Suicide movies and TV shows – page 4
Best films
New films
| Red Sonja (2025) | 4.6 | |
| The Piano Accident (2025) | 6.4 | |
| A Private Life (2025) | 6.3 | |
| Drop (2025) | 6.1 | |
| Lazarus (2025) | 6.2 |
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, UK, Sweden, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, touching, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
suicide attempt, depression, love triangle, redemption, mental health, mental illness, family relations, fall in love, dark humor, hopes, human nature, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2002, 70s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, glasgow scotland, europe, ireland, california
Is relevant?
89K
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Peace in 17th-century Japan causes the Shogunate's breakup of warrior clans, throwing thousands of samurai out of work and into poverty. An honorable end to such fate under the samurai code is ritual suicide, or hara-kiri.
Style:
black and white, philosophical, jidai geki, melancholic, captivating ...
Plot:
samurai, suicide, poverty, revenge, seppuku, duel, japanese culture, tragedy, life & death, courage, sword fight, society ...
Time:
17th century, year 1962
Place:
japan, asia, east asia, tokyo
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
Style:
psychological, depressing, emotional, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
therapist, suicide, mental illness, hollywood, character study, life philosophy, suicide attempt, widower, haunted by the past, power relations, doctors and patients, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, South Africa, Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Enjoying college life as a popular student, Laura shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, Laura’s life is cursed...
Style:
cyber, slasher, demonic, psychotronic, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
facebook, suicide, witch, social network, witchcraft, funeral, police investigation, college, social media, young adult, internet, spirit ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Is relevant?
193K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together they uncover the order’s unholy secret. Risking ...
Style:
scary, demonic, religious horror, suspense, spooky ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
supernatural, exorcism, supernatural horror, ghost, nun, demon, paranormal, priest, evil nun, suicide, blood, demonic possession ...
Time:
year 1952, 2010s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
romania, rome italy, xian
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Qatar
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil-painting hand-painted by 125 professional oil-painters who travelled from all across the world to the Loving ...
Style:
adult animation, visually stunning, artsy, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
painter, painting, artist, art, suicide, genius, skill, art history, mysterious death, doctor, guilt, death ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, ancient times, 2010s, year 1990
Place:
paris france, france
Is relevant?
99K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world fall apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, cult classic, funny ...
Plot:
infidelity, best friend, breast cancer, dark humor, suicide, flower shop, american football, seduction, strange behavior, psychologist, room, unrequited love ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Horror
Country: Chile, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save the rainforest. However, once they arrive in this vast green landscape, they soon discover that they are not alone… and that no good deed goes unpunished.
Style:
bloody, scary, disturbing, brutal, slasher ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
jungle, cannibal, cannibalism, torture, gory, eating human flesh, sadistic horror, survival, ant, decapitation, sadistic violence, amazon ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
south america, peru, america, chile, latin america ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh ...
Style:
melancholic, emotional, disturbing, harsh, touching ...
Plot:
boxing, nazi, friendship, nazi germany, boarding school, german soldier, anti semitism, pow, boys' school, youth, military school, gestapo ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942, post world war two
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany, cape town south africa, london ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Onoff (Depardieu,) is a famous writer, now a recluse. The Inspector (Polanski,) is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, serious, mind twisting, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, murder mystery, suicide, memory loss, afterlife, murder, uncover truth, mind game, all male cast, death, insomnia, writers ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
italy, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mysterious, sexy, black comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
doppelganger, shyness, losing-it hero, surrealism, depression, suicide, dark humor, employer employee relationship, cemetery, office, workplace, loser ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
britain, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A quiet and inconspicuous man (Trelkovsky) rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, atmospheric, surreal, creepy ...
Plot:
surrealism, paranoia, nightmare, satire, suicide, conspiracy, obsession, apartment building, loner, dream, landlord tenant relationship, mental illness ...
Time:
year 1976, near future, 70s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Kevin Kline and Glenn Close star as Harold and Sarah Cooper, a couple whose marital troubles are put on hold while they host an unhappy reunion of former college pals gathered for the funeral of one of their own, a suicide victim named Alex. As the ...
Style:
weeping, realistic, cult classic, rom com, happy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
friendship, funeral, midlife crisis, group of friends, regret, suicide, relationships, reunited friends, yuppie, coming of age, outdoor sex, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, 60s, 70s
Place:
south carolina, middle east, usa
Is relevant?
47K
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two thirteen year-olds have always been incredibly close but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates. An emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and ...
Style:
sad, dramatic, disturbing, serious, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
boyhood, friendship between boys, intimacy, childhood, best friend, friendship, suicide, coming of age, teen suicide, ice hockey, friend, loss of son ...
Place:
belgium, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Canada
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Style:
disturbing, breathtaking, art house, cerebral, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punishment, children, sexual abuse, cruelty, physical appearance, suicide, child abuse, death, small town, authoritarianism, transgression, priest ...
