THEME EXPLORATION

Single motherhood

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Bird Box
Bird Box
2018 · Susanne Bier
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Gabriele Muccino
Consumed
Consumed
2014 · David Cronenberg
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Let the Sun Shine In
Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
Deaf
Deaf
2026 · Eva Libertad
Hen
Hen
2026 · György Pálfi
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Ladybird Ladybird
Ladybird Ladybird
1994 · Ken Loach
Learn From Experience
Learn From Experience
1937 · Mikio Naruse
A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor
2018 · Paul Feig
We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern
2023 · Matěj Chlupáček
Lullaby
Lullaby
1937 · Dziga Vertov
Paloma herida
Paloma herida
1963 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
The Orphanage
The Orphanage
2007 · J. A. Bayona
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018 · Yuen Woo-Ping
Calm with Horses
Calm with Horses
2020 · Nick Rowland
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema, particularly 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You,' powerfully depicts the struggles of single mothers in economically disadvantaged circumstances.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'Ratcatcher' explore maternal complexity and single motherhood through deeply psychological and poetic narratives.