THEME EXPLORATION

single parent struggles

30 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
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Consumed
Consumed
2014 · David Cronenberg
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Gabriele Muccino
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Babai
Babai
2015 · Visar Morina
My Soul Brother
My Soul Brother
1994 · Mariano Barroso
Babes
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
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Diary of a Nobody
Diary of a Nobody
1964 · Ken Russell
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
2022 · Lee Chang-dong
La boutique
La boutique
1967 · Luis García Berlanga
Mamma Roma
Mamma Roma
1962 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
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
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
Curse of the Golden Flower
Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · Zhang Yimou
Flor de mayo/May Flower/Beyond All Limits
Flor de mayo/May Flower/Beyond All Limits
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Abandoned
The Abandoned
1945 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández
Fatherhood
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
Cold War
Cold War
1951 · Jack Kinney
Complacent
Complacent
2012 · Steven R. Monroe
In Good Hands
In Good Hands
2022 · Ketche
No. 10
No. 10
2021 · Alex van Warmerdam
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' powerfully depict the economic hardships and systemic struggles faced by working-class single parents.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His tender yet unflinching films such as 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' explore single parenthood, family bonds, and societal marginalization with profound humanity.