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| Awake (2012) | 7.8 | |
| The Lion King (1994) | 8.5 |
Loss movies and TV shows – page 4
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List of loss movies
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Based on real events. In a densely forested area north of St. Petersburg people have been going missing for three decades. The few corpses ever found were naked. On October 14, 2017 a team of volunteers went out into the woods in search of a missing ...
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
search party, evil spirit, supernatural, disappearance, survival horror, forest, found footage, panic, loss, missing person, cave, supernatural power ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy, Morocco, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Based on Evelyn Waugh's 1945 classic British novel, Brideshead Revisited is a poignant story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in England prior to the Second World War.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, sincere, period piece, serious ...
Plot:
friendship, world war two, male nudity, nobility, couples, gay, longing, catholic, religion, menage a trois, oxford, brutality ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 50s, 1930s, year 2008 ...
Place:
england, oxford university, britain, venice, morocco ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Georgia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A young married couple loses their year-old son Saba in a shopping center. Lasha and Tekla together with their friends begin to look for the kid in the festive and cheerful atmosphere.
Style:
bleak, intense, suspense
Plot:
loss, missing child, family drama, family crisis, shopping mall, grief, parents, young couple, trauma, anxiety, panic, desperation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
caucasus
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Loïc Le Tallec never really took care of his son. When the latter disappears in a road accident, Loïc is devastated. He has only one idea in mind: to find the one who lives now with the heart of his son. He falls on Hugo, a young man that this ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot:
heart transplant, father son relationship, father, father son estrangement, transplant, fatherhood, family drama, grief, loss, accident, satire, relationship problems ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A suburban family struggles with the death of their 19 year-old son, following an overdose of heroin that was laced with fentanyl. The film explores the question of who and what is responsible for this tragedy.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
drug overdose, tragedy, drug, grief, heroin, loss, family drama, family tragedy, family problems, life is a bitch, drug abuse, loss of child ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A mother deals with the violent murder of her daughter.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, grief, hopes, death of daughter, country house, family relations, teenage life, family problems, mother daughter relationship, mourning, loss, bereavement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
quebec
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being physically attacked by his loving wife Carmen, a series of unsettling incidents lead her husband Pat to question just what is happening to her. It's only when Carmen can't find her own house one day, that she and Pat are ready ...
Style:
heartbreaking, emotional, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
mental health, illness, alzheimer's disease, grief, loss, memory loss, marriage, dementia, male female relationship, family problems, memory lapse, fighting illness ...
Time:
2010s
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222
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The crime of Facundo provokes in Gustavo and Cristina, his parents, an irreparable vacuum. The tragedy demonstrates everything that could not be in the link between Gustavo and son and disarms appearances with his wife; Cristina Gustavo undertakes a ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, tension, atmospheric, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father son relationship, revenge, trauma, loss, grief, family drama, anger, obsession, character study, moral ambiguity, justice, murder investigation ...
Place:
latin america
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When her father dies at sea, Lena starts desperately looking for the cause, convinced a sea monster is to blame. Her relentless push against the tide reveals a tale of anger and grief, yet also of the strength and comfort the ocean provides.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, melancholic, poignant, suspenseful ...
Plot:
ocean, female protagonist, loss, shipwreck, grief, teen superhero, father daughter relationship, sea monster, intimate, resilience, determination, coming of age ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Norway
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman diagnosed with terminal lung cancer gathers her three dearest friends together to make the most of the time she has left.
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, contemplative, poignant ...
Plot:
friendship, terminal illness, family relations, best friend, friends, strong female presence, unfulfillment, siblings relations, cancer, dying, female friendship, loss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror
Country: Poland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.
Style:
adult animation, psychological, suspense, dark, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
memories, nostalgia, loss, grief, memory, bereavement, escape from reality, loss of family member, introspection, tragic event, self discovery, desperation ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
One day, Sedat, who works as a prison guard in Konya, is given the duty to take one of the prisoners, Musa, to his hometown. Musa does not intend to return until he finds out why his daughter was killed.
Style:
psychological, emotional, dramatic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
prison guard, investigation, prisoner, liar, lie, uncover truth, life is a bitch, hidden truth, loss, tragedy, father daughter relationship, getting home ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
A friendship forged between James and Tully in a small Scottish town in 1986. One weekend, they make a vow to each other to go at life differently. But then, 30 years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has the worst kind of news.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
friendship, terminal illness, cancer, bittersweet, life & death, loss, grief, friends, crisis, small town life, life is a bitch, thirty something ...
Time:
80s
Place:
scotland
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129
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Vignettes about four different couples in New York City coming to terms with their lives six months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Style:
anthology, psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic ...
