THEME EXPLORATION

social breakdown

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Society for Sale
Society for Sale
1918 · Frank Borzage
The Exterminating Angel
The Exterminating Angel
1962 · Luis Buñuel
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
Influenza
Influenza
2004 · Bong Joon-ho
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage
1973 · Ingmar Bergman
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Festen
Festen
1998 · Thomas Vinterberg
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
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
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
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
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
1988 · Pedro Almodóvar
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rob Jabbaz Canada

Explores societal collapse through graphic body horror and unflinching psychological extremism.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His kitchen-sink realism and social dramas consistently expose the breakdown of social welfare systems and community bonds in contemporary Britain.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through improvisation-based narratives, he meticulously portrays fractured families, class divisions, and the erosion of social cohesion in modern society.