THEME EXPLORATION

small-town culture

41 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Don't Make Waves
Don't Make Waves
1967 · Alexander Mackendrick
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
The Loved One (Tony Richardson
1965 · Hal Ashby
Local Hero
Local Hero
1983 · Bill Forsyth
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
Castello Cavalcanti
Castello Cavalcanti
2013 · Wes Anderson
Little Italy
Little Italy
2018 · Donald Petrie
Masculin Feminin
Masculin Feminin
1966 · Jean-Luc Godard
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Christian Petzold
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Guillermo del Toro
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Tony Manero
Tony Manero
2008 · Pablo Larraín
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Letter from Michelangelo
Letter from Michelangelo
1971 · David Cronenberg
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party
2016 · Kemi Adetiba
A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion
1994 · Edward Yang
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · James Cameron
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Juan Taratuto
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Amazonas, Amazonas
Amazonas, Amazonas
1966 · Glauber Rocha
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater United States

His films like 'Boyhood' and 'Last Picture Show' intimately capture the rhythms, relationships, and quiet moments that define small-town American life across decades.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

Through works like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake,' Loach authentically documents the struggles, dignity, and community bonds of working-class small towns with unflinching realism.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His films such as 'Our Little Sister' and 'Like Father, Like Son' explore small-town and rural Japanese communities with tender attention to family dynamics and local traditions.