Mortality movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant mortality movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out melancholic, emotional, realistic, existential, psychological and serious films and TV shows about / with mortality, bittersweet, terminal illness, friendship, intimate, death, love, memory, grief and redemption plots mostly in Drama, Fantasy and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as mortality: Wings of Desire (1987), Old (2021), Barbie (2023), LX 2048 (2020), Tucked (2018), Kala azar (2020), The Age of Adaline (2015), Death of a Superhero (2011), Detour (2013), Georgia O'Keeffe (2009).
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Wings of Desire is Wim Wender’s artistically beautiful film about the lonely and immortal life of angels during a post-war Berlin. It’s a poetic journey from the perspective of the angels of which one falls in love with a living woman and wants ...
Style:
atmospheric, lyrical, meditative, surreal, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
philosophy, love, angel, circus, dream, immortality, mortality, surrealism, existentialism, suicide, actor, love story ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987
Place:
berlin germany, germany, west germany, east germany, europe
Is relevant?
182K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.
Style:
mysterious, psychedelic, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
aging, vacation, time, island, rapid aging, island prison, ocean, family vacation, mortality, corpse, race against time, disease ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
658K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you're a Ken.
Style:
rom com, captivating, entertaining, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
barbie, fantasy world, doll, social satire, voice over narration, teenage girl, female protagonist, interdimensional travel, pregnant woman, ceo, patriarchy, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Lithuania, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In the near future, the sun has become so toxic people can no longer leave their houses in daytime, and normal life is conducted mostly inside the virtual realm. Against this dystopian backdrop, a dying man seeks to ensure the future well-being of ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, psychological, touching, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot:
distopia, mortality, dystopian future, terminal illness, virtual reality, clone, family relations, father child relationship, ecological disaster, catastrophe, virtual world, science ...
Time:
near future, future
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
TUCKED is a raw and tender drama about an aging 80 year old drag queen who forms an unlikely friendship with a younger queen, both struggling with their own issues of gender identity and mortality. As they discover more about each other, they ...
Style:
compassionate, emotional, feel good, reflective, independent film ...
Plot:
lgbtq, drag queen, desire for fame, friendship, mortality, slice of life, gay, self discovery, terminal illness, identity, aging, acceptance ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Siblings Valdemar and Sille meetings scientist Benedict and his time machine. With one begins an exciting but perilous journey back into the history of Denmark. Benedict is in fact not an ordinary man. The Vikings threw sorceress Volva its spell on ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, fantasy adventure, suspenseful, mythical ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot:
viking, time travel, immortality, curse, mortality, travel, machine, cursed, eternal life, norse mythology, supernatural, nordic ...
Is relevant?
434
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Netherlands, Greece
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young couple employed by a pet crematorium finds fulfilment in respectfully removing cadavers. Their love blossoms in an environment where the boundaries between human and animal are fading. When they hit a stray dog, their relationship starts to ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
existentialism, dead animal, mortality, couples, death of pet, animal death, loss of pet, animal human communication, life & death, social problems, animal lover, pets ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.
Style:
romantic, touching, emotional, dramatic, romantic drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
love, immortality, love story, immortal, loneliness, supernatural, life & death, love and romance, destiny, impossible love, beautiful scenery, supernatural romance ...
Time:
future, edwardian era, 2010s, year 2015, 20th century ...
Place:
san francisco, peru, california, oregon, arizona ...
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
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Genre: Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Trapped inside his car by a mudslide, smooth talking Jackson Alder suddenly finds himself in a situation he can't talk his way out of. With no hope of rescue, he must defy the odds; battling Mother Nature for his survival.
Style:
suspense, realistic, tense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
trapped, survival, natural disaster, isolation, buried alive, wilderness survival, against the odds, confined, danger, tragic event, mortality, confusion ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Biopic of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz.
Style:
serious, tense, emotional, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
biopic, painter, artist, art, couples, rise to the top, destructive relationship, love and romance, artists and showbiz, obsession, lifestyle, couple relations ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, 1930s, year 1929, year 1932 ...
Place:
usa, new mexico, new york, manhattan new york city, wisconsin
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
Ricky Gervais tackles life, death and the state of the world in a brutally honest special that spares no topic, even his own mortality.
Style:
thought provoking, black comedy, existential, satirical, biting ...
Plot:
death, dark humor, stand up comedy, mortality, monologue, aging, social commentary, existential crisis, autobiography, confession, theater, grief ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Three estranged adult sisters return home for their parents anniversary to learn their father is dying; his final wish to have one last perfect weekend sends everyone into a whirlwind of buried family secrets and conflict.
Style:
tear jerker, melancholic
Plot:
terminal illness, family drama, mortality, bittersweet, last wish, reconciliation, grief, sibling rivalry, regret, forgiveness, homecoming, mature ...
Is relevant?
155
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A 92-year-old man decides that the time has come to say goodbye to all that is most important in his life, including his lover – who is 55 years younger than him.
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, emotional, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, love, age difference, elderly man, mortality, older man younger woman relationship, age-gap relationship, life, love story, love and romance, love affair, couple relations ...
Is relevant?
329
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Acclaimed author and recluse Norma Boswell is reaching the end of her days. She has kept her terminal diagnosis secret from everyone around her, her housekeeper and gardener, as well as her estranged son, Justin. As her health continues to decline, ...
Style:
heartfelt, romantic drama, emotional, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot:
cancer, mortality, terminal illness, healing, caregiver, aging, friendship, bittersweet, female protagonist, compassion, legacy, introspection ...
Is relevant?
