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overprotective parenting

12 films · 3 directors
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 children's identities and relationships.

Ari Aster → United States

His horror films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' examine the suffocating grip of family trauma and maternal anxiety passed between generations.

Lynne Ramsay → United Kingdom

Her films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' portray the psychological toll of overprotective and controlling parental relationships.

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