THEME EXPLORATION

middle age crisis

44 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Marie of the Port
Marie of the Port
1950 · Marcel Carné
SubUrbia
SubUrbia
1996 · Richard Linklater
The Land of the Sons
The Land of the Sons
2021 · Claudio Cupellini
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
The Graduate
The Graduate
1967 · Mike Nichols
Jack
Jack
2014 · Edward Berger
Love Lesson
Love Lesson
2013 · Ko Kyeong-Ah
Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive
2021 · Kōta Yoshida
Thank You, Life
Thank You, Life
1991 · Bertrand Blier
The Fruit Is Swelling
The Fruit Is Swelling
1997 · Cash Chin Man-Kei
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Insult
The Insult
2017 · Ziad Doueiri
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols USA

His films like 'The Graduate' and 'Carnal Knowledge' dissect the anxieties, desires, and disillusionment of middle-aged men confronting mortality and meaningful change.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Works such as 'After the Storm' and 'Like Father, Like Son' tenderly explore middle-aged characters grappling with regret, lost dreams, and the search for redemption and connection.