THEME EXPLORATION

teenage survival

36 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017 · Jake Kasdan
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
2015 · Wes Ball
Veronica
Veronica
2017 · Paco Plaza
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
The Hungarian Dressmaker
The Hungarian Dressmaker
2024 · Iveta Grófová
The One
The One
2022 · Dmitriy Suvorov
Parasyte: Part 2
Parasyte: Part 2
2015 · Takashi Yamazaki
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Barry Lyndon
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Stanley Kubrick
Moi, un noir
Moi, un noir
1958 · Jean Rouch
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
The Raid Redemption
The Raid Redemption
2011 · Gareth Evans
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Force Majeure
Force Majeure
2014 · Ruben Östlund
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
Leviathan
Leviathan
2014 · Andrey Zvyagintsev
Theeb
Theeb
2014 · Naji Abu Nowar
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
1957 · Arne Skouen
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Hibiscus Town
Hibiscus Town
1988 · Xie Jin
Hi, Tereska
Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Joaquim Dos Santos United States

His films like 'Elephant' and 'Paranoid Park' intimately explore teenage alienation, violence, and the struggle for identity in modern American adolescence.

 Lynne Ramsay United Kingdom

Her visceral films 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'You Were Never Really Here' unflinchingly examine psychological trauma and survival through the eyes of troubled youth.

 Xavier Dolan Canada

His emotionally intense coming-of-age films like 'Mommy' and 'It's Only the End of the World' capture teenage vulnerability, family conflict, and the raw struggle for survival and acceptance.