Here we've displayed a list of the best Funeral films : Secrets & Lies(1996), Monty Python's The Meaning of Life(1983), Pickpocket(1959), Gone Baby Gone(2007), And the Ship Sails On(1983), Ju Dou(1990), Volver(2006), Submarine(2010), Jacob's Ladder(1990), Karwaan(2018), High Fidelity(2000), Snow Cake(2006) ... ...
Drama
UK|France
1996
142 Minutes
Timothy Spall Brenda Blethyn Phyllis Logan Marianne Jean-Baptiste Claire Rushbrook Ron Cook Lesley Manville Elizabeth Berrington Michele Austin Lee Ross Emma Amos
doctor mother blue-collar worker daughter brother powerful tense funeral london backyard café family dysfunction mother/daughter relationship family history adoption class distinctions friendship discovery transformation 1990s
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
Comedy
UK
1983
103 Minutes
Terry Jones Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin Carol Cleveland Judy Loe Simon Jones Andrew MacLachlan
schoolboy husband wife paramedic grim reaper priest hilarious outlandish witty hospital church resort restaurant funeral heaven death war middle age birth growth
The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl.
Crime, Drama
France
1959
75 Minutes
Martin LaSalle Marika Green Pierre Leymarie Jean Pélégri Dolly Scal Kassagi Pierre Etaix César Gattegno
pickpocket mother police detective neighbor friend striking creative france horse track police station funeral self-expression petty crime moral dilemma going straight estrangement discovery temptation 1950s
Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques may suspect, while both men may have their eyes on Jeanne, the pretty neighbor of Michel's ailing mother.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
115 Minutes
Casey Affleck Michelle Monaghan Morgan Freeman Ed Harris John Ashton Amy Ryan Amy Madigan Titus Welliver Michael Kenneth Williams Edi Gathegi
private investigator girlfriend aunt cop drug dealer mother dark gripping suspenseful boston household hospital funeral kidnapping investigation death deception missing persons quest mystery
Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.
Comedy
Italy|France
1983
128 Minutes
Freddie Jones Barbara Jefford Victor Poletti Janet Suzman Peter Cellier Elisa Mainardi Norma West Sarah-Jane Varley
journalist singer refugee sailor sea captain aristocrat offbeat unrestrained bleak amusing lighthearted striking cruise ship italy lifeboat surrealism battleship funeral opera destruction
In 1914, a luxury ship leaves Italy in order to scatter the ashes of a famous opera singer. A lovable bumbling journalist chronicles the voyage and meets the singer's many eccentric friends and admirers.
Drama
China|Japan
1990
98 Minutes
Gong Li Baotian Li Wei Li Zhang Yi Zhen Ji-an
husband wife nephew illegitimate son lover dark tense moving china household funeral infidelity family dysfunction abusive marriage deception pregnancy forbidden love temptation revenge 1920s
A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy.
Comedy, Drama
Spain
2006
111 Minutes
Penélope Cruz Carmen Maura Chus Lampreave Lola Dueñas Blanca Portillo Yohana Cobo Carmen Machi Pilar Castro Antonio de la Torre
ghost mother daughter grandchild father bad father amusing quirky melodramatic shocking outlandish beauty salon apartment restaurant madrid funeral la mancha, spain death deception sexual abuse
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Drama
Denmark|Sweden
2010
105 Minutes
Jakob Cedergren Peter Plaugborg Gustav Fischer Kjærulff Helene Reingaard Neumann Patricia Schumann Morten Rose Kate Kjølby Lisbeth H. Pedersen Dar Salim Henrik Strube Elias Ehlers
teenager neighbor single father amusing submarine funeral time self-destruction heart transformation
Two brothers meet at their mother's funeral, each in his way on a path of self-destruction, both haunted by a tragedy in their youth.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1990
113 Minutes
Tim Robbins Elizabeth Peña Danny Aiello Matt Craven Pruitt Taylor Vince Jason Alexander Patricia Kalember Eriq La Salle Ving Rhames Brian Tarantina Anthony Alessandro
veteran ex-wife girlfriend chiropractor soldier son thrilling frightful dark brooklyn, n.y. apartment subway funeral vietnam lsd death vietnam war hallucinations insanity scientific experiments
Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.
