Here we've displayed a list of the best Terminal Illness films : Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance(2002), The Barbarian Invasions(2003), Dark Victory(1939), Biutiful(2010), The American Friend(1977), The Hasty Heart(1949), My First Mister(2001), Beginners(2010), Time to Leave(2005), Now Is Good(2012), Kings and Queen(2004), Send Me No Flowers(1964) ... ...
Drama
South Korea
2002
129 Minutes
Song Kang-ho Bae Doo-na Han Bo-bae Kim Se-dong Lee Dae-yeon Shin Ha-kyun Lim Ji-Eun
deaf mute sister tycoon daughter girlfriend dark gritty gory seoul, south korea factory lake terminal illness kidnapping organ transplant accidental death revenge pursuit quest 2000s
A recently laid off factory worker kidnaps his former boss' friend's daughter, hoping to use the ransom money to pay for his sister's kidney transplant.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|France
2003
99 Minutes
Rémy Girard Stéphane Rousseau Marie-Josée Croze Marina Hands Dorothée Berryman Johanne-Marie Tremblay Dominique Michel Louise Portal Yves Jacques Pierre Curzi Sophie Lorain
father professor son friend love interest emotional profound amusing montreal canada vermont death terminal illness health care father/son relationship philosophy sex discovery love 2000s
During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.
Drama
USA
1939
106 Minutes
Bette Davis George Brent Humphrey Bogart Geraldine Fitzgerald Ronald Reagan Cora Witherspoon Henry Travers Virginia Brissac Dorothy Peterson Charles Richman Herbert Rawlinson
heiress stableman doctor best friend housekeeper emotional sad mushy long island, n.y. new york city estate stable vermont terminal illness love triangle death courage love transformation 1930s
A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity.
Romance, Drama
Mexico|Spain
2010
147 Minutes
Javier Bardem Maricel Álvarez Eduard Fernández Diaryatou Daff Taisheng Chen Luo Jin Hanaa Bouchaib Guillermo Estrella George Chibuikwem Chukwuma
single father criminal child wife terminally ill person spaniard bleak powerful heartwarming barcelona, spain sweatshop household big city neighborhood crime mental illness terminal illness immigrants fatherhood redemption
A man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.
Mystery & Thriller
West Germany|France
1977
127 Minutes
Dennis Hopper Bruno Ganz Elisabeth Kreuzer Gérard Blain Nicholas Ray Samuel Fuller Peter Lilienthal Daniel Schmid Jean Eustache Rudolf Schündler Sandy Whitelaw
art dealer husband artist forger friend wife uneasy profound dark suspenseful hamburg, germany car train city apartment murder plot unlikely criminal family desperation terminal illness
Tom Ripley, who deals in forged art, suggests a picture framer he knows would make a good hit man.
Drama
UK
1949
99 Minutes
Ronald Reagan Patricia Neal Richard Todd Anthony Nicholls Howard Marion-Crawford Ralph Michael John Sherman Alfie Bass Orlando Martins
nurse scottish person soldier doctor patient touching uplifting melodramatic military hospital burma death world war ii terminal illness military acceptance transformation discovery 1940s
In the final days of WW2, in a M.A.S.H. unit in Burma, a severely wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2001
108 Minutes
Albert Brooks Leelee Sobieski Desmond Harrington Carol Kane Mary Kay Place Michael McKean John Goodman Pauley P. Lisa Persky
punk rocker retail manager ex-wife son teen girl offbeat heartwarming melodramatic los angeles albuquerque, n.m. clothing store coffee shop mall divorce unlikely friendship road trip self-discovery terminal illness rebellion quest
A 17-year-old girl has a troubled relationship with a 49-year-old man.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2010
105 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Christopher Plummer Mélanie Laurent Goran Visnjic Kai Lennox Mary Page Keller Keegan Boos China Shavers
artist father actress mother son boyfriend moving offbeat los angeles party house coming out father/son relationship terminal illness romance depression commitment love transformation 20th century
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer and that he has a young male lover.
Drama
France
2005
80 Minutes
Melvil Poupaud Jeanne Moreau Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi Daniel Duval Marie Rivière Christian Sengewald Louise-Anne Hippeau Henri de Lorme Walter Pagano Ugo Soussan Trabelsi
photographer partner waitress husband sister grandmother intricate moving calm photography studio paris loft family home truck stop café terminal illness family self-discovery loneliness impotence
A fashion photographer with terminal cancer elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.
