| The Reef (2010) | 5.8 | |
| The Last Picture Show (1971) | 8.0 | |
| Our Life (2010) | 6.7 | |
| Tragedy of W (1984) | 7.2 | |
| Death Note (2006) | 8.9 |
Sudden death movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant sudden death movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, psychological, suspense, emotional and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with sudden death, death, redemption, funeral, grief, husband wife relationship, betrayal, family relations, bare chested male and father daughter relationship plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres shot in USA, Italy, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as sudden death: Circle (2015), Deep Blue Sea (1999), The Complexity of Happiness (2015), Dead Awake (2016), Saturn in Opposition (2007), The Reef (2010), Priyotoma (2023), The 13th (2017), Inheritance (2020), Jenni (2024).
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List of sudden death movies
72K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Could you trust a jury of your peers with your life? The contestants of a mysterious death game must make harrowing decisions as they strategize for survival in this psychological sci-fi thriller.
Style:
psychological, suspense, twist ending, suspenseful, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, morality, execution, life & death, prejudice, game of death, plot twist, stranger, death, sole survivor, struggle for survival, twists and turns ...
Place:
los angeles
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151K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Mexico, Australia, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
On a remote former submarine refueling facility called Aquatica, a team of scientists are searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Susan McAlester genetically engineers three Mako sharks, intending to increase their brain capacity so ...
Style:
suspenseful, entertaining, perverse, intense, natural horror ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
shark, survival, shark attack, laboratory, creature feature, dangerous animal, killer shark, killer animal, genetic engineering, experiment gone awry, giant animal, monster ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, pacific ocean
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Enrico Giusti works for a big corporation: his job is to save dying companies by persuading young scions to sell. However, his latest assignment is proving more difficult than anticipated, since it concerns two teens whose parents just died in a car ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
family business, workplace, sudden death, problem solving, changing lives, employer employee relationship, inheritance, satire, workplace situations, problem, lifestyle change, coworker ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Kate Bowman (Jocelin Donahue) is an average social worker who is investigating in the mysterious deaths of people who died in their sleep. Shortly before their deaths, the victims all reported a supernatural force that appeared to them while they ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
nightmare, sleeping, supernatural, creature, ghost, social worker, sudden death, killing, vengeance, evil, deadly creature, heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France, Turkey
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
This film focuses on contemporary 30- and 40-somethings trying to make sense of their lives in an age in which the old certainties have disappeared. Lorenzo and Davide make their lives together within a circle that includes Antonio and Angelica, ...
Style:
sincere, talky, serious, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
gay, gays and lesbians, couple relations, friendship, gay relationship, infidelity, family problems, introspection, terminal illness, dealing with death, lgbt, dinner party ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
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22K
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
Style:
psychotronic, suspenseful, scary, natural horror, underground horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
underwater, survival, ocean, shark, shark attack, killer shark, creature feature, panic, dangerous animal, death, tourist, diving ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
australia, oceania
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Death surrounds Bahman, a director who hasn't made a film in 24 years (he can't get past the censors). He's working on a documentary, for Japanese TV, on Iranian burial practices. On the anniversary of his wife's death, a ...
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, life is a bitch, sudden death, tradition, iranian, performer's life, filmmaking, curses spells and rituals, death in the family, anniversary, unfulfillment, dealing with death ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iran, middle east
Is relevant?
24K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Shumon finds himself entangled in the arms of a politician's silly daughter, an encounter that would forever alter the course of his existence. Her sudden demise leaves an indelible mark on Shumon's life, shattering his world and leaving ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, thrilling, romantic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
tragic love, loss, grief, heartbreak, sudden death, love affair, problem, life is a bitch, relationship problems, relationships, desperation, mourning ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
bangladesh
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
When Chris finds out his dead father's legacy is no more than a mysterious riddle only he can solve, he's not interested. He just wants to pay a flying visit to the remote Greek island where his estranged father died, sort out his ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, disturbing, atmospheric, suspense, serious ...
Plot:
death of father, dark secret, bribery, patriarchy, father, family drama, profanity, destiny, district attorney, rapist, press conference, wealth ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.
Style:
enigmatic, suspense, atmospheric, period piece, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
family secret, twists and turns, dark secret, daughter, young girl, father daughter relationship, bribery, interracial romance, death of father, childhood memory, riddles and clues, conspiracy ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
60
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Follow Jenni Rivera's journey from her humble beginnings in Long Beach, California, to her meteoric rise to the top of the charts, and her final days before her tragic and unexpected death. See the struggles she endured during her personal ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, realistic
Plot:
biopic, tragedy, legacy, resilience, female empowerment, songwriter, sudden death, latina, women's rights, grief, family drama, music industry ...
Place:
california, long beach california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young wife's religious faith is shaken when her husband dies in a car accident.
Style:
psychological, religious drama, captivating, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
grief, bereavement, death of husband, widow, loss of faith, religious faith, crisis of faith, faith, loss of husband, family problems, loss of spouse, changing lives ...
Time:
1910s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iceland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A chamber orchestra is working out of a rundown theatre in Reykjavik. Financial hardship places a great strain on the band and the lead violinist, Sigrun. The annual grant from the city is coming to an end so the band hires a world renowned cellist ...
Style:
tension, tragicomedy, dark comedy, surreal
Plot:
cellist, orchestra, classical music, macabre, financial difficulty, sudden death, celebrity culture, desperation, concert, deception, betrayal, violinist ...
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Being Dead The film adaptation of Jim Crace's award-winning novel that follows a mid-life couple's effort to rekindle their marriage by traveling back to the place where they fell in love -- only to arrive at the point of their sudden ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, tragic ending, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mortality, death, marital crisis, troubled marriage, marital problem, marriage, married couple, unhappy marriage, literary, fatal accident, sudden death, loss ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The coming of age of a youth named Sonny in a small Texas town in the 1950s.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, teen, crying, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, small town, friendship, high school, self discovery, teenager, nostalgia, death, skinny dipping, elopement, teen angst, older woman younger man relationship ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1971, year 1952 ...
