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1. Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
R | 117 min | Biography, Drama
In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn
Votes: 519,601 | Gross: $27.30M
2. Love Story (1970)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland
Votes: 37,465 | Gross: $106.40M
3. It's a Sin (2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The lives of a group of friends living in 1980s London are irreparably changed by the AIDS crisis.
Stars: Olly Alexander, Nathaniel Curtis, Shaun Dooley, Omari Douglas
Votes: 36,935
4. Valley of the Dolls (1967)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate
Votes: 9,752 | Gross: $44.43M
5. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (II) (2023)
R | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
Follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.
Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Davis Guggenheim, Tracy Pollan, Sam Fox
Votes: 15,249
6. Gone in the Night (2022)
R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
When Kath and her boyfriend arrive at a remote cabin in the redwoods, they find a mysterious younger couple already there. Her boyfriend disappears with the young woman, and Kath becomes obsessed with finding an explanation.
Director: Eli Horowitz | Stars: Winona Ryder, Dermot Mulroney, John Gallagher Jr., Owen Teague
Votes: 5,698
7. Spontaneous (II) (2020)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Get ready for the outrageous coming-of-age love story about growing up...and blowing up. When students in their school begin exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.
Director: Brian Duffield | Stars: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji, Hayley Law
Votes: 17,441
8. Happy Endings (2005)
R | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.
Director: Don Roos | Stars: Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jesse Bradford
Votes: 9,413 | Gross: $1.31M
9. Sweet Bean (2015)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
Burdened with a heavy and ever-increasing debt, a dorayaki baker hires a kind ageing woman, after tasting her delicious surprise. Little by little, she unravels her beautiful inner world. Could she be holding the secret to his success?
Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miki Mizuno
Votes: 12,735 | Gross: $0.12M
10. Doctor John (2019)
35 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
In a refreshing take on the genre, "Doctor John" will portray the doctors' search for the cause of their patients' mysterious pain as a thrilling chase, almost like a detective hunting down the perpetrator behind an unsolved crime.
Stars: Ji Sung, Lee Se-yeong, Hwang Hee, Min-a Jeong
Votes: 2,075
11. More Than Ever (2022)
123 min | Drama, Romance
Hélène and Mathieu have been happy together for many years. The bond between them is deep. Faced with an existential decision, Hélène travels alone to Norway to seek peace and meet a blogger she found on the internet.
Director: Emily Atef | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Gaspard Ulliel, Bjørn Floberg, Sophie Langevin
Votes: 1,433
12. They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
Unrated | 85 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Scientists investigating an unusual meteor shower in a rural field are possessed by an alien force bent on an ulterior purpose.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Robert Hutton, Jennifer Jayne, Zia Mohyeddin, Bernard Kay
Votes: 2,048
13. The Cake Eaters (2007)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two families are brought together by the return of one family's son -- a reunion that conjures up old ghosts and issues that must be addressed.
Director: Mary Stuart Masterson | Stars: Elizabeth Ashley, Jayce Bartok, Bruce Dern, Miriam Shor
Votes: 7,453
14. 1 Litre of Tears (2005–2007)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.
Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Ryô Nishikido, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Takanori Jinnai
Votes: 2,884
15. Parallel World Pharmacy (2022)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A pharmacist is reborn into a magical world and uses his knowledge of medicine from his previous and current lives to become a great medical expert.
Stars: Aki Toyosaki, Reina Ueda, Kaede Hondo, Kenji Nomura
Votes: 1,054
16. Edvard Munch (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 210 min | Biography, Drama, History
This biopic of Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch focuses on the influences that shaped his art, his devastating affair with a married woman that will haunt him for the rest of his life
Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Geir Westby, Gro Fraas, Kerstii Allum, Eric Allum
Votes: 3,381 | Gross: $0.04M
17. The Fighter of Destiny (2017)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama
Chen Chang Sheng was abandoned in a flowing river and plucked up by a Taoist monk. He's plagued with an incurable illness, fated not to live past the age of 20. To find a cure, he leaves his temple to become a student at a famous academy.
Stars: Gu Hyun-Ho, Han Lu, Kei Gambit, Jingru You
Votes: 191
18. The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama
Abandoned by her lover, the aristocratic Madame Lubov Ranevskaya returns to Russia, only to see her fragrant cherry orchard in full bloom: a painful reminder of her dire economic state and the imminent foreclosure of the enviable property.
Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Tushka Bergen, Frances de la Tour
Votes: 711 | Gross: $0.14M
19. A Place for Lovers (1968)
R | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Julia, a fashion designer harboring a secret, spends ten days of passion in the Alps with Valerio, a race car driver, in what will be their last vacation together.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Faye Dunaway, Enrico Simonetti, Karin Eugh
Votes: 878
20. It Happened Here (1964)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, War
In 1940, Germany invades Britain and transforms it into a Fascist state where some Britons collaborate and others resist. In 1944, Pauline, an apolitical Irish nurse becomes a reluctant player in the fight between the two sides.
