Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' unflinchingly explore psychological trauma and familial dysfunction through fragmented, visceral storytelling.

His long-take realist style in films like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' captures the subtle tyranny and moral compromises within family structures.

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' use horror and dread to examine generational trauma, grief, and the destructive patterns that families perpetuate.