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    Keith 2008 POSTER

    Keith

    2008

    English

    7.3

    24

    81%

    81%

    Action

    cancer

    Drama

    high school

    Romance

    teenage romance

    Todd Kessler Todd Kessler Director Dennis Cockrum Dennis Cockrum as Assistant Principal Jesse Heiman Jesse Heiman as Chemistry Class Student Tim Halligan Tim Halligan as Father Ignacio Serricchio Ignacio Serricchio as Raff
    Natalie is high school royalty, but her queen bee status falls apart when she falls for the new guy at school. Although Keith ignores her at first, they soon become friends -- even though Natalie suspects that Keith has something to hide. As the free-spirited Keith shows Natalie how to embrace what life offers, they grow closer -- until a secret tests the bounds of their relationship
    Lap Dance 2014 POSTER

    Lap Dance

    2014

    English

    4.6

    5

    23%

    23%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    cancer

    Drama

    exotic dancer

    lap dance

    stripper

    Greg Carter Greg Carter Director Lew Temple Lew Temple as Matt Ewing Ali Cobrin Ali Cobrin as Monica James Remar James Remar as Patrick Moore Obba Babatundé Obba Babatundé as Roscoe
    An aspiring actress makes a pact with her fiancé to take a job as an exotic dancer to care for her cancer stricken father. Once the pact the couple made is broken, their lives are changed forever.
    Unfinished Song 2012 POSTER

    Unfinished Song

    2012

    English

    6.9

    17

    65%

    69%

    Action

    cancer

    Comedy

    Drama

    Music

    musical

    Romance

    Paul Andrew Williams Paul Andrew Williams Director Terence Stamp Terence Stamp as Arthur Anne Reid Anne Reid as Brenda Gemma Arterton Gemma Arterton as Elizabeth Vanessa Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave as Marion
    Arthur is a grumpy pensioner who can't understand why his wife Marion would want to embarrass herself singing silly songs with her unconventional local choir. But choir director Elizabeth sees something special in the reluctant Arthur and refuses to give up on him. As she coaxes him out of his shell, Arthur realizes that it is never too late to change.
    Why, Charlie Brown, Why? 1990 POSTER

    Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

    1990

    English

    7.8

    8

    Animation

    cancer

    chemotherapy

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    hospital

    leukemia

    school

    Sam Jaimes Sam Jaimes Director Lindsay Sloane Lindsay Sloane as Big Sister Olivia Burnette Olivia Burnette as Janice Emmons Jennifer Banko Jennifer Banko as Lucy Van Pelt Bill Melendez Bill Melendez as Snoopy
    A new girl comes to the neighbourhood school and Linus is smitten with her. Unfortunately, she develops the symptoms of leukemia and must go to the hospital for cancer treatment. Linus and Charlie Brown help her through the traumas of chemotherapy as best they can while Snoopy plays at being the world's greatest doctor.
    Cléo from 5 to 7 1962 POSTER

    Cléo from 5 to 7

    1962

    French

    7.8

    43

    93%

    89%

    Action

    algerienkrieg

    black and white

    cancer

    Comedy

    Drama

    individual

    Music

    paris, france

    singer

    Agnès Varda Agnès Varda Director Corinne Marchand Corinne Marchand as Florence 'Cléo' Victoire Sami Frey Sami Frey as Le croque-mort Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard as L'homme aux lunettes noires / Actor in silent film Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy as L'infirmier
    Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
    Jim Allison: Breakthrough 2019 POSTER

    Jim Allison: Breakthrough

    2019

    English

    7.5

    3

    91%

    100%

    cancer

    Documentary

    medical breakthrough

    scientist

    Bill Haney Bill Haney Director Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson as Narrator Willie Nelson Willie Nelson as Self Jim Allison Jim Allison as Self Sharon Belvin Sharon Belvin as Self
    Breakthrough tells the story of a renegade scientist’s quest to find a cure for cancer, the disease that killed his mother. Texan Jim Allison is a 2018 Nobel Prize winner for discovering how to prompt a cancer patient’s own immune system into defeating their disease, but for decades he waged an often-lonely struggle against the painful skepticism of the medical establishment.
    Lucky Girl 2022 POSTER

