THEME EXPLORATION

teenage isolation

41 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Carrie
Carrie
1976 · Brian De Palma
Weathering with You
Weathering with You
2019 · Makoto Shinkai
Elephant
Elephant
2003 · Gus Van Sant
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021 · Hideaki Anno & Katsuichi Nakayama & Kazuya Tsurumaki & Mahiro Maeda
Chatroom
Chatroom
2010 · Hideo Nakata
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Lighthouse Keeper
Lighthouse Keeper
2009 · Anonymous Fixture
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Summertime
Summertime
1955 · David Lean
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
Tangerines
Tangerines
2013 · Zaza Urushadze
The Lunchbox
The Lunchbox
2013 · Ritesh Batra
The Tenant
The Tenant
1976 · Roman Polanski
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
2020
2020
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Attenberg
Attenberg
2010 · Athina Rachel Tsangari
Cosmopolis
Cosmopolis
2012 · David Cronenberg
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Where Do We Go Now
Where Do We Go Now
2011 · Nadine Labaki
Camion
Camion
2012 · Rafaël Ouellet
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Terribly Happy
Terribly Happy
2008 · Henrik Ruben Genz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joaquim Dos Santos United States

His films like 'Elephant' and 'My Own Private Idaho' capture teenage alienation and social disconnection with haunting authenticity.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Works such as 'You Were Never Really Here' and her earlier shorts explore fragmented consciousness and psychological isolation of vulnerable youth.

 Xavier Dolan Canada

His emotionally intense films like 'Mommy' and 'Laurence Anyways' examine teenage anxiety, family dysfunction, and the pain of feeling misunderstood.