THEME EXPLORATION

single parent

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Gabriele Muccino

Consumed
2014 · David Cronenberg

36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat

Let the Sun Shine In

Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
1974 · Martin Scorsese

Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Woman and Child

Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee

Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold

Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène

Mamma Roma
1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

Poor Cow
1967 · Ken Loach

The Approach of Autumn

The Approach of Autumn
1960 · Mikio Naruse

The Straits of Love and Hate

The Straits of Love and Hate
1937 · Kenji Mizoguchi

The Abandoned
1945 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández

Fatherhood
2021 · Paul Weitz

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
2018 · Yuen Woo-Ping

Calm with Horses

Calm with Horses
2020 · Nick Rowland

In Good Hands
2022 · Ketche

No. 10
2021 · Alex van Warmerdam

Parents in Progress

Parents in Progress
2019 · Laura Chiossone

Sausalito
2000 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

The Son Of...
1995 · Maurice Pialat

Thirty Something, Single and Fabulous

Thirty Something, Single and Fabulous
2016 · Chava Cartas

Turn the Page
1999 · Jonas Åkerlund

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' intimately portray the struggles of working-class single parents navigating poverty and systemic hardship.

Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Shoplifters' and 'Like Father, Like Son' explore single parenthood, family bonds, and economic vulnerability with profound emotional depth and nuance.