THEME EXPLORATION

custody battle

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · David Yates
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983 · Richard Marquand
The Hunt
The Hunt
2012 · Thomas Vinterberg
300
300
2006 · Zack Snyder
A Street to Die
A Street to Die
1986 · Bill Bennett
Clean
Clean
2004 · Olivier Assayas
Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Nevsky
1938 · Sergei Eisenstein
No Good Men
No Good Men
2026 · Shahrbanoo Sadat
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1948 · Julien Duvivier
Custer of the West
Custer of the West
1967 · Robert Siodmak
The Heart
The Heart
1955 · Kon Ichikawa
The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day
1909 · D.W. Griffith
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jerry Kramer United States

Robert Benton's Oscar-winning film directly centers on a father fighting for custody of his son, exploring the emotional and legal complexities of parental separation.

 Perce Pearce France

Arnaud Desplechin examines fractured families and parental conflict through intimate character studies that reveal the psychological toll of custody disputes.