THEME EXPLORATION

healing

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
The Line
The Line
2017 · Alice Cogin
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2026 · Laura Wandel
Be with You
Be with You
2026 · Zheng Runqi
Bitter Christmas
Bitter Christmas
2026 · Pedro Almodóvar
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers
2026 · Sandra Sciberras
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
That Burning House
That Burning House
2026 · Tsai Yin-chuan
The Beloved
The Beloved
2026 · Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Fearless
Fearless
1993 · Peter Weir
Horendi
Horendi
1972 · Jean Rouch
Le Refuge (Hideaway
Le Refuge (Hideaway
2009 · François Ozon
Dear Ones
Dear Ones
2021 · Grzegorz Jaroszuk
Wild Roots
Wild Roots
2021 · Hajni Kis
Zizotek
Zizotek
2019 · Vardis Marinakis
Genova
Genova
2008 · Michael Winterbottom
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959 · Alain Resnais
Hope
Hope
2013 · Lee Joon-ik
Coming Home for Christmas
Coming Home for Christmas
2013 · Vanessa Parise
Kyrie
Kyrie
2023 · Shunji Iwai
Melancholia
Melancholia
2008 · Lav Diaz
The Starling
The Starling
2021 · Theodore Melfi
Thirty Something, Single and Fabulous
Thirty Something, Single and Fabulous
2016 · Chava Cartas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Destin Daniel Cretton USA

Cretton finds transcendent humanity within systems designed to dehumanize, balancing intimate character work with social conscience.

 Emerald Fennell UK

Fennell weaponizes feminine vulnerability to expose systemic violence with sharp wit.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films explore emotional healing through family relationships and human connection, finding grace in everyday moments of forgiveness and reconciliation.