    Lucky Girl

    2022

    Ukrainian

    5.7

    4

    based on true story

    Biography

    cancer

    Drama

    female journalist

    ukraine

    Marysia Nikitiuk Marysia Nikitiuk Director Aleksey Tritenko Aleksey Tritenko as Andriy Maksym Panchenko Maksym Panchenko as Anton Igor Koltovskyy Igor Koltovskyy as Mitya Kseniia Khyzhniak Kseniia Khyzhniak as Nina Sokil
    Nina is a successful TV star, but her life changes when she is diagnosed with cancer. Facing a personal crisis, she has to confront her deepest fears.
    My Oxford Year 2025 POSTER

    My Oxford Year

    2025

    English

    5.9

    15

    29%

    39%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    cancer

    Comedy

    Drama

    england

    poem

    professor

    Romance

    university

    Iain Morris Iain Morris Director Sofia Carson Sofia Carson as Anna De La Vega Catherine McCormack Catherine McCormack as Antonia Davenport Martin Bishop Martin Bishop as Lord Dougray Scott Dougray Scott as William Davenport
    An ambitious American fulfilling her dream of studying at Oxford falls for a charming Brit hiding a secret that may upend her perfectly planned life.
    Spoiler Alert 2022 POSTER

    Spoiler Alert

    2022

    English

    7.4

    16

    87%

    97%

    based on true story

    cancer

    Comedy

    Drama

    gay

    journalist

    lgbt

    Romance

    terminal illness

    Michael Showalter Michael Showalter Director Ben Aldridge Ben Aldridge as Kit Cowan Sally Field Sally Field as Marilyn Nikki M. James Nikki M. James as Nina David Marshall Grant David Marshall Grant as Tony
    Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
    Cannabis vs. Cancer 2020 POSTER

    Cannabis vs. Cancer

    2020

    English

    7.0

    8

    Action

    cancer

    cannabis

    Documentary

    marijuana

    Jeremy Norrie Jeremy Norrie Director Pete Sais Pete Sais as
    A look at the people who use and champion the treatment of cancer with Cannabis.
    Please Give 2010 POSTER

    Please Give

    2010

    English

    6.6

    5

    85%

    64%

    cancer

    Comedy

    Drama

    infidelity

    neighbor

    new york city

    suicide

    woman director

    Nicole Holofcener Nicole Holofcener Director Romy Rosemont Romy Rosemont as Carrie-Ann Timothy Doyle Timothy Doyle as Kevin Amanda Peet Amanda Peet as Mary Rebecca Hall Rebecca Hall as Rebecca
    In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
    A Boy Called Po 2016 POSTER

    A Boy Called Po

    2016

    English

    6.4

    3

    33%

    78%

    Action

    autism

    cancer

    Drama

    Fantasy

    middle school

    parent child relationship

    single parent

    wife

    John Asher John Asher Director Caitlin Carmichael Caitlin Carmichael as Amelia Carr Kaitlin Doubleday Kaitlin Doubleday as Amy Brian George Brian George as Bill Christopher Gorham Christopher Gorham as David Wilson
    A recently widowed, now single father struggles to raise his sixth-grade son with autism. The pressure of his job and coping with the loss of his wife proves to push him nearly to the breaking point.
    The Fault in Our Stars 2014 POSTER

    The Fault in Our Stars

    2014

    English

    7.6

    422

    81%

    85%

    Action

    amsterdam, netherlands

    based on novel or book

    cancer

    Drama

    Romance

    star crossed lovers

    support group

    valentine's day

    Josh Boone Josh Boone Director Shailene Woodley Shailene Woodley as Hazel Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe as Van Houten Jim Pirri Jim Pirri as Voice Cast Sitara Attaie Sitara Attaie