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Movies about Cancer

1. (2015)

The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.

Director: | Stars: , , Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine

2. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Stars: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman

3. (2014)

Two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclusive author in .

Director: | Stars: , , ,

4. Lullaby (II) (2014)

A man estranged from his family receives word that his father has chosen to take himself off life support within forty-eight hours.

Director: Andrew Levitas | Stars: Garrett Hedlund, Richard Jenkins, Anne Archer,

5. Cool Kids Don't Cry (2014)

After an accident at school, the teenage-girl Anja must battle cancer while participating in summer camp, preparing for a soccer tournament and dealing with boys.

Director: Katarina Launing | Stars: Mia Helene Solberg Brekke, Victor Papadopoulos Jacobsen, Sigrid Welde, Ulrik William Græsli

6. Kankerlijers (2014)

Four teenage who suffers from cancer, uproar the hospital so to be a healthy child again.

Director: Lodewijk Crijns | Stars: Massimo Pesik, Gijs Blom, Jasha Rudge,Vera van der Horst

7. Wish List

Life changes for a career woman when a coin she threw in a magic fountain as a girl finally reaches the bottom.

Star:

8. Mood Indigo (2013)

Wealthy, inventive bachelor Colin endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she's diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.

Director: | Stars: , Audrey Tautou, ,Omar Sy

9. Safe Haven (I) (2013)

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders, David Lyons

10. The Girl with Nine Wigs (2013)

Rather than let cancer run her life, a young woman starts wearing different wigs to express herself and live her life to the fullest.

Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Lisa Tomaschewsky, Karoline Teska,David Rott, Alice Dwyer

11. Now Is Good (2012)

A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.

Director: Ol Parker | Stars: , Josef Altin, Jeremy Irvine,Paddy Considine

12. Stuck in Love (2012)

An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.

Director: Josh Boone | Stars: , , ,Nat Wolff

13. Cool Kids Don't Cry (2012)

Akkie is a pretty schoolgirl who is good at soccer and doesn't let boys mess with her, until she is diagnosed with leukemia and has to start her battle to stay alive.

Director: Dennis Bots | Stars: Hanna Obbeek, Nils Verkooijen, Fiona Livingston, Bram Flick

14. Mike Says Goodbye! (2012)

After bouncing back from leukemia, 10-year-old Mike is ready to leave the hospital, but his mother never arrives to take him home.

Director: Maria Peters | Stars: Maas Bronkhuyzen, Faas Wijn, Bracha van Doesburgh, Carine Crutzen 15. Love Is All You Need (2012)

A hairdresser, who has lost her hair to cancer, finds out her husband is having an affair, travels to Italy for her daughter's wedding, and meets a widower who still blames the world for the loss of his wife.

Director: | Stars: , Trine Dyrholm, Molly Blixt Egelind, Sebastian Jessen

16. Falling Overnight (2011)

On the day before his scheduled surgery to remove a brain tumor, Elliot meets Chloe Webb, a young photographer who invites him to her art show. An intimate night threatens to be overwritten when Elliot shares his news the next morning.

Director: Conrad Jackson | Stars: Parker Croft, Emilia Ares, Barak Hardley,Millie Zinner

17. After Fall, Winter (2011)

WINTER is a dangerous, sexy, poignant and at times darkly funny story about two people who desperately want intimacy but have fashioned lives of reclusivity and emotional fracture which ... See full summary »

Director: Eric Schaeffer | Stars: Eric Schaeffer, Lizzie Brocheré, Marie Luneau, Christian Mulot

18. Natural Selection (2011)

Having discovered that her dying husband has an illegitimate child living in , a devout Christian housewife leaves her sheltered world on a mission to reunite father and son.

Director: Robbie Pickering | Stars: Matt O'Leary, Rachael Harris, John Diehl,Gayland Williams

19. A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)

An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.

Director: Nicole Kassell | Stars: , Gael García Bernal, ,

20. 50/50 (2011)

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, , Bryce Howard

21. One Day (2011)

After spending the night together on the night of their college graduation Dexter and Em are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, sometimes not, on that day.

Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: , Jim Sturgess, , Tom Mison 22. The Heart of Christmas (2011 TV Movie)

The Locke family are devastated when they learn their 2-year-old son, Dax, has leukemia.

Director: Gary Wheeler | Stars: Candace Cameron Bure, Jeanne Neilson,Christopher Shone, Nicholas Shone

23. Restless (I) (2011)

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 from WWII.

Director: | Stars: , Henry Hopper, Ryo Kase,Schuyler Fisk

24. Endings (2010)

Emmy Ferguson is a 10-year old who learns that, after a long bout with leukemia, is probably her last day on earth. Chris Ryan is a 35 year old drug addict who is determined to make

Director: Christopher J. Hansen | Stars: Matthew Brumlow, Hansen,Ellen Halper, Joseph Frost

25. Norman (2010)

A troubled high-school kid pretending to be dying of cancer confronts problems with his new girlfriend and terminally ill father as he struggles with his daily existence.

