THEME EXPLORATION

family acceptance

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Shrek 2
Shrek 2
2004 · and Conrad Vernon & Andrew Adamson & Kelly Asbury
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Upon My Mother
Once Upon My Mother
2026 · Ken Scott
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
Sneaks
Sneaks
2025 · Rob Edwards
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Parisian Life
Parisian Life
1936 · Robert Siodmak
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Ode to Nothing
Ode to Nothing
2019 · Dwein Ruedas Baltazar
Breathing into Marble
Breathing into Marble
2018 · Giedrė Beinoriūtė
Stuart Little
Stuart Little
1999 · Rob Minkoff
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Forasters
Forasters
2008 · Ventura Pons
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Adam Shankman
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022 · Josh Gordon & Will Speck
It's OK
It's OK
2026 · Yang Lina
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
2000 · Susanne Bier
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Night of Counting the Years
The Night of Counting the Years
1969 · Shadi Abdel Salam
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' explore unconventional families and acceptance across biological and chosen bonds.

 Joaquim Dos Santos United States

Works such as 'Milk' and 'Elephant' examine social acceptance and family dynamics within marginalized communities.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films like 'All About My Mother' and 'The Law of Desire' celebrate family acceptance through complex, non-traditional relationships.