THEME EXPLORATION

returning home

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Home Alone
Home Alone
1990 · Chris Columbus
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
Monsoon
Monsoon
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 · Travis Knight
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
Mrs. Miniver
Mrs. Miniver
1942 · William Wyler
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
This Happy Life
This Happy Life
1944 · Mikio Naruse
For You at the Front!
For You at the Front!
1942 · Dziga Vertov
La Douche d’eau bouillante
La Douche d’eau bouillante
1907 · Georges Méliès
Ghostland
Ghostland
2018 · Pascal Laugier
Knock Knock
Knock Knock
2015 · Eli Roth
Violent Night
Violent Night
2022 · Tommy Wirkola
Housebound
Housebound
2014 · Gerard Johnstone
The Strangers: Chapter 1
The Strangers: Chapter 1
2024 · Renny Harlin
An Almost Christmas Story
An Almost Christmas Story
2024 · David Lowery
Borgman
Borgman
2013 · Alex van Warmerdam
Blood Runs Cold
Blood Runs Cold
2011 · Sonny Laguna
Cold War
Cold War
1951 · Jack Kinney
F
F
2010 · Johannes Roberts
Horror Stories
Horror Stories
2012 · Jung Bum-shik & Min Kyu-dong
House on the Edge of the Park
House on the Edge of the Park
1980 · Ruggero Deodato
House Tour
House Tour
2021 · Roman Perez Jr.
Macabre
Macabre
2009 · Timo Tjahjanto
Madness
Madness
1980 · Fernando Di Leo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'Our Little Sister' intimately explore family reunions and the bittersweet process of returning to childhood homes.

 Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey

He repeatedly examines homecoming and displacement in films like 'Winter Sleep' and 'Distant,' capturing the psychological weight of returning to one's roots.

 Kenneth Lonergan Ireland

Her debut 'The Banshees of Inisherin' and earlier works deeply explore estrangement and the impossible desire to return to simpler times and lost connections.