Director: Jonathan Segal | Stars: Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp, Richard Jenkins,

26. Ways to Live Forever (2010)

Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukemia he wants to know the

Director: Gustavo Ron | Stars: Ben Chaplin, Robbie Kay, Alex Etel, Emilia Fox

27. Hopeful Notes (2010)

A young violinist with leukemia brings hope and life into a desolate Russian hospital for children.

Director: Valerio Zanoli | Stars: Walter Nudo, Colin Ross, Ian Poland, Laural Merlington

28. Letters to God (2010)

A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and community and inspiring hope among everyone he comes in contact. An unsuspecting substitute postman

Directors: David Nixon, Patrick Doughtie | Stars: Tanner Maguire, Jeffrey Johnson, Robyn Lively, Lisa Curtis 29. Johnny (I) (2010)

Johnny is an inspirational story about a ten year old boy in a foster group home who is dying of leukemia. Even though he has every reason to doubt God all he does is trust Him. Johnny is

Director: D. David Morin | Stars: Jerry Phillips, Musetta Vander, Lonnie Colón, Leslie L. Miller

30. The Last Song (2010)

A rebellious girl is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.

Director: Julie Anne Robinson | Stars: , Liam Hemsworth, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Coleman

31. Living Downstream (2010)

Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., Living Downstream is an eloquent and cinematic feature-length documentary following Sandra during one

Director: Chanda Chevannes | Star: Sandra Steingraber

32. Love Life (2009)

A serial adulterer faces his demons when his loving wife falls severely ill.

Director: Reinout Oerlemans | Stars: , Barry Atsma, Anna Drijver, Jeroen Willems

33. Oscar and the Lady in Pink (2009)

Listening in to a conversation between his doctor and parents, 10-year-old Oscar learns what nobody has the courage to tell him. He only has a few weeks to live. Furious, he refuses to

Director: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt | Stars: Michèle Laroque, Amir Ben Abdelmoumen, , Amira Casar

34. One in Nine (2009)

Nine convicts are forced to play a game that will leave only one of them alive.

Director: Michael Stromenger | Stars: Jim Alger, Jim Algers, Dylan Bradt,Chad Driscoll

35. My Sister's Keeper (2009)

Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.

Director: Nick Cassavetes | Stars: , , , Walter Raney

36. Funny People (2009)

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. Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: , Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana

37. C Me Dance (2009)

A drama centered on a teenage girl who has trained her entire life to dance for the Pittsburgh Ballet.

Director: Greg Robbins | Stars: Christina DeMarco, Greg Robbins, Laura Romeo, Hugh McLean

38. (2008–2013)

A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine in order to secure his family's future.

Stars: , , ,

39. The Guitar (2008)

The life of a woman is transformed after she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, fired from her job and abandoned by her boyfriend. Given two months to live, she throws caution to the wind to pursue her dreams.

Director: Amy Redford | Stars: Saffron Burrows, Isaach De Bankolé, Paz de la Huerta, Mia Kucan

40. Keith (I) (2008)

Natalie has it all: yearbook editor, scholarship to college, star athlete, reigning social queen. Then Keith enters her life. Secretive and enigmatic, he slowly lures her from her comfort

Director: Todd Kessler | Stars: Elisabeth Harnois, Jesse McCartney, Margo Harshman, Ignacio Serricchio

41. A Christmas Tale (2008)

The troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.

Director: | Stars: , Jean-Paul Roussillon, , Anne Consigny

42. P.S. I Love You (2007)

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: , Gerard Butler, Harry Connick Jr.,

43. The Bucket List (2007)

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Director: | Stars: , , Sean Hayes,Beverly Todd 44. Crazy Sexy Cancer (2007)

Crazy Sexy Cancer is an irreverent and uplifting documentary about a young woman looking for a cure and finding her life. Weeks after she was diagnosed, filmmaker Kris Carr began

Director: Kris Carr | Stars: Aura Carr, Kenneth Carr, Kris Carr, Leslie Carr

45. The Fountain (2006)

As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.

Director: | Stars: Hugh Jackman, , ,

46. Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Through the neighborhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented and awakened.

Directors: Olivier Assayas, Frédéric Auburtin, Emmanuel Benbihy, Gurinder Chadha, Sylvain Chomet, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Isabel Coixet, Wes Craven,Alfonso Cuarón, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Doyle, Richard LaGravenese,Vincenzo Natali, , Bruno Podalydès, , Oliver Schmitz, Nobuhiro Suwa, Daniela Thomas, , Gus Van Sant |Stars: , Leonor Watling, ,

47. The Ultimate Gift (2006)

A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.

Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Bill Cobbs

48. (I) (2006)

After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Penélope Cruz, , Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo

49. Last Holiday (2006)

Upon learning of a terminal illness, a shy woman (Queen Latifah) decides to sell off all her possessions and live it up at a posh European hotel.

Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton,

50. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

Four best girlfriends hatch a plan to stay connected with one another as their lives start off in different directions: they pass around a pair of secondhand jeans that fits each of their bodies perfectly.

