THEME EXPLORATION

college

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Monsters University
Monsters University
2013 · Dan Scanlon
After
After
2019 · Jenny Gage
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
Athiradi
Athiradi
2026 · Arun Anirudhan
A New Trick
A New Trick
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Punishment Room
Punishment Room
1956 · Kon Ichikawa
The Kissing Booth 2
The Kissing Booth 2
2020 · Vince Marcello
The Crimson Rivers
The Crimson Rivers
2000 · Mathieu Kassovitz
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines
2012 · Declan O'Brien
Adultery Alumni Association
Adultery Alumni Association
2018 · Jo Tae-ho
Body Count
Body Count
1986 · Ruggero Deodato
Dead Before Dawn
Dead Before Dawn
2012 · April Mullen
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols USA

His films like 'The Graduate' and 'Closer' explore the anxieties, transitions, and moral complexities of young adulthood and university-aged characters navigating identity and relationships.

 Sofia Coppola USA

Films such as 'The Bling Ring' and 'Lost in Translation' capture the alienation, searching for identity, and coming-of-age experiences particularly relevant to college-aged youth.

 Richard Linklater USA

His trilogy 'Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight' and films like 'Dazed and Confused' deeply explore intellectual growth, philosophical questioning, and formative moments of young adulthood.