THEME EXPLORATION

male midlife crisis

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Reunion 3: Singles Cruise
Reunion 3: Singles Cruise
2021 · Renny Harlin
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit
1985 · Alexander Kluge
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
The Naked Man on the Sports Field
1974 · Konrad Wolf
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols United States

His films like 'The Graduate' and 'Carnal Knowledge' dissect male anxiety, desire, and the disillusionment of middle-aged men confronting their unfulfilled expectations.

 Wes Anderson United States

Works such as 'Boogie Nights' and 'There Will Be Blood' explore masculine ambition, decline, and the psychological unraveling of men at pivotal life moments.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films 'Wild Strawberries' and 'Face to Face' profoundly examine aging, regret, identity loss, and existential crisis in middle-aged men with philosophical depth.