THEME EXPLORATION

adolescent friendship

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Girls on Top
Girls on Top
2001 · Dennis Gansel
The Scouting Book for Boys
The Scouting Book for Boys
2010 · Tom Harper
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
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
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
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
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
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
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 · —
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Curtis USA

His 'Before' trilogy and 'Boyhood' intimately chronicle how friendships evolve through different life stages with naturalistic dialogue and emotional depth.

 Céline Sciamma France

Films like 'Girlhood' and 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' explore the intensity, vulnerability, and transformative power of adolescent female friendships.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films such as 'Our Little Sister' and 'Like Father, Like Son' delicately examine how friendships and bonds form and sustain during formative years.