THEME EXPLORATION

search for belonging

43 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
1948 · Vittorio De Sica
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Toy Story
Toy Story
1995 · John Lasseter
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
Landscape in the Mist
Landscape in the Mist
1988 · Theo Angelopoulos & Theodoros Angelopoulos
Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light
2010 · Patricio Guzmán
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Monsoon
Monsoon
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Krapatchouk
Krapatchouk
1992 · Enrique Gabriel
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
Le Feu Follet
Le Feu Follet
1963 · Louis Malle
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Gohan
Gohan
2026 · Nattawut Poonpiriya
Romería
Romería
2026 · Carla Simón
Pilgrims
Pilgrims
2026 · Heo Pyoung-kang
Swapped
Swapped
2026 · Nathan Greno
Tales of Taipei
Tales of Taipei
2026 · Pawo Choyning Dorji
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026 · Eugene Yi
Le Amiche
Le Amiche
1955 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
Life and Nothing More…/…And Life Goes On
1992 · Abbas Kiarostami
Of Time and the City
Of Time and the City
2008 · Terence Davies
The Search
The Search
1948 · Fred Zinnemann
The Man Without a Map
The Man Without a Map
1968 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Breathing into Marble
Breathing into Marble
2018 · Giedrė Beinoriūtė
Monsoon
Monsoon
2019 · Hong Khaou
The August Virgin
The August Virgin
2019 · Jonás Trueba
Silence 6–9
Silence 6–9
2022 · Hristos Passalis
El siete de copas/Seven of Cups
El siete de copas/Seven of Cups
1960 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Dance of Reality
The Dance of Reality
2013 · Alejandro Jodorowsky
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018 · Eli Roth
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
2001 · Darrell Rooney
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately explore how families and communities form belonging outside traditional structures.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious cinema captures the struggle for belonging among marginalized individuals navigating class, work, and social systems.

 Céline Sciamma France

Her films, particularly 'Tomboy' and 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire,' examine how identity and connection shape our search for acceptance and belonging.