THEME EXPLORATION

friendship tested by circumstance

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005 · Steve Loter
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
L'Atalante
L'Atalante
1934 · Jean Vigo
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
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
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Mein Schulfreund
Mein Schulfreund
1960 · Robert Siodmak
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
async - first light
async - first light
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Reprise
Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater United States

His films like 'Before' trilogy and 'Dazed and Confused' explore how friendships and relationships evolve through time, distance, and life's changing circumstances.

 Hong Sang-soo South Korea

His intricate narratives repeatedly examine how misunderstandings, chance encounters, and moral ambiguities test the bonds between friends and lovers.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' poignantly show how economic hardship and social circumstances strain and test human relationships and solidarity.