THEME EXPLORATION

children in danger

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki

Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger

Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets

Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch

The Conjuring
2013 · James Wan

Fantastic Four
2005 · Tim Story

Full Moon
1998 · Fredi M. Murer

The Notebook
2013 · János Szász

Clika
2026 · Michael Greene

Don't Leave the Kids Alone

Don't Leave the Kids Alone
2026 · Emilio Portes

Dracula
2026 · Radu Jude

Fuze
2026 · David Mackenzie

Labyrinth of Lost Boys

Labyrinth of Lost Boys
2026 · Matheus Marchetti

Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella

On the Road
2026 · David Pablos

Scary Movie
2026 · Michael Tiddes

The Marked Woman

The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez

El
1953 · Luis Buñuel

Home to Danger
1951 · Terence Fisher

Le Petit chaperon rouge

Le Petit chaperon rouge
1929 · Jean Renoir

Oko wykol
1960 · Jerzy Skolimowski

The Search
1948 · Fred Zinnemann

There Will Be No Leave Today

There Will Be No Leave Today
1959 · Andrei Tarkovsky

Tenebrae
1982 · Dario Argento

Bay of Blood
1971 · Mario Bava

Cat Skin
1962 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Cloak & Dagger
1984 · Richard Franklin

Wolf Children
2012 · Mamoru Hosoda

Mirrors
2008 · Alexandre Aja

The Tall Man
2012 · Pascal Laugier

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
2013 · Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Bashu, the Little Stranger

Bashu, the Little Stranger
1989 · Bahram Beyzai

Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street

Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
2002 · Kenji Kodama

Croc
2007 · Stewart Raffill

Endangered Species

Endangered Species
2021 · MJ Bassett

Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess

Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
2006 · Lav Diaz

Macabre
2009 · Timo Tjahjanto

Magnificent Bodyguards

Magnificent Bodyguards
1978 · Lo Wei

Mardaani 3
2026 · Abhiraj Minawala

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Vittorio De Sica Italy

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Shoeshine' depict children victimized by poverty and social injustice with devastating humanistic power.

Hayao Miyazaki Japan

Films like 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle' consistently explore children navigating perilous supernatural worlds and discovering resilience amid danger.

Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films including 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'Ratcatcher' unflinchingly examine childhood trauma, violence, and psychological danger with artistic intensity.