Drama, Comedy
India
2018
114 Minutes
Irrfan Khan Dulquer Salmaan Mithila Palkar Amala Akkineni Kriti Kharbanda
young man father mechanic young woman friend boss emotional offbeat spirited cool hilarious quirky india house garage resort hostel hospital love road trip
Two friends and a chirpy teenager take a road trip from Bangalore to Kochi.
Romance
UK|USA
2000
113 Minutes
John Cusack Iben Hjejle Todd Louiso Jack Black Lisa Bonet Catherine Zeta-Jones Joan Cusack Tim Robbins Chris Rehmann Ben Carr Lili Taylor
owner girlfriend customer ex-girlfriend amusing witty record store chicago funeral music business love loss midlife crisis love growing up 2000s
Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress.
Drama
Canada|UK
2006
111 Minutes
Alan Rickman Sigourney Weaver Carrie-Anne Moss Emily Hampshire James Allodi Julie Stewart Selina Cadell Callum Keith Rennie David Fox Jayne Eastwood John Bayliss
ex-convict hitchhiker mother neighbor cop emotional quirky canada household funeral road trip car crash death friendship autism redemption quest love 2000s
A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.
Drama
UK|Italy
2014
92 Minutes
Eddie Marsan Joanne Froggatt Karen Drury Andrew Buchan Neil D'Souza Michael Elkin Ciaran McIntyre Wayne Foskett
civil servant neighbor professional amusing emotional funeral the south solitude community family
A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.
Drama
West Germany
1971
88 Minutes
Hans Hirschmuller Irm Hermann Hanna Schygulla Andrea Schober Klaus Löwitsch Karl Scheydt Kurt Raab Gusti Kreissl
fruit seller wife mother daughter sister employee bleak disturbing emotional profound munich household hospital funeral germany street family dysfunction unhappy marriage alcoholism unexpected success
Hans Epp is a self-destructive man who lives a dissatisfied life. He tries to find meaning as a fruit vendor, but a heart attack impedes his ability to work, which turns his dissatisfaction into despair.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK|Netherlands
2007
90 Minutes
Matthew Macfadyen Keeley Hawes Andy Nyman Ewen Bremner Daisy Donovan Alan Tudyk Jane Asher Kris Marshall Rupert Graves Peter Vaughan Thomas Wheatley
father son cousin brother fiancé little person hilarious madcap funeral england death family dysfunction dark secrets homosexuality mystery rivalry 2000s
Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.
Crime, Drama
UK
1971
111 Minutes
Michael Caine Ian Hendry Britt Ekland John Osborne Tony Beckley George Sewell Geraldine Moffat Dorothy White Rosemarie Dunham Petra Markham Alun Armstrong
gangster brother killer thug brutal dark london funeral street murder retribution cover-up violence revenge pursuit wretched excess 20th century
When his brother dies under mysterious circumstances in a car accident, London gangster Jack Carter travels to Newcastle to investigate.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1964
115 Minutes
Bette Davis Karl Malden Peter Lawford Philip Carey Jean Hagen George Macready Estelle Winwood George Chandler Mario Alcalde Cyril Delevanti Monika Henreid
twin killer sister lover police detective dark creepy melodramatic funeral mansion murder jealousy deception impersonation infidelity wealth rivalry revenge fall 1960s
The working-class twin sister of a callous, wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes her identity. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Meryl Streep Julia Roberts Ewan McGregor Chris Cooper Abigail Breslin Benedict Cumberbatch Juliette Lewis Margo Martindale Dermot Mulroney Julianne Nicholson Sam Shepard
matriarch daughter husband cancer patient poet cook playful emotional melodramatic oklahoma funeral rural community addiction family dysfunction family gathering funeral cancer mother/daughter relationship fall sacrifice
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1983
103 Minutes
William Hurt Glenn Close Kevin Kline Tom Berenger Jeff Goldblum Mary Kay Place Meg Tilly JoBeth Williams Don Galloway
businessman journalist actor rebel doctor veteran engaging witty unrestrained amusing dark moving south carolina house reunion vacation home town funeral mourning marriage
A group of seven former college friends gather for a week-end reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain
2009
128 Minutes
Penélope Cruz Lluís Homar Blanca Portillo José Luis Gómez Tamar Novas Rubén Ochandiano Marta Aledo Agustín Almodóvar Enrique Aparicio Yuyi Beringola Javier Coll
stockbroker director producer actress son filmmaker melodramatic suspenseful intricate movie set house office funeral love triangle revenge death father/son relationship the past jealousy discovery
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Drama
USA
1996
96 Minutes
Philip Baker Hall John C. Reilly Gwyneth Paltrow Samuel L. Jackson F. William Parker Philip Seymour Hoffman Nathanael Cooper Wynn White Robert Ridgely Kathleen Campbell Michael J. Rowe
veteran gambler fortuneteller emotional casino funeral money friendship gambling pursuit
Professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine.
