THEME EXPLORATION

high school athletics

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
Film For Guitar
Film For Guitar
1966 · Bruce Beresford
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
Kes
Kes
1969 · Ken Loach
Marianne of My Youth
Marianne of My Youth
1955 · Julien Duvivier
The Long Night
The Long Night
2001 · Paolo Sorrentino
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
Martial Club
Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Michael Moore
Just Friends
Just Friends
2005 · Roger Kumble
Race
Race
2016 · Stephen Hopkins
Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury
1972 · Lo Wei
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peter Berg USA

His films like 'Friday Night Lights' and 'Lone Survivor' intensely explore the pressures, camaraderie, and transformative power of high school and competitive athletics.

 John Lee Hancock USA

Films like 'He Got Game' and 'Clockers' examine how athletics intersects with race, class, and opportunity in American youth culture.

 Ivan Reitman Canada

His sports comedies and teen films capture the humor, heart, and social dynamics of high school athletic life and competition.