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Freeheld (2015)
, 1h43Directed by Peter Sollett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about cancer, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis, Luke Grimes, Gabriel Luna
The film is based on the true story of Laurel Hester (Moore), a police officer in Ocean County, New Jersey. The story narrates the difficulties faced by a lesbian police detective and her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Page). Following her diagnosis with terminal lung cancer in 2005, Hester repeatedly appealed to the county's board of chosen freeholders in an attempt to ensure her pension benefits could be passed on to her domestic partner.
Bad Girl (2012)
, 1h48Directed by Patrick Mille
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Izïa, Carole Bouquet, Bob Geldof, Joana Preiss, Arthur Dupont, Jacques Weber
Louise will have a child. Her mother, in remission from chemotherapy, and her father, a rock singer, resume contact with her.
Come As You Are (2011)
, 1h48Directed by Geoffrey Enthoven
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about automobiles, Films about cancer, Films about disabilities, Road movies, Erotic thriller films, Buddy films, Films about virginity
Actors Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Gilles de Schrijver, Tom Audenaert, Isabelle de Hertogh, Karlijn Sileghem, Johan Heldenbergh
The Flemish boys Lars, Philip and Jozef are somewhere between 20 and 30 years of age and each has a physical handicap. Jozef is almost blind and needs to use a magnifier. Philip suffers from paraplegia. He can only move his head and can use one hand which gives him the strength to control his automated wheelchair. Lars has an incurable brain tumor a side effect of which is that he is restricted to a wheelchair as a result of his increasing paralysis. The three are good friends and visit each other frequently.
Matching Jack (2010)
, 1h43Directed by Nadia Tass
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Jacinda Barrett, James Nesbitt, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Roxburgh, Yvonne Strahovski, Julia Harari
Life seems idyllic for Marisa (Jacinda Barrett) and her son, Jack (Tom Russell), until a poor performance at a school soccer match ends with Jack in hospital and Marisa trying to find her husband, David (Richard Roxburgh), who is interstate at a conference. In fact, David is planning to leave Marisa for his current mistress (Yvonne Strahovski), with his phone off and not a care in the world.
Other People (2016)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about cancer, LGBT-related film
Actors Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, Maude Apatow, Madisen Beaty, Zach Woods
David (Jesse Plemons), un homosexuel de vingt-neuf ans, déménage à Sacramento pour prendre soin de sa mère Joanne (Molly Shannon) qui est en plein stade du léïomyosarcome. Pour lui, c’est encore compliqué d’être à la maison malgré religion et conservatisme, ainsi que le refus de son père d'accepter sa sexualité. Alors que Joanne lutte contre la chimiothérapie, elle décide d'arrêter tout traitement et commence à décliner…
Batkid Begins (2015)
, 1h27Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Documentary films about health care, Documentary films about cities, Films about cancer, Films about disabilities
Actors Burt Ward, Hans Zimmer
Ikiru (1952)
, 2h23Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Haruo Tanaka, Shinichi Himori, Bokuzen Hidari, Minoru Chiaki
Kanji Watanabe (Takashi Shimura) is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for thirty years. His wife is dead and his son and daughter-in-law, who live with him, seem to care mainly about Watanabe's pension and their future inheritance.
Declaration of War (2011)
, 1h40Directed by Valérie Donzelli
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli, Elina Löwensohn, Brigitte Sy, Philippe Laudenbach, Bastien Bouillon
Dès le premier regard, Juliette attire Roméo dans ses bras. Le coup de foudre est réciproque, l'amour ainsi partagé donne vite naissance à leur enfant, Adam. Mais alors qu'il va sur ses deux ans, le bébé inquiète ses parents, car il ne marche pas encore et vomit parfois de manière violente et subite. Après constat des symptômes et de plus amples examens, une tumeur est diagnostiquée. Juliette et Roméo mènent alors un long combat de front contre le cancer qui menace la survie de leur fils.
Pink Ribbons, Inc. (2011)
, 1h37Directed by Léa Pool
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer, Political films
Third Star (2010)
, 1h32Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, JJ Feild, Tom Burke, Eros Vlahos, Hugh Bonneville, Nia Roberts
After celebrating his 29th and - as everyone including himself knows - last birthday, James, a young man terminally ill with cancer, sets out on a last hiking trip with his three best friends, Davy, Bill and Miles. Their destination is James's favourite beach at Barafundle Bay, on the Pembrokeshire coast.
, 1h46Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer, Children's films
Actors Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke, Jon Bernthal, Nick Offerman, Ronald Cyler II, Connie Britton
Awkward, lanky, and self-loathing, Greg Gaines (Thomas Mann) is a senior at Pittsburgh's Schenley High School who appears to drift through life while only seeming to broadly associate himself with the various cliques within Schenley's halls. He learns that a fellow student and former childhood friend of his, Rachel Kushner (Olivia Cooke), has been diagnosed with leukemia, and is forced by his overbearing parents (Nick Offerman and Connie Britton) to befriend her in her time of need. Despite neither of them truly wanting the other's company, Greg manages to strike up a conversation about her pillow collection. She finds his quirky personality endearing, and they make plans to meet on a regular basis.
Dark Victory (1939)
, 1h44Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer, Films based on plays
Actors Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Henry Travers, Ronald Reagan
Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) is a young, carefree, hedonistic Long Island socialite and heiress with a passion for horses, fast cars, and too much smoking and drinking. She initially ignores severe headaches and brief episodes of dizziness and double vision, but when she uncharacteristically takes a spill while riding, and then tumbles down a flight of stairs, her secretary and best friend Ann King (Geraldine Fitzgerald) insists she see the family doctor, who refers her to a specialist.
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
, 1h30Directed by Agnès Varda
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Corinne Marchand, José Luis de Vilallonga, Michel Legrand, Dominique Davray, Jean Champion, Serge Korber
Cléo (played by Corinne Marchand) is a pop singer who wanders around Paris while she awaits her medical test results. As Cléo kills time until she is able to phone the doctor for her medical results in the evening, she meets with several friends and strangers while trying to grapple with her own mortality.
, 1h50Directed by Andrzej Żuławski
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about domestic violence, Films about cancer, Films about psychiatry
Actors Sophie Marceau, Jacques Dutronc, Valérie Lagrange, Myriam Mézières, Laure Killing, François Chaumette
Lucas (Jacques Dutronc) inventeur génial d'un nouveau langage de programmation, apprend qu'il est atteint d'une maladie rare qui touche sa mémoire. Il rencontre Blanche (Sophie Marceau), une jeune femme désaxée qui le fascine. Célèbre pour ses séances d’hypnose où elle se dénude en révélant les secrets les plus noirs des spectateurs, elle vit sous la coupe d'une mère abusive et nymphomane. Ces deux êtres hors normes vivent alors une histoire d'amour passionnelle, mouvementée et tragique, où calembours et dialogues surréalistes tiennent lieu de mots d'amour.
Eager Bodies (2003)
, 1h34Directed by Xavier Giannoli
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Laura Smet, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marie Denarnaud, Catherine Salviat, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Étudiant en droit, Paul (Nicolas Duvauchelle) accompagne sa petite amie Charlotte (Laura Smet) dans une grande ville où elle doit passer une série d’examens médicaux. Le jeune couple passe son temps entre l’hôpital et des ébats sexuels brutaux. Rompue par les allées et venues et par sa maladie naissante (un cancer) Charlotte se sent de plus en plus fatiguée. Un jour, alors que Charlotte dort, Ninon (Marie Denarnaud), sa cousine qu’elle n’a pas vue depuis cinq ans, leur fait une visite.