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Before Flying Back to Earth (2005)
, 52minutesOrigin Lituanie
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer, Films about disabilities
Dear Jack (2009)
, 1h7Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Musical films, Films about cancer
On May 27, 2005, McMahon was forced to cancel all of his upcoming concerts after a medical examination in connection with a relentless case of laryngitis forced him into being admitted into a hospital in New York City. On June 1, 2005, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the same day he finished recording his debut album under the Jack's Mannequin moniker, Everything in Transit. Since the illness was diagnosed in its early stages, McMahon's doctors had high hopes for a full recovery.
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.
Anand (1971)
, 2h3Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Lalita Pawar, Sumita Sanyal, Dara Singh, Ramesh Deo
The film begins with a felicitation ceremony arranged for Dr. Bhaskar (Amitabh Bachchan) who has just written a book titled Anand. Bhaskar is a cancer specialist and after the congratulatory speeches, he reveals that the book is not a work of fiction but taken from his own diary and pertains to his experiences with a real person named Anand.
Magnolia (1999)
, 3h1Directed 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.
Wit (2001)
, 1h39Directed 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.
Into the Wind (2010)
, 51minutesGenres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer, Films about disabilities
Trois années après avoir été amputé de la jambe droite au-dessus du genou, Terry Fox décide de lever des fonds pour la recherche sur le cancer en courant un marathon chaque jour à travers le Canada. En 143 jours, il couvre plus de 5000 kilomètres, inspirant des millions et touchant la nation au cœur avec son marathon de l’espoir. Primé deux fois "Most Valuable Player" par la National Basketball Association, fier d’être Canadien, Steve Nash présente pour son premier film l’histoire incroyable de persévérance et d’espoir de Terry Fox.
Little World (2013)
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer, Films about disabilities
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
, 1h26Directed 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.
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.
The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
, 1h50Directed by Felix Van Groeningen
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about suicide, Films about cancer, Films based on plays
Actors Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh, Nell Cattrysse, Jan Bijvoet, Blanka Heirman, Jan Hammenecker
The film is set in Ghent, in the Flemish Region of Belgium, and explores the lives of Didier and Elise over seven years as they fall in love through their passion for bluegrass music. They have a daughter, Maybelle, who develops cancer after her sixth birthday, and succumbs to it within a year. The outcome of Maybelle's illness has a devastating effect on their relationship and their lives.
Nenjil Oor Aalayam (1962)
, 2h32Directed by C. V. Sridhar
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors R. Muthuraman, Kalyan Kumar, SP. Muthuraman, Devika, Nagesh, Aachi Manorama
Murali (Kalyan Kumar) goes abroad to pursue higher studies in medicine. Unfortunately, during his tenure overseas, his girlfriend Seetha (Devika) is forced by her parents to marry another person. Devastated upon hearing the news, Murali swears a vow of lifelong celibacy and devotes himself to saving people suffering from cancer. A few years later, Venu (R. Muthuraman) happens to be critically ill with cancer and has to be operated upon. The treatment for Venu progresses well until Murali meets Venu's wife, who happens to be Seetha. When Seetha comes to know that the doctor treating Venu is Murali, whom she had left, she becomes upset.
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
, 2h5Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Shailene Woodley, Willem Dafoe, Laura Dern, Ansel Elgort, Sam Trammell, Nat Wolff
Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) is an intelligent and witty teenager living in Indianapolis, who has terminal thyroid cancer that has since spread to her lungs. Believing she is depressed, Hazel's mother Frannie (Laura Dern) urges her to attend a weekly cancer patient support group to help her make friends who are going through the same thing.
, 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.
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.