Director: | Stars: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, , 51. The Butterfly Effect (2004)

Evan Treborn suffers blackouts during significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life by reading his journal.

Directors: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber | Stars: , ,Melora Walters, Elden Henson

While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.

Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Takao Ohsawa, Ko Shibasaki, Masami Nagasawa, Mirai Moriyama

53. Son frère (2003)

Two brothers with a problematic relationship in the past, find together again when the elder one gets a dangerous disease and asks his brother to accompany him to several doctors.

Director: Patrice Chéreau | Stars: , Éric Caravaca, Nathalie Boutefeu, Maurice Garrel

54. Planta 4ª (2003)

Growing up together. All emotions pass the revue. Friendship and hope survive all.

Director: Antonio Mercero | Stars: Juan José Ballesta, Luis Ángel Priego,Gorka Moreno, Alejandro Zafra

55. My Life Without Me (2003)

A young woman conceals the fact of her terminal cancer to live her life with a passion she never had before.

Director: Isabel Coixet | Stars: , Scott Speedman, ,Leonor Watling

56. The Life of David Gale (2003)

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: , , , Cleo King

57. Ice Bound (2003 TV Movie)

One woman's strength and courage under the most extreme weather conditions.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Aidan Devine,Cynthia Mace, Paulino Nunes

58. A Time for Dancing (2002)

Their love of dance, and their friendship, is challenged for two high school girls when one is diagnosed with cancer.

Director: Peter Gilbert | Stars: , Shiri Appleby, Peter Coyote,Patricia Kalember 59. (2002)

The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service.

Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: , , Peter Coyote,

60. Julie Walking Home (2002)

Her son dying of cancer and her marriage falling apart, Julie flees to Poland in search of a man who can heal using his hands. Julie finds not only a magical cure for her son, but also

Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: , William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau, Ryan Smith

61. Two Against Time (2002 TV Movie)

This finds a mother and her teen daughter both being diagnosed with cancer. This discovery helps to overcome the longtime antagonistic relationship that the two have developed.

Director: | Stars: , Ellen Muth, Peter Friedman, Karen Robinson

62. Shattered Glass (2002)

Director: Chris Kraus | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Nadja Uhl, Margit Carstensen,Peter Davor

63. Brian's Song (2001 TV Movie)

The story of professional football players Gale Sayes and , and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when Piccolo contracted a fatal disease.

Director: John Gray | Stars: Mekhi Phifer, Sean Maher, Paula Cale, Elise Neal

64. Life as a House (2001)

When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.

Director: Irwin Winkler | Stars: , Kevin Kline, ,

65. The Medicine Show (2001)

A cynical young man, diagnosed with cancer, meets a brash young leukemia patient in the hospital who more than matches his distaste for IV drips and weepy sentimentality.

Director: Wendell Morris | Stars: Jonathan Silverman, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Greg Grunberg, Kari Wuhrer

66. Wit (2001 TV Movie)

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: , Christopher Lloyd, , Audra McDonald 67. Sweet November (2001)

A workaholic executive, and an unconventional woman agree to a personal relationship for a short period. In this short period she changes his life.

Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: , , , Greg Germann

68. Erin Brockovich (2000)

An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: , , David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick

69. Here on Earth (2000)

A rich college kid is taught a lesson after a joy ride ends up destroying a country restaurant.

Director: Mark Piznarski | Stars: Chris Klein, Leelee Sobieski, ,Michael Rooker

70. Magnolia (1999)

An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: , ,,

71. One More Kiss (1999)

When Sarah Hopson realizes her successful high-rise lifestyle is devoid of meaning, she packs her bags and heads for her home town in the Scottish Borders to look for Sam, her

Director: Vadim Jean | Stars: Valerie Edmond, Gerard Butler, Valerie Gogan,James Cosmo

72. God Said, 'Ha!' (1998)

Julia Sweeney tells the viewers the monologue about the hard time in her life when her brother fought with cancer and she was also diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

Director: Julia Sweeney | Stars: Julia Sweeney,

73. Stepmom (1998)

A terminally ill woman has to settle on her former husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, ,Jena Malone

74. Marvin's Room (1996)

A leukemia patient attempts to end a twenty-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

Director: Jerry Zaks | Stars: , Leonardo DiCaprio, ,Robert De Niro 75. The Basketball Diaries (1995)

A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

Director: Scott Kalvert | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, , Marilyn Sokol, James Madio

76. Forrest Gump (1994)

The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, Vietnam, Watergate, and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, ,

77. My Life (1993)

A terminally ill man prepares for his death.

Director: | Stars: Michael Keaton, , Bradley Whitford, Queen Latifah

78. Breaking the Rules (1992)

Two friends take their dying buddy on one last road trip.

Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Shawn Phelan, Jackey Vinson, Marty Belafsky,Jason Bateman

79. Dying Young (1991)

After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood

Director: | Stars: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio,

80. Who Will Love My Children? (1983 TV Movie)

Based on a true story of Iowa farm wife Lucile Fray. Ann-Margret plays a dying mother of ten whose last wish is to find loving families for her children.

