Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ill-health"

1. The Favourite (2018)

R | 119 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult

Votes: 235,169 | Gross: $34.37M

2. Death in Venice (1971)

GP | 130 min | Drama, Romance

While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.

Director: Luchino Visconti | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Romolo Valli, Mark Burns, Nora Ricci

Votes: 23,109 | Gross: $0.15M

3. Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008)

PG | 96 min | Biography, Drama

A look at the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade's painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.

Director: Michael Campus | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Jared Padalecki, Marcia Gay Harden, Aaron Ashmore

Votes: 2,823

4. Grey Wolf: Hitler's Escape to Argentina (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Adolf Hitler the biggest criminal in history escaped from the ruins of Berlin and fled with his pregnant girlfriend Eva Braun to a life in the depths of Patagonia, Argentina where he died in 1962.

Director: Gerrard Williams | Stars: Dante Venesio, Maria Heller, Martin Gianola, Pietro Gian

Votes: 344

5. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

Passed | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan

Votes: 2,136

6. Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 79 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Martyn Hesford's comedy-drama about the life and times of tortured comic Kenneth Williams based on his diaries.

Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Michael Sheen, Cheryl Campbell, Peter Wight, Beatie Edney

Votes: 1,080

7. I Am Burt Reynolds (2020)

91 min | Documentary, Biography

The ups and downs of Burt Reynolds' career and private life, especially with Loni Anderson and his adopted son.

Director: Adrian Buitenhuis | Stars: Adam Rifkin, Alfie Wise, Ann Scurry, Ariel Winter

Votes: 362

8. Crystal Heart (1986)

R | 103 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A 22 year old man who has lived inside a crystal room because of a rare illness, meets an up and coming rock star, and the two fall in love.

Director: Gil Bettman | Stars: Lee Curreri, Tawny Kitaen, Lloyd Bochner, May Heatherly

Votes: 285

9. JFK: The Making of a President (2017 TV Movie)

Unrated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Explore how John F. Kennedy's worldview was influenced by his younger years, when he endured poor health, family tragedy and a demanding father.

Director: Edward Cotterill | Stars: Emily Charnock, Nigel Hamilton, Jonathan Kydd, Nicholas O'Shaughnessy

Votes: 177

10. L'outremangeur (2003)

90 min | Crime, Drama

An obese Police Inspector traumatized by a childhood incident falls in love with a murder suspect.

Director: Thierry Binisti | Stars: Eric Cantona, Rachida Brakni, Caroline Silhol, Richard Bohringer

Votes: 474

11. Jamilya (1969)

76 min | Drama, Romance, War

Dzhamiliya lives in a kirghizian village. She follows their parents' orders when she marries a man without loving him. Then World War II breaks out and her new husband has to leave the ... See full summary »

Directors: Irina Poplavskaya, Sergei Yutkevich | Stars: Natalya Arinbasarova, Suymenkul Chokmorov, Nasreddin Dubashev, Aliman Zhankorozova

Votes: 307

12. Reagan: Let's Finish the Job (1986)

Comedy, War

Four part comedy satire about President Ronald Reagan, his wife Nancy and his son Ron who is coping with an inferiority complex.

Stars: Ton van Duinhoven, Henny Orri, Sjoerd Pleijsier, Wim Van Der Grijn

13. Punainen viiva (1959)

97 min | Drama, History

In 1906, a poor farmer in the backwoods of Finland -- then part of Russia -- struggles to make a living for his wife and four children. He hears about a new law that will allow equal voting... See full summary »

Director: Matti Kassila | Stars: Holger Salin, Liisa Nevalainen, Petri Tanner, Jukka Eklund

Votes: 215

14. 'Minä elän' (1946)

115 min | Biography, Drama

The life story of Aleksis Kivi, author of the first Finnish novel in Finnish language and (posthumously) its most successful writer.

