THEME EXPLORATION

youth friendship

31 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Everybody Wants Some!!
Everybody Wants Some!!
2016 · Richard Linklater
Late Chrysanthemums
Late Chrysanthemums
1954 · Mikio Naruse
All Greens
All Greens
2026 · Takashi Koyama
Good Old Daze
Good Old Daze
1995 · Cédric Klapisch
NightClub
NightClub
1989 · Sergio Corbucci
That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling
1979 · Bill Forsyth
Before the Fall
Before the Fall
2004 · Dennis Gansel
Rooftops
Rooftops
1989 · Robert Wise
Times Square
Times Square
1980 · Allan Moyle
Twelve
Twelve
2010 · Joel Schumacher
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In
2008 · Tomas Alfredson
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street
1965 · Ján Kadár
Embrace of the Serpent
Embrace of the Serpent
2015 · Ciro Guerra
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Paradise Now
Paradise Now
2005 · Hany Abu-Assad
Time of the Gypsies
Time of the Gypsies
1988 · Emir Kusturica
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
async - first light
async - first light
2017 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater United States

His films like 'Dazed and Confused' and 'Boyhood' intimately chronicle the bonds, conflicts, and growth of young friendships across formative years.

 François Truffaut France

His semi-autobiographical 'Antoine Doinel' series tenderly explores adolescent friendships, first loves, and the bittersweet transition from youth to adulthood.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' delicately examine how friendships and chosen family bonds shape identity during crucial developmental moments.