THEME EXPLORATION

paternity and parenthood

31 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking
1989 · Amy Heckerling
Das Hofkonzert
Das Hofkonzert
1936 · Douglas Sirk
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
Despicable Me
Despicable Me
2010 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Let the Sun Shine In
Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis
Deaf
Deaf
2026 · Eva Libertad
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Young Mothers
Young Mothers
2026 · Jean-Pierre Dardenne
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Being Two Isn't Easy
Being Two Isn't Easy
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
Widow
Widow
1976 · J. Lee Thompson
Domestique
Domestique
2018 · Adam Sedlák
March to May
March to May
2024 · Martin Pavol Repka
With or Without You
With or Without You
1998 · Michael Winterbottom
Fatherhood
Fatherhood
2021 · Paul Weitz
Fathers and Daughters
Fathers and Daughters
2015 · Gabriele Muccino
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018 · Yuen Woo-Ping
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans
2016 · Derek Cianfrance
Ayla: The Daughter of War
Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017 · Can Ulkay
Calm with Horses
Calm with Horses
2020 · Nick Rowland
Christmas in Homestead
Christmas in Homestead
2016 · Steven R. Monroe
In Good Hands
In Good Hands
2022 · Ketche
No. 10
No. 10
2021 · Alex van Warmerdam
Parents in Progress
Parents in Progress
2019 · Laura Chiossone
One Day...
One Day...
2001 · Michel Gondry
Sausalito
Sausalito
2000 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
We All Scream for Ice Cream
We All Scream for Ice Cream
2007 · Tom Holland
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' profoundly explore biological versus emotional parenthood and what truly defines family bonds.