45
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of a man who was born in 1959 and died in 2070, told by people who knew him and somehow contributed to his trajectory.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, reflective, thought provoking ...
Plot:
relationships, life story, mortality, memory, multiple perspectives, lifestyle, character study, family problems, mysterious character, family relations, truth, interview ...
Time:
1950s, 2000s, 60s, 90s, 80s ...
Is relevant?
47
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Emma is told she has cancer and two months to live and must clean up her life before she dies, to prevent the children from falling into the hands of her abusive ex-husband.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, realistic, intense
Plot:
mother love, single mother, mortality, protective parent, terminal illness, female protagonist, domestic violence, family drama, resilience, custody battle, bittersweet, confrontation ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A middle-aged former criminal has little time to live due to cancer, so he gets to see his son after 5 years to spend his last week with him and teach him the principles he considers important in life.
Style:
emotional, touching, melancholic, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
reconciliation, mortality, life lesson, father son relationship, family drama, bonding, fatherhood, redemption, bittersweet, cancer, regret, second chance ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The journey of an old man and an EMT specialist in an ambulance becomes unexpectedly meaningful for both of them.
Style:
road movie, existential, emotional, melancholic, reflective ...
Plot:
character study, road trip, mortality, father son relationship, grief, aging, life & death, ambulance, reconciliation, redemption, bittersweet, slice of life ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Tsunehiro’s life isn’t easy. After a doctor gives him two years to live and debt collectors come knocking, he falls from a bridge. In the knick of time, Hana and her crew spot Tsunehiro and pull him to safety. Before returning, they anchor ...
Style:
emotional, life affirming, melancholic, existential, feel good ...
Plot:
fishing, friendship, second chance, mortality, healing, terminal illness, rescue, redemption, slice of life, intimate, rebirth, bittersweet ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Over the course of a day in a California hospice, three terminally ill patients are observed with their families reflecting on life and death. Adapted for television from the award-winning play by Michael Cristofer.
Style:
emotional, poignant, sensitive, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
cancer, terminal illness, mortality, reflection, intimate, grief, bereavement, compassion, humanism, realism, bittersweet, acceptance ...
Place:
california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Israel
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Eight friends throw a goodbye party to welcome the end of the world.
Style:
serious, psychological, captivating, exciting, emotional ...
Plot:
apocalypse, introspection, best friend, life is a bitch, friendship, dealing with death, cause and meaning, unfulfillment, friends, mortality, end of the world, party ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel
Is relevant?
Genre: Documentary
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Ideas about the soul and the afterlife, of sin and God's purpose have shaped human thinking for thousands of years. Religious rituals remain embedded in the major events of our lives. In this thought-provoking series, evolutionary biologist ...
Style:
educational, thought provoking, reflective, serious, intellectual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
atheism, religion, science, death, mortality, meaning of life, philosophy, skepticism, humanism, afterlife, soul, existentialism ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Sofus, a young terminally ill cancer patient is enrolled in a hospice feeling ready to die. Shortly after arriving, he meets Sarah a charming young hospice worker. Sarah's impulsiveness and interesting approach to life intrigues him. However, ...
Style:
melancholic, life affirming
Plot:
cancer, terminal illness, loss, mortality, grief, trauma, compassion, regret, forgiveness, bereavement, empathy, healing ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In Burma on the penultimate day of World War II, Cameron Highlander Lachlan 'Lachie' MacLachlan is seriously wounded and transported to a local military hospital. He seems to have recovered from his wounds but appearances can be deceiving. ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, sentimental, medical drama, intercultural ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, military hospital, terminal illness, nurse, soldier, world war, friendship, compassion, nurse patient relationship, bittersweet, mortality, redemption ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
burma
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Emmy Ferguson is a 10-year old who learns that, after a long bout with leukemia, today is probably her last day on earth. Chris Ryan is a 35-year-old drug addict who is determined to make this his last day. And Adonna Frost, suffering from advanced ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, melancholic, sad, contemplative ...
Plot:
cancer, drug addict, terminal illness, death, dying, mortality, family relations, empathy, child protagonist, character study, grief, addiction ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Death comes to take a beautiful young girl, and she persuades him to let her live out her fantasies before he finally takes her away.
Style:
surreal, allegory, poetic, existential, art house ...
Plot:
sex, death, teenage girl, loss of virginity, young woman, mortality, life & death, acceptance, fate, grief, nudity, female nudity ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the midst of WW I, a doctor and a lawyer team up to turn a ramshackle old mountain chateau into a sanatorium/health spa that caters to the afflicted from most every stratum of European society, most of whom show up with false hope in their hearts ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, tragicomedy, satirical, art house ...
Plot:
world war one, european, mortality, sanitarium, hypocrisy, death, deception, secrets, macabre, social satire, intimate, deaf ...
Time:
1910s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Death takes a human form and visits Earth to try to find out why humans want so desperately to cling to life. He unexpectedly falls in love with a beautiful young woman.
Style:
existential, philosophical, emotional, thought provoking, melancholic ...
Plot:
supernatural, mortality, love story, dying and death, humanity, fate, bittersweet, compassion, wooing, haunting, sacrifice, fantasy life ...
Place:
america
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Geoffrey Griffin who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer in his chest, meets Sarah Phoenix as they both attend a university lecture on the psychology of dying. Sarah Phoenix has got terminal leukemia, but Griffin doesn't know that, and she ...
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, poignant, melancholic, tear jerker ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
terminal illness, cancer, bittersweet, dying, mortality, love story, tragic romance, campus, relationships, intimate, introspection, mature ...
Time:
70s
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