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Deadpool
Deadpool (2016)
, 1h48
Directed by Tim Miller
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about cancer, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Children's films
Actors Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T. J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, Stefan Kapicic

Le convoi d'Ajax est attaqué par Deadpool. Il commence par massacrer les gardes à l'intérieur d'une voiture, avant de s'en prendre au reste du convoi. Après une longue escarmouche, où il est contraint de n'utiliser que les douze balles qu'il lui reste, Deadpool capture Ajax (dont le véritable nom est Francis, ce que Deadpool ne cesse de lui rappeler). Après l'intervention de Colossus et Negasonic venus empêcher Deadpool de causer plus de dégâts et le rallier à la cause des X-Men, Ajax parvient à s'échapper en retirant le sabre de son épaule. Il apprend par la même occasion la véritable identité de Deadpool : Wade Wilson.
Sukrutham
Sukrutham (1994)
, 2h28
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Mammootty, Gautami, Shanthi Krishna, Manoj K. Jayan, Kaviyoor Ponnnamma, Narendra Prasad

Mammootty plays journalist Ravishankar who is a victim of blood cancer. The knowledge of his disease and the death on its way hugely disappoints him and he loses all his hope in life. He forces his wife Malini (Gauthami) to get involved with their friend Rajendran (Manoj K Jayan) so that she won't be alone after Ravi's death. Ravi goes back to his village where his cousin, Durga (Shanthii Krishna) who is still unmarried starts taking care of him.
Freeheld
Freeheld (2007)
, 39minutes
Directed by Cynthia Wade
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films

The film opens at a meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Ocean County, New Jersey. Ocean County resident and New Jersey police officer Lieutenant Laurel Hester has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and expected to live only another year, she wishes to pass on her pension to her domestic partner of five years, Stacie Andree. Although New Jersey counties have the option to extend pension benefits to domestic partners, Ocean County Freeholders will not do this. In protest, the state's LGBT civil rights organization, Garden State Equality, organizes hundreds of people to speak out at each of the Freeholders' meetings. The crowds Garden State Equality organizes get bigger and more vociferous at each meeting.
50/50
50/50 (2011)
, 1h40
Directed by Jonathan Levine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about writers, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston, Philip Baker Hall

Adam Lerner is a 27-year-old public radio journalist in Seattle with an artist girlfriend Rachael, of whom his best friend and co-worker Kyle disapproves; where Kyle is brash and outspoken, Adam is more introverted and mild-mannered.
Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort (2001)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film

The film begins in the spring and documents Eads' life through the following winter. Eads falls in love with Lola, a transgender woman. He spends those remaining warm days in the company of his "chosen family": Maxwell, Cas, and "the rest". That summer, his mother and father drive ten hours to visit Robert, who is still their daughter in their eyes. Later that year, Eads makes his last appearance at the Southern Comfort Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, a prominent transgender gathering. Already feeling ill, he addresses a crowd of 500 and takes Lola to what is for them a prom that never was. Shortly after the conference, Eads dies in a nursing home with his chosen family.
Crazy Sexy Cancer
Crazy Sexy Cancer (2007)
, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer

Crazy Sexy Cancer is the personal video diary of Kris Carr, a young actress, photographer, and filmmaker. Carr's struggle with cancer begins after a visit to the doctor, following a particularly difficult yoga class. Initially thinking it was a yoga-related injury, Carr is devastated to learn she has a rare form of cancer, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE). Despite its rarity, Carr is told that her tumors are not behaving aggressively, and so her doctor advises that she "watch and wait" for two months before having more tests to determine whether the tumors change, grow, or remain the same. Despite the grim prognosis, Carr refuses to accept her sickness as an end to her life, and sets out to explore alternative methods with which to fight her cancer. After her doctor recommends she start taking care of her body with diet and exercise, Carr is determined to "take that crumb and turn it into a cake." Her first stop out of the doctor's office is a shopping trip to the organic grocer Whole Foods. Her careful and precise monitoring of her food intake allows her a sense of control which she finds comforting.
The Farewell
The Farewell (2019)

Directed by Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Vieillesse, Films about cancer
Actors Chris Weitz, Awkwafina, Tzi Ma

