena is already married, their friendship quickly turns into a deeply passionate love affair that threatens to overtake them both. When Milena ends up in the hospital from an overdose, Alex is taken into custody by Inspector Netusil.
Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey Keitel
Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him, but once on the island, things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies. Gradually, it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.
Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe, Georgina Hale