Director: | Stars: Ann-Margret, Frederic Forrest, , Donald Moffat

81. Terms of Endearment (1983)

Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter's family problems.

Director: James L. Brooks | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, , Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito

82. Forever and Beyond (1983)

True story of Julian, a boy of 7 years-old who knows he is dying of Leukemia.

Director: Thomas Flood | Stars: John Snee, Dixie K. Wade, Herbert Rudley,Bernard Baldan 83. Six Weeks (1982)

A wealthy cosmetic tycoon and her 12-year-old daughter who's dying from leukemia, strike up a sentimental friendship with a California politician. Since the girl has only six weeks or less

Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Dudley Moore, , Katherine Healy, Shannon Wilcox

84. Cries & Whispers (1972)

When a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.

Director: | Stars: Harriet Andersson, , Kari Sylwan, a Minute is a docu-drama film written and directed by Indian American actress Namrata Singh Gujral, and is based on her own life and the lives of other women who suffered from cancer Akasa Veedhilo (English: In the streets of the sky) is a 2001 Telugu, drama film written and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, and Produced by Ramoji Rao.[1] The film stars Akkineni , , , .[2]

All Our Desires (French: Toutes nos envies) is a 2011 French drama film directed by Philippe Lioret.[2][3] Marie Gillainwas nominated for the Magritte Award for Best Actress for her role.

Akashadoothu is a 1993 -language drama film, directed by Sibi Malayil with Madhavi and Murali in lead roles. The film is based on the 1983 American made-for- television Who Will Love My Children? with some changes. One of the most influential of the nineties, the film tells the tale of a widow suffering from leukemia. It won the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. Madhavi won State Film Award for Second Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress awards for this film. This film was remade in Telugu and as Matrudevobhava and Karulina Koogu respectively. It was also remade in Marathi as Chimani Pakhare by Matchindra Chate of Chate Coaching Classes in Maharasht

American Splendor is a 2003 American biographical comedy-drama film about Harvey Pekar, the author of the American Splendor comic book series. The film is also in part an adaptation of the comics, which dramatize Pekar's life. The film was written and directed by documentarians Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcinira. The film was also remade in as Tulsi.

Anand (English: Bliss) is a 1971 Indian drama film, co-written and directed by , with dialogues written by Gulzar. It stars Rajesh Khanna in the lead role, with a supporting cast including , Sumita Sanyal, Ramesh Deo, and Deo. The film won several awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 1972. In 2013, it was listed in Anupama Chopra's book 100 To See before You Die.

Autumn in New York is a 2000 American romantic drama film directed by and starring , , and Anthony LaPaglia. Written by , the film follows a successful middle-aged restaurateur and womanizer who falls in love with a sweet young woman who is terminally ill (French: Les Invasions barbares) is a 2003 Canadian-French sex comedy-drama filmwritten and directed by and starring Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau and Marie-Josée Croze. The film is a sequel to Arcand's 1986 film The Decline of the American , continuing the story of the character Rémy, a womanizing history professor now terminally ill with cancer.

Beginners is a 2010 American -drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. It tells the story of Oliver, a man reflecting on the life and death of his father, Hal, while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman, Anna, dealing with father issues of her own. The film is based on the true-life coming out of Mills' father at the age of 75, five years before his death

The Belly of an Architect is a 1987 film drama written and directed by Peter Greenaway, featuring original music by Glenn Branca and Wim Mertens. Starring and Chloe Webb, it was nominated for the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) award at the 1987

The Best Man Holiday is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. A sequel to The Best Man (1999), it stars , Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, , , , Harold Perrineau, Monica Calhoun, and Melissa De Sousa all reprising their roles.

Biutiful is a 2010 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring

The Book of Henry is a 2017 American drama film directed by and written by Gregg Hurwitz. The film stars , Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler, and .[4][5] The story concerns a plan hatched by a young to save the girl next door from abuse

Brian's Song is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the details of the life of Brian Piccolo (played by ), a Wake Forest University football player stricken with terminal cancer after turning pro, told through his friendship with Chicago Bears teammate ()

The Broken Circle Breakdown is a 2012 Belgian drama film directed by Felix Van Groeningen. Based on the play written by Johan Heldenbergh and Mieke Dobbels, its main characters are Didier, played by Heldenbergh, and Elise, played by actress/singer Veerle Baetens. Young newcomer Nell Cattrysse is their ill daughter Maybelle.

The Bucket List is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner, produced by Reiner, Alan Greisman, and , written by , and starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.[2] The main plot follows two terminally ill men (portrayed by Nicholson and Freeman) on their road trip with a wish list of things to do before they "kick the bucket", from which the movie's title gets its name.

