Family conflict

His films like 'Like Father, Like Son' and 'Shoplifters' intimately examine family bonds, secrets, and what defines parenthood through nuanced emotional storytelling.

His unflinching works such as '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' portray family dysfunction and moral conflicts within tight family units with brutal realism.

His horror films 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' use genre to expose deep-seated family trauma, resentment, and the destructive cycles within families.