Drama, Romance
UK|France|USA
2012
103 Minutes
Dakota Fanning Rose Leslie Olivia Williams Kaya Scodelario Jeremy Irvine Paddy Considine Sarah Hadland Rakie Ayola Patrick Baladi Joe Cole Susan Brown
dying person family best friend romantic interest charming confident emotional heartwarming rousing tender countryside seaside england family home terminal illness virginity family relationships discovery love growing up
A teenage girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she would like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
Comedy, Drama
France
2004
150 Minutes
Emmanuelle Devos Mathieu Amalric Catherine Deneuve Maurice Garrel Nathalie Boutefeu Jean-Paul Roussillon Magalie Woch Hippolyte Girardot Noémie Lvovsky Elsa Wolliaston Geoffrey Carey
father daughter grandchild ex-lover fiancé emotional grenoble, france mental institution family home paris family terminal illness love marriage mental illness transformation quest 2000s
Parallel storylines tell the current state of affairs for two ex-lovers: Nora's a single mother who comes to care for her terminally ill father; holed in up in mental ward, Ismael, a brilliant musician, plots his escape.
Comedy
USA
1964
100 Minutes
Rock Hudson Doris Day Tony Randall Paul Lynde Hal March Edward Andrews Patricia Barry Clint Walker Clive Clerk Dave Willock Aline Towne
hypochondriac wife friend businessman doctor lighthearted amusing doctor's office cemetery suburbia terminal illness misunderstanding love triangle affair marriage love transformation 1960s
A hypochondriac believes he is dying and makes plans for his wife which she discovers and misunderstands.
Adventure
Australia|USA
1980
102 Minutes
William Holden Rick Schroder Jack Thompson Olivia Hamnett Alwyn Kurts Redmond Phillips Willie Fennell Ray Barnett Pat Evison Jane Harders
dying person boy father mother father figure emotional moving australia wilderness outback isolation survival death nature friendship terminal illness quest discovery 1980s
Diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer, Patrick Foley has returned to his native Australia to die in the peace and quiet of the wilderness. His simple plan is complicated, however, when he meets a young boy who has just lost his parents.
Other, Drama
France
1977
92 Minutes
Ed Asner Maureen Stapleton Rebecca Balding Lawrence Pressman Stephanie Zimbalist Bruce Davison John Randolph Gregory Harrison Veronica Hamel Gail Strickland
father ex-wife estranged son daughter emotional heartwarming positive christmas party redemption reunion terminal illness estrangement fatherhood christmas transformation love discovery 1970s
A French little town, at the end of the twenties. Julien Davenne is a journalist whose wife Julie died a decade ago. He gathered in the green room all Julie's objects. When a fire destroys ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
99 Minutes
Asa Butterfield Maisie Williams Nina Dobrev Tyler Hoechlin Peyton List Ken Jeong David Koechner Tituss Burgess Sonya Walger Ann Osmond Colin Moss
hypochondriac terminally ill person friend family amusing charming cheeky creative emotional fiery hilarious inspiring playful quirky sad spirited wild united states terminal illness hypochondria
A hypochondriac working as an airport baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.
Biography
UK
1942
117 Minutes
Leslie Howard David Niven Rosamund John Roland Culver Anne Firth David Horne J.H. Roberts Derrick de Marney Bernard Miles Patricia Medina George Skillan
inventor pilot wife daughter nurse military officer inspiring melodramatic germany england airplane engineering aviation nazism world war ii terminal illness discovery quest sacrifice 1940s
Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messerschmidt at the cost of his health.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1968
114 Minutes
Sandy Dennis Anthony Newley Theodore Bikel Burr DeBenning Sandy Baron Marj Dusay Martin West Virginia Vincent King Moody Robert Gibbons
sick person free spirit businessman emotional moving tender brooklyn, n.y. apartment love affair heartbreak terminal illness love transformation 1960s
A woman lures emotionally crippled men into affairs, then helps them repair their lives.
Romance, Drama
USA
1970
99 Minutes
Ali MacGraw Ryan O'Neal Ray Milland Katherine Balfour John Marley Russell Nype Sydney Walker Robert Modica Walker Daniels Tommy Lee Jones John Merensky
young man young woman father mother friend doctor emotional sad moving harvard university boston new york city apartment hospital romance young love marriage class distinctions terminal illness love
A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.
Drama
USA
2011
93 Minutes
Henry Hopper Mia Wasikowska Ryô Kase Schuyler Fisk Jane Adams Chin Han Lusia Strus Christopher D. Harder
young man cancer patient young woman mother kamikaze pilot imaginary friend charming emotional gutsy family home funeral cemetery hospital hockey rink park terminal illness young love unlikely friendship cancer ghosts
The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.
