THEME EXPLORATION

overprotective parenting

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
M3GAN
M3GAN
2022 · Gerard Johnstone
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
1964 · Robert Stevenson
Like a Fish on the Moon
Like a Fish on the Moon
2022 · Dornaz Hajiha
La Ciénaga
La Ciénaga
2001 · Lucrecia Martel
Chinese Puzzle
Chinese Puzzle
2013 · Cédric Klapisch
Housekeeping
Housekeeping
1987 · Bill Forsyth
About a Boy
About a Boy
2002 · Paul Weitz
Daddy Longlegs
Daddy Longlegs
2010 · Josh Safdie
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is it Me?
2022 · Peter Segal
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' explore how parental protection and control shape family dynamics and children's identities across generations.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her visceral films such as 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' depict the psychological toll of maternal overprotection and control.

 Xavier Dolan Canada

His autobiographical works like 'Mommy' and 'I Killed My Mother' intensely examine the suffocating yet loving relationship between overprotective mothers and their adult children.