teenage peer pressure

His films like 'Elephant' and 'Last Days' penetrate the psychological depths of adolescent isolation and social conformity pressures.

Works such as 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' explore how social dynamics and group dynamics distort individual agency.

Her films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' examine adolescent psychology and the damaging effects of social alienation and pressure.