Plot:
loss, problem, life is a bitch, multiple storylines, terror, terrorism, grief, aftermath, relationships, post traumatic stress, social commentary, city life ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Explores the relationship which develops between a grieving mother and the man she believes murdered her daughter.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, bleak, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
grief, murder, british, loss, mourning, relationships, prison visit, grieving mother, accused of murder, prison, prisoner, jail ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Since Charlie is no longer there, the lives of Boris, Elie, and Maxime have been torn apart. These three men, who have nothing in common, all shared one thing: their love for Charlie. One loved her like a sister, one loved her like the woman of his ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, comedy drama, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, friendship, friends, introspection, on the road, escapades, buddies, male friendship, loss, road trip, grief, mourning ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, corsica
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Angela and her young son Guille travel to the big city to see Leo, her father and the boy's grandfather, when he suddenly takes ill. However, they arrive to discover that he has just passed away. Charo, the dead man's lover, explains the ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
billiards, family relations, family problems, parents and children, death in the family, grief, loss, swimming pool, character study, family drama, single mother, working class ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
spain
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a middle-class family coping with the sudden passing of their beloved patriarch Patrick, a whimsical inventor who touched the lives of all who knew him. Devastated, his family finds hope in a guide book he created for his sons.
Style:
emotional, captivating, satirical, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
father son relationship, single parent, family relations, coming of age, imagination, grief, loss, family drama, life lesson, fantasy world, satire, lifestyle change ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Mourning the death of her husband Simon, supposedly killed in a plane crash, Liv is shocked to discover that Simon lied to her and was not a passenger on the tragic flight. Seeking the truth surrounding her husband’s mysterious disappearance, Liv ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
unhappy marriage, deception, family secret, investigation, grief, missing person, marital infidelity, betrayal, plane crash, loss, changing lives, suspicion of adultery ...
Time:
21st century
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276
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
This is the story of an 11-year-old boy whose derby dreams are left in pieces when his soldier father is killed in Afghanistan. The boy teams up with a father figure whose own son, a firefighter, died in the line of duty, and the two help each other ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
coming of age, teamwork, family drama, healing, loss, father son relationship, redemption, grief, loss of family member, ambition, loss of father, parents and children ...
Place:
usa, columbus ohio
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
On a random night, Marco and Laura meet at a karaoke bar and sing the song "Evidências" together. Since then, they fell in love and formed a couple that seemed perfect, until the moment they said “yes”. Without understanding what ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, romantic drama, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heartbreak, loss, travel, time travel, relationship problems, time paradox, satire, time jump, love affair, time traveler, time loop, time warp ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young woman is found raped and bludgeoned to death. Her father can’t reconcile himself with her death, and even less with the fact that the murderer was never found. Half of his life he continues the search. Finally, after more than 20 years, as ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, melancholic, sad ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, murder mystery, crime investigation, dead girl, loss of daughter, unsolved crime, father daughter relationship, rapist, police officer, uncover truth, murder investigation ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After a serious accident Giuseppe is out of work. His son Antò dreams of being an archaeologist and thinks his father's glass eye is a sign he has superpowers. It's just the two of them now, since their beloved wife and mother Angela ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, single parent, promise, grief, poverty, loss, mourning, family relations, relationships, relationship problems, family problems, life is a bitch ...
Place:
southern italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Philipp Gerber is a smart, but self-satisfied car salesman. In an inattentive moment at the wheel of his car, he runs over a boy on a bike and, instead of helping him, he drives away. As he has feelings of guilt, he tries to find out more about the ...
Style:
melancholic, emotional, bleak, crime drama, tense ...
Plot:
guilt, hit and run, accident, suicide attempt, tragedy, loss, death, moral dilemma, conscience, character study, motherhood, cover up ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Yuuji is still a first-grade student, he is having a very hard time understanding what has happened to his mother and the fact that she won't be coming back. At the very beginning , the voice of the late mother is reading from a picture book ...
Style:
sentimental, poignant, emotional, tear jerker, romantic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
memory loss, mother son relationship, parenthood, grief, loss, bittersweet, family drama, family reunited, family relations, mother son reunion, husband wife reunion, amnesiac ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
L'Heure Bleue follows a family trying to recover from a devastating loss. Anne-Sophie leaves her house and family hoping to start afresh and fleeing the grief.
Style:
psychological, emotional, disturbing, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
family tragedy, loss, grief, mourning, family drama, tragic past, tragic event, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family problems, healing, recovery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
quebec
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A casino security officer investigates the rape and murder of her teenage daughter.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, crime drama, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
revenge, casino, murder, investigation, murderer, revenge seeker, rape, grief, loss, uncover truth, avenge, crime investigation ...
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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: Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Apostolos (Souglakos) is an ex-wrestler who has become an alcoholic due to his daughter's unexpected death. His acquaintance with a mysterious woman, Anna will fire up an incredible conspiracy and murder and will lead him on the trails of a ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, psychological, crime drama, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
loss, alcoholism, addiction, murder, conspiracy, grief, dark past, secret, violent, cat and mouse, manhunt, investigation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
athens greece
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548K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, exciting, touching, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
superhero, robot, friendship, heroes, revenge, good versus evil, young heroes, androids and robots, friends, boy genius, villain, inventor ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, 2030s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, tokyo, north america, california
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