THEME EXPLORATION

work-life balance

42 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Incredibles
The Incredibles
2004 · Brad Bird
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Chung Kuo Cina
Chung Kuo Cina
1972 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion
1984 · Ken Russell
Fårö-dokument
Fårö-dokument
1979 · Ingmar Bergman
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
Jeune et jolie (Young and Beautiful
2013 · François Ozon
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Zomo et ses frères
Zomo et ses frères
1975 · Jean Rouch
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
A New Love in Tokyo
A New Love in Tokyo
1994 · Banmei Takahashi
From Straight A's to XXX
From Straight A's to XXX
2017 · Vanessa Parise
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973 · Gérard Pirès
Blind Chance
Blind Chance
1987 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · F. W. Murnau
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · Sergei Parajanov
Black Girl
Black Girl
1966 · Ousmane Sembène
Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention
2002 · Elia Suleiman
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Winter Sleep
Winter Sleep
2014 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
Whisky
Whisky
2004 · Juan Pablo Rebella
Cactus River
Cactus River
2012 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
On the Job
On the Job
2013 · Erik Matti
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tulpan
Tulpan
2008 · Sergei Dvortsevoy
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Much Loved
Much Loved
2015 · Nabil Ayouch
Patrick
Patrick
2019 · Tim Mielants
Salesman
Salesman
1969 · Maysles Brothers
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
The Almost Man
The Almost Man
2012 · Martin Lund
The Marginal Ones
The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Nancy Meyers USA

Sophisticated comedies celebrating intelligent women navigating love, ambition, and self-discovery with style.

 Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films consistently examine how economic systems and work pressures devastate personal relationships and family life, as seen in 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You'.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

He explores the tension between professional ambition and familial bonds, questioning what constitutes a meaningful life in films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Broker'.