THEME EXPLORATION

relationships and commitment

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits
2011 · Will Gluck
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Sathi Leelavathi
Sathi Leelavathi
2026 · Tatineni Satya
Heartburn
Heartburn
1986 · Mike Nichols
Happy Accidents
Happy Accidents
2000 · Brad Anderson
Sato and Sato
Sato and Sato
2026 · Chihiro Amano
Long Story Short
Long Story Short
2015 · May el-Toukhy
Other Worlds
Other Worlds
1999 · Makoto Shinkai
The Chops
The Chops
2003 · Bertrand Blier
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · Rupert Wyatt
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul
2017 · Ildikó Enyedi
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
8 ½
8 ½
1963 · Federico Fellini
Central Station
Central Station
1998 · Walter Salles
Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now
1973 · Nicolas Roeg
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
Gypsy
Gypsy
2011 · Rachel Leah Jones
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Just Between Us
Just Between Us
2010 · Rajko Grlić
Kooky
Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Prisoner of the Mountains
Prisoner of the Mountains
1996 · Sergei Bodrov
Show Me Love
Show Me Love
1999 · Fernando H. Uribe
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films dissect the psychological complexities of marriage and intimate relationships with unparalleled emotional depth, exploring commitment's fragility and meaning.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He masterfully visualizes romantic longing and the yearning for connection, portraying commitment as both beautiful and heartbreakingly elusive.

 Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His narratives examine how relationships and human bonds define identity and purpose, with commitment explored as essential to meaningful existence.