Dealing with death movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant dealing with death movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, touching, thought provoking, psychological, gloomy and suspense films and TV shows about / with dealing with death, death, grief, supernatural, family relations, life & death, mentor, storytelling, dialogue and destiny plots mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as dealing with death: The Lovely Bones (2009), Meet Joe Black (1998), The Door (2009), Black Death (2010), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Dead Like Me (2003), After.Life (2009), Now Is Good (2012), Ghost Whisperer (2005), White Noise (2005).
Best films
New films
| Endless (2020) | 5.0 | |
| Rule of 3 (2020) | 5.6 | |
| Fairview Chronicles (2018) | 6.7 | |
| Duckweed (2017) | 6.4 | |
| The Boy (2016) | 6.0 |
List of dealing with death movies
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.
Style:
dark, emotional, psychological, suspense, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
afterlife, serial killer, pedophile, murder mystery, rape, loss of daughter, teenage girl, missing child, death in the family, family drama, loss of family member, murderer ...
Time:
70s, year 2009, 20th century, year 1973, 2000s
Place:
usa, pennsylvania, delaware
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe ...
Style:
romantic, touching, sentimental, philosophical, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
love, afterlife, dealing with death, love and romance, life & death, love at first sight, lifestyle change, impossible love, life philosophy, supernatural, supernatural romance, mysterious character ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
new york, rhode island, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A successful artist loses control of his life after his young daughter's death. A chance for a new start appears, but all is not what it seems.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
time travel, couples, dealing with death, time warp, time paradox, family in crisis, life turned upside down, time loop, family relations, passionate sex, supernatural, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are ...
Style:
gothic, dark, atmospheric, bleak, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
medieval, plague, witch, knight, sword and sorcery, danger, monk, heroic mission, dealing with death, sword and shield, bubonic plague, pagan ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, year 2010
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A traumatized Vietnam war veteran finds out that his post-war life isn't what he believes it to be when he's attacked by horned creatures in the subway and his dead son comes to visit him...
Style:
twist ending, disturbing, surreal, scary, surprise ending ...
Plot:
nightmare, paranoia, delusion, memory, hallucination, twists and turns, haunted by the past, conspiracy, plot twist, dealing with death, soldier, macabre ...
Time:
year 1990, 90s, 20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place:
new york, vietnam, usa, asia, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dead Like Me follows a group of undead grim reapers tasked with shepherding the recently departed into the afterlife.
Style:
witty, sentimental, black comedy, cynical, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, afterlife, dealing with death, dark humor, supernatural ability, employer employee relationship, young man, unfulfillment, loser, death, tragic event, workplace ...
Place:
seattle
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Following a terrible car crash, a woman (Christina Ricci) awakes to find an enigmatic mortician (Liam Neeson) preparing her for burial.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, mind bending, bleak, twist ending ...
Plot:
afterlife, mysterious character, life & death, psychology, twists and turns, danger, dealing with death, supernatural, nudity, mentor, adaptation, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2009, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
Style:
sad, emotional, romantic, teen, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, teen drama
Plot:
cancer, terminal illness, teenager, teenage love, dying, youth, love and romance, relationships, last wish, fighting illness, dealing with death, virginity ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
brighton, usa, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, 'but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing.' Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits ...
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, serious, spiritual, thrilling ...
Plot:
supernatural, ghost, talking to the dead, dealing with death, mysterious character, psychic power, couples, supernatural ability, strong female lead, couple relations, murder, afterlife ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave using EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon), becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.
Style:
twist ending, scary, suspenseful, clever, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
spirit, paranormal phenomena, supernatural, dealing with death, ghost, death of wife, supernatural horror, loss, disappearance, contact, grief, remote control ...
Time:
year 2005, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously, awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.
Style:
surprise ending, psychological, suspenseful, mind bending, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
time travel, destiny, death, alternate reality, time loop, memory loss, parallel world, dealing with death, deja vu, couples, family problems, housewife ...
Time:
year 2007, future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, Hungary, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.
Style:
psychological, serious, touching, thought provoking, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
parents and children, couple relations, sex scene, mother son incest, nudity, boy, incest, moral dilemma, dealing with death, tragic love, genetic engineering, death ...
Time:
year 2010, future, distant future, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Australia, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
Style:
psychological, scary, tense, spooky, dark ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, macabre, ghost, nightmare, monster, fear, danger, trauma, book, single mother, nightmare comes true, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
australia, adelaide south australia, oceania, new zealand
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster ...
