THEME EXPLORATION

personal quirks

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Toni Erdmann
Toni Erdmann
2016 · Maren Ade
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · David Frankel
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Rocky
Rocky
1976 · John G. Avildsen
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Emerald
Emerald
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson United States

His films celebrate eccentric characters and offbeat behavioral patterns through meticulously styled visual worlds that normalize the peculiar.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

He constructs narratives around deeply strange social rituals and idiosyncratic behaviors, exploring how personal quirks shape human relationships.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His intimate character studies reveal how small, distinctive habits and personality traits define individuals and create profound human connection.