THEME EXPLORATION

teenage popularity

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Liar, Liar, Vampire
Liar, Liar, Vampire
2015 · Vince Marcello
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Akira
Akira
1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Show Me Love
Show Me Love
1999 · Fernando H. Uribe
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
L’Eau froide
L’Eau froide
1994 · Olivier Assayas
Leviticus
Leviticus
2026 · Adrian Chiarella
The World of Love
The World of Love
2026 · Yoon Ga-eun
Ask
Ask
1986 · Derek Jarman
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
House
House
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Niaye
Niaye
1964 · Ousmane Sembène
Puberty Blues
Puberty Blues
1981 · Bruce Beresford
Sommaren med Monika
Sommaren med Monika
1953 · Ingmar Bergman
Aenigma
Aenigma
1987 · Lucio Fulci
Good Evening to You
Good Evening to You
1982 · Yannis Dalianidis
Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes
Fright Night
Fright Night
2011 · Craig Gillespie
Veronica
Veronica
2017 · Paco Plaza
Agent Cody Banks
Agent Cody Banks
2003 · Harald Zwart
Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ
Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ
2020 · Thomas Astruc
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Allen Hughes United States

His iconic films like 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Sixteen Candles' intimately dissect teenage social hierarchies and the pressure to fit in.

 Greta Gerwig United States

Her film 'Lady Bird' sensitively explores adolescent friendships, social anxiety, and the complex dynamics of wanting to belong during formative years.

 Xavier Dolan Canada

His emotionally intense films like 'Mommy' and early work examine teenage identity, social ostracism, and the psychological impact of peer acceptance and rejection.