THEME EXPLORATION

daily rituals

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

The Secret Nation

The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés

Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar

Midsommar
2019 · Ari Aster

Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026

Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
2026 · Digidi Dągi

Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas

Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater

The Tao Exorcist

The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou

A Summer Idyll
1910 · D.W. Griffith

Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch

Every Day Except Christmas

Every Day Except Christmas
1957 · Lindsay Anderson

My Crasy Life
1991 · Jean-Pierre Gorin

N.U. – Nettezza urbana

N.U. – Nettezza urbana
1948 · Michelangelo Antonioni

Russian Lullabies

Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972 · Luis Buñuel

The Seventh Continent

The Seventh Continent
1989 · Michael Haneke

La terza madre
2007 · Dario Argento

The European Showerbath

The European Showerbath
2004 · Peter Greenaway

God in Russia
1984 · Artavazd Pelechian

Talk to Me
2023 · Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou

Kaleidoscope
1981 · Mrinal Sen

Black Magic 2
1976 · Ho Meng-Hua

La Taranta
1962 · Gianfranco Mingozzi

Mr. Vampire
1985 · Ricky Lau

Nocturne
2017 · Stephen Shimek

Ouija
2007 · Topel Lee

Ritual
2000 · Hideaki Anno

Penumbra
2012 · Adrián García Bogliano

The Wound
2017 · John Trengove

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He meticulously portrays the quiet rituals of family life—cooking, bathing, commuting—revealing profound emotional depths within ordinary daily routines.

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films capture the grinding daily rituals of working-class life with compassion, exposing how systematic routines shape human dignity and struggle.