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Sweet November
Sweet November (2001)
, 2h
Directed by Pat O'Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs, Greg Germann, Lauren Graham, Liam Aiken

Nelson Moss meets Sara Deever, a woman very different from anyone he has met before. His ignorance leads to her failing her driving test. She beguiles him and continually asks him to spend a month with her on the promise that she will change his life for the better. On the first night of November, after Nelson is fired and dumped on the same day, she sleeps with him, and the next day Chaz, a close friend of Sara's, arrives and identifies Nelson as Sara's "November".
Life as a House
Life as a House (2001)
, 2h4
Directed by Irwin Winkler
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen, Ian Somerhalder

George Monroe (Kevin Kline), a fabricator of architectural models, is fired from the job he has held for twenty years when he refuses to fall into step with his co-workers and use the computer technology available to them. In a fit of rage at his boss's refusal to let George keep a few of the models that he had built, he destroys all of the models with a spindle from an architectural drawing, keeping only one for himself. As he exits the building, he collapses on the pavement and is rushed to the hospital, where it is revealed he has cancer of such an advanced stage that the doctor feels any treatment would be futile.
Wit
Wit (2001)
, 1h39
Directed by Mike Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about education, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer, Films based on plays
Actors Emma Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Audra McDonald, Eileen Atkins, Benedict Wong, Jonathan M. Woodward

Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson) is a professor of English literature known for her intense knowledge of metaphysical poetry, especially the Holy Sonnets of John Donne. Her life takes a turn when she is diagnosed with metastatic Stage IV ovarian cancer. Oncologist Harvey Kelekian prescribes various chemotherapy treatments to treat her disease, and as she suffers through the various side-effects (such as fever, chills, vomiting, and abdominal pain), she attempts to put everything in perspective. The story periodically flashes back to previous moments in her life, including her childhood, her graduate school studies, and her career prior to her diagnosis. During the course of the film, she continually breaks the fourth wall by looking into the camera and expressing her feelings.
Magnolia
Magnolia (1999)
, 3h1
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about cancer, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Tom Cruise, Jeremy Blackman, Melinda Dillon, April Grace, Luis Guzmán, Philip Baker Hall

The narrator recounts three instances of incredible coincidences and suggests that forces greater than chance play important roles in life.
Battle Cries
Battle Cries (1999)
, 1h50
Directed by Sólveig Anspach
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Karin Viard, Laurent Lucas, Claire Wauthion, Philippe Duclos, Didier Sauvegrain, Fejria Deliba

Emma, enceinte, découvre qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer du sein. Les premiers médecins qu'elle rencontre lui proposent d'avorter. Toutefois, avec le soutien de son compagnon, elle s'y oppose. Les médecins qui l'entourent ensuite lui permettent de finir dignement sa grossesse. Elle donne naissance à une fille, sans problème particulier, alors qu'elle est toujours malade.
Stepmom
Stepmom (1998)
, 2h5
Directed by Chris Columbus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, Liam Aiken, Lynn Whitfield

Jackie and Luke Harrison (Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris) are a divorced New York couple that are struggling to help their children Anna (Jena Malone) and Ben (Liam Aiken) be happy with this sudden change of lifestyle. This is far from easy, as Luke, an attorney, is living with his new girlfriend, Isabel Kelly (Julia Roberts), an NYU alumna and a successful fashion photographer several years his junior. Isabel tries very hard to make Anna and Ben feel comfortable and happy with her, but Anna repeatedly rejects her overtures while Ben, who loves Isabel (not as much as his actual mother), adds extra complication with his mischievous nature. Isabel behaves with contempt tempered by caution around Jackie, believing she overcompensates for her divorce by spoiling her children.
One True Thing
One True Thing (1998)
, 2h7
Directed by Carl Franklin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about euthanasia, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Diana Canova

Ellen Gulden (Renée Zellweger) est une journaliste à l'essai pour l'hebdomadaire New York. De retour dans sa famille pour fêter l'anniversaire de son père George, elle apprend que sa mère, Kate (Meryl Streep) avec qui elle est en froid est atteinte d'un cancer. Son père lui demande de rester à la maison pour s'occuper de Kate, sachant que ce choix pourrait compromettre sa carrière.
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
, 1h26
Directed by Thomas Jahn, Thomas Jahn
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Transport films, Films about cancer, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors Til Schweiger, Moritz Bleibtreu, Jan Josef Liefers, Thierry Van Werveke, Huub Stapel, Leonard Lansink

Two patients (Martin Brest and Rudi Wurlitzer) meet in a hospital, just after learning about that both have an untreatable disease. They start talking about their death that is to come very soon. When they find a bottle of tequila, Martin finds out that Rudi has never seen the sea. Martin tells Rudi that all they talk about in Heaven is how beautiful the sea is.
Marvin's Room
Marvin's Room (1996)
, 1h38
Directed by Jerry Zaks
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about cancer, Films based on plays
Actors Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon

A man who had a stroke 17 years ago (Hume Cronyn) is left incapacitated and bed-ridden. He has been cared for by his daughter Bessie (Diane Keaton) in their Florida home, and totally ignored by his other daughter, Lee (Meryl Streep), who moved to Ohio with her husband 20 years ago and has never contacted her family. Now, however, Bessie's doctor has informed her that she has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant and she turns to her sister for help. Lee, in turn, turns to her son Hank (Leonardo DiCaprio), who has been committed to a mental institution for setting fire to his mother's house. When Lee finds that she may have to take over her father's care, she at first begins shopping around for nursing homes. Eventually, however, the once-estranged family grows close.
The Other Woman
The Other Woman (1995)
, 1h29
Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Jill Eikenberry, Laura Leighton, Lloyd Bridges, James Read, Lindsay Parker, Rosemary Forsyth

Tout comme ses enfants, Tessa déteste la nouvelle compagne de son ex-mari. Lorsqu'elle apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'un cancer incurable, la mère a du mal à accepter d'être remplacée par une autre. Pourtant, elle n'a d'autre choix que de rapprocher ses enfants de leur nouvelle mère...
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.
My Life
My Life (1993)
, 1h52
Directed by Bruce Joel Rubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Queen Latifah, Haing S. Ngor, Rebecca Schull, Richard Schiff

Detroit, Michigan, 1963: Bob Ivanovich is a young boy, who prays one night for a circus in his backyard the next day after school. After school the next day, he runs home eagerly, followed by his friends. To his disappointment, no circus awaits. Angrily, Bob retreats to the closet in his room, his personal retreat space.
Akashadoothu
Akashadoothu (1993)

Directed by Sibi Malayil
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Madhavi Alladurgam, Murali, Kuthiravattam Pappu, Subair, Nedumudi Venu, Jose Prakash

The story revolves around Johnny (Murali) and Annie (Madhavi), a married couple who had both grown up together in an orphanage, fallen in love and had got married. The couple have four children; the eldest being a teenage girl named Meenu, twin boys Rony and Tony, and the youngest Monu, a toddler. Rony and Tony are about 8 years old and are very close to each other. Rony is physically handicapped. Johnny is a jeep driver by profession and Annie a violin teacher. Though the family struggles to live and make ends meet, they lead a happy life together, except for the moments when Johnny, a recurrent alcoholic spends most of his daily earnings at the local toddy shop. During an altercation between Johnny and the local milk delivery man Keshavan (N F Varghese), the latter is humiliated in front of his family. Keshavan therefore decides to take revenge on Johnny.