THEME EXPLORATION

adolescent mischief

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
Terrorizer
Terrorizer
1986 · Edward Yang
Alpha
Alpha
2026 · Julia Ducournau
And Their Children After Them
And Their Children After Them
2026 · Ludovic Boukherma
Agostino
Agostino
1962 · Mauro Bolognini
Equus
Equus
1977 · Sidney Lumet
Flunky, Work Hard
Flunky, Work Hard
1931 · Mikio Naruse
Hanagatami
Hanagatami
2017 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
The Experience
The Experience
1973 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Trouble With Angels
The Trouble With Angels
1966 · Ida Lupino
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009 · Wes Anderson
Broken Voices
Broken Voices
2025 · Ondřej Provazník
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit
2018 · Will Gluck
Melissa P.
Melissa P.
2005 · Luca Guadagnino
Bloody Kids
Bloody Kids
1980 · Stephen Frears
Girls on Top
Girls on Top
2001 · Dennis Gansel
Kiss Me Softly
Kiss Me Softly
2012 · Anthony Schatteman
Sebbe
Sebbe
2010 · Babak Najafi
Sexy Baby
Sexy Baby
2012 · Jill Bauer & Ronna Gradus
Spud
Spud
2010 · Donovan Marsh
Suicide Room
Suicide Room
2011 · Jan Komasa
The Innocence
The Innocence
2019 · Lucía Alemany
The Long Farewell
The Long Farewell
1987 · Kira Muratova
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical film 'The 400 Blows' is the definitive cinematic exploration of adolescent rebellion, truancy, and the struggle between youthful mischief and societal constraints.

 Allen Hughes United States

Hughes captured the nuanced mischief of American teenagers in films like 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' balancing humor with genuine insight into adolescent psychology.