Funeral movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant funeral movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, semi serious, serious, humorous, touching and cult classic films and TV shows about / with funeral, death, family relations, husband wife relationship, cemetery, grief, kiss, couples, dysfunctional family and parents and children plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as funeral: Death at a Funeral (2007), Harold and Maude (1971), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), The Big Chill (1983), The Judge (2014), Stoker (2013), August: Osage County (2013), Disobedience (2017), The Frighteners (1996), Departures (2008).

List of funeral movies

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Death at a Funeral (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.
Style: dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, slapstick, tragicomedy ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: dysfunctional family, funeral, farce, dark humor, secret, sarcasm, gay, adultery, british, multiple storylines, family gatherings, siblings relations ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: england, united kingdom, europe, london
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Harold and Maude (1971)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, feel good, touching, offbeat ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: coming of age, suicide, older woman younger man relationship, age difference, funeral, eccentricity, existentialism, misfit, alienation, old age, depression, couples ...
Time: year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place: san francisco, california, bay area, usa
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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Four Weddings And A Funeral is a British comedy about a British Man named Charles and an American Woman named Carrie who go through numerous weddings before they determine if they are right for one another.
Style: romantic, feel good, funny, humorous, romantic comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: wedding, unrequited love, funeral, multiple storylines, love, love and romance, wedding ceremony, friendship, love story, fear of commitment, marriage, lgbtq ...
Time: 90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place: england, scotland, london, united kingdom, europe
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 7.1
 41K
The Big Chill (1983)
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: realistic, weeping, cult classic, talky, clever ...
Plot: friendship, funeral, midlife crisis, regret, group of friends, suicide, grief, yuppie, reunited friends, mourning, husband wife relationship, death of friend ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1983, 60s
Place: south carolina, middle east, usa
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 7.4
 201K
The Judge (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
Style: touching, serious, suspenseful, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly
Plot: lawyer, courtroom, small town, trial, jury, courtroom drama, homecoming, legal, judge, court, murder trial, hotshot lawyer ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: indiana, boston, peru, massachusetts, usa ...
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 6.7
 114K
Stoker (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
Style: psychological, gothic, suspenseful, bleak, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: antisocial behavior, danger, mysterious character, under the surface, psychopath, family problems, lolita, fatal attraction, family relations, estate, masturbation, mental illness ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place: usa, connecticut, pennsylvania
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August: Osage County (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Style: touching, melancholic, independent film, stylized, depressing ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, suicide, cancer, family secret, mother daughter relationship, incestuous relationship, family in crisis, drug addiction, pills, addiction, funeral, brother sister incest ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: oklahoma, peru, midwest, usa
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 6.6
 36K
Disobedience (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A woman learns about the death of her father. She returns to her Orthodox Jewish home and falls in love with her best childhood friend who is now married to her cousin.
Style: melancholic, depressing, sexy, sincere, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian love, lesbian romance, lesbian relationship, forbidden love, infidelity, lesbian sex, female nudity, funeral, orthodox jew, scandal ...
Time: year 2017
Place: london, middle east, israel
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The Frighteners (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more ...
Style: scary, black comedy, humorous, dark, dark comedy ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: ghost, supernatural, haunted house, serial killer, dark humor, psychic, funeral, life & death, cemetery, architect, haunted, grim reaper ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: oceania, usa
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 8.0
 55K
Departures (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a ...
Style: sad, philosophical, psychological, touching, thought provoking ...
Plot: self discovery, funeral, father son relationship, pregnant wife, workplace, small town, character study, new job, small town life, heartwarming, music, melancholy ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: japan, asia, tokyo
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 7.8
 85K
Charade (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, humorous, atmospheric, feel good ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, kids
Plot: murder, age difference, investigation, spy, funeral, espionage, love and romance, divorce, plot twist, deception, love story, heist ...
Time: 20th century, year 1963, 60s, year 1944
Place: paris france, france, europe, alps, persia ...
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 6.4
 9K
Eulogy (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships.
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, absurd, stylized, cynical ...
Audience: teens
Plot: dysfunctional family, family secret, funeral, eccentric family, death in the family, lesbian, family life, family feud, parents and children, fall in love, generation gap, loss of grandfather ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
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 7.3
 373K
Hereditary (2018)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: After their reclusive grandmother passes away, the Graham family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem ...
Style: psychological horror, spooky, disturbing, satanic, psychological ...
Audience: adult
Plot: fear, supernatural horror, dysfunctional family, ghost, grief, demon, seance, supernatural, evil spirit, possession, secret society, funeral ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: utah, america
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 6.7
 87K
Backdraft (1991)
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: They say a blast of flames can take a life ... and hide a secret. But now firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey are battling each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Style: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, tense, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: firefighter, investigation, arson, corruption, disaster, fire, pyromaniac, rescue, firefighting, danger, natural disaster, rookie ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place: chicago, usa
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 7.4
 223K
Garden State (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from ...
Style: sentimental, touching, sweet, independent film, funny ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, date night
Plot: depression, self discovery, coming of age, funeral, melancholy, friendship, psychiatrist, cat, family relations, drug, dysfunctional family, small town ...
