THEME EXPLORATION

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32 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods
2015 · Ken Kwapis
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Salt of this Sea
Salt of this Sea
2008 · Annemarie Jacir
Monsoon
Monsoon
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
Hajime no Ippo
Hajime no Ippo
2003 · —
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 · Travis Knight
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa
E la Nave va
E la Nave va
1983 · Federico Fellini
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1974 · Jean Rouch
Heart of Darkness (, TV
Heart of Darkness (, TV
1994 · Nicolas Roeg
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
L’Histoire d’Adèle H.
1975 · François Truffaut
O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man!
1973 · Lindsay Anderson
París-Tombuctú
París-Tombuctú
1999 · Luis García Berlanga
The Crossing I
The Crossing I
2014 · John Woo
The Journey
The Journey
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami
They Caught the Ferry
They Caught the Ferry
1948 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
Torrents of Spring
Torrents of Spring
1989 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006 · Larry Charles
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films consistently explore the emotional and spiritual journey of characters returning to or discovering their true home, most notably in *Spirited Away* and *Howl's Moving Castle*.

 Terrence Malick United States

His meditative films like *The Tree of Life* and *The Thin Red Line* contemplate humanity's existential search for belonging and homecoming through poetic imagery and philosophical inquiry.

 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His works such as *Café Lumière* and *The Assassin* deeply explore themes of displacement, memory, and the bittersweet process of returning to or reconnecting with one's origins.