THEME EXPLORATION

ancestral home

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Funny Games U.S.
Funny Games U.S.
2007 · Michael Haneke
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Home Alone
Home Alone
1990 · Chris Columbus
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Taika Waititi
Monsoon
Monsoon
2011 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Mrs. Lupe
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Guillermo del Toro
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
2026 · Cédric Klapisch
Don't Breathe
Don't Breathe
2016 · Fede Álvarez
Calle Malaga
Calle Malaga
2026 · Maryam Touzani
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe
2026 · Travis Knight
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass
2026 · Zhang Gang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan

His films intimately document the passage of time within family homes and the erosion of ancestral spaces across generations.

 Lynne Ramsay Scotland

She explores how childhood memories and family trauma are embedded within domestic spaces and ancestral inheritances.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative cinema investigates how ancestral memory, ghosts, and family histories linger within physical and spiritual spaces.