THEME EXPLORATION

Friendship and reunion

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Finding Dory
Finding Dory
2016 · Andrew Stanton
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach
1983 · Edward Yang
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence
2016 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
Happy We
Happy We
1983 · Lasse Hallström
Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again
2010 · Gabriele Muccino
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Deux
Deux
2002 · Werner Schroeter
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' intimately explore how relationships reshape through time, separation, and reunion with profound emotional depth.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually poetic cinema, especially 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express', captures the bittersweet longing of reconnection and missed friendships across time.

 Céline Sciamma France

Films like 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Tomboy' delicately examine how friendships and intimate bonds form, fracture, and resonate across memory and distance.