THEME EXPLORATION

friendship in later life

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
The Secret Life of Pets
The Secret Life of Pets
2016 · Chris Renaud
Monsters University
Monsters University
2013 · Dan Scanlon
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Edgar Wright
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
Bitter Christmas
Bitter Christmas
2026 · Pedro Almodóvar
Cocktail 2
Cocktail 2
2026 · Homi Adajania
I vitelloni
I vitelloni
1953 · Federico Fellini
Ladies in Black
Ladies in Black
2018 · Bruce Beresford
L'Abbé Constantin
L'Abbé Constantin
1925 · Julien Duvivier
Le Amiche
Le Amiche
1955 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Les Bonnes femmes
Les Bonnes femmes
1960 · Claude Chabrol
My Blueberry Nights
My Blueberry Nights
2007 · Wong Kar-wai
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
Intimate Lighting
Intimate Lighting
1965 · Ivan Passer
Days Of Youth
Days Of Youth
1929 · Yasujiro Ozu
Adan
Adan
2019 · Roman Perez Jr.
Eloise at the Plaza
Eloise at the Plaza
2003 · Kevin Lima
Happy We
Happy We
1983 · Lasse Hallström
L!fe Happens
L!fe Happens
2011 · Kat Coiro
Narcissus and Goldmund
Narcissus and Goldmund
2020 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
New Waterford Girl
New Waterford Girl
1999 · Allan Moyle
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Paolo Sorrentino Italy

His films like 'The Great Beauty' and 'Youth' poignantly explore aging, memory, and the bonds between lifelong companions facing mortality.

 Richard Linklater United States

His 'Before' trilogy and 'Boyhood' masterfully capture the evolution of friendship and love across decades with naturalistic dialogue and emotional depth.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through improvisational storytelling in films like 'Another Year' and 'Happy-Go-Lucky,' Leigh intimately examines how friendships sustain and complicate lives in maturity.