THEME EXPLORATION

outsider acceptance

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shoah
Shoah
1985 · Claude Lanzmann
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004 · Michel Gondry
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Being Towards Death
Being Towards Death
2026 · Chen Sicheng
Once Upon My Mother
Once Upon My Mother
2026 · Ken Scott
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Run Rabbit Run
Run Rabbit Run
2026 · Daina Reid
The Last Dance
The Last Dance
2026 · Anselm Chan Mau-Yin
Sneaks
Sneaks
2025 · Rob Edwards
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
1979 · Francesco Rosi
When Mumbo Jumbo Grew Giant
When Mumbo Jumbo Grew Giant
2026 · Karsten Kiilerich
L’Homme aux cheveux blues (Sylvie Pierre and Georges Ulmann
L’Homme aux cheveux blues (Sylvie Pierre and Georges Ulmann
1986 · Glauber Rocha
Parisian Life
Parisian Life
1936 · Robert Siodmak
Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues
1981 · Bruce Beresford
The Inugami Family
The Inugami Family
1976 · Kon Ichikawa
Breathing into Marble
Breathing into Marble
2018 · Giedrė Beinoriūtė
Loveable
Loveable
2024 · Lilja Ingolfsdottir
Ode to Nothing
Ode to Nothing
2019 · Dwein Ruedas Baltazar
Intensive Life Unit
Intensive Life Unit
2021 · Adéla Komrzý
Stuart Little
Stuart Little
1999 · Rob Minkoff
Forasters
Forasters
2008 · Ventura Pons
The Representative
The Representative
1964 · Mrinal Sen
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
2022 · Josh Gordon & Will Speck
Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto
2005 · Neil Jordan
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Chris Sanders USA

Sanders crafts emotionally resonant animated adventures celebrating misfits finding home and purpose.

 Dean DeBlois Canada

Creates emotionally resonant animated narratives about misfits finding home and purpose.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Okja' explore class division and social exclusion through darkly comic narratives about people struggling against systemic barriers.