Style:
anime, touching, sentimental, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dealing with death, parallel world, imaginary, radio, myth, teenage life, escape attempt, mountain, rescue, life & death, spirit, supernatural ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business.Â
When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as ...
Style:
captivating, surreal, sexual, dramatic, dark comedy ...
Plot:
funeral home, gay, dealing with death, hopes, dark humor, death, sibling relationship, depression, dysfunctional family, gays and lesbians, family drama, male male relationship ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, syria
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131K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock ...
Style:
touching, emotional, teen, tear jerker, romantic drama ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
love, hospital, teenager, teenage girl, teenage love, love and romance, teenage life, family drama, youth, death in the family, out of body experience, high school ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century, labor day
Place:
oregon, usa, san francisco, indianapolis indiana, portland oregon
Is relevant?
162K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws ...
Style:
sad, romantic, touching, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
love story, 9/11, relationships, death in the family, family drama, love, suicide, young love, loss of sibling, love and romance, dealing with death, death ...
Time:
year 2010, september 11 2001, 2010s, 2000s, 90s ...
Place:
new york, iran, usa, brooklyn new york city
Is relevant?
133K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
Style:
serious, psychological, crime drama, gloomy, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, female detective, murder, female protagonist, multiple suspects, who done it, police investigation, crime investigation, strong female lead, street kid ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
loss of child, haunted by the past, dead child, missing child, law enforcement, police investigation, dealing with death, uncover truth, corpse, life is a bitch, interrogation, police detective ...
Time:
1950s, year 2009, 2000s, 50s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
13K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.
Style:
heartbreaking, touching, compassionate, teen, tear jerker ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
cancer, terminal illness, teenager, star crossed lovers, dying, dealing with death, love and romance, hopes, dream, follow your dream, life is a bitch, first love ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
minnesota
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, scary, surreal ...
Plot:
supernatural, ritual, grief, danger, dealing with death, folk horror, occult, pagan, haunted by the past, isolation, spouse in danger, small town ...
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.
Style:
thought provoking, contemplative, humorous, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, dealing with death, male bonding, life is a bitch, obsessive quest, wilderness, best friend, friends, one last chance, unfulfillment, introspection, hopes ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
wales, europe, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a vintage Jack-in-the-box is un-earthed and opened, it's new owners soon have reason to believe the creepy clown doll within has a life of it's own.
Style:
bleak, scary, suspense, rough
Plot:
killer clown, clown, dealing with death, paranormal activity, group of friends, macabre, doll, evil doll, murder, danger, supernatural, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
El Internado Laguna Negra was a Spanish television drama-thriller focusing on the students of a fictional boarding school in a forest, where teenagers are sent by their parents to study. The boarding school is situated in a forest far from the city, ...
Style:
suspense, tense, enigmatic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
murder mystery, boarding school, death of friend, dealing with death, experiment, teenager, dungeon, siblings relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family relations, latina, unspoken love ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, Michael decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the ...
Style:
dark, demonic, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
demonic possession, found footage, occult, paranormal activity, possession, supernatural, self destructing, demon, exorcism, skepticism, satanic ritual, loss of control ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Pedro Almodovar production in which a fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies with out telling her family of her illness.
Style:
contemplative, touching, philosophical, romantic, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
terminal illness, secret love, cancer, love and romance, existentialism, death, hospital, illness, relationships, love story, dealing with death, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
129K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Meet Patch Adams, a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like any doctor you've met before. For Patch, humor is the best medicine, and he's willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh - even if it means risking his own ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, uplifting, feel good, emotional ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
medical school, hospital, human spirit, doctors and patients, life philosophy, compassion, medical profession, friendship, dealing with death, doctor, happy ending, stereotypes ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 90s, year 1998, 60s ...
Place:
usa, virginia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Ireland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
Style:
touching, sincere, emotional, serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
youth, life is a bitch, hopes, coming of age, human spirit, family problems, family in crisis, terminal illness, dealing with death, child illness, sick child, first love ...
Place:
ireland, usa
Is relevant?
228K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from ...
Style:
sentimental, funny, indie film, sweet, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
depression, self discovery, melancholy, coming of age, female nudity, paraplegic, love story, love, family relations, relationships, drug, dealing with death ...
Time:
year 2004, near future, medieval times, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, los angeles, new york, usa, seattle
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Style:
touching, emotional, sad, heartbreaking, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
dog, friendship, loyalty, animal, pets, human animal relationship, life & death, loss of friend, loneliness, loss, death, friends ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 1930s
Place:
japan, rhode island, usa
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