Bereavement movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant bereavement movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, captivating, emotional, melancholic, realistic and thrilling films and TV shows about / with bereavement, grief, mourning, family problems, loss, family relations, life is a bitch, isolation, relationships and intimate plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as bereavement: Ponette (1996), After Life (2019), Servant (2019), Trauma (2018), Don't Go (2018), A Single Man (2009), The Dead Outside (2008), Cottontail (2023), Deadly Intent (2016), Reunion (2012).
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A four-year-old girl must come to terms with the loss of her mother and the reality of death in this award-winning French drama. Little Ponette (Victoire Thivisol) is riding in a car with her mother when they're involved in a serious accident; ...
Style:
touching, emotional, realistic, talky, depressing ...
Plot:
children, little girl, child, bereavement, grief, adolescence, girl, death, friendship, school, child's point of view, loss ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
france, provence, tokyo
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, poignant, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
childhood, autism, 9/11, asperger's syndrome, boy, child protagonist, orphan, acceptance, disability, coming of age, bereavement, single mother ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, 2000s, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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167K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.
Style:
dark comedy, funny, ironic, compassionate, powerful ...
Plot:
bereavement, death of wife, sex worker, dog, starting over, death wish, death, journalism, grief, sadness, depression, suicide ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria
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52K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, enigmatic, suspense, spooky ...
Plot:
psychological trauma, bereavement, strange person, mysticism, religion, child, religious fanatic, nanny, uncover truth, chef, supernatural, grief ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
A three-part drama set in the trauma unit of a London hospital, a grieving father blames a high-achieving trauma consultant for the death of his teenage son.
Style:
psychological, suspense, medical drama, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
bereavement, investigation, obsession, class differences, medical, revenge, stalker, psychological trauma, doctor, family problems, grief, guilt ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Devastated by his daughter's death in a terrible accident, Ben becomes convinced that he can bring her back through a recurring dream. But is it just a dream? Or is Ben losing his mind?
Style:
psychological thriller, mind bending, tense, emotional, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
grief, bereavement, nightmare, death of child, dream, mourning, loss of daughter, family tragedy, death, obsession, haunting, mental breakdown ...
Place:
ireland
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122K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
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:
sexy, touching, sincere, emotional, visually appealing ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
gay, depression, homosexuality, loneliness, gays and lesbians, lgbt, broken heart, lgbtq, homosexual, grief, death, glbt ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, year 2009, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, cuba, usa, london ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A neurological pandemic has consumed the population. Drug-resistance has mutated the virus into a ravaging psychological plague, rendering the 'the dying' desperate, paranoid and violent
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, rough, apocalyptic, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
isolation, zombie, virus, bereavement, plague, danger, gory, chaos and mayhem, life is a bitch, survival, mutant, apocalypse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Romance
Country: UK, Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After the death of his wife, Kenzaburō receives an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. His late wife asks him to travel to Lake Windermere in England with their son to scatter her ashes. Plagued by sweet and painful memories of his wife, ...
Style:
poignant, thrilling, psychological, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
widower, bereavement, father son relationship, loss of spouse, mourning, grief, life is a bitch, last wish, family relations, loss of wife, loss of mother, single parent ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After the tragic death of her husband, a soldier posted to Afghanistan, Bryony tries to build a new life for herself and her young son, James. Struggling with her own grief she fails to notice that James has become secretive and withdrawn, spending ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, disturbing, gothic horror ...
Plot:
bereavement, mother son relationship, family tragedy, family drama, loss of spouse, grief, family relations, life is a bitch, survival horror, family problems, loss of father, loss of husband ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Movie depicts 10 days after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. At a morgue house in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, the workers treat the dead with dignity as they hand over the bodies to their families. Retired funeral worker (Toshiyuki ...
Style:
crying, thrilling, captivating, psychological, reflective ...
Plot:
morgue, bereavement, tsunami, volunteer, dead body, realism, grief, mourning, compassion, corpse, tragedy, loss of father ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, Family, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A perfectly happy couple believe they live their dream when they expect their first child. That dream is shattered when the child dies, leaving them to cope with their loss, their environment, and ultimately themselves.
Style:
emotional, suspense, captivating, melancholic, bleak ...
Plot:
couples, bereavement, dream, stillbirth, grief, loss, tragic event, relationship problems, family tragedy, life & death, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
After a tragedy, Sophie attends a summer camp where she encounters some camp bullies. But when Sophie joins the archery team, the girls form a tight squad led by their coach Percy. Along the way, Percy also helps Sophie come to terms with the loss ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional, heartfelt ...
Audience:
family outing, teen drama
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, bereavement, summer camp, forgiveness, archery, grief, loss, mourning, loss of mother, archer, bow and arrow, marital argument ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Best friends for life, Jane and Fiona have done everything together since kindergarten – Jane following wherever Fiona will lead. Left devastated and adrift following Fiona’s sudden suicide, Jane’s only way to make sense of everything is by ...
