THEME EXPLORATION

sibling bond

34 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sweetie
Sweetie
1989 · Jane Campion
Silence
Silence
2016 · Martin Scorsese
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · John Woo
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies
1988 · Isao Takahata
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Rain Man
Rain Man
1988 · Barry Levinson
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Better Go Mad in the Wild
Better Go Mad in the Wild
2025 · Miro Remo
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
León and Olvido
León and Olvido
2004 · Xavier Bermúdez
Nénette et Boni
Nénette et Boni
1996 · Claire Denis
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
Pierce
Pierce
2026 · Nelicia Low
Angkinin Mo Ako
Angkinin Mo Ako
2026 · Topel Lee
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026 · Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Qingtong & Kuihua
Qingtong & Kuihua
2026 · Chen Kun-hou
Sneaks
Sneaks
2025 · Rob Edwards
Super Charlie
Super Charlie
2026 · Jon Holmberg
The Tigers
The Tigers
2026 · Alberto Rodríguez
The Boy Who Gave
The Boy Who Gave
2026 · Allison Precious Emmanuel
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love
1970 · J. Lee Thompson
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas
1984 · Wim Wenders
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · Robert Siodmak
Broken Voices
Broken Voices
2025 · Ondřej Provazník
Patchwork
Patchwork
2021 · Emily Pasternak
The Lost Children
The Lost Children
2023 · Michèle Jacob
Vesper
Vesper
2022 · Kristina Buožytė & Bruno Samper
A Dog's Purpose
A Dog's Purpose
2017 · Lasse Hallström
A Lady In Bouzoukia
A Lady In Bouzoukia
1968 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' intimately explore sibling relationships as anchors of love and survival in fragmented families.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Works such as 'Dogtooth' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' present sibling bonds as psychologically complex and darkly symbiotic.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her films including 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' examine sibling relationships with visceral emotional depth and psychological nuance.