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Song for Marion (2012)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about cancer
Actors Gemma Arterton, Terence Stamp, Christopher Eccleston, Vanessa Redgrave, Anne Reid, Elizabeth Counsell
Arthur Harris is the grumpy husband of Marion, who is terminally ill yet continues to participate with enthusiasm at her local seniors' choir. Arthur is unimpressed when the choir, led by mistress Elizabeth, serenades the couple at their home.
One True Thing (1998)
, 2h7Directed 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.
The Doctor (1991)
, 2h2Directed by Randa Haines
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Mandy Patinkin, Elizabeth Perkins, Adam Arkin, Charlie Korsmo
Dr Jack McKee is a successful surgeon at a leading hospital. He and his wife have all the trappings of success, although Jack works such long hours that he rarely has time to see their son and has become somewhat emotionally dead to his wife. His "bedside manner" with his patients, in many cases seriously ill, is also quite lacking. The decorum in the operating theater is very casual, loud country and rock music, and the chatter between him and his partner, Dr. Murray Kaplan, not particularly professional. (When a patient with a chest scar mentions her husband is not close anymore, Jack responds that she should tell him that she is just like a "Playboy centerfold, because she has the staple marks to prove it.
The Family Jewels (2004)
, 1h27Directed by Robert Schwentke
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Wotan Wilke Möhring, Julia Hummer, Alexander Beyer, Marie Gruber, Thomas Thieme
On diagnostique chez Martin, un fils issu d'une bonne famille, un cancer du testicule. La maladie le menace de se débarrasser de sa vie passée et ordonnée. Comme il ne veut pas risquer sa fonction érectile, il commence une chimiothérapie de trois mois. Il développe une amitié toujours plus forte entre lui et ses compagnons de chambre Nickel et Harry, également des patients atteints de cancer, ainsi que Susanne, une autre cancéreuse.
A Few Hours of Spring (2012)
, 1h48Directed by Stéphane Brizé
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about euthanasia, Medical-themed films, Vieillesse, Films about cancer
Actors Vincent Lindon, Hélène Vincent, Emmanuelle Seigner, Olivier Perrier, Ludovic Berthillot, Sylvie Jobert
A man on his release from prison, is forced to return to his mother. This one, ill with terminal cancer, decided to choose the time of her death.
And the Little Prince Said (1992)
, 1h46Directed by Christine Pascal
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Richard Berry, Anémone, Marie Kleiber
A young girl, Violette goes to live with her grandmother after her parents, Adam and Mélanie separate. Thus she rarely gets an opportunity to see her busy parents. Her mother is concerned at her daughter's clumsiness and convinces her estranged husband to take her to see a doctor. The medical examination reveals that Violette has a brain tumour and is likely to die within a few months. Adam decides to take Violette on a road trip to Italy where her mother is rehearsing for a play. Violette disapproves of her father's new girlfriend and longs to see her parents reunited. Upon the realisation that Violette only has days left to live, Adam and Mélanie attempt to make their daughter's wish a reality.
Miss You Already (2015)
, 1h52Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Toni Collette, Dominic Cooper, Paddy Considine, Tyson Ritter
Miss You Already follows two best friends, Milly (Toni Collette) and Jess (Drew Barrymore), as they navigate life’s highs and lows. Inseparable since they were young girls, they can’t remember a time they didn’t share everything — secrets, clothes, even boyfriends — but nothing prepares them for the day Milly is hit with life-altering news.
Stepmom (1998)
, 2h5Directed 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.
My Left Breast (2002)
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Documentaire sur l'homosexualité, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
My Life (1993)
, 1h52Directed 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.
Weaving Girl (2009)
, 1h33Origin Chine
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Yu Nan, Guo Tao
Li Li, jeune femme intelligente, est ouvrière dans une filature de Xian'an. L'entreprise connait des difficultés. Son mari, qui travaillait dans la même entreprise, a fait partie des premiers licenciés et s'est lancé dans un petit commerce (de poissons). Ils ont un petit garçon, Bing Bing. Fatiguée, Li Li va consulter à l'hôpital. Le verdict tombe : leucémie aiguë.
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…
Living Proof (2008)
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Harry Connick, Paula Cale, Angie Harmon, Amanda Bynes, Bernadette Peters, Regina King
The film follows the true story of Dr. Dennis Slamon (played by Harry Connick, Jr.), who helped develop the breast cancer drug Herceptin, over the course of 8 years from 1988 to 1996. Dr. Slamon is a research doctor at UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles), where he has developed the experimental drug Herceptin, which he believes will become a treatment for breast cancer. However, when the drug company stops funding for research, philanthropists, including Lilly Tartikoff (Angie Harmon) and Ronald Perelman help him continue tests of the drug. Funding was done with an initial donation from Perelman's Revlon charity, and continued over the years with the "Fire and Ice Ball" organized by Tartikoff.
The Girl with Nine Wigs (2013)
Directed by Marc Rothemund
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Alice Dwyer, Lisa Tomaschewsky, Jasmin Gerat, Alexander Held
À Anvers, en Flandre belge, au début du mois de février 2012, Sophie est une étudiante de 21 ans, refusant d'avoir un seul partenaire, changeant d'homme en homme non sérieux.
All Our Desires (2011)
, 2hDirected by Philippe Lioret
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about cancer
Actors Vincent Lindon, Marie Gillain, Yannick Renier, Amandine Dewasmes, Pascale Arbillot, Isabelle Renauld
À Lyon, Claire (Marie Gillain) est une jeune juge d'instance confrontée aux personnes en situation de surendettement, notamment à une jeune femme, Céline (Amandine Dewasmes), qu'elle tente d'aider. Lors d'un examen à l'hôpital, Claire apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'une tumeur cérébrale incurable (glioblastome) et qu'il lui reste peu de temps à vivre. Elle rencontre à la même période Stéphane (Vincent Lindon), un confrère plus expérimenté, et ensemble, ils vont chercher une faille juridique contre les organismes de crédit.