Director: Ilmari Unho | Stars: Rauli Tuomi, Matti Kivi, Anni Aitto, Kaarlo Aavajoki

Votes: 58

15. Yövartija vain... (1940)

99 min | Drama

About an old night-watch and his beautiful daughter Aino who is courted by the son of a factory boss.

Director: Yrjö Norta | Stars: Aku Korhonen, Regina Linnanheimo, Unto Salminen, Uno Wikström

Votes: 63

16. A Man and His Mate (1915)

Passed | Action, Adventure, Crime

Harry Ogden - ne'er-do-well - is caught by a sheriff's posse and is about to be hung when he is saved by Betty, the daughter of a Kentucky Colonel, who is traveling in the West for his ... See full summary »

Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: Henry Woodruff, F.A. Turner, Gladys Brockwell, Walter Long

Votes: 37

17. The Proposal (1959 TV Movie)

31 min | Comedy, Romance

Will the arguing stop long enough for Lomov's proposal of marriage to be sealed with a kiss?

Director: Rosemary Hill | Stars: David Bird, Harry Moore, Anne Robson

Votes: 18

18. The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (2021)
Episode: Rabbit Hole (2021)

TV-MA | 61 min | Documentary, Crime, History

In 1993, Maury interviews the elusive Berkowitz, who substantiates his theories about the cult. But his obsession with the case begins to take a toll.

Director: Joshua Zeman | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Maury Terry, Wayne Darwen, David Berkowitz

Votes: 606

19. Kennedy (2023)
Episode: Jack (1917-1940) (2023)

Documentary, Biography, History

Kennedy navigates his formative years, including his time in school, relationship with his family, and his early interests in history and politics.

Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: John F. Kennedy, Thomas J. Carty, David M. Kennedy, David Nasaw

Votes: 36

20. Crime Stories (1998– )
Episode: Double-Cross (2004)

Documentary, Crime

The double homicide of husband and wife Kenneth Stahl and Carolyn-Oppy Stahl on an isolated stretch of highway in Orange County, California.

Director: Richard Kroehling | Stars: Dennis Conway, Laurie Crutchfield, Gene Galusha, Brian Heaney

21. Genius (2017– )
Episode: Einstein: Chapter Seven (2017)

TV-14 | 50 min | Biography, Drama, History

In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein's closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.

Director: James Hawes | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Flynn, Samantha Colley, Ralph Brown

Votes: 692

22. A Celebrity Taste of Italy (2017– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2017)

44 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

Rula and Diana test if volcanic mud holds the secret to eternal youth. Johnny and Judith have an olive oil massage. However, ill health forces one of the group to withdraw from the show.

Directors: Donna Wood, Paul Curran, Nick Gardner, Satnam Authi | Stars: Paul Copley, Johnny Ball, Judith Chalmers, Ian Lavender

23. American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode: The Path to Power (2018)

42 min | Documentary, History

John F. Kennedy launches a long-shot bid for power; the seemingly perfect candidate must confront the issues of his health, faith and fidelity if he is to have any chance of reaching the White House.

Director: Tim Dunn | Stars: Martin Sheen, Barbara Perry, Evan Thomas, Charles Bartlett

Votes: 64

24. Wanted Down Under (2007– )
Episode: Sinfield Day (2019)

44 min | Reality-TV

Following a bout of ill health Harriet Sinfield Day wants to make every day count, her husband David wants to do whatever he can to make her happy but has serious doubts about leaving behind their life in the UK.

Directors: Dave Baker, Steven Eker | Star: Nicki Chapman

25. Jeremy Vine (2018– )
Episode: Episode #2.23 (2019)

96 min | News, Reality-TV, Talk-Show

Jeremy asks his panel of guests and the viewers - Is Brexit making you ill? Are plans for a new knife crime ASBO pointless? Are you fed up with fitness technology?

Director: Daniel Wright | Stars: Jeremy Vine, Storm, Ortis Deley, Dawn Butler