THEME EXPLORATION

teenage popularity

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Liar, Liar, Vampire
Liar, Liar, Vampire
2015 · Vince Marcello
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Daisies
Daisies
1966 · Věra Chytilová
Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko
2001 · Richard Kelly
Grease
Grease
1978 · Randal Kleiser
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Police Adjective
Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
2002 · Sam Raimi
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
2014 · Josh Boone
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Allen Hughes USA

His iconic films like 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Sixteen Candles' dissect teenage social hierarchies and the pressures of fitting in with nuanced empathy.

 Greta Gerwig USA

Her film 'Lady Bird' authentically explores the complex social dynamics and insecurities of teenage girls navigating identity and peer acceptance.

 Lynne Ramsay UK

Her psychological approach in films like 'You Were Never Really Here' and her earlier work examines alienation and the painful consequences of social exclusion among youth.