Here we've displayed a list of the best Tragic Death films : In the Shadow of the Moon(2006), The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976), House of Sand and Fog(2003), Badlapur(2015), Shadowlands(1993), Bright Eyes(1934), The Descent(2005), The Buddy Holly Story(1978), Post Mortem(1999), The Seventh Stream(2001), Penny Serenade(1941), Sex and Lucia(2001) ... ...
Documentary, Adventure
UK|USA
2006
100 Minutes
Buzz Aldrin Alan Bean Eugene Cernan Charles Duke John Young
astronaut john f. kennedy walter cronkite interviewee neil armstrong buzz aldrin uplifting spectacular united states spaceship nasa facility nasa space race tragic death moon apollo program underdog rise transformation 1970s
The crew members of NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
Western
USA
1976
135 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Chief Dan George Sondra Locke Bill McKinney John Vernon Paula Trueman Sam Bottoms Geraldine Keams
gunslinger native american grandchild grandmother captain settler brooding spectacular gritty farm river missouri texas american civil war massacre running away tragic death betrayal second chance revenge
Missouri farmer Josey Wales joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from the Union soldiers who murdered his family.
Drama
USA
2003
126 Minutes
Jennifer Connelly Ben Kingsley Ron Eldard Frances Fisher Kim Dickens Shohreh Aghdashloo Jonathan Ahdout Navi Rawat Carlos Gomez
addict immigrant wife son police officer lawyer tense bleak sad engaging california beach police station san francisco property rights immigrants harassment attempted suicide father/son relationship tragic death
An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2015
123 Minutes
Varun Dhawan Nawazuddin Siddiqui Huma Qureshi Yami Gautam Divya Dutta Vinay Pathak Radhika Apte
mother son father partner wife robber brash confident dark emotional gritty intense india house car apartment police station vengeance tragic death bank robbery
An innocent man turns brutal when his family gets killed in a bank robbery and one of the perpetrators escapes. 15 years later, he begins his deadly game of vengeance.
Drama
UK
1993
130 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Debra Winger Edward Hardwicke Michael Denison Joseph Mazzello John Wood Robert Flemyng Peter Howell Peter Firth
writer poet son professor wife tender endearing sad oxford university pub england tragic death illness writers marriage may-december romance c.s. lewis discovery love transformation
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from the U.S.
Comedy
USA
1934
83 Minutes
Shirley Temple James Dunn Judith Allen Lois Wilson Charles Sellon Walter Johnson Jane Withers Theodore von Eltz Dorothy Christy Brandon Hurst George Irving
orphan maid pilot family patriarch dog young girl charming sad playful airport house plane courtroom child custody aviation tragic death rivalry sacrifice 1930s
An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK|France
2005
99 Minutes
Shauna Macdonald Natalie Mendoza Alex Reid Saskia Mulder Nora-Jane Noone MyAnna Buring Oliver Milburn Molly Kayll
widow daughter husband friend monster tense gory dark cave tragic death secret rafting creatures caves mystery escape pursuit 2000s
A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
Biography
USA
1978
113 Minutes
Gary Busey Don Stroud Charles Martin Smith William Jordan Maria Richwine Conrad Janis Albert Popwell Amy Johnston Jim Beach Jake Barnes Fred Travalena
performer band member wife rock star engaging frenetic rousing texas nashville, tenn. concert stage harlem, n.y. airplane buddy holly rock 'n' roll ambition freedom tragic death quest underdog love
The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.
Drama
Canada
1999
92 Minutes
Gabriel Arcand Sylvie Moreau Hélène Loiselle Sarah Lecompte-Bergeron Ghislain Taschereau Pierre Collin Roger Léger
corpse loner con artist concerned mother police detective sexual predator creepy offbeat emotional wild france morgue motel park unusual romance loneliness sexual taboo mother/child relationship tragic death dangerous job
A mother who supports her child with a credit card scam and an accused rapist meet and form a unique bond.
Fantasy, Drama
UK
2001
97 Minutes
Scott Glenn Saffron Burrows Eamon Morrissey Joseph M. Kelly John Lynch Fiona Shaw Stanley Townsend Simon Delaney Lalor Roddy
woman fisherman old man shopkeeper villain heartwarming emotional ireland coast village tragic death murder recovery myth luck metamorphosis love 1990s
Sting's wife Trudie Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.
