THEME EXPLORATION

working-class family

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Parasite
2019 · Bong Joon-ho

My Heart Belongs to Daddy

My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak

No Room for the Groom

No Room for the Groom
1952 · Douglas Sirk

Roma
2018 · Alfonso Cuarón

Rocco and His Brothers

Rocco and His Brothers
1960 · Luchino Visconti

To Live
1994 · Zhang Yimou

A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson

Encanto
2021 · Byron Howard & Jared Bush

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · James Gunn

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility
1995 · Ang Lee

Hi, Tereska
2001 · Robert Gliński

My Soul Brother

My Soul Brother
1994 · Mariano Barroso

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Park Chan-wook

Summer with Hope

Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice
2005 · Joe Wright

The Marginal Ones

The Marginal Ones
1978 · Mrinal Sen

Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone

Enzo
2026 · Robin Campillo

Phool Pishi O Edward

Phool Pishi O Edward
2026 · Nandita Roy

The Tao Exorcist

The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou

365 Nights
1948 · Kon Ichikawa

Anzukko
1958 · Mikio Naruse

Children Galore

Children Galore
1955 · Terence Fisher

Evelyn
2002 · Bruce Beresford

Gli indifferenti (Time of Indifference

Gli indifferenti (Time of Indifference
1988 · Mauro Bolognini

Love
1982 · Mai Zetterling

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Ken Loach United Kingdom

His films like 'Kes' and 'I, Daniel Blake' authentically portray the struggles and dignity of working-class families facing systemic hardship.

Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through improvisation-based cinema, he captures the nuanced relationships and emotional lives of ordinary working-class families in contemporary Britain.

Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' explore working-class families navigating poverty, love, and survival with profound empathy and tenderness.