THEME EXPLORATION

family journey

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Worldly Desires
Worldly Desires
2005 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
1980 · Isao Takahata
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
2021 · William Eubank
An Almost Christmas Story
An Almost Christmas Story
2024 · David Lowery
Détour
Détour
2017 · Michel Gondry
Eureka
Eureka
2024 · Lisandro Alonso
Everybody's Fine
Everybody's Fine
1990 · Giuseppe Tornatore
Take Off
Take Off
2009 · Kim Yong-hwa
Spellbound
Spellbound
2024 · Vicky Jenson
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
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' intimately explore how families form, fracture, and reconnect through quiet moments and emotional vulnerability.

 Ari Aster United States

Films such as 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' examine family trauma, inherited pain, and the dark undercurrents of familial relationships with visceral intensity.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His distinctive films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' deconstruct family dynamics and social bonds through darkly surreal narratives.