THEME EXPLORATION

teenage protagonist

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shrek
Shrek
2001 · Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
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
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Whiskey with Vodka
Whiskey with Vodka
2009 · Andreas Dresen
Geometry
Geometry
1987 · Guillermo del Toro
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 · Alfred Hitchcock
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
A Woman’s Story
A Woman’s Story
1963 · Mikio Naruse
Come Drink With Me
Come Drink With Me
1966 · King Hu
Follow the Star
Follow the Star
1978 · John Woo
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
Her Alibi
Her Alibi
1989 · Bruce Beresford
Niaye
Niaye
1964 · Ousmane Sembène
Sommaren med Monika
Sommaren med Monika
1953 · Ingmar Bergman
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
Aenigma
Aenigma
1987 · Lucio Fulci
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Greta Gerwig United States

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' authentically capture the emotional complexity and coming-of-age struggles of teenage protagonists.

 Céline Sciamma France

Her work including 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Tomboy' explores teenage identity, desire, and self-discovery with remarkable sensitivity and depth.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

Films like 'Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' present teenage characters navigating moral complexity and psychological intensity in provocative ways.