adolescent struggles

Her films like 'Lady Bird' and 'Little Women' intimately capture the emotional complexity, identity formation, and coming-of-age vulnerabilities of adolescent characters.

His work, particularly 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and earlier films, explores adolescent alienation, social dysfunction, and psychological disturbance with unsettling depth.

His films like 'Mommy' and 'The Death and Life of John F. Donovan' viscerally depict teenage angst, family conflict, and the search for belonging with emotional intensity.