THEME EXPLORATION

life choices and consequences

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Boyhood
Boyhood
2014 · Richard Linklater
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
You Have to Come and See It
You Have to Come and See It
2022 · Jonás Trueba
Roma
Roma
1972 · Federico Fellini
Recess/Breaktime
Recess/Breaktime
1972 · Abbas Kiarostami
The Narrow Road
The Narrow Road
1912 · D.W. Griffith
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking
1935 · John Ford
Russian Lullabies
Russian Lullabies
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
1979 · Michael Mann
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
Aquí está Heraclio Bernal/Here Comes Heraclio Bernal
1957 · Roberto Gavaldón
Adan
Adan
2019 · Roman Perez Jr.
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His masterpieces like 'Three Colors' trilogy and 'Decalogue' meticulously examine how individual choices ripple through interconnected lives with moral complexity and philosophical depth.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

Films like 'After Life' and 'Nobody Knows' explore how personal decisions—both grand and mundane—fundamentally shape human relationships and determine the trajectory of lives.

 Leigh Whannell United Kingdom

Through deeply humanistic character studies like 'Naked' and 'Another Year,' he reveals how choices made in relationships and careers create cascading consequences that define existence.