THEME EXPLORATION

social oppression

42 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Mean Girls
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames
2026 · Naoya Ando
Indian Institute of Zombies
Indian Institute of Zombies
2026 · Gaganjeet Singh
The Plague
The Plague
2026 · Charlie Polinger
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Coup de Torchon
Coup de Torchon
1981 · Bertrand Tavernier
Fraulein
Fraulein
1986 · Michael Haneke
Society for Sale
Society for Sale
1918 · Frank Borzage
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
2000 · Terence Davies
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
The Valley of the Bees|The Valley Of The Bees
1968 · František Vláčil
Areso kai kykloforo
Areso kai kykloforo
1986 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Circle
The Circle
2000 · Jafar Panahi
Viva la libertad
Viva la libertad
1965 · Patricio Guzmán
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Parasite
Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
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
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
The Leopard
The Leopard
1963 · Luchino Visconti
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
Action et Réaction
Action et Réaction
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently expose class oppression and economic injustice through intimate character studies of working-class struggles.

 John Lee Hancock United States

He unflinchingly examines racial oppression, systemic racism, and social inequality in American society across multiple decades of filmmaking.

 Asghar Farhadi Iran

His narratives reveal gender oppression, class division, and social restrictions within Iranian society through psychologically complex human conflicts.