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identity crisis

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"Who am I, really?" — narratives driven by a character interrogating the self: cultural, gender, religious, or existential identity in flux. The stakes are internal and definitional rather than external.

Also on against type, sad & funny, sad fairytales, the mask that can't slip, the friendship that makes no sense, someone is always watching · Films here also carry Coming of Age, Found Family, Psychological Horror, Moral Ambiguity, Redemption · Most represented: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Pedro Almodóvar, Hou Hsiao-hsien, David Lynch.

Inception (2010) poster

Inception

dir. Christopher Nolan · 2010

Fight Club (1999) poster

Fight Club

dir. David Fincher · 1999

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

dir. Peter Jackson · 2001

Shutter Island (2010) poster

Shutter Island

dir. Martin Scorsese · 2010

The Truman Show (1998) poster

The Truman Show

dir. Peter Weir · 1998

Arrival (2016) poster

Arrival

dir. Denis Villeneuve · 2016

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) poster

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

dir. Quentin Tarantino · 2003

Shrek (2001) poster

Shrek

dir. Andrew Adamson · 2001

Zootopia (2016) poster

Zootopia

dir. Byron Howard · 2016

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) poster

Bohemian Rhapsody

dir. Bryan Singer · 2018

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) poster

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

dir. Bob Persichetti · 2018

Catch Me If You Can (2002) poster

Catch Me If You Can

dir. Steven Spielberg · 2002

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) poster

The Grand Budapest Hotel

dir. Wes Anderson · 2014

Edward Scissorhands (1990) poster

Edward Scissorhands

dir. Tim Burton · 1990

Donnie Darko (2001) poster

Donnie Darko

dir. Richard Kelly · 2001

American Beauty (1999) poster

American Beauty

dir. Sam Mendes · 1999

American History X (1998) poster

American History X

dir. Tony Kaye · 1998

Soul (2020) poster

Soul

dir. Pete Docter · 2020

Howl's Moving Castle (2004) poster

Howl's Moving Castle

dir. Hayao Miyazaki · 2004

A Beautiful Mind (2001) poster

A Beautiful Mind

dir. Ron Howard · 2001

Aliens (1986) poster

Aliens

dir. James Cameron · 1986

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) poster

The Nightmare Before Christmas

dir. Henry Selick · 1993

Eternals (2021) poster

Eternals

dir. Chloé Zhao · 2021

Coraline (2009) poster

Coraline

dir. Henry Selick · 2009

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) poster

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

dir. Justin K. Thompson · 2023

Us (2019) poster

Us

dir. Jordan Peele · 2019

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) poster

Everything Everywhere All at Once

dir. Daniel Scheinert · 2022

Big Fish (2003) poster

Big Fish

dir. Tim Burton · 2003

Moonlight (2016) poster

Moonlight

dir. Barry Jenkins · 2016

Mulholland Drive (2001) poster

Mulholland Drive

dir. David Lynch · 2001

Hulk (2003) poster

Hulk

dir. Ang Lee · 2003

Love, Simon (2018) poster

Love, Simon

dir. Greg Berlanti · 2018

Mr. Nobody (2009) poster

Mr. Nobody

dir. Jaco Van Dormael · 2009

Citizen Kane (1941) poster

Citizen Kane

dir. Orson Welles · 1941

Face/Off (1997) poster

Face/Off

dir. John Woo · 1997

Poor Things (2023) poster

Poor Things

dir. Yorgos Lanthimos · 2023

Gemini Man (2019) poster

Gemini Man

dir. Ang Lee · 2019

Rosemary's Baby (1968) poster

Rosemary's Baby

dir. Roman Polanski · 1968

Annie Hall (1977) poster

Annie Hall

dir. Woody Allen · 1977

The Elephant Man (1980) poster

The Elephant Man

dir. David Lynch · 1980

Some Like It Hot (1959) poster

Some Like It Hot

dir. Billy Wilder · 1959

Porco Rosso (1992) poster

Porco Rosso

dir. Hayao Miyazaki · 1992

Society of the Snow (2023) poster

Society of the Snow

dir. J.A. Bayona · 2023

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) poster

Memoirs of a Geisha

dir. Rob Marshall · 2005

Flipped (2010) poster

Flipped

dir. Rob Reiner · 2010

Incendies (2010) poster

Incendies

dir. Denis Villeneuve · 2010

Perfect Blue (1998) poster

Perfect Blue

dir. Satoshi Kon · 1998

Barry Lyndon (1975) poster

Barry Lyndon

dir. Stanley Kubrick · 1975

Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) poster

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