Style:
poignant, heartbreaking, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
bereavement, female friendship, mourning, grief, character study, male female relationship, love and romance, love affair, romantic relationship, relationships, fall in love, couple relations ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Ja-hyun receives a message from his deceased wife inviting him to reunite with her in a place called 'Yonder'.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, emotional, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
bereavement, virtual reality, grief, death, loss, mourning, life & death, grieving widower, relationships, family relations, widower, relationship problems ...
Time:
future, near future, 2040s
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 36 min.
TV show
Story:
Away from school, during the winter holidays, three new stories take place while the Las Encinas students celebrate Christmas.
Style:
emotional, captivating, thrilling, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
bereavement, christmas, grief, loss of mother, mourning, kids and family, loss of family member, family problems, life is a bitch, relationships, changing lives, family relations ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The massive scandal comes to light through a father's unwavering search for the truth behind the sudden death of his family.
Style:
bleak, emotional, heartbreaking, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, bereavement, private investigation, family tragedy, family drama, grief, medicine, illness, physician, medical examination, doctor, fighting illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After his five-year-old daughter is murdered, a loving family man becomes convinced that the oddball down the street is guilty.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
bereavement, revenge, grief, lynching, price of justice, vengeance, murderer, neighbor, child murder, murder mystery, loss of child, loss of daughter ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A man does everything in his power to keep ownership of a seaside cottage he built with his late wife.
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
bereavement, mourning, loss, grief, satire, dysfunctional family, loss of wife, relationship problems, family problems, obsession, memory, character study ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dew, a young computer programmer, takes refuge in Chiang Mai. There, she is reunited with Ton, whom she met during her aunt's funeral, and discovers that he is the love of her life. Sadly, Ton is plagued by a brain tumor and passes away ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, thrilling, heartfelt ...
Plot:
bereavement, asian, grief, death, loss, family relations, relationships, love and romance, male female relationship, life is a bitch, love story, couple relations ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When a former high school teacher with a dark secret befriends and mentors three 12-year-old boys, the police suspect him of wrongdoing.
Style:
touching, tear jerker, sincere, unusual plot structure, lyrical ...
Plot:
suspicion, bereavement, teacher student relationship, police, life, mentor, best friend, secret past, grief, teacher, stepfather stepson relationship, compassion ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a high school boy learns that his father committed suicide, he begins a journey to find hope and reconciliation in the midst of his grief.
Style:
emotional, psychological, captivating, thrilling, poignant ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
hopes, suicide, bereavement, father son relationship, faith, depression, grief, family relations, relationships, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, loss of father ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Five months after the maternal death of his partner, a man is at a crossroads with how to raise their baby.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, slow cinema, meditative
Plot:
single father, bereavement, family drama, problem, loss of wife, loss of family member, parenting, family relations, life is a bitch, parenthood, parents, parents and children ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
When their son drowns while saving the life of a friend, the couple offer to take the boy in. What can they do with the kid who outlived their own son? The father tries to teach him work and looks after him like family. The mother is distant to him ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
bereavement, grief, loss, mourning, family drama, social problems, kids and family, family problems, life is a bitch, relationships, family relations, loss of child ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Louise loved Adam. Adam loved Louise. That is how it used to be. But a child has disappeared. Their child. The police said it was a drowning accident. Yet the truth is that their little boy’s body was never found. Lucas, ten years old. How easy it ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
grief, bereavement, family tragedy, missing child, loss, relationship problems, family relations, disappearance, relationships, life is a bitch, family problems, loss of child ...
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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: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years ago. She takes care of her son lovingly but sometimes strictly, ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, melancholic ...
Plot:
mother son relationship, bereavement, loss, family relations, male female relationship, love story, relationships, loss of mother, troubled past, single mother, love affair, tragic past ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An American student living a privileged existence at Glasgow School of Art faces the unexpected death of her father. Consumed with her loss, she finds herself re-examining both her life and inner circle.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
bereavement, self discovery, loss, grief, female protagonist, loss of family, changing lives, life is a bitch, loss of father, dysfunctional family, family problems, lifestyle change ...
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A man, who witnessed his wife's suicide, gradually cures his emotional scars through a fateful encounter with the spirit of a woman in coma...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, sincere, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
coma, bereavement, ghost, spirit, suicide, hospital, grief, loss, couple relations, depressed man, love and romance, seeing dead people ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story is set in Kansas in the year 1910. Jacob Witting, a widowed farmer who is still saddened by the death of his wife during childbirth several years earlier, finds that the task of taking care of his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids
Plot:
prairie, farm, bereavement, family life, parents and children, woman in labor, single parent, self discovery, love affair, small town life, human nature, countryside ...
Time:
20th century, edwardian era, 90s, 1910s
Place:
kansas, maine, america, new england, usa ...
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