THEME EXPLORATION

family struggle

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Roma
Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
To Live
To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Enzo
Enzo
2026 · Robin Campillo
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
365 Nights
365 Nights
1948 · Kon Ichikawa
Evelyn
Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford
Gli indifferenti (Time of Indifference
Gli indifferenti (Time of Indifference
1988 · Mauro Bolognini
Kes
Kes
1969 · Ken Loach
In Celebration
In Celebration
1975 · Lindsay Anderson
Osaka Elegy
Osaka Elegy
1936 · Kenji Mizoguchi
The Shakedown
The Shakedown
1929 · William Wyler
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
A Sensitive Person
A Sensitive Person
2023 · Tomáš Klein
Otar's Death
Otar's Death
2021 · Soso Bliadze
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 · Elia Kazan
A Tank on My Bed
A Tank on My Bed
1975 · Yannis Dalianidis
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 Home with a View
A Home with a View
2019 · Herman Yau
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
2014 · Stephen Daldry
Evolution of a Filipino Family
Evolution of a Filipino Family
2004 · Lav Diaz
Rebel
Rebel
2022 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
No Looking Back
No Looking Back
2022 · Kirill Sokolov
The Childe
The Childe
2023 · Park Jung-hoon
The Gigolo
The Gigolo
2015 · Amen Au Cheuk-Man
Tommaso
Tommaso
2020 · Abel Ferrara
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Vittorio De Sica Italian

De Sica captured the quiet dignity and resilience of ordinary people facing systemic poverty.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately portray economically struggling families and the bonds that hold them together despite hardship.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' powerfully examine working-class families fighting against systemic poverty and institutional neglect.