C'est la vie, mon chéri (Chinese: 新不了情) is a 1993 Hong Kong directed by Derek Yee and starring Lau Ching-wan, Anita Yuen and Carina Lau. Chronicle is a 2012 American found footage science-fiction film directed by Josh Trank and written by Max Landis based on a story by both. It follows three Seattle high school seniors, bullied Andrew (Dane DeHaan), his cousin Matt (Alex Russell)

The Clink of Ice is a 2010 French black written and directed by Bertrand Blier. The plot centers on Charles (), an alcoholic writer who is confronted by an incarnation of his own cancer (). The film's original French title is Le Bruit des glaçons, which literally means "The noise of ice cubes".

Constantine is a 2005 American occult detective film directed by Francis Lawrence (in his directorial debut) and starring Keanu Reeves as John Constantine. Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, , Pruitt Taylor Vince, and co-star.

The Cure is a 2014 thriller starring Antonia Prebble and Daniel Lissing about a research scientist who finds out the company she works for has developed a cure for cancer. It was written, directed and produced by David Gould.

Dark Victory is a 1939 American drama film directed by Edmund Goulding, starring and featuring George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers and Cora Witherspoon. The screenplayby Casey Robinson was based on the 1934 play of the same title by George Brewer and Bertram Bloch, starring Tallulah Bankhead.

De plus belle is a 2017 French film directed by Anne-Gaëlle Daval. A romantic comedy starring Florence Foresti and Mathieu Kassovitz, it tells the story of a breast cancer survivor's efforts to rebuild her life.

Deadpool is a 2016 American superhero film based on the character of the same name, distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the eighth installment of the X-Men film series. The film was directed by Tim Miller from a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and stars in the title role alongside Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand, and Stefan Kapičić. In Deadpool, Wade Wilson hunts the man who gave him mutant abilities, but also a scarred physical appearance, as the antihero Deadpool.

Deadpool 2 is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is intended to be the eleventh installment in the X-Men film series, and a sequel to the 2016 film Deadpool. The film is being directed by David Leitch from a script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, with Ryan Reynolds starring in the title role alongside Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Leslie Uggams, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić, Zazie Beetz, , and Jack Kesy.

Death of a Superhero is a 2011 Irish drama film based on the New Zealand novel of the same name by Anthony McCarten. Originally planned to be directed by McCarten in New Zealand, the film was shot on location in Ireland throughout 2010 and was directed by Ian FitzGibbon. The film stars Thomas Sangster alongside Andy Serkis. It tells the story of a dying 15-year-old boy who draws comic book stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.

The Doctor is a 1991 drama film directed by Randa Haines. It is loosely based on Dr. Edward Rosenbaum's 1988 book, A Taste Of My Own Medicine.[1] The film stars as Jack MacKee, a doctor who undergoes a transformation in his views about life, illness and human relationships. Eierdiebe (The Family Jewels in ) is a 2003 film written and directed by Robert Schwentke. The film deals with testicular cancer, a form of disease director Robert Schwentke suffered through and survived.

Elysium is a 2013 American produced, written and directed by Neill Blomkamp. It stars , , Alice Braga, and Sharlto Copley.[4] The film takes place on both a ravaged Earth, and a luxurious space habitat (Stanford torus design) called Elysium.

The Fault in Our Stars is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed by Josh Boone, based on the novel of the same name by . The film stars Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, and Nat Wolff, with Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, and playing supporting roles. Woodley plays Hazel Grace Lancaster, a sixteen-year-old cancer patient who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she meets and subsequently falls in love with Augustus Waters, another cancer patient, played by Elgort.

First, You Cry is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical drama film starring Mary Tyler Moore, , Jennifer Warren, Richard Dysart and Don Johnson, directed by George Schaefer. It is based on the 1976 autobiography First, You Cry written by NBC News correspondent Betty Rollin in which she recalls her battle with breast cancer. The film was broadcast on CBS on November 8, 1978

Freeheld is a 2015 American drama film directed by Peter Sollett and written by Ron Nyswaner. The film stars Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, , Luke Grimes, and . It is based on the 2007 documentary short film of the same name about police officer Laurel Hester's fight against the Ocean County, Board of Chosen Freeholders to allow her pension benefits to be transferred to her domestic partner after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Funny People is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written, co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. It stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman, Jonah Hill and Aubrey Plaza, and follows a famous comedian who is diagnosed with a terminal disease and tries to fix the relationships in his life.

The Girl with Nine Wigs (German: Heute bin ich blond) is a 2013 German biographical film based on the autobiography by Sophie van der Stap

Griffin and Phoenix (sometimes subtitled "A Love Story")[1] is a 1976 American made-for- television romantic drama filmproduced by ABC Circle Films[2] starring Peter Falk and as title characters Geoffrey Griffin and Sarah Phoenix. Written by John Hill and directed by Daryl Duke, it first premiered on the ABC television network on February 27, 1976,[1][3] and was also released to theaters in select countries under the title Today Is Forever from 1977 through 1980

Griffin & Phoenix is a 2006 romance film produced by Gold Circle Films, starring Dermot Mulroney and Amanda Peet. It is a remake of the 1976 film Griffin and Phoenix. Since 2007, the film remake has been shown periodically on the Lifetime Movie Network.

