THEME EXPLORATION

permissive parenting

11 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
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
Spiral
Spiral
2019 · Kurtis David Harder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' explore the psychological consequences of unconventional parenting and lack of emotional boundaries.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films such as 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' deeply examine the failures and consequences of permissive or negligent parenting.

 Xavier Dolan Canada

His intensely personal films like 'Mommy' and 'It's Only the End of the World' explore the complex dynamics between permissive mothers and their adult children.