Time: year 2004, near future, medieval times, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new jersey, los angeles, new york, usa
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 6.6
 41K
Phantasm (1979)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A young boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known only as the Tall Man, who keeps a mysterious arsenal of terrible weapons with him.
Style: scary, atmospheric, slasher, twist ending, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: gory, tall man, small town, funeral, cemetery, supernatural, monster, investigation, murder, mausoleum, hearse, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa
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Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, teen, soap opera ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, family outing, teen drama ...
Plot: high school, lesbian, high school life, blackmail, gossip and rumors, threat, haunted by the past, teenage life, mysterious character, friendship, youth, friends ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: pennsylvania, philadelphia, usa
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 6.0
 445
A Violent Life (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Despite the life threat hanging over his head, Stéphane decides to go back to Corsica for the funeral of Christophe, a childhood friend and companion in arms, murdered the day before. On this occasion, the chain of events which made him, the ...
Style: captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: funeral, violence, radical, nationalist, radicalism, murder, death, prison, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, confronting the past, criminal ...
Time: year 2017
Place: corsica
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Uncle Frank (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Frank is a famous New York University professor in 1973 who left his small South Carolina town behind him and remained in little contact with his family, especially given his style of life and his relationship with his ten-year partner, the free ...
Style: sincere, suspenseful, serious, realistic, cult classic ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: gay, male homosexuality, lgbt, gay muslim, funeral, gay relationship, uncle niece relationship, road trip, lgbtq, father son relationship, gay lead character, college professor ...
Time: 2020s, 2000s, year 1973, 70s
Place: south carolina, hawaii, new york
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The Loved One (1965)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee ...
Style: dark comedy, semi serious, humorous, witty, surreal ...
Plot: funeral home, hollywood, love triangle, cemetery, funeral, parents and children, family life, siblings relations, artists and showbiz, pets, actor's life, dark humor ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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Rock the Casbah (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Morocco
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The whole family is reunited when Sofia comes back for his father's funeral. Quickly, inner problems are revealed.
Style: serious, emotional, realistic, touching, islamic ...
Plot: funeral, family relations, life turned upside down, family gatherings, family problems, death in the family, family life, parents and children, disorder, muslim, arab, housekeeper ...
Place: morocco, middle east
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The Six Wives of Henry Lefay (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A presumed-dead man's current wife and former wives squabble over his funeral arrangements.
Style: humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, sex comedy ...
Plot: funeral, womanizer, daughter, death, divorce, family relations, father daughter relationship, wife, marriage, couple relations, parents and children, couples ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: usa, mexico
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 7.7
 54K
Adam's Apples (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.
Style: dark comedy, surreal, humorous, black comedy, psychological ...
Plot: church, priest, religion, funeral, skinhead, racial slur, belief, cynic, prejudice, disability, existentialism, good versus evil ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: denmark, europe, saudi arabia, indonesia
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 3K
Moving On (2022)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Two old friends reconnect at their friend's funeral, and decide to exact revenge on the widower who wronged all three of them decades earlier.
Style: semi serious, humorous, satirical, entertaining, funny ...
Plot: funeral, friendship, revenge, widower, murder, best friend, friends, murder investigation, troubled past, female protagonist, satire, problem ...
Place: ohio, california
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Give Me Your Hand (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Quentin and Antoine are 18-year-old twins. Without their father knowing it, they set out on a voyage to Spain, where their mother's funeral is to ake place. The two brothers barely knew their mother. Their hitchhiking journey is full of ...
Style: psychological, sincere, touching, emotional, road movie ...
Plot: gay, gay brother, estranged mother, twins, road trip, lgbt, on the road, funeral, hitchhiker, brother brother relationship, gay teenager, self discovery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, spain, france
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 6.8
 156K
Four Brothers (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
Style: harsh, entertaining, hood, intense, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, revenge, robbery, vigilante, violence, funeral, adoption, murder, gangster, uncover truth, sibling relationship, criminal heroes ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: detroit, michigan, usa
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
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, touching, poignant, sad, inspirational ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: childhood, 9/11, autism, asperger's syndrome, boy, child protagonist, grief, orphan, disability, acceptance, single mother, children ...
Time: september 11 2001, 2010s, year 2011, year 2001, 2000s ...
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
Style: sad, depressing, heartbreaking, psychological, emotional ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: family drama, sadness, loneliness, depression, loss, suicide attempt, death, nephew, grief, uncle nephew relationship, dysfunctional family, adoption ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016
Place: massachusetts, boston, nebraska, new england
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 7.4
 13K
Snow Cake (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.
Style: touching, psychological, melancholic, sincere, independent film ...
Plot: autism, snow, mentally challenged, mental illness, disability, funeral, small town, loneliness, friendship, ex convict, character study, haunted by the past ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: canada, ontario canada
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 6.4
 2K
Roommates (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
Style: touching, semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: kids
Plot: hospital, roommate, orphan, funeral, grandfather grandson relationship, father son relationship, widower, father daughter relationship, single father, boy, husband wife relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 60s
Place: columbus ohio, pittsburgh, usa
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