THEME EXPLORATION

willpower and determination

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore

Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour

Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili

My Little Pony: A New Generation

My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha

Gunnm
2000 · —

Once Upon My Mother

Once Upon My Mother
2026 · Ken Scott

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era
2026 · Ken Yamamoto

Return of the Jungle

Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh

Alone Across the Pacific

Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · Kon Ichikawa

Lorenzo’s Oil
1992 · George Miller

Chicken Run
2000 · Nick Park & Peter Lord

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
1985 · Tim Burton

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Darren Aronofsky USA

His films like The Wrestler and Black Swan obsessively explore characters pushing themselves to destructive extremes through sheer willpower.

Chloé Zhao China/USA

Nomadland and The Eternals depict individuals persevering through hardship and loss with quiet, resolute determination.