Drama
USA
1941
118 Minutes
Irene Dunne Cary Grant Beulah Bondi Edgar Buchanan Ann Doran Eva Lee Kuney Leonard Willey Wallis Clark Walter Soderling Baby Biffle Edmund Elton
newspaper owner wife child social worker assistant gripping melodramatic sad new york city family home japan parenthood adoption tragic death unhappy marriage quest love 1940s
A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.
Drama
Spain|France
2001
125 Minutes
Paz Vega Tristán Ulloa Najwa Nimri Daniel Freire Elena Anaya Silvia Llanos Javier Cámara Charo Zapardiel
waitress boyfriend daughter babysitter agent diver sultry shocking emotional madrid island apartment restaurant beach sex depression suicide love tragic death love
Various lives converge on an isolated island, all connected by an author whose novel has become inextricably entwined with his own life.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Australia
2017
113 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Amanda Seyfried Philip Ettinger Cedric Kyles Michael Gaston Victoria Hill Van Hansis Satchel Eden Bell
reverend pregnant woman husband wife suicidal person activist bleak dark uneasy emotional gritty unrestrained small town house garage church tragic death suicide church corruption
A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.
Drama
UK
1960
103 Minutes
Trevor Howard Dean Stockwell Wendy Hiller Mary Ure Heather Sears William Lucas Donald Pleasence Ernest Thesiger
miner alcoholic wife artist mother patron gritty tense emotional sultry mining town coal mine house england nottingham, england family dysfunction mother/son relationship class distinctions marital problems tragic death
A young man with artistic talent lives in a close-knit coal-mining town and finds himself inhibited by his emotionally manipulative mother.
Biography
USA
1985
115 Minutes
Jessica Lange Ed Harris Ann Wedgeworth David Clennon James Staley Gary Basaraba John Goodman P.J. Soles
singer celebrity husband manager spirited emotional concert stage virginia nashville, tenn. household country music performance aspirations fame tragic death marriage rise transformation 1960s
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
Drama
Canada
1988
103 Minutes
rodeo rider mother teenager grandfather banker wife melodramatic sad heartwarming rodeo wilderness family home farm school tragic death inheritance grief responsibility alcoholism father/son relationship
As long as Shane Morgan can remember, he has lived on the road with his mother and father, a rodeo performer. Their dreams of making enough money to settle down happily in one place are ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2010
91 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Aaron Eckhart Dianne Wiest Miles Teller Tammy Blanchard Sandra Oh Giancarlo Esposito Jon Tenney
husband wife teen boy artist son mother emotional somber intense house neighborhood tragic death grief affair bereavement marriage therapy fall love 2000s
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
Comedy, Drama
France|Portugal
2001
90 Minutes
Michel Piccoli Antoine Chappey Catherine Deneuve John Malkovich Leonor Baldaque Leonor Silveira
actor director grandson actress agent nanny sad profound emotional tender paris theater café film set house france tragic death aging retirement mourning
The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
110 Minutes
Elliott Gould Marcia Rodd Vincent Gardenia Elizabeth Wilson Jon Korkes John Randolph Doris Roberts Lou Jacobi Donald Sutherland Alan Arkin
photographer interior decorator in-law parent brother lieutenant dark quirky amusing new york city subway household marriage tragic death relationships violence opposites attract love transformation 1970s
Pitch black comedy about a young nihilistic New Yorker coping with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia and ethnic-racial conflict during a typical summer of the 1970s.
Documentary
USA
2008
89 Minutes
Robert Gordon Jimmy Kendricks Loretta Lynn John Carter Cash J.E. Huff Marshall Grant Cindy Cash Sheryl Crow Lamar Alexander Al Gore
musician wife father richard nixon june carter inspiring confident fascinating patriotic arkansas memphis, tenn. recording studio johnny cash rags to riches country music addiction activism tragic death transformation rise
This documentary combines archival footage and interviews to examine the life of one of music's most universal legends, Johnny Cash. The film recounts the events of Cash's life, from his poor beginnings to his celebrity and his battle with drugs. It also delves into how Cash addressed the issues of his day and evolved to be both a patriot and a social activist. Many famous fans of Cash, including... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|Italy
1987
118 Minutes
Brian Dennehy Chloe Webb Lambert Wilson Sergio Fantoni Stephania Cassini Vanni Corbellini
architect wife adulterer colleague husband unrestrained passionate brash rome train architecture obsession infidelity paranoia tragic death illness wretched excess temptation fall 1980s
An architect supervising an exhibition starts to have mysterious stomach pains while his life slowly falls apart.
