THEME EXPLORATION

family succession

33 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Black Panther
Black Panther
2018 · Ryan Coogler
Encanto
Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
Ella McCay
Ella McCay
2026 · James L. Brooks
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
Boy
Boy
1969 · Nagisa Oshima
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Zhang Yimou
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
The Mobfathers
The Mobfathers
2016 · Herman Yau
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
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
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
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
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Distant
Distant
2002 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Four Daughters
Four Daughters
2023 · Kaouther Ben Hania
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' intimately explore how family bonds transcend blood relations and examine inheritance of values across generations.

 Asghar Farhadi Iran

His ensemble dramas like 'A Separation' and 'Everyone Knows' powerfully examine how family secrets, obligations, and moral legacies shape successive generations' choices.