Place:
texas, usa, oklahoma, midwest, north america ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
This retelling of the classic tale of James Hilton's Utopian lost world plays out uneasily amid musical production numbers and Bacharach pop music. While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are ...
Style:
semi serious, stylized, feel good, exciting, psychotronic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
utopia, dancing, aviation, rescue, airplane accident, humanitarian, philosophy, sudden death, female singer, deception, painting, swimming ...
Place:
himalaya, china, asia, southeast asia, oxford university ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A food delivery guy with a medical condition falls in love with Subbu, a housekeeper, whom he believes to be his world. However, trouble begins, when both get entangled in a case involving the death of an elderly woman.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, intense, crime drama, realistic ...
Plot:
love story, relationships, housekeeper, working class, urban, secrets, character study, class conflict, investigation, obsession, guilt, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A chronicle of an eccentric Italian-American family in New York City in the 1950's and 60's. Young Teresa dreams of joing the convent, over the objections of her family.
Style:
independent film, period piece, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
catholic, superstition, forbidden love, butcher, wedding, flashback, college, nun, religion, letter, christian, arranged marriage ...
Time:
60s, 1940s, year 1993, 1950s, 50s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A whimsical fish-out-of-water story of two spoiled sisters: Nora (Camilla Belle), a law student, and Mary (Alexa Vega), an undergrad party girl, living with their father in a luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills. Mary has become so "90210" ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
fall in love, youth, love and romance, social differences, young lovers, teenage girl, bankrupt, siblings relations, teenager, fish out of water, sister sister relationship, passion ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, beverly hills, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine star in this sweet 1961 comedy about Tony Ryder (Martin), who takes over the duties of magazine publisher when his uncle dies suddenly, supposedly while spending time with a mistress. Worried that the news will ...
Style:
retro, technicolor, witty, sexy, semi serious ...
Plot:
fall in love, mistaken identity, minefield, in love, veterinarian, blackmail, extortion, publishing house, inheritance, sudden death, investigation, drowning ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s
Place:
new york, palm beach
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Claudio works on a site in the suburbs of Rome. He is madly in love with his wife who is pregnant with their third child. However, a dramatic event comes to upset this simple and happy life. In a rage for life, Claudio energetically fights against ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
family in crisis, life is a bitch, working class, lifestyle, society, parents and children, family problems, family relations, husband wife relationship, brother brother relationship, desperation, social differences ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war were handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent out to the West Coast, where they were ordered to remove the more than two million ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, harsh, realistic, brutal ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, german soldier, child soldier, beach, prisoners of war, minefield, abuse of power, pow, boy, nazi, teenager, brutality ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 2015, 2010s, year 2016 ...
Place:
denmark, germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, middle-aged, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.
Style:
sincere, suspenseful, tear jerker, psychological, dramatic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
motherhood, single mother, spanish civil war, pregnancy, childbirth, mother daughter relationship, lesbian relationship, grave, pregnant teenager, babysitter, theater, female bonding ...
Time:
2020s, year 2016, 2010s
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, madrid
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A witty and clever comedy that follows four longtime curling friends reunited by the last wishes of their recently deceased coach and set out to win the Golden Broom. Realising that the out of shape crew will be hard-pressed to win without a coach, ...
Style:
humorous, witty, funny, feel good, slapstick ...
Plot:
friendship, cheerleader, underdog, ambition, starting over, leadership, goofy hero, contests and competitions, lifestyle, sport team, haunted by the past, olympics ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A bumbling guy takes a group of orphans to summer camp.
Style:
slapstick, funny, independent film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
summer camp, orphan, hotel, vacation, millionaire, death, greed, archery, scorpion, lizard, horse riding, sudden death ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Malta
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Style:
tense, suspense, realistic, captivating, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hostage, ship, survival, terrorism, rescue, kidnapping, escapades, ship captain, ocean, hostage situation, piracy, pirate ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
somalia, africa, middle east, america, usa ...
Is relevant?
520
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A Viagem is a Brazilian TV soap opera produced by Rede Globo. It was written by Ivani Ribeiro with the contribution of Solange Castro Neves, and directed by Wolf Maya,Ignácio Coqueiro e Andre Schultz. The soap first aired from April 11, 1994 until ...
Style:
soap opera, novela, telenovela
Plot:
mother in law son in law relationship, obsession, life after death, spiritualism, good man, rebellion, attempted kidnapping, true love, evolution, ex husband, jealous woman, aggression ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 211 min.
Story:
Adaptation of the novel by Toyoko Yamasaki.
Style:
tense, period piece, tragic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
business rivalry, dynasty, power struggle, father son conflict, family drama, wealth, banking, legacy, greed, ambition, industrialization, family honor ...
Time:
60s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When she wins a small supporting role in a play, a young actress is disappointed, but fate tempts her with another shot at stardom.
Style:
ambiguous ending, period piece, suspense
Plot:
theater, stage play, double life, ambition, female protagonist, obsession, identity, coming of age, professional rivalry, character study, urban, creative process ...
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Georges Franju's Judex is an arch, playful tribute to the serials of the influential silent filmmaker Louis Feuillade. Franju shuffles through the plot of Feuillade's lengthy serial of the same name, about an adventurer named Judex ...
Style:
surreal, neo noir, mind bending, psychedelic, black and white ...
Plot:
superhero, secret lover, masquerade, adventurer, traveler, swing, fantomas, anti hero, kidnapping, rivalry, vengeance, heroes ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s, 1910s
Place:
france, paris france
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