Directors: Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo | Stars: Pauline Murray, Sebastian Shaw, Bart Allison, Reginald Marsh
Votes: 1,257
21. Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A real-life story about a high school teacher and football coach who is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease but refuses to give in.
Director: Roy Campanella II | Stars: Pam Dawber, Michael Nouri, Bess Meyer, Peter Berg
Votes: 163
22. ...ing (2003)
104 min | Drama, Romance
Mi-na, a high school student living alone with her mother, dreams of having the perfect boyfriend. But can any man hope to live up to her image of the ideal partner?
Director: Eon-hie Lee | Stars: Lim Soo-jung, Kim Rae-won, Lee Mi-sook, Jang-Su Bae
Votes: 2,280
23. Before We Collapse (2023)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Tristan, campaign manager for a legislative candidate, is shocked by an anonymous letter containing a positive pregnancy test.
Directors: Benoît Volnais, Alice Zeniter | Stars: Niels Schneider, Ariane Labed, Souheila Yacoub, Myriem Akheddiou
Votes: 84
24. The Interns (1962)
Approved | 120 min | Drama
Medical drama that focuses on the personal and professional conflicts of medical interns working under senior surgeons at a major hospital.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Michael Callan, Cliff Robertson, James MacArthur, Nick Adams
Votes: 367
25. 'Til We Meet Again (1940)
Approved | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to America by policeman Steve Burke to face execution. Joan and Dan fall in love, their fates unbeknownst to one another.
Directors: Edmund Goulding, William K. Howard, William Keighley, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Merle Oberon, George Brent, Pat O'Brien, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Votes: 749
26. War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
Approved | 69 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colosasal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very hungry.
Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Sally Fraser, Roger Pace, Duncan 'Dean' Parkin, Russ Bender
Votes: 2,615
27. Christmas Eve (1986 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
A well-to-do elderly woman who befriends the homeless and volunteers her time with children learns that she has an incurable illness. She desperately wants to reunited her three grown ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Cooper | Stars: Loretta Young, Arthur Hill, Ron Leibman, Trevor Howard
Votes: 459
28. Woman of the Year (1973)
R | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Woman rises from being an out-of-work actress to the wife of a powerful South American dictator.
Director: Radley Metzger | Stars: Siegfried Rauch, Christiane Krüger, Ivan Desny, Mark Damon
Votes: 173
29. The Miniver Story (1950)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon reprise their legendary roles as Mr. and Mrs. Miniver in this lovingly crafted sequel to their Academy Award®-winning hit Mrs. Miniver.
Directors: H.C. Potter, Victor Saville | Stars: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, John Hodiak, Leo Genn
Votes: 923 | Gross: $2.16M
30. Right to Die (1987 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A successful woman's life is irrevocably changed when she is diagnosed with A.L.S. and ultimately finds her living situation impossible to endure.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Raquel Welch, Michael Gross, Bonnie Bartlett, Peter Michael Goetz
Votes: 106
31. Crazywise (2016)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
What can we learn from those who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience? During a quarter-century documenting indigenous cultures, human-rights ... See full summary »
Directors: Phil Borges, Kevin Tomlinson | Stars: Angeles Arrien, Phil Borges, Laura Delano, Carroll Dunham
Votes: 149
32. Love Me No More (2008)
85 min | Drama, Romance
The back story is a marvelous and gorgeous social commentary on the type of generous actions we could all take - to enrich our often-solitary elder-citizens' lives.
Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Albert Dupontel, Marie-Josée Croze, Pierre Vaneck, Cristiana Reali
Votes: 3,498
33. Stopped on Track (2011)
110 min | Drama
Frank is diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and given only a few months to live. He and his wife don't know how and when to tell their children about it. Meanwhile, Frank's health is getting worse with each day.
Director: Andreas Dresen | Stars: Steffi Kühnert, Milan Peschel, Talisa Lilly Lemke, Mika Seidel
Votes: 1,648
34. The Moon Child (2011)
110 min | Drama
Romain, 13, has suffered from a rare genetic deficiency since early childhood, which prevents him from exposing himself to daylight. Romain remains very combative thanks to the support of David, his doctor.
