THEME EXPLORATION

social acceptance

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
The Line
The Line
2017 · Alice Cogin
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Hurlevent
Hurlevent
1985 · Jacques Rivette
The Broken Commandment
The Broken Commandment
1962 · Kon Ichikawa
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
Parents in Progress
Parents in Progress
2019 · Laura Chiossone
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Guillermo del Toro
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
2010 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
A Fantastic Woman
A Fantastic Woman
2017 · Sebastián Lelio
Aferim!
Aferim!
2015 · Radu Jude
Children of Heaven
Children of Heaven
1997 · Majid Majidi
Clash
Clash
2016 · Mohamed Diab
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
I Even Met Happy Gypsies
1967 · Aleksandar Petrović
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
The Club
The Club
2015 · Pablo Larraín
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Zama
Zama
2017 · Lucrecia Martel
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jason Moore USA

Celebrates queer narratives and youth through accessible, emotionally intelligent contemporary storytelling.

 Peter Farrelly USA

Crude humor meets genuine heart in offbeat romantic comedies celebrating misfits.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films consistently explore characters finding belonging and acceptance within communities despite their differences, as seen in Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.