Death of lover movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant death of lover movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, psychological, realistic, captivating, touching and queer cinema films and TV shows about / with death of lover, death, love, nude, male nudity, gay, lgbt, kiss, suspense and couples plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
death of lover

TOP 10 movies tagged as death of lover: I Miss You (2019), A Fantastic Woman (2017), Summer of 85 (2020), A Single Man (2009), Lilting (2014), The Normal Heart (2014), The Double Hour (2009), Ram & Leela (2013), Liza the Fox-Fairy (2015), Hysterical (1982).
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List of death of lover movies

Genre: Drama
Country: Bolivia, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Following his son Gabriel’s death, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City to confront Gabriel’s boyfriend Sebastian. While the two battle over Jorge’s inability to accept his son, Sebastian channels his grief into a bold new ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, sexy, romantic, psychological, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, death of lover, suicide, gay love, brother sister relationship, coming out, lgbt, gay interest, gay slur, death of son, gay son, gay relationship ...
Place:
bolivia, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Spain, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.
Style:
lyrical, art house, captivating, suspenseful, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
death of lover, transsexual, restaurant, transgender woman, lgbt, waitress, male nudity, transphobia, gender, lgbtq, love, church ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
chile, south america, santiago chile, latin america, spain
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
What do you dream of when you're 16 years old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. ...
Style:
touching, thought provoking, sincere, captivating, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, summer, lgbt, teenager, lgbt teen, friendship, teenage boy, accidental death, death of friend, teenage protagonist, death, gay teenager ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
normandy, france
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114K

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Adapted from a 1964 novel of the same name, the film follows a day in the life of George Falconer, a British college professor reeling with the recent and sudden loss of his longtime partner. This traumatic event makes George challenge his own will ...
Style:
psychological, touching, sexy, sincere, visually appealing ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, depression, gays and lesbians, loneliness, homosexual, lgbt, broken heart, homosexuality, haunted by the past, tragic love, death, gay relationship ...
Time:
60s, year 1962, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, santa monica california, denver colorado ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.
Style:
realistic, bleak, serious, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
gay, grief, retirement home, gay relationship, language barrier, mother love, lgbt, gay love, homosexual, mourning, loss of loved one, loss of son ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The story of the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the ...
Style:
sad, touching, emotional, sincere, compassionate ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
gay, aids, gays and lesbians, terminal illness, lgbt, homosexual, male homosexuality, life is a bitch, friendship, gay slur, sexuality, hiv ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981, year 1982, year 1983 ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, washington d.c., yale university
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A chambermaid and a former cop meet at a speed dating event and a romance develops. But during a romantic getaway things suddenly take a turn for the worse when her mysterious past is revealed.
Style:
mind bending, psychological, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
psychology, twists and turns, death of lover, investigation, haunted by the past, uncover truth, maid, life is a bitch, male female relationship, police officer, strong female lead, girl ...
Place:
europe, italy, turin italy, buenos aires argentina, argentina
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set in violent times.
Style:
serious, touching, stylized, realistic, romantic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
forbidden love, wooing, fall in love, love affair, true love, love, marriage, death of lover, accidental killing, mother daughter relationship, tragedy, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Liza's a nurse, seeking love. Her only company is a long-dead Japanese pop star, who turns her into a fox-fairy out of jealousy. Now, every men who desires Liza shall die horribly. Can she overcome the curse?
Style:
light, humorous, feel good, captivating, fairy tale ...
Plot:
curse, pop singer, nurse, love, ghost, dating, death of lover, jealousy, friendship, couples, true love, looking for love ...
Place:
japan, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Frederic Lansing (Bill Hudson) is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he's staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia (Julie Newmar), who had killed herself 100 years ...
Style:
parody, not serious, humorous, scary, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lighthouse, ghost, zombie, investigation, possession, supernatural, losing-it hero, haunted by the past, reincarnation, vengeance, curses spells and rituals, satire ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Reuben, a sensitive writer, grapples with a speech impediment as his boyfriend, Derek, a profoundly deaf Human Rights activist, provides strategies to restore his confidence and communication skills. When Reuben approaches an over-the-hill film ...
Style:
intellectual, serious, disturbing, romantic, psychological ...
Plot:
deaf, gay, deafness, discrimination, altruism, troubled past, cerebral palsy, mourning, tragic event, bullying, insecurity, gay son ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, sydney australia
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53K

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
infidelity, business, money, police investigation, suspense, adultery, twists and turns, morality, moral ambiguity, manipulation, moral dilemma, manager ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, california
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover's funeral where he's quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually charged game by his lover's aggressive brother.
Style:
psychological, serious, disturbing, gloomy, sexy ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, male homosexuality, loneliness, family problems, threat, gays and lesbians, hidden identity, gay brother, closeted homosexual, manipulation, chase ...
Time:
year 1997, 70s, 21st century
Place:
canada, quebec, montreal
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104K

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary..
Style:
stylized, captivating, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night, pre-teens
Plot:
twists and turns, art thief, surveillance, chase, art theft, suspense, mercenary, dishonesty, revenge, reputation, deception, mind game ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
norway, scandinavia, europe, oslo norway
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10K

Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Estonia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.
Style:
art house, captivating, erotic, thought provoking, queer cinema ...
Plot:
gay, gay lead character, gay soldier, gay love, forbidden love, male male relationship, air force, gay sex, military life, cold war, gay man straight woman relationship, closeted gay ...
Time:
70s
Place:
ussr, estonia, moscow russia, afghanistan
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine ...
Style:
sexual, erotic, psycho sexual, sexy, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, sexuality, obsession, surrealism, infidelity, female nudity, sex, self discovery, brothel, sexual relations, sexual fantasy ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
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63K

Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story:
Sanjay a rich tycoon suffering from short term memory loss due to being hit by a metal pole when trying to intervene on his girlfriend's murder. Because of this his memory can only last for 15 minutes and he doesn't remember events or ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
memory loss, diary, loss of loved one, revenge, rage, murder, fall in love, vengeance, uncover truth, disorder, love affair, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, asia, mumbai india
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The unconventional life of Dr. William Marston, the Harvard psychologist and inventor who helped invent the modern lie detector test and created Wonder Woman in 1941.
Style:
erotic, sexy, factual, sad, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
polyamory, lgbt, lesbian, lesbianism, psychologist, superheroine, bdsm, husband wife relationship, harvard, college professor, marriage, bisexual ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, year 1972, year 1947, year 1985 ...
Place:
ancient greece, greenwich village manhattan new york city, new york, england, ireland ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A middle-aged woman, traumatized from the death of her adulterous lover, moves into a room at a New Orleans boarding house where the blind landlord becomes suspicious to her activities of continuing her affair with her dead lover.
Style:
slasher, psychological, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Plot:
necrophilia, dead child, mental illness, blindness, murder, accident, haunted by the past, supernatural, mental institution, mother kills own child, camp, suspense ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new orleans, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
With her husband Jack perpetually away at work, Margaret Hall raises her children virtually alone. Her teenage son is testing the waters of the adult world, and early one morning she wakes to find the dead body of his gay lover on the beach of their ...
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspenseful, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
gay, murder, twists and turns, suspense, gay teenager, life is a bitch, plot twist, tragedy, police investigation, murder mystery, conspiracy, lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A love story between a country boy in Beijing to study and a wealthy businessman set against the backdrop of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident
Style:
captivating, sentimental, touching, sincere, depressing ...
Plot:
gay, older man younger man relationship, gay sex, gay asian, love affair, male nudity, gay relationship, lgbt, lifestyle, fighting the system, social differences, couples ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, year 1988, 80s
Place:
beijing china, china, asia, america, hong kong ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the 1970s, a young Australian boy, Timothy, finds himself confused. He falls for the captain of the football team. What follows shows all aspects of a relationship, regardless of gender or sexual preference. Conflict, temptation, and a huge ...
Style:
touching, psychological, sexy, sincere, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay romance, aids, lgbt, gay couple, gay student, gay love, gay relationship, gay teenager, coming of age, gay bashing, gay interest ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
austria, australia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Adaptation of John Braine's novel about a young man on the make in 1950s Yorkshire.
Style:
psychological, captivating, tense, suspenseful, contemplative
Plot:
working class, class differences, adultery, love triangle, car accident, social climbing, social status, post war, rich and poor, age-gap relationship, extramarital affair, young man ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
england, yorkshire
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108K

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At ...
Style:
scary, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
zombie, macabre, cemetery, indian burial ground, death, grave robbing, ghost, family in danger, killer child, suspense, murder, supernatural ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
maine, usa, new england, chicago illinois
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.
Style:
biting, sexy, erotic, talky, witty ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
gay, sex, lgbt, coming of age, lgbtq, teenager, satire, gay slur, pregnancy, suspense, dark humor, death ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
louisiana, california, las vegas, los angeles, canada ...
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63K

Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Style:
sad, serious, interesting
Plot:
isolation, obesity, transformation, father daughter relationship, religion, dream, missionary, overweight man, pizza, lgbt, abandonment, death of lover ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
idaho
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2.1M

Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, dramatic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, kids, chick flick, family outing ...
Plot:
mentally challenged, love, life & death, life philosophy, philosophy, life, vietnam war, destiny, human spirit, rise to the top, journey, selflessness ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., vietnam, alabama, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Longtime Companion follows the lives of a small circle of friends from the first mention of the disease in the New York Times in 1981. First referred to as "Gay-Related-Immune-Disorder," we watch the effect of the disease as it devastates ...
Style:
sad, realistic, emotional, touching, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
aids, gay, gay interest, politics, friendship, lgbtq, gay couple, courage, love, gay slur, hospital, homosexuality ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1986, year 1983 ...
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
You is a love story. It spans 21 years, bouncing around in time, creating a kind of family quilt that wraps around a father as he struggles to overcome the grief of losing his beloved wife and raise their daughter alone. A coming-of-age journey for ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, captivating, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
family relations, coming of age, parents and children, haunted by the past, redemption, single parent, hopes, love, loss of mother, teenager, friendship, death of lover ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After his fiancée, Kate, dies in an accident on their wedding day, veterinarian Henry grows depressed. To help him move on, his sister has him visit psychic Ashley and gives her Kate's diary. Ashley uses the journal's details to ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, romantic, melancholic, light ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
afterlife, ghost, love story, wedding, love triangle, psychic, haunted by the past, impossible love, angel, looking for love, fall in love, girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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