THEME EXPLORATION

adolescent rebellion

28 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
And Their Children After Them
And Their Children After Them
2026 · Ludovic Boukherma
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Vormittagsspuk
Vormittagsspuk
1928 · Hans Richter
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Empire
Empire
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Tony Richardson
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
The Mosquito Net
The Mosquito Net
2010 · Agustí Vila
Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964 · Hideo Gosha
Terrorizer
Terrorizer
1986 · Edward Yang
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
Agostino
Agostino
1962 · Mauro Bolognini
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
Sommaren med Monika
Sommaren med Monika
1953 · Ingmar Bergman
The Experience
The Experience
1973 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Fate of Lee Khan
The Fate of Lee Khan
1973 · King Hu
Broken Voices
Broken Voices
2025 · Ondřej Provazník
Duvar
Duvar
1983 · Yílmaz Güney
El impostor
El impostor
1960 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Catherine Hardwicke USA

Hardwicke captures the unfiltered intensity of youth through immersive, naturalistic storytelling.

 François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical films like 'The 400 Blows' and 'Jules et Jim' capture the emotional turbulence and freedom-seeking of adolescence with poetic intimacy.

 Allen Hughes United States

He defined the teen rebellion film through works like 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off,' exploring teenage angst, social constraints, and coming-of-age rebellion.