THEME EXPLORATION

friendship and loss

40 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Up
Up
2009 · Pete Docter
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
A Foggy Tale
A Foggy Tale
2026 · Chen Yu-hsun
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Bitter Christmas
Bitter Christmas
2026 · Pedro Almodóvar
Amor idiota
Amor idiota
2004 · Ventura Pons
Good Old Daze
Good Old Daze
1995 · Cédric Klapisch
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
1961 · Tomu Uchida
In a Better World
In a Better World
2010 · Susanne Bier
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
2012 · Lav Diaz
Life of Riley
Life of Riley
2014 · Alain Resnais
My Hindu Friend
My Hindu Friend
2016 · Héctor Babenco
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943 · Michael Powell
The Red Balloon
The Red Balloon
1956 · Albert Lamorisse
Wazir
Wazir
2016 · Bejoy Nambiar
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Manila in the Claws of Light
Manila in the Claws of Light
1975 · Lino Brocka
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Son of Saul
Son of Saul
2015 · László Nemes
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'After the Storm' explore how bonds between people—familial and chosen—persist through economic hardship and life's disappointments.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His character-driven films such as 'Another Year' and 'Life Is Sweet' examine the subtle erosion of friendships and the vulnerability beneath everyday human relationships.