dir. Tatsuya Nagamine · 2018

KPop Demon Hunters (2025) poster

KPop Demon Hunters

dir. Chris Appelhans · 2025

Lost Highway (1997) poster

Lost Highway

dir. David Lynch · 1997

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) poster

Inside Llewyn Davis

dir. Joel Coen · 2013

The Man from Earth (2007) poster

The Man from Earth

dir. Richard Schenkman · 2007

Sound of Metal (2020) poster

Sound of Metal

dir. Darius Marder · 2020

8½ (1963) poster

8½

dir. Federico Fellini · 1963

Terrifier 2 (2022) poster

Terrifier 2

dir. Damien Leone · 2022

Persona (1966) poster

Persona

dir. Ingmar Bergman · 1966

A Serious Man (2009) poster

A Serious Man

dir. Ethan Coen · 2009

Christine (1983) poster

Christine

dir. John Carpenter · 1983

Paris, Texas (1984) poster

Paris, Texas

dir. Wim Wenders · 1984

Easy Rider (1969) poster

Easy Rider

dir. Dennis Hopper · 1969

All About My Mother (1999) poster

All About My Mother

dir. Pedro Almodóvar · 1999

La Dolce Vita (1960) poster

La Dolce Vita

dir. Federico Fellini · 1960

Tootsie (1982) poster

Tootsie

dir. Sydney Pollack · 1982

Volver (2006) poster

Volver

dir. Pedro Almodóvar · 2006

Three Colors: Blue (1993) poster

Three Colors: Blue

dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski · 1993

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) poster

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

dir. Kazuya Tsurumaki · 1997

Frances Ha (2013) poster

Frances Ha

dir. Noah Baumbach · 2013

The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019) poster

The Art of Racing in the Rain

dir. Simon Curtis · 2019

Charade (1963) poster

Charade

dir. Stanley Donen · 1963

A Whisker Away (2020) poster

A Whisker Away

dir. Tomotaka Shibayama · 2020

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) poster

Fried Green Tomatoes

dir. Jon Avnet · 1991

My Name Is Khan (2010) poster

My Name Is Khan

dir. Karan Johar · 2010

Ikiru (1952) poster

Ikiru

dir. Akira Kurosawa · 1952

Inland Empire (2006) poster

Inland Empire

dir. David Lynch · 2006

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017) poster

Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

dir. Kim Yong-hwa · 2017

Sherlock Jr. (1924) poster

Sherlock Jr.

dir. Buster Keaton · 1924

PK (2014) poster

PK

dir. Rajkumar Hirani · 2014

The Wrong Trousers (1993) poster

The Wrong Trousers

dir. Nick Park · 1993

Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ (2020) poster

Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ

dir. Thomas Astruc · 2020

Clouds (2020) poster

Clouds

dir. Justin Baldoni · 2020

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) poster

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

dir. Masayuki · 2009

The Philadelphia Story (1940) poster

The Philadelphia Story

dir. George Cukor · 1940

One Life (2023) poster

One Life

dir. James Hawes · 2023

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) poster

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

dir. Katsuichi Nakayama · 2021

Vincent (1982) poster

Vincent

dir. Tim Burton · 1982

Laurence Anyways (2012) poster

Laurence Anyways

dir. Xavier Dolan · 2012

The Circus (1928) poster

The Circus

dir. Charlie Chaplin · 1928

The World's Fastest Indian (2005) poster

The World's Fastest Indian

dir. Roger Donaldson · 2005

Belle (2021) poster

Belle

dir. Mamoru Hosoda · 2021

Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) poster

Steven Universe: The Movie

dir. Rebecca Sugar · 2019

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) poster

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

dir. Richard Brooks · 1958

Free Fall (2013) poster

Free Fall

dir. Stephan Lacant · 2013

Tangerine (2015) poster

Tangerine

dir. Sean Baker · 2015

Like Father, Like Son (2013) poster

Like Father, Like Son

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2013

Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale (2017) poster

Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale

dir. Tomohiko Ito · 2017

Redeeming Love (2022) poster

Redeeming Love

dir. D.J. Caruso · 2022

Never Look Away (2018) poster

Never Look Away

dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · 2018

Ne Zha 2 (2025) poster

Ne Zha 2

dir. Yang Yu · 2025

Tomboy (2011) poster

Tomboy

dir. Céline Sciamma · 2011

Kagemusha (1980) poster

Kagemusha

dir. Akira Kurosawa · 1980

I'm So Excited! (2013) poster

I'm So Excited!

