In cinema, films like "The Exterminating Angel" (1962) and "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960) explore the Oedipal complex in the context of the mother-son relationship. In "The Exterminating Angel," the mother-son relationship is portrayed as a site of repressed desire and tension, while in "The Bad Sleep Well," the protagonist, Toru, is driven by a desire to kill his father and take his place in his mother's affections.