THEME EXPLORATION

family and belonging

32 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Enzo
Enzo
2026 · Robin Campillo
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Breathing into Marble
Breathing into Marble
2018 · Giedrė Beinoriūtė
Rebuilding
Rebuilding
2025 · Max Walker-Silverman
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Three Days of Fish
Three Days of Fish
2024 · Peter Hoogendoorn
Saltburn
Saltburn
2023 · Emerald Fennell
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Adam Shankman
The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast
2015 · Mamoru Hosoda
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
2001 · Darrell Rooney
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022 · Josh Gordon & Will Speck
After the Wedding
After the Wedding
2006 · Susanne Bier
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
2021 · William Eubank
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
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
Kyle Balda USA

Balda crafts vibrant animated comedies that blend slapstick humor with surprisingly tender emotional cores about found family.

 Steven Spielberg USA

Humanistic spectacle that finds profound emotion within grand adventure and historical trauma.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately explore how family bonds transcend blood relations and social definitions.