Guardami is a 1999 Italian drama film written and directed by Davide Ferrario.[1] The film premiered at the 56th Venice International Film Festival.[2] It is loosely based on the life of Moana Pozzi.[3][4]Guardami features some explicit sex scenes that caused a slight controversy at the time. Hawks is a 1988 British comedy film about two terminally ill patients, an English lawyer named Bancroft (Timothy Dalton) and a young Gridiron football player (Anthony Edwards), who decide to sneak out of their hospital rooms and live life to its fullest for whatever time they have left.[1] Their goal is to reach a famous brothel in Amsterdam. Along the way, they encounter various characters including a pair of misfit British women played by Camille Coduri and Janet McTeer.

Her Love Boils Bathwater (湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛 Yu o Wakasu Hodo no Atsui Ai) is a Japanese drama film directed by Ryōta Nakano. After Futaba is diagnosed with cancer, she hopes to reunite with her estranged husband and bond with their teenage daughter.

Holding Hope is a 2010 Nigerian drama film written by Uduak Isong Oguamanam, produced by Emem Isong and Uche Jombo, and directed by Desmond Elliot. It stars Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo and Nadia Buari, introducing Abiola Segun Williams

Ikiru (生きる, "To Live") is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed and co-written by and starring Takashi Shimura. The film examines the struggles of a terminally ill Tokyo bureaucrat and his final quest for meaning. The screenplay was partly inspired by Leo Tolstoy's 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich. The major themes of the film include learning how to live, the inefficiency of bureaucracy, and decaying family life in , ames White is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Josh Mond. The film stars Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi, Ron Livingston, Makenzie Leigh and David Call.

Johnny is a 2003 Telugu language Sports drama film written, directed and choreographed by Pawan Kalyan. Produced by Allu Aravind, the film starred Pawan Kalyan in the titular role as a Kick Boxer, while Renu Desai, Raghuvaran, and Raza Murad played pivotal roles.

Kaash (English: If Only) is an Indian Bollywood domestic drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, released on 4 September 1987. The film stars Jackie Shroff and Dimple Kapadia as a married couple, Ritesh and Pooja, who face a serious crisis after bankruptcy and marriage breakdown. The film follows their separation and when their child, Romi, is diagnosed with a brain tumor, and how they learn to cope with this cruel reality.

Knockin' on Heaven's Door is a 1997 German criminal comedy,[1] by Thomas Jahn, starring Til Schweiger, Moritz Bleibtreu, Jan Josef Liefers and Rutger Hauer. Its name derives from the Bob Dylan song which is also on the film's soundtrack.

Like a Star Shining in the Night (French: Comme une étoile dans la nuit) is a 2008 French drama film written, produced and directed by René Féret.

Living Proof is a 2008 Lifetime Television film, directed by Dan Ireland, starring Harry Connick, Jr. The film is based on the true life story of Dr. Dennis Slamon and the book HER-2: The Making of Herceptin, a Revolutionary Treatment for Breast Cancer by Robert Bazell. Vivienne Radkoff wrote the film script, and is also one of the film's executive producers. Renée Zellweger is another executive producer, together with Neil Meron and Craig Zadan. , , Jennifer Coolidge, Angie Harmon, John Benjamin Hickey, , Swoosie Kurtz, Paula Cale Lisbe, Amy Madigan, , and Trudie Styler are featured in the supporting cast. Love Is All You Need (Danish: Den skaldede frisør, Lit.: The Bald Hairdresser) is a 2012 Danish romantic comedy filmdirected by Susanne Bier and starring Pierce Brosnan and Trine Dyrholm.

Love or Something Like That is a 2014 Ghanaian Nigerian film directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso. It stars John Dumelo, Joselyn Dumas and OC Ukeje.

Love Story is a 1970 American romantic drama film written by Erich Segal, who was also the author of the best-selling novel of the same name. It was produced by Howard G. Minsky[3] and directed by Arthur Hiller and starred Ali MacGrawand Ryan O'Neal, alongside , Ray Milland, and in his film debut in a minor role.

Marvin's Room is a 1996 American drama film directed by Jerry Zaks. The script was written by John Guare and based on the play of the same name by Scott McPherson, who died in 1992. McPherson had completed a screenplay for a film version before he died; however Guare was hired to update it when the film eventually started production years later.[1][2] It stars Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon, Hal Scardino and Dan Hedaya. Original music for the film was composed by Rachel Portman. Carly Simon wrote and performed the theme song "Two Little Sisters", with Meryl Streep adding background vocals. Matching Jack is a 2010 Australian drama film directed by from a screenplay by Lynne Renew and , based on an unfilmed script by Renew entitled Love and Mortar.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Gomez- Rejon and written by Jesse Andrews, based on Andrews' 2012 debut novel of the same name. The film stars Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke, RJ Cyler, and Jon Bernthal.

Miss You Already is a 2015 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Morwenna Banks. The film stars Toni Collette, Drew Barrymore, Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, , Frances de la Tour, and .

