THEME EXPLORATION

impending parenthood

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking
1989 · Amy Heckerling
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
Despicable Me
Despicable Me
2010 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Let the Sun Shine In
Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis
Deaf
Deaf
2026 · Eva Libertad
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
Widow
Widow
1976 · J. Lee Thompson
Domestique
Domestique
2018 · Adam Sedlák
March to May
March to May
2024 · Martin Pavol Repka
Weekend With Father
Weekend With Father
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Fatherhood
Fatherhood
2021 · Paul Weitz
Fathers and Daughters
Fathers and Daughters
2015 · Gabriele Muccino
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018 · Yuen Woo-Ping
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans
2016 · Derek Cianfrance
Ayla: The Daughter of War
Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017 · Can Ulkay
Calm with Horses
Calm with Horses
2020 · Nick Rowland
Christmas in Homestead
Christmas in Homestead
2016 · Steven R. Monroe
In Good Hands
In Good Hands
2022 · Ketche
No. 10
No. 10
2021 · Alex van Warmerdam
Parents in Progress
Parents in Progress
2019 · Laura Chiossone
One Day...
One Day...
2001 · Michel Gondry
Sausalito
Sausalito
2000 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
We All Scream for Ice Cream
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007 · Tom Holland
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'A Gentle Creature' explore the psychological weight of parenthood and maternal trauma with visceral intensity.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His work, particularly 'After the Storm' and 'Shoplifters,' intimately examines the anxieties, responsibilities, and emotional complexities surrounding parenthood and family bonds.

 Claire Denis France

In films like 'Trouble Every Day' and 'Nymphomaniac,' Denis explores the fear and ambivalence toward motherhood and bodily transformation with unflinching sensuality.