THEME EXPLORATION

puppy coming of age

44 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Marie of the Port
Marie of the Port
1950 · Marcel Carné
Breezy
Breezy
1973 · Clint Eastwood
I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007 · Amy Heckerling
Love Lesson
Love Lesson
2013 · Ko Kyeong-Ah
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
Has Anybody Seen My Gal?
1951 · Douglas Sirk
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
The State I Am In
The State I Am In
2001 · Christian Petzold
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows
1959 · François Truffaut
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996 · Danny Boyle
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
1993 · Tran Anh Hung
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
2010 · David Michôd
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Turkish Delight
Turkish Delight
1973 · Paul Verhoeven
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Boys at Noon
Boys at Noon
2000 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La mala educación
La mala educación
2004 · Pedro Almodóvar
Spider
Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
Chico
Chico
2001 · Ibolya Fekete
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
Khaled
Khaled
2002 · Asghar Massombagi
Pathfinder
Pathfinder
1987 · Nils Gaup
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wes Anderson United States

His whimsical yet poignant films frequently feature young characters navigating innocence and maturation through stylized, emotionally resonant coming-of-age narratives.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His naturalistic approach to family dynamics and childhood development captures the tender, authentic moments of growing up with profound empathy and visual poetry.

 Jean-Pierre Jeunet France

His imaginative visual storytelling often centers on outsider protagonists discovering themselves and the world, blending whimsy with genuine emotional growth.