THEME EXPLORATION

single parent

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Taste of Honey
A Taste of Honey
1961 · Tony Richardson
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
1942 · Robert Siodmak
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Gabriele Muccino
Consumed
Consumed
2014 · David Cronenberg
36 Fillette
36 Fillette
1988 · Catherine Breillat
Let the Sun Shine In
Let the Sun Shine In
2017 · Claire Denis
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
1974 · Martin Scorsese
Babes
Babes
2026 · Pamela Adlon
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
2026 · Saeed Roustaee
Solomamma
Solomamma
2026 · Janicke Askevold
Benny’s Video
Benny’s Video
1992 · Michael Haneke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ken Loach United Kingdom

His social realist films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' intimately portray the struggles of working-class single parents navigating poverty and systemic inequality.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

Films such as 'Nobody Knows' and 'Shoplifters' tenderly explore single parents and makeshift families coping with economic hardship and emotional isolation.