THEME EXPLORATION

teenage ambition

39 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2
2007 · Kenny Ortega

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly

Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott

Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov

Viktor und Viktoria

Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel

Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls

Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová

Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski

Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro

Heavenly Creatures

Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson

Police Adjective

Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu

Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty

Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour

Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong

Hard, Fast and Beautiful

Hard, Fast and Beautiful
1951 · Ida Lupino

The Young Girls of Rochefort

The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy

We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay

7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia

Maria Full of Grace

Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston

Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo

Henry V
1989 · —

Reprise
2006 · Joachim Trier

Shadow Play
1997 · Martine Dugowson

Show Me Love
1999 · Fernando H. Uribe

State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski

Year of the Devil

Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka

Sick of Myself
2022 · Kristoffer Borgli

2DIE4
2026 · André Abdala

Boys Go to Jupiter

Boys Go to Jupiter
2026 · Julian Glander

All Greens
2026 · Takashi Koyama

Chand Mera Dil
2026 · Vivek Soni

Cold War 1994
2026 · Leung Lok-Man

Eagles of the Republic

Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh

Doubles Match
2026 · Hung Po-hao

Ídolos
2026 · Mat Whitecross

Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella

Mexico 86
2026 · Gabriel Ripstein

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026 · Matt Johnson

Monkey Business

Monkey Business
2026 · Daniel Guzmán

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Greta Gerwig USA

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Barbie' intricately explore teenage ambition, self-discovery, and the tension between personal dreams and external expectations.

Céline Sciamma France

Her coming-of-age films such as 'Girlhood' and 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' deeply examine adolescent desire, identity formation, and the fierce ambitions of young people.

Barry Jenkins USA

His films 'Moonlight' and 'If Beale Street Could Talk' powerfully capture teenage yearning, aspiration, and the ways young protagonists navigate their futures against systemic obstacles.