THEME EXPLORATION

family chaos

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
National Lampoon's Vacation
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Harold Ramis
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Minions & Monsters
Minions & Monsters
2026 · Pierre Coffin
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Ran
Ran
1985 · Akira Kurosawa
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Adam Shankman
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
2021 · William Eubank
Mother of the Bride
Mother of the Bride
2024 · Mark Waters
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales
2017 · Benjamin Renner
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
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
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Todo sobre mi madre
Todo sobre mi madre
1999 · Pedro Almodóvar
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' intimately explore fractured family structures and the messy realities of unconventional households.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

He depicts working-class family struggles and domestic chaos with documentary-like realism in films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes'.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' delve into psychological family dysfunction and parental crisis with visceral intensity.