Time:
year 1914, year 2009, 1910s, pre world war one, 2000s ...
Place:
germany, northern germany, europe, italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled, "Farewell My Concubine," that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou ...
Style:
visually stunning, visual, epic, retro, realistic ...
Plot:
homosexuality, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gender bending, theater, suicide, homoerotic friendship, crazy love, cultural revolution, chinese history, boy, sexual abuse ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, 1930s, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place:
china, beijing china, tibet, asia, japan ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
An epic tale of three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of 1900s USA and how their lives are affected by nature, history, war, and love.
Style:
emotional, touching, serious, sentimental, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
world war one, revenge, love triangle, lovers, love, death, relationships, brother brother relationship, native american, suicide, ranch, love story ...
Time:
1910s, 1900s, 19th century, 1920s, year 1994 ...
Place:
america, usa, montana
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Aya Asagiri is a middle school girl who has problems both at school with bullying and at home from physical abuse by her brother. While browsing online, a website pops up on her computer featuring a creepy looking person. This person appears to take ...
Style:
anime, psychological, captivating, exciting, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
magical girl, friendship, violence, magic, school, supernatural, childhood, suicide, rivalry, danger, bullying, society ...
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
16K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima told in four parts. The first three parts relate events in three of his novels: The temple of the Golden Pavilion, Kyoko's House, and Runaway Horses. The last part depicts the ...
Style:
surreal, serious, atmospheric, psychedelic, mind bending ...
Plot:
suicide, homoeroticism, art, rebellion, friendship, nationalism, writers, emperor, radical, writer's life, state affairs, tragic hero ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 60s, post world war two
Place:
japan, kyoto japan, mount fuji, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho"s depression becomes ...
Style:
bleak, psychological, serious, existential, realistic ...
Plot:
suicide, destiny, haunted by the past, politics, martial law, regret, society, boat, businessman, alienation, murder mystery, yacht ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, year 1994, year 1980, year 1987 ...
Place:
south korea
Is relevant?
31K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After one of their friends commits suicide, strange things begin happening to a group of young Tokyo residents. One of them sees visions of his dead friend in the shadows on the wall, while another's computer keeps showing strange, ghostly ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, scary, dark, creepy ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
internet, afterlife, supernatural, ghost, suicide, missing person, haunting, depression, college student, technology, lifestyle, confined ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, asia, japan, latin america
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.
Style:
surreal, black comedy, funny, dark comedy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
dark humor, twists and turns, subway, city life, nothing goes right, suicide, mistaken identity, artist, coincidence, female nudity, diner, nightclub ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, rough, suspenseful, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
school shooting, found footage, childhood, school massacre, vengeance, brutality, suicide, friendship, serial killer, bullying, rebellion, justice ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
california
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Four women, Patti, Emma, Angela, and Nicki are completing their last year of high school. Unfortunately for the group, one of their own, Nicki, unexpectedly commits suicide. The three remaining women, upon finding out that Nicki had been raped ...
Style:
harsh, disturbing, sincere, touching, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
friendship, women, high school, suicide, coming of age, death of friend, juvenile delinquency, righting the wronged, teenage love, life is a bitch, human nature, family relations ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
new jersey, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free- all the while fueling a vivid thesis exhibition.
Style:
detective, psychological, suspense, independent film, disturbing ...
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, rape, art student, femme fatale, art class, rape and revenge, murder, female vigilante, violence, party, female psychopath ...
Is relevant?
34K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the ...
Style:
disturbing, dark comedy, bloody, black comedy, neo noir ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, dysfunctional family, disfigurement, road trip, murder, little red riding hood, brutality, police investigation, juvenile delinquent, strangulation, prostitution, perversion ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, california, san diego california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
At the brink of going to hell, Yee-jae must cycle through twelve separate lives and twelve separate deaths in this reincarnation drama.
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, dramatic, suspenseful
Plot:
death, reincarnation, punishment, suicide, afterlife, survival, grim reaper, life & death, life, graphic violence, cancer, children ...
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Is relevant?
116K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, compassionate, grim, powerful ...
Plot:
wrestling, suicide, death, brother brother relationship, professional wrestling, bare chested male, based on real people, domineering father, male masturbation, wrestler, brothers, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1979, year 1980, year 1983 ...
Place:
texas, mexico, dallas texas
Is relevant?
235K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past ...
Style:
psychological, psychological horror, suspense, scary, mysterious ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
curse, supernatural power, fear, evil smile, going insane, psychiatric ward, demon, mental illness, paranoia, suicide, female protagonist, mental health ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief ...
Style:
black comedy, ambiguous ending, dark comedy, crime drama, psychological ...
Plot:
small town, revenge, rape, small town life, loss of daughter, billboard, police brutality, regret, death of daughter, anger, violence, guilty conscience ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 21st century
Place:
missouri, idaho, persia, america, usa
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
