THEME EXPLORATION

overcoming family conflict

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Swimming Upstream
Swimming Upstream
2003 · Russell Mulcahy
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
Saturday, Sunday & Monday
2004 · Paolo Sorrentino
There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 · Walter Lang
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
The Reckless Moment
The Reckless Moment
1949 · Max Ophuls & Max Ophüls
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
A Separation
A Separation
2011 · Asghar Farhadi
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
2003 · Andrew Stanton
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
The Time That Remains
The Time That Remains
2009 · Elia Suleiman
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
823 Hostage Crisis
823 Hostage Crisis
2026 · Tony Leung Hung-Wah
All the Good Eyes
All the Good Eyes
2026 · Zhi Zheng
Daadi Ki Shaadi
Daadi Ki Shaadi
2026 · Ashish R. Mohan
Ídolos
Ídolos
2026 · Mat Whitecross
Once a Thief
Once a Thief
2026 · John Woo
Sentimental Value
Sentimental Value
2025 · Joachim Trier
Rufus: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim
Rufus: The Sea Serpent Who Couldn't Swim
2026 · Endre Skandfer
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
2026 · Hafsia Herzi
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
365 Nights
365 Nights
1948 · Kon Ichikawa
Love
Love
1982 · Mai Zetterling
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011 · Bruce Beresford
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
Teresa
Teresa
1951 · Fred Zinnemann
The Dead Father
The Dead Father
1986 · Guy Maddin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Our Little Sister' intimately explore fractured families and reconciliation through quiet, compassionate storytelling.

 Cristian Mungiu Romania

His unflinching dramas such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' expose deep family ruptures and moral dilemmas with raw psychological realism.