parental anxiety

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Our Little Sister' intimately explore parental responsibility, guilt, and the anxieties of raising and protecting children.

She captures maternal anxiety with visceral intensity in 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin,' examining protective instinct and parental failure.

His horror films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' weaponize parental dread and the terror of losing control over one's children's safety and fate.