THEME EXPLORATION

exes forced together

22 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
365 Days
365 Days
2020 · Barbara Białowąs
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
A Woman’s Way
A Woman’s Way
1908 · D.W. Griffith
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · John Ford
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
Banzo
Banzo
2024 · Margarida Cardoso
My Fault
My Fault
2023 · Domingo González
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
1932 · James Whale
The Unloved Woman
The Unloved Woman
1949 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
1984 · Yannis Dalianidis
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003 · Kinji Fukasaku
There's No Place Like Home
There's No Place Like Home
2018 · Gabriele Muccino
Two Brothers
Two Brothers
2004 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Designing Christmas with You
Designing Christmas with You
2023 · Jo-Anne Brechin
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
Express 'Moscow-Russia'
2014 · Igor Voloshin
The Battleship Island
The Battleship Island
2017 · Ryoo Seung-wan
The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl
1980 · Robert Clouse
Women's Camp 119
Women's Camp 119
1977 · Frank Miller
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater USA

His 'Before' trilogy repeatedly mines the emotional complexity of former lovers reconnecting across years, exploring unresolved chemistry and divergent life paths.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films frequently feature exes entangled through circumstance or lingering desire, examining how past relationships haunt and complicate present situations with darkly comedic intensity.