THEME EXPLORATION

small-town hero

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Keeper of the Flame
Keeper of the Flame
1942 · George Cukor
In a Valley of Violence
In a Valley of Violence
2016 · Ti West
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
Amarcord
Amarcord
1973 · Federico Fellini
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Loves of a Blonde
Loves of a Blonde
1965 · Miloš Forman
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
The Young Girls of Rochefort
The Young Girls of Rochefort
1967 · Jacques Demy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Restoration
Restoration
2011 · Yossi Madmoni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Richard Linklater USA

His films like 'Boyhood' and 'Before' trilogy intimately explore ordinary lives and small-town American existence with philosophical depth.

 Ken Loach UK

His realist approach in films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Kes' champions working-class protagonists as quiet heroes struggling against systemic challenges.

 Hirokazu Koreeda Japan

His humanistic films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Nobody Knows' celebrate the quiet dignity and resilience of ordinary, marginalized people in everyday circumstances.