parent-in-law child-in-law relationship

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Broker' intimately explore family bonds, intergenerational conflicts, and the complexities of acceptance between relatives by marriage.

In 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things,' he examines power dynamics and psychological tensions between family members and those entering familial structures through surreal, unsettling narratives.

His films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' probe generational trauma and the fractures within extended family relationships, particularly between in-laws and how inheritance of pain passes through marriages.