dir. Pedro Almodóvar · 2013

I'm Starting from Three (1981) poster

I'm Starting from Three

dir. Massimo Troisi · 1981

Ernest & Celestine (2012) poster

Ernest & Celestine

dir. Stéphane Aubier · 2012

Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon (2021) poster

Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon

dir. Thomas Astruc · 2021

Farewell My Concubine (1993) poster

Farewell My Concubine

dir. Chen Kaige · 1993

Yi Yi (2000) poster

Yi Yi

dir. Edward Yang · 2000

Femme Fatale (2002) poster

Femme Fatale

dir. Brian De Palma · 2002

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) poster

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

dir. John Carpenter · 1992

Andhadhun (2018) poster

Andhadhun

dir. Sriram Raghavan · 2018

Prayers for Bobby (2009) poster

Prayers for Bobby

dir. Russell Mulcahy · 2009

Maurice (1987) poster

Maurice

dir. James Ivory · 1987

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006) poster

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

dir. Park Chan-wook · 2006

Drive-Away Dolls (2024) poster

Drive-Away Dolls

dir. Ethan Coen · 2024

Days of Being Wild (1990) poster

Days of Being Wild

dir. Wong Kar-Wai · 1990

The Rider (2018) poster

The Rider

dir. Chloé Zhao · 2018

The Assassin (2015) poster

The Assassin

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 2015

White Snake (2019) poster

White Snake

dir. Amp Wong · 2019

Where Hands Touch (2018) poster

Where Hands Touch

dir. Amma Asante · 2018

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003) poster

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

dir. Kazuhisa Takenouchi · 2003

Sullivan's Travels (1941) poster

Sullivan's Travels

dir. Preston Sturges · 1941

The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021) poster

The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light

dir. Takayuki Hamana · 2021

Close to the Horizon (2019) poster

Close to the Horizon

dir. Tim Trachte · 2019

A Matter of Life and Death (1946) poster

A Matter of Life and Death

dir. Emeric Pressburger · 1946

High Heels (1991) poster

High Heels

dir. Pedro Almodóvar · 1991

Close-Up (1990) poster

Close-Up

dir. Abbas Kiarostami · 1990

Bo Burnham: Make Happy (2016) poster

Bo Burnham: Make Happy

dir. Bo Burnham · 2016

Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) poster

Meshes of the Afternoon

dir. Maya Deren · 1943

Jay Kelly (2025) poster

Jay Kelly

dir. Noah Baumbach · 2025

Twin Dragons (1992) poster

Twin Dragons

dir. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung · 1992

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) poster

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul · 2010

Bingo: The King of the Mornings (2017) poster

Bingo: The King of the Mornings

dir. Daniel Rezende · 2017

Red Beard (1965) poster

Red Beard

dir. Akira Kurosawa · 1965

Lisbela and the Prisoner (2003) poster

Lisbela and the Prisoner

dir. Guel Arraes · 2003

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2021) poster

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog

dir. Cecilia Aranovich · 2021

Girlhood (2014) poster

Girlhood

dir. Céline Sciamma · 2014

Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica (2020) poster

Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica

dir. Noé Santillán-López · 2020

Out of the Clear Blue Sky (2019) poster

Out of the Clear Blue Sky

dir. Pepe Bojórquez · 2019

Green Snake (2021) poster

Green Snake

dir. Amp Wong · 2021

It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) poster

It's Such a Beautiful Day

dir. Don Hertzfeldt · 2012

Eddie Murphy: Delirious (1983) poster

Eddie Murphy: Delirious

dir. Bruce Gowers · 1983

El mesero (2021) poster

El mesero

dir. Raúl Martínez · 2021

3 Women (1977) poster

3 Women

dir. Robert Altman · 1977

My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) poster

My Little Pony: A New Generation

dir. Robert Cullen · 2021

Poetry (2010) poster

Poetry

dir. Lee Chang-dong · 2010

Monster High: The Movie (2022) poster

Monster High: The Movie

dir. Todd Holland · 2022

The Wedding Banquet (1993) poster

The Wedding Banquet

dir. Ang Lee · 1993

The Third Murder (2017) poster

The Third Murder

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2017

I'm Not Ashamed (2016) poster

I'm Not Ashamed

dir. Brian Baugh · 2016

Pieces of April (2003) poster

Pieces of April

dir. Peter Hedges · 2003

The Truth (2019) poster

The Truth

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2019

Mountains May Depart (2015) poster

Mountains May Depart

dir. Jia Zhangke · 2015

Time (2006) poster

Time