Biography
USA
1956
123 Minutes
Tyrone Power Kim Novak Victoria Shaw James Whitmore Rex Thompson Mickey Maga Shepperd Strudwick Frieda Inescort
socialite conductor band member band leader estranged son wife melodramatic tense unrestrained new york city casino eddy duchin music tragic death father/son relationship world war ii fame adventure rise transformation
The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
Drama
UK
1996
123 Minutes
Kate Winslet Christopher Eccleston Rachel Griffiths June Whitfield Liam Cunningham Ross Colvin Turnbull James Daley Berwick Kaler
cousin worker wife teacher farmer brooding dark sultry sad passionate england university graveyard love triangle marital problems class struggle education ambition tragic death forbidden love
In late 1800s England, Jude plans to go to the city and attend university but marries early and becomes a stonemason. When his wife leaves, he moves to the city, where he befriends his liberal cousin Sue.
Drama
USA
1985
91 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young Carl Weathers Brigitte Nielsen Tony Burton Michael Pataki Dolph Lundgren
rocky balboa friend boxer russian trainer wife patriotic brash melodramatic boxing ring russia laboratory shed barn gym boxing cold war tragic death personal vendetta determination
Rocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.
Drama
India
2004
93 Minutes
Shabana Azmi Prakash Rao Perizaad Zorabian Lillete Dubey Shaleen Sharma Vivek Mashru Joseph Vijay Ranjani Ramakrishnan Sanjay Swaroop
singer best friend son teen boy teen girl mother touching moving india countryside mansion music culture clash loss tragic death healing mentorship rise discovery 2000s
A violinist and a vocal singer, their children; a businessman, his wife and their daughter accidentally meet on a bridge spanning the banks of the Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1953
68 Minutes
Dorothy Dandridge Philip Hepburn Harry Belafonte Barbara Ann Sanders Robert Horton Maidie Norman Rene Beard Howard McNeely Robert McNeely Patti Marie Ellis Joy Jackson
teacher principal student classmate touching inspiring gutsy alabama small town school education troubled youth small-town life tragic death african-americans underdog growing up quest 1950s
Based on the story, See How They Run (The Ladies' Home Journal June 51), and subsequently won that year's Christopher award. The story was written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman, a 4th generation... See full summary »
Drama
Japan|USA
1994
98 Minutes
Youki Kudoh Akira Takayama Tamlyn Tomita Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Toshirô Mifune Yoko Sugi
wife husband friend boss spokeswoman engaging dreamy moving sad hawaii plantation arranged marriage immigrants worker's rights abusive marriage labor tragic death transformation escape 1910s
Riyo marries a man more than twice her age. She is devastated and labors in the sugar cane field. At the end she is able to love her husband.
Biography
USA
1955
102 Minutes
Richard Burton Maggie McNamara John Derek Raymond Massey Charles Bickford Elizabeth Sellars Eva Le Gallienne Bill Walker
actor john wilkes booth alcoholic actress abolitionist wife sad emotional touching maryland san francisco new york city theater graveyard edwin booth theater production tragic death assassination historical events abraham lincoln
A tragic and sentimental story that depicts the early career of the 19th century American actor, Edwin Booth with some mention of the events leading to the assassination of President ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2000
102 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Jeanne Balibar Charles Berling Nils Hugon Édith Scob Denis Podalydès Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Chantal Bronner
mother father son music teacher uncle psychiatrist dreamy offbeat eerie paris park household mother/son relationship birthday party reincarnation tragic death psychiatry mental illness mystery discovery
Today, Camille turns nine. He had sworn that on his 9th birthday he would show his parents the videos he was shooting on the side-the tail of a cat scampering away, a window, and a veiled ... See full summary »
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1989
99 Minutes
Dale Midkiff Fred Gwynne Denise Crosby Brad Greenquist Michael Lombard Blaze Berdahl Miko Hughes Susan Blommaert
doctor son wife daughter old man dead person eerie shocking frightening engaging maine farmhouse cemetery reincarnation spiritual visions family tragic death curse fall metamorphosis
After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.