THEME EXPLORATION

school rivalry

28 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters

Rushmore
1998 · Wes Anderson

Martial Club
1981 · Kar-leung Lau

Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense

Haikyu!! The Movie: Talent and Sense
2017 · Susumu Mitsunaka

Sexy Battle Girls

Sexy Battle Girls
1986 · Mototsugu Watanabe

Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)

Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog

A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang

Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · Peter Weir

Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti

The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi

Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella

Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar

Five Fingers of Death

Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho

La belle endormie

La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat

Angkinin Mo Ako

Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee

Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan

Paris s’éveille

Paris s’éveille
1991 · Olivier Assayas

Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao

Pinocchio: Unstrung

Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield

The Legend of Maula Jatt

The Legend of Maula Jatt
2026 · Bilal Lashari

Super Charlie
2026 · Jon Holmberg

Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · J. Lee Thompson

Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong

if….
1968 · Lindsay Anderson

La Mort en ce jardin

La Mort en ce jardin
1956 · Luis Buñuel

Luci del varietà

Luci del varietà
1950 · Federico Fellini

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Bong Joon-ho South Korea

His work frequently depicts class-based rivalries and competitive hierarchies in schools as microcosms of societal inequality and systemic injustice.

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films authentically portray school rivalries rooted in socioeconomic differences and institutional power dynamics, highlighting how education systems perpetuate social divisions.