Mr. Rice's Secret is a Canadian family drama film recorded in 1998 and released in 2000. It stars as the title character, a mysterious man who leaves after death a series of clues to a 12-year-old boy with cancer, to help him appreciate life.

My Annoying Brother (Hangul: 형; RR: Hyeong); lit. Older Brother) is a 2016 South Korean comedy drama film starring Jo Jung-suk, Do Kyung-soo and Park Shin-hye.

My Life is a 1993 American film starring Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman and directed by Bruce Joel Rubin.

My Sister's Keeper is a 2009 American drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Jason Patric, and Alec Baldwin. Based on Jodi Picoult's novel of the same name,

Nammavar is a 1994 Tamil language film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and starring Kamal Haasan and Gouthamiin lead roles. Kamal Haasan plays a revolutionary history lecturer of a college. The movie is about how he tries to reform the downtrodden college by his initiatives and its consequences. The background score and music was composed by Mahesh. Nenjil Or Aalayam (English: A Temple in the Heart) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed, produced and written by C. V. Sridhar. The film features Kalyan Kumar, Devika and R. Muthuraman in the lead roles. , and Kutty also play supporting roles. The original soundtrack album and background score were composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan.

Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela (English: An Intermission In the Land of Crabs) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Althaf Salim. It stars , Shanthi , Lal, Aishwarya Lekshmi, and Ahaana Krishna. The film marks Shanthi Krishna's return to acting after a 19-year hiatus.[1] The film was co-written by Althaf Salim and George Kora, and was produced by Nivin Pauly.

No Sad Songs for Me is a 1950 film directed by Rudolph Maté,[1] featuring Margaret Sullavan in her last film role as a woman dying of cancer.

Now Is Good is a 2012 British teen drama film directed by Ol Parker. Based on the 2007 novel Before I Die by Jenny Downham, it was adapted by Parker who had recently written the screenplay for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.[3] The film, which stars Dakota Fanning, Jeremy Irvine and Paddy Considine, centres on Tessa, a girl who is dying of leukaemia and tries to enjoy her remaining life as much as she possibly can

One True Thing is a 1998 American drama film directed by Carl Franklin. It tells the story of a woman who is forced to put her life on hold in order to care for her mother who is dying of cancer. It was adapted by Karen Croner from the novel by Anna Quindlen. The novel and film are based on Anna Quindlen's real life and her struggle of dealing with the death of her mother, Prudence Pantano Quindlen in 1972, due to ovarian cancer.[3] The film stars Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt and Tom Everett Scott. sings the lead song, "My One True Friend", over the end credits. Other People is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Kelly and is a semi-autobiographical look at Kelly's family. The film stars , Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, Maude Apatow, Madisen Beaty, John Early, Zach Woods, J.J. Totah, and .

The Other Woman (also known as Mothers and Daughters), is a 1995 television film. After Tessa Bryan (Jill Eikenberry) is diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, she attempts to ensure that her two young daughters, Lara and Kate, accept her ex-husband Michael's second wife Carolyn. To do so, she takes them on a trip across the country to her father's ranch.

is a 1975 Pakistani film. It won the Nigar Award in (میرا نام ہے محبت :Mere Naam Hai Mohabaat (Urdu 1975 for Best Film of the Year. The film was also released in China and became popular there.[1] Babra Sharif rose to become one of the most popular actresses of Pakistani cinema for almost two decades following the success of this film Paul à Québec is a Canadian drama film from , directed by François Bouvier and released in 2015.[1] Based on Michel Rabagliati's graphic novel of the same title,[2] the film stars François Létourneau and Julie LeBreton as Paul and Lucie, a happily-married couple struggling to cope with Lucie's father Roland's (Gilbert Sicotte) diagnosis with terminal pancreatic cancer.[1] The cast also includes Louise Portal, Bobby Beshro, Brigitte Lafleur, Myriam LeBlanc, Julien Poulin, Mathieu Quesnel, Patrice Robitaille, Nathaly Thibault and Karine Vanasse. A Place for Lovers (Italian: Amanti, French: Le Temps des amants) is a 1968 French- Italian romantic drama filmdirected by , written by , Julian Zimet, Peter Baldwin, , , based on the play Gli Amanti by Brunello Rondi and Renaldo Cabieri, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars as a terminally ill American fashion designer in Venice, Italy who has a whirlwind affair with a race car driver (played by ) The Preparation is a 2017 South Korean drama film directed by Cho Young-jun, starring Go Doo- shim and Kim Sung-kyun A mother, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer, prepares to leave her family and her 30-year-old son who has intellectual disability.

Princes in Exile is a 1990 Canadian feature-length coming of age drama about a group of young people at a summer camp for kids with cancer, directed by Giles Walker, written by Joe Wiesenfeld, based on a novel of the same name by Mark Schreiber. The film follows a 17-year-old protagonist, Ryan, played by Zachary Ansley, and the friends he makes over the summer. The film title is derived from the joking term the film characters adopt to describe themselves. Other characters in the film include Robert (Nicholas Shields), the camp's daredevil, who suffers from Lymphoid leukemia, as well as Holly (Stacie Mistysyn), a girl who has lost part of her leg, who becomes emotionally involved with Ryan. Chuck Shamata plays the camp director.