Lorsqu’ils apprennent que Nai Nai, leur grand-mère et mère tant aimée, est atteinte d’une maladie incurable, ses proches, selon la tradition chinoise, décident de lui cacher la vérité. Ils utilisent alors le mariage de son petit-fils comme prétexte à une réunion de famille pour partager tous ensemble ses derniers instants de bonheur. Pour sa petite fille, Billi, née en Chine mais élevée aux Etats-Unis, le mensonge est plus dur à respecter. Mais c’est aussi pour elle une chance de redécouvrir ses origines, et l’intensité des liens qui l’unissent à sa grand-mère.
Brian's Song
Brian's Song (1971)
, 1h13
Directed by Buzz Kulik
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, American football films, Films about cancer
Actors James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey, Shelley Fabares, Judy Pace

The movie begins as Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (Williams) arrives to team practice as an errant punt is sent to Sayers. Running back Brian Piccolo (Caan) goes to retrieve the ball, and Sayers flips it to him. Before Sayers meets with coach George Halas (Jack Warden) in his office, Piccolo tells him - as a prank - that Halas has a hearing problem, and Sayers acts strangely at the meeting. Sayers pranks him back by placing mashed potatoes on his seat while Piccolo is singing his alma mater's fight song. During practice, Piccolo struggles while Sayers shines. Sayers and Piccolo are placed as roommates, a rarity during the racial strife at the time. Sayers quickly becomes a standout player, but he injures his knee in a game against the San Francisco 49ers. To aid in Sayers' recovery, Piccolo brings a weight machine to his house. In Sayers' place, Piccolo rushes for 160 yards in a 17-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams, and is given the game ball. Piccolo challenges Sayers to a race across the park, where Sayers stumbles but wins. Piccolo is given the starting fullback position, and both he and Sayers excel. But Piccolo starts to lose weight and his performance declines, so he is sent to a hospital for a diagnosis. Soon after, Halas tells Sayers that Piccolo has cancer. In an emotional speech to his teammates, Sayers states that they will give Piccolo the game ball. After a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sayers visits Piccolo's wife, who reveals that Piccolo has to have another surgery for his tumor. After he is awarded the "George S. Halas Most Courageous Player Award," Sayers dedicates his speech to Piccolo. Sayers told the crowd that they had selected the wrong person for the award and said, "I love Brian Piccolo, and I'd like all of you to love him, too. Tonight, when you hit your knees to pray, please ask God to love him, too." In a call, Sayers mentions that he gave Piccolo a pint of blood while he was in critical condition. Piccolo dies with his wife by his side. The movie ends with a flashback of Piccolo and Sayers running through the park, while the narrator says that Piccolo died at age 26, and is remembered as he lived, rather than how he died.
The Barbarian Invasions
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
, 1h52
Directed by Denys Arcand, Jacques W. Benoît
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Aviation films, Films about cancer
Actors Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Roy Dupuis, Louise Portal, Dorothée Berryman, Marie-Josée Croze

Continuing seventeen years after Arcand's The Decline of the American Empire, the film centres on an exploration of the characters first met in the original film and their children, newly introduced. The older generation are still largely social-democrats and proponents of Quebec nationalism, but both political and economic developments after the “Quiet Revolution” of the 1960s, as well as their own aging, make their left-wing stance seem somewhat anachronistic.
More Than Blue
More Than Blue (2009)
, 1h45
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about suicide, Films about cancer
Actors Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Bo-young, Lee Beom-soo, Nam Gyu-ri, Jung Joon-ho, Lee Seung-Cheol

K and Cream first meet each other in high school & both are orphans; K was abandoned by his mother after his father died of cancer who nevertheless left him a sizable sum of money, while Cream lost her entire family in a traffic accident. The two become soulmates and come to share a home, though K watches Cream switch from boyfriend to boyfriend as he keeps his own feelings for her to himself. Knowing that Cream's biggest fear is to be left alone, K keeps the fact that he has terminal cancer a secret, and instead he urges her to marry a kind and healthy man. When Cream announces that she is in love with affluent doctor Joo-hwan, K is left heartbroken, but is satisfied that she has met her ideal partner.
Thirakkatha
Thirakkatha (2008)
, 2h
Directed by Ranjith
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Priyaman, Anoop Menon, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Samvrutha Sunil, Ranjith, Cochin Haneefa

Akbar Ahmed (Prithviraj) is a film director. Friends call him 'Akky'. After his highly successful first film, he becomes the most wanted director in the Malayalam film industry. Akky and his girl friend Devayani (Samvrutha Sunil) along with a group of friends all share a passion for cinema. It was with them that Akbar directed and produced his first film, which went on to become a huge success. Akbar also runs a cafe called Casablanca named after the classic Hollywood film. For Akbar cinema is not a job, it is his passion. Akbar decides to choose a very different kind of story for his second film and he sets on a journey in search of it.