teenage rejection

Her films like *Lady Bird* and *20th Century Women* intimately portray teenage alienation, social exclusion, and the struggle for acceptance within family and peer groups.

Films such as *We Need to Talk About Kevin* and *You Were Never Really Here* explore psychological rejection and the fractured relationships between teenagers and society with visceral intensity.

His emotionally raw films like *Mommy* and *It's Only the End of the World* center on teenage alienation, family rejection, and the pain of feeling misunderstood during formative years.