THEME EXPLORATION

mid-life crisis

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
As Long as They're Happy
As Long as They're Happy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
L’Eclisse
L’Eclisse
1962 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Life Is
Life Is
2026 · Lorena Villarreal
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Desire
Desire
2011 · Laurent Bouhnik
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
The One and Only
The One and Only
2002 · Simon Cellan Jones
Tuner
Tuner
2026 · Daniel Roher
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
La flor de mi secreto
La flor de mi secreto
1994 · Pedro Almodóvar
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols USA

His films like 'The Graduate' and 'Carnal Knowledge' dissect the anxiety, disillusionment, and identity crises of middle-aged men confronting mortality and unfulfilled desires.

 Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His masterpieces such as 'Tokyo Story' and 'An Autumn Afternoon' poignantly explore aging, regret, and the quiet acceptance of life's transience in middle and later years.

 François Truffaut France

Films like 'Day for Night' and his Antoine Doinel series examine the emotional turmoil, romantic upheaval, and existential doubts of characters navigating midlife transitions.