Drama
USA
1938
81 Minutes
Lew Ayres Lionel Barrymore Lynne Carver Nat Pendleton Jo Ann Sayers Samuel S. Hinds Emma Dunn Walter Kingsford Monty Woolley Phillip Terry Don "Red" Barry
doctor mentor mother father love interest politician emotional intense solemn connecticut bar house hospital new york city mentorship terminal illness depression medicine family growing up
Dr. James Kildare decides to take a position at a large New York hospital instead of joining his father's country practice but he finds himself in serious trouble when he saves a suicidal woman.
Comedy, Drama
Italy|France|Germany
2015
106 Minutes
Margherita Buy John Turturro Giulia Lazzarini Nanni Moretti Beatrice Mancini Stefano Abbati Enrico Ianniello Toni Laudadio Lorenzo Gioielli Pietro Ragusa Tatiana Lepore
filmmaker director italian amusing press conference terminal illness midlife crisis guilt love 2010s
Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Johnny Depp Zoey Deutch Rosemarie DeWitt Danny Huston Ron Livingston Justine Warrington Odessa Young Siobhan Fallon Hogan Kaitlyn Bernard Farrah Aviva Linda Emond
college professor terminally ill person rebel wife student wild touching university terminal illness living it up transformation 2010s
A college professor lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Drama
Italy|France
1974
82 Minutes
Monique Melinand Hubert Deschamps Philippe Léotard Nathalie Baye
mother wife husband son daughter-in-law father dark disheartening raw emotional france store hospital bedroom cancer family dysfunction infidelity terminal illness marriage rivalry
Based on a true incident, this tells the story of a troubled young man who kills his sister's reactionary, violent and abusive husband and is eventually arrested for the murder. However, ... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Biography, Drama
USA|UK|France
2015
103 Minutes
Julianne Moore Elliot Page Michael Shannon Josh Charles Luke Grimes Skipp Sudduth Steve Carell Tom McGowan Dennis Boutsikaris Mary Birdsong Gabriel Luna
detective lieutenant lesbian partner co-worker activist brooding emotional intense police station new jersey car house beach hospital partnership activism terminal illness dying wish love
New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester, and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Romance
UK
1998
99 Minutes
Helena Bonham Carter Kenneth Branagh Gemma Jones Holly Aird Ray Stevenson
disabled person virgin artist girlfriend mother social worker passionate moving incredible apartment countryside bank supermarket hospital england terminal illness community service virginity unlikely romance disability
Two miserable people find happiness together: a man dreaming of flying, and a woman dreaming of living.
Drama
USA
2006
95 Minutes
Charles Busch P.J. Verhoest Polly Bergen Dana Ivey Carl Andress Julie Halston Marvin Einhorn
male nurse grandmother grandson orphan new yorker mentor moving playful quirky new jersey beach pool neighborhood coming of age unlikely friendship bonding terminal illness father figure homosexuality discovery
A coming-of-age tale about a showtunes- and old Hollywood-obsessed boy and his effete Danish mentor. The two bond and teach each other lessons about self-acceptance over the course of one magical summer on the Jersey Shore.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
98 Minutes
Sally Field Ben Chaplin Tom Cavanagh Julianne Nicholson Glenn Howerton James Murtaugh Clea DuVall Michael Hyatt Susan Misner Jenny O'Hara
mother son daughter wife cancer patient engaging touching amusing bedroom house office suburb beach kitchen estrangement reunion terminal illness memories family reflection
In this bittersweet comedy, four adult siblings gather at their dying mother's house in North Carolina for what they expect to be a quick, last goodbye. Instead, they find themselves trapped-- together -- for two weeks.
Drama
Canada|USA
2005
125 Minutes
Shawn Ashmore Stockard Channing Tanabadee Chokpikultong Olympia Dukakis Lucy Liu Sandra Oh Ian Roberts Chloë Sevigny
porn star father mother pregnant woman nun farmer intricate emotional moving rural community china montreal apartment south africa plantation aids epidemic terminal illness pornography scam
A three-paneled look at the worldwide A.I.D.S. crisis. Three tragic stories taking place in South Africa, China, and Montréal.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
146 Minutes
Adam Sandler Seth Rogen Leslie Mann Eric Bana Jonah Hill Jason Schwartzman Aubrey Plaza Maude Apatow Iris Apatow RZA Aziz Ansari
comedian mentor old flame friend offbeat quirky witty san francisco stand-up comedy terminal illness friendship romance meaning of life discovery pursuit 2000s
When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship causes him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.
Adventure, Drama
Canada|USA|UK
2004
96 Minutes
William Hurt Pascale Bussières Marc Donato Steve Adams Raoul Trujillo
young boy sick child mother explorer butterfly scientist amusing lighthearted heartwarming emotional inspiring engaging hospital rainforest south america terminal illness childhood expedition dying wish wish fulfillment
A dramatic adventure about courage, redemption and love being filmed in the rain forests of Costa Rica, and in Montreal.