THEME EXPLORATION

Unlikely friendship

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Ice Age
Ice Age
2002 · Chris Wedge
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
Brave Little Bat
Brave Little Bat
1941 · Chuck Jones
A Monster in Paris
A Monster in Paris
2011 · Bibo Bergeron
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
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
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
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
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
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
async - first light
async - first light
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrew Adamson New Zealand

Blends fairy tale conventions with irreverent humor and emotional depth for mass audiences.

 Mark Dindal USA

Anarchic comedy through visual slapstick and character-driven humor with surprising heart.

 Peter Sohn USA

Sohn crafts visually inventive animated worlds where unlikely characters discover connection through shared discovery.