THEME EXPLORATION

family escape

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Ashes
Ashes
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
Hen
Hen
2026 · György Pálfi
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
Cela s’appelle l’aurore
1955 · Luis Buñuel
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
1954 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Sommaren med Monika
Sommaren med Monika
1953 · Ingmar Bergman
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Man on a Tightrope
Man on a Tightrope
1953 · Elia Kazan
The Unloved Woman
The Unloved Woman
1949 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
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
A Nos Amours
A Nos Amours
1983 · Maurice Pialat
Greenland 2: Migration
Greenland 2: Migration
2026 · Ric Roman Waugh
The Escapist
The Escapist
2008 · Rupert Wyatt
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
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
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films like 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle' center on characters escaping oppressive circumstances and finding freedom through magical worlds.

 Wes Anderson United States

His whimsical aesthetic in films like 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and 'Moonrise Kingdom' explores characters seeking refuge and adventure away from mundane family life.