Comedy
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Robert Morse Jonathan Winters Anjanette Comer Rod Steiger Dana Andrews Milton Berle James Coburn John Gielgud Tab Hunter Margaret Leighton Liberace
poet uncle stylist mortician reverend teen boy madcap dark los angeles cemetery pet cemetery death funeral business love triangle schemes spiritual crisis quest rivalry 1960s
Satire on the funeral business, in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery.
Drama
USA
2003
94 Minutes
Emile Hirsch Thomas Guiry Richard Jenkins Pablo Schreiber Zachary Knighton Ryan Donowho Meredith Handerhan Beckie King John D. Alexander Joshua J. Masters
teen boy father redneck mother chicken homosexual brooding emotional farm funeral bedroom street homosexuality death alienation rural life coming of age bereavement discovery growing up
The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
UK|Canada
2009
97 Minutes
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Kristin Scott Thomas Anne-Marie Duff David Threlfall Thomas Brodie-Sangster David Morrissey Sam Bell Ophelia Lovibond Jack McElhone Josh Bolt James Johnson
musician teen boy aunt uncle mother paul mccartney emotional amusing cheeky fascinating liverpool, england funeral stage park house family estrangement john lennon music mother/son relationship
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Romance
UK
1994
116 Minutes
Hugh Grant Andie MacDowell Kristin Scott Thomas Simon Callow Rowan Atkinson James Fleet John Hannah Charlotte Coleman David Bower Corin Redgrave Kenneth Griffith
friend lover brother english gentleman sexy woman priest amusing charming endearing moving heartwarming london scotland wedding funeral funeral home church love friendship unrequited love
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Drama
USA
2012
115 Minutes
Chris Pine Elizabeth Banks Olivia Wilde Jon Favreau Michelle Pfeiffer Michael Hall D'Addario Philip Baker Hall Mark Duplass Devin Brochu Barbara Eve Harris Dean Chekvala
salesman sister son girlfriend family member emotional touching inspiring funeral los angeles household bar family dysfunction alcoholism inheritance brother/sister relationship family secrets discovery transformation 2010s
While settling his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Cambodia|Romania
2016
114 Minutes
Jonah Hill Miles Teller Ana de Armas Bradley Cooper Kevin Pollak Steve Lantz Gregg Weiner David Packouz Eddie Jemison Julian Sergi Shaun Toub
arms dealer childhood friend iraqi afghan girlfriend government official brash cheeky intense florida funeral diner pentagon iraq club childhood friends arms syndicate iraq war danger war
Loosely based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
113 Minutes
Laura Linney Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Bosco Peter Friedman Gbenga Akinnagbe David Zayas Cara Seymour Tonye Patano
sister playwright brother professor author father emotional somber amusing sun city, ariz. funeral buffalo, n.y. nursing home siblings dementia family death dysfunction aging discovery
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Drama
UK|USA
1997
106 Minutes
Phyllida Law Emma Thompson Gary Hollywood Arlene Cockburn Sheila Reid Sandra Voe Douglas Murphy Sean Biggerstaff
grandmother widow grandson old woman tomboy teenager somber calm emotional touching scotland village seaside funeral grief family reunion young love sexual awakening loss
A recent widow, who is determined to leave Scotland for Australia with her son, gets an unexpected visit from her aging mother.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|Poland
2009
102 Minutes
Robert Duvall Sissy Spacek Bill Murray Lucas Black Gerald McRaney Bill Cobbs Scott Cooper Lori Beth Edgeman Linds Edwards
hermit mortician apprentice widow preacher amusing cheeky emotional small town woods tennessee funeral home cabin funeral rumors investigation secrets greed schemes mystery
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.