THEME EXPLORATION

academic achievement

28 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
Aakhri Sawal
Aakhri Sawal
2026 · Abhijeet Mohan Warang
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
2026 · Ken Yamamoto
Accident
Accident
1967 · Joseph Losey
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Jal Al-ji-do Mot-ha-myeon-seo
Jal Al-ji-do Mot-ha-myeon-seo
2009 · Hong Sang-soo
Sincerity
Sincerity
1939 · Mikio Naruse
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
1978 · Jean Rouch
The Challenge
The Challenge
1982 · John Frankenheimer
Eddie Kidd
Eddie Kidd
1978 · Peter Greenaway
Amic/Amat
Amic/Amat
1999 · Ventura Pons
Give Us Air!
Give Us Air!
1923 · Dziga Vertov
Oscar Saa, Technician of the Stars
Oscar Saa, Technician of the Stars
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966 · Mike Nichols
Visitors
Visitors
2003 · Richard Franklin
Tropical Paths
Tropical Paths
1977 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Amundsen
Amundsen
2019 · Espen Sandberg
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars
2012 · Vince Marcello
Anatomy
Anatomy
2000 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Brain Drain
Brain Drain
2009 · Fernando González Molina
Italian Sex
Italian Sex
1974 · Fernando Di Leo
Kung Fu Yoga
Kung Fu Yoga
2017 · Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
The Lost King
The Lost King
2022 · Stephen Frears
Taya
Taya
2021 · Roman Perez Jr.
The Voyeur
The Voyeur
1994 · Tinto Brass
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His films critically examine systemic inequities in education and how race intersects with academic opportunity and achievement.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He persistently explores how class barriers and socioeconomic conditions determine educational outcomes and life trajectories.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films deeply examine parental pressure, childhood development, and the psychological weight of academic expectations on young students.