THEME EXPLORATION

middle school

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sexy Battle Girls
Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Chris Columbus
Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert
2015 · Werner Herzog
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson
if….
if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat
1975 · Kon Ichikawa
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
Marianne of My Youth
Marianne of My Youth
1955 · Julien Duvivier
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
1977 · Bruce Beresford
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
Where is the Friend’s House?/Where is the Friend’s Home?
1987 · Abbas Kiarostami
Aenigma
Aenigma
1987 · Lucio Fulci
Martial Club
Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau
School Girl Killer
School Girl Killer
1968 · Antonio Margheriti
Bowling for Columbine
Bowling for Columbine
2002 · Michael Moore
Just Friends
Just Friends
2005 · Roger Kumble
Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks
2003 · Harald Zwart
Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury
1972 · Lo Wei
Fist of Legend
Fist of Legend
1994 · Gordon Chan
3 A.M. Part 2
3 A.M. Part 2
2014 · Isara Nadee & Putipong Saisikaew
4th Period Mystery
4th Period Mystery
2009 · Sang-yong Lee
Art of the Devil 2
Art of the Devil 2
2005 · Art Thamthrakul & Isara Nadee & Kongkiat Khomsiri & Pasith Buranajan & Putipong Saisikaew & Seree Phongnithi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater USA

His film 'Boyhood' meticulously follows a character from childhood through adolescence, capturing the nuanced emotional landscape of growing up including the middle school years.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore the perspectives and vulnerabilities of children and young adolescents navigating complex social worlds with remarkable sensitivity.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her film 'You Were Never Really Here' and particularly 'Ratcatcher' capture the intense psychological and social turmoil of young people caught between childhood and adolescence.