dir. Kim Ki-duk · 2006

Kicking and Screaming (1995) poster

Kicking and Screaming

dir. Noah Baumbach · 1995

Passages (2023) poster

Passages

dir. Ira Sachs · 2023

Asako I & II (2018) poster

Asako I & II

dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · 2018

Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980) poster

Pepi, Luci, Bom

dir. Pedro Almodóvar · 1980

Morvern Callar (2002) poster

Morvern Callar

dir. Lynne Ramsay · 2002

Freud's Last Session (2023) poster

Freud's Last Session

dir. Matt Brown · 2023

We're All Going to the World's Fair (2022) poster

We're All Going to the World's Fair

dir. Jane Schoenbrun · 2022

Rebels of the Neon God (1994) poster

Rebels of the Neon God

dir. Tsai Ming-liang · 1994

Eros (2004) poster

Eros

dir. Michelangelo Antonioni · 2004

Pickpocket (1997) poster

Pickpocket

dir. Jia Zhangke · 1997

Retribution (2007) poster

Retribution

dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 2007

Corpo Celeste (2011) poster

Corpo Celeste

dir. Alice Rohrwacher · 2011

Before We Vanish (2017) poster

Before We Vanish

dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 2017

The Sweet East (2023) poster

The Sweet East

dir. Sean Price Williams · 2023

Pushing Hands (1991) poster

Pushing Hands

dir. Ang Lee · 1991

Happy Hour (2015) poster

Happy Hour

dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · 2015

I Come with the Rain (2009) poster

I Come with the Rain

dir. Trần Anh Hùng · 2009

Dicks: The Musical (2023) poster

Dicks: The Musical

dir. Larry Charles · 2023

Café Lumière (2004) poster

Café Lumière

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 2004

1 (2021) poster

1

dir. KAIBASHIRA · 2021

Posthumous (2014) poster

Posthumous

dir. Lulu Wang · 2014

Charisma (1999) poster

Charisma

dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 1999

Medicine for Melancholy (2009) poster

Medicine for Melancholy

dir. Barry Jenkins · 2009

Doppelgänger (2003) poster

Doppelgänger

dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 2003

Mr. Jealousy (1998) poster

Mr. Jealousy

dir. Noah Baumbach · 1998

The People's Joker (2024) poster

The People's Joker

dir. Vera Drew · 2024

Old Fashioned (2014) poster

Old Fashioned

dir. Rik Swartzwelder · 2014

The Green, Green Grass of Home (1982) poster

The Green, Green Grass of Home

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 1982

July Rhapsody (2002) poster

July Rhapsody

dir. Ann Hui · 2002

Home Movies (1980) poster

Home Movies

dir. Brian De Palma · 1980

The Uninvited (2025) poster

The Uninvited

dir. Nadia Conners · 2025

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2024) poster

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

dir. Joanna Arnow · 2024

The Unknown Country (2023) poster

The Unknown Country

dir. Morrisa Maltz · 2023

Good Men, Good Women (1995) poster

Good Men, Good Women

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 1995

Prince of Broadway (2010) poster

Prince of Broadway

dir. Sean Baker · 2010

Song of the Exile (1990) poster

Song of the Exile

dir. Ann Hui · 1990

Maggie (2019) poster

Maggie

dir. Yi Ok-seop · 2019

Olympic Dreams (2019) poster

Olympic Dreams

dir. Jeremy Teicher · 2019

Amen (2011) poster

Amen

dir. Kim Ki-duk · 2011

License to Live (1999) poster

License to Live

dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 1999

Ah Fei (1983) poster

Ah Fei

dir. Wan Jen · 1983

Amor platónico (2024) poster

Amor platónico

dir. Vicente Bonet · 2024

Dissolve (2019) poster

Dissolve

dir. Kim Ki-duk · 2019

Laughing Times (1980) poster

Laughing Times

dir. John Woo · 1980

Stone of Expectation (1991) poster

Stone of Expectation

dir. Trần Anh Hùng · 1991

So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey (2008) poster

So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2008

After She Died (2022) poster

After She Died

dir. Jack Dignan · 2022

Delirium (2013) poster

Delirium

dir. Ihor Podolchak · 2013

I Wish I Could Be Japanese (1992) poster

I Wish I Could Be Japanese

dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · 1992

Princess Fragrance (1987) poster

Princess Fragrance

dir. Ann Hui · 1987

Kaidan Horror Classics (2010) poster

Kaidan Horror Classics

dir. Masayuki Ochiai · 2010

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship (2008) poster

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien · 2008

Vertigo College (1980) poster

Vertigo College

dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · 1980

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Zi

dir. Kogonada · 2026

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