THEME EXPLORATION

middle age crisis

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World
2021 · Joachim Trier
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —
My Father's Shadow
My Father's Shadow
2026 · Akinola Davies Jr.
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
2026 · John Travolta
Marie of the Port
Marie of the Port
1950 · Marcel Carné
SubUrbia
SubUrbia
1996 · Richard Linklater
The Land of the Sons
The Land of the Sons
2021 · Claudio Cupellini
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
1999 · Alan Rudolph
Breezy
Breezy
1973 · Clint Eastwood
The Graduate
The Graduate
1967 · Mike Nichols
Jack
Jack
2014 · Edward Berger
Love Lesson
Love Lesson
2013 · Ko Kyeong-Ah
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Nichols United States

His masterpiece 'The Graduate' and 'Carnal Knowledge' dissect the anxieties, desires, and disillusionment of men navigating middle age and the gap between expectations and reality.

 Yasujirō Ozu Japan

His films like 'Tokyo Story' and 'An Autumn Afternoon' poignantly explore aging, loss of purpose, and the melancholy acceptance of life's inevitable transitions in middle and later years.