Director: Delphine Gleize | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Emmanuelle Devos, Quentin Challal, Caroline Proust
Votes: 260
35. Now or Never (2019 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
Euthanasia assistant Henry is often hungover, in a bad mood and an impertinence for his clients. Solicitude and sensitivity in his profession are limited. crazy Rebecca, in turn, is ... See full summary »
Director: Gerd Schneider | Stars: Michael Pink, Tinka Fürst, Johannes Allmayer, Sebastian Jehkul
Votes: 53
36. Do You Really Want to Know? (2012)
72 min | Documentary
A documentary about the complex emotional, ethical and psychological issues surrounding the new frontier of predictive genetic testing. The film follows three families who have been ... See full summary »
Director: John Zaritsky | Stars: Jeffrey Carroll, Gaalen Engen, Lini Evans, Paul Griggs
Votes: 47
37. Have You Heard About Greg? (2021)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary
A unique cinematic journey that puts a human face on the most terrifying disease of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, shining a light on issues that affect 50% of Americans over the age of 55.
Director: Steve Ecclesine | Stars: Greg O'Brien, Lisa Genova, Doug Scalise, Rudolph Tanzi
Votes: 10
38. Vassa (1983)
140 min | Drama
Ruthless millionaire Vassa Zheleznova is the head of a wealthy entrepreneurial family. She can do anything to protect its reputation, even push her husband to suicide.
Director: Gleb Panfilov | Stars: Inna Churikova, Vadim Mikhaylov, Nikolai Skorobogatov, Olga Mashnaya
Votes: 307
39. Hélène (1936)
109 min | Drama, Romance
Helene Wilfur is a brilliant student at a medical school devoted to research, and the outstanding student of Professor Amboise. Pierre Rguier, another student, is in love with Helene but, ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Benoît-Lévy | Stars: Madeleine Renaud, Jean-Louis Barrault, Constant Rémy, Héléna Manson
Votes: 15
40. Dipsa gia zoi (1964)
120 min | Drama
Smitten by an incurable disease, a spoiled woman seeks refuge in ephemeral romantic liaisons. Then, a handsome engineer takes the young diva by surprise, offering her a new lease of life. Will fate spare her, now that she thirsts for life?
Director: Sokrates Kapsaskis | Stars: Anna Fonsou, Nikos Kourkoulos, Thanos Kotsopoulos, Vagelis Seilinos
Votes: 63
41. Inna wyspa (1987)
69 min | Drama
Director: Grazyna Kedzielawska | Stars: Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak, Miroslawa Marcheluk, Ryszarda Hanin, Daria Trafankowska
Votes: 9
42. Thank You Jack (1986 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Karl is a cheerful and endearing 8-year-old, in spite of being terminally ill with a rare neuro-muscular disease. His single mother Judy tries to give him a normal life, and Karl befriends an elderly man called Jack.
Director: Rolf de Heer | Stars: Bill Lyle, Roy Lyle, James Maguire, Sheila Ming
43. Direct Order (2003)
55 min | Documentary
The United States Military is using an experimental drug on our men and women in uniform, and it is killing them.
Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Rick Otto
Votes: 24
44. Kvinnorna på Själö (2008 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, History
"You who enter, leave all your hope behind." About Själö mental hospital a foul spot in Finland's medical history. Sad and somber fates of women who was cared for at Själö.
Director: Mikaela Weurlander | Stars: Jutta Ahlbeck-Rehn, Signe Erfors, Maria Hjerpe, Ilppo Vuorinen
Votes: 14
45. Stick It (2014)
5 min | Short, Romance, Sport
The single channel video STICK IT combines television footage of women's gymnastics with recordings of the artist attempting the same routines. Merging himself and the young gymnasts of the... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Ramirez Perez
46. Io sono qui (2011)
63 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Doctor Mario Melazzini falls sick with ALS, an incurable disease which slowly paralyzes you until death. He chooses suicide, but the day before he asks himself the question: "is this what I... See full summary »
Director: Emmanuel Exitu | Star: Mario Melazzini
48. Dying to Live (2014)
95 min | Documentary, Biography
'if you only had one year left of your life, what would you do?' This question asks Swiss author Franz Hohler. His answer: 'Make death your adviser to live life to the fullest.' He is one ... See full summary »
Director: Rebecca Panian | Stars: Thomas Niessl, Franz Hohler, Malin Ackermann, Kurt Aeschbacher
Votes: 25
49.
Cavalcade of America (1952–1957)
Episode:
A Life to Live By
(1956)
Not Rated | 30 min | Drama
A California high school athlete with an incurable disease is determined to set the world's record for the shot-put.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: John Ericson, Sally Fraser, Russ Conway, Chris Warfield
50.
Inspector Morse (1987–2000)
Episode:
Dead on Time
(1992)
TV-14 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A respected, dying Oxford don, husband of Morse's former fiancée, apparently shoots himself, but his doctor asserts that he was not capable of firing a gun.
Director: John Madden | Stars: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, Brendan O'Hea, David Haig
Votes: 905