social cliques

His films like 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Sixteen Candles' directly examine how social hierarchies and cliques define teenage identity and relationships.

Her work, particularly 'The Bling Ring' and 'Lost in Translation', explores isolation within privileged social circles and the performative nature of clique membership.

Films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' dissect social exclusion, alienation, and the psychological toll of being outside accepted groups.