THEME EXPLORATION

workplace dysfunction

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Desk Set
Desk Set
1957 · Walter Lang
The Front Page
The Front Page
1974 · Billy Wilder
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Fear of Fear
Fear of Fear
1975 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Dogtooth
Dogtooth
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method
2011 · David Cronenberg
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
1984 · Pedro Almodóvar
Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue
1983 · Jan Švankmajer
It's Not the Time of My Life
It's Not the Time of My Life
2016 · Szabolcs Hajdu
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
The Notebook
The Notebook
2013 · János Szász
Desire
Desire
2026 · Teresa Simone
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Christian Petzold
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
The Christophers
The Christophers
2026 · Steven Soderbergh
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
Both You and I
Both You and I
1946 · Mikio Naruse
Carrot Top
Carrot Top
1925 · Julien Duvivier
Crimes of the Heart
Crimes of the Heart
1986 · Bruce Beresford
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Farewell
Farewell
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Il bell’Antonio (le Bel Antonio/Bell’Antonio
Il bell’Antonio (le Bel Antonio/Bell’Antonio
1960 · Mauro Bolognini
Meet the Pioneers
Meet the Pioneers
1948 · Lindsay Anderson
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
Braindead
Braindead
1992 · Peter Jackson
We Have Many Names
We Have Many Names
1976 · Mai Zetterling
A Sensitive Person
A Sensitive Person
2023 · Tomáš Klein
Deep Rivers
Deep Rivers
2018 · Vladimir Bitokov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

His films like 'Another Year' and 'Career Girls' dissect interpersonal tensions and emotional dysfunction within professional and social environments through naturalistic dialogue.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Maborosi' and 'After the Storm' explore how work stress and professional failure corrode personal relationships and family dynamics.