Rush Hour (Russian: Час пик, translit. Chas pik) is a 2006 drama film directed by Oleg Fesenko based on the novel of the same name by Jerzy Stawiński

School of Life is a 2005 made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Ryan Reynolds about a teacher who moves to a town and shakes the old school ways up a bit.

Self/less is a 2015 American science fiction action directed by Tarsem Singh, produced by Ram Bergmanand James D. Stern and written by Alex and David Pastor. The film tells the story of a business tycoon and billionaire named Damian Hale, who is diagnosed with a deadly illness. However, he manages to somehow save his life with the aid of Professor Albright, who transfers Hale's consciousness into a new, younger body. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, and .

Sukrutham[1] is a 1994 Malayalam film directed by Hari Kumar, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, with background music by Johnson. It is considered one of the outstanding Malayalam films of the mid- .[2] The film is based on the subject of complex human relationships and mind and inevitable human death and the consequences to relations of the deceased.

Sunshine is a 1973 made-for-television docudrama, directed by and produced by George Eckstein,[1]about a young wife and mother who dies of cancer at age 20. The movie starred Cristina Raines in the lead role of Kate Hayden (Raines' first big movie role), Cliff DeYoung as Kate's husband Sam Hayden, and twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush as Jill, Kate and Sam's daughter, as a toddler. The movie originally aired on CBS as an episode of the CBS Friday Night Movie on November 9, 1973. When first aired, Sunshine was the most watched made-for-TV movie in history.[2] The film used John Denver's song "Sunshine on My Shoulders" as a theme. Sweet November is a 2001 romantic drama film based in starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron, reuniting the actors after their previous appearance as husband and wife in The Devil's Advocate. The film is based on a film classic made in 1968 and written by Herman Raucher, and starring Anthony Newley and .

Terry is a biopic of Canadian amputee athlete , dramatizing his national Marathon of Hope run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. The film, produced by Shaftesbury Films, aired as a television movie on CTV in 2005. It was written by Dennis Foon and directed by Don McBrearty, and was created in part because the earlier 1983 film The Terry Fox Story had been criticized by Fox's family for inaccurately depicting his personality. Shawn Ashmore portrays Fox. Unlike , who previously portrayed Fox in The Terry Fox Story, Ashmore is not an amputee. For some scenes, a real amputee body double was used, while in others, digital editing was used to superimpose a prosthesis over Ashmore's real leg. The film's cast also includes Matt Gordon as Fox's publicist Bill Vigars, Catherine Disher and David Huband as Fox's parents Betty and Rolly, and Noah Reid as his brother Darrell. The film concludes with a mixed montage of footage of the actual Fox and the film version to the music of "Turnaround" by Stan Rogers.

Thirakkatha (Malayalam: തിരക്കഥ, English: Screenplay) is a 2008 Malayalam romantic drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Ranjith. The film is a tribute to the yesteryear actresses who had been graceful, popular figures in cinema during their younger age with patronage and later got completely disregarded by the industry, media and the masses alike. Ranjith has drawn inspiration from the life of many actresses but especially from the romantic link-up of actress Srividya with actor Kamal Haasan. He has adopted a special narrative style for the film. The story shifts between the present and flash back through the perspective of different characters. The story is divided into three monologues which meet in the climax. The film has garnered positive reviews from the critics and audiences alike. Third Star is a 2010 British drama film directed by Hattie Dalton and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, JJ Feild, Tom Burke, Adam Robertson, and Tribute is a 1980 Canadian comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on the play of the same name by Bernard Slade. Both the stage and cinema versions starred . Unstrung Heroes is a 1995 American comedy-drama film directed by Diane Keaton. The screenplay by Richard LaGravenese is based on a memoir by journalist . A Walk to Remember is a 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Karen Janszen, based on ' 1999 novel of the same name. The film stars Shane West, Mandy Moore, Peter Coyote and Daryl Hannah, and was produced by Denise Di Novi and Hunt Lowry for Warner Bros. Pictures. Ways to Live Forever is a 2010 drama film by director Gustavo Ron based on the award- winning novel of the same name written by Sally Nicholls. The film stars Robbie Kay, Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox and . The film is produced by Life&Soul Productions, El Capitan Pictures and Formato Producciones. What We Did on Our Holiday is a 2014 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The film, starring , , and Billy Connolly, was inspired by[3] but not related to the BBC show Outnumbered.

Why, Charlie Brown, Why? is the 33rd prime-time animated TV special based upon the popular comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on March 16, 1990 and was also nominated for an Emmy.[1] In a departure of the light-hearted themes presented in previous (and subsequent) Peanuts specials, the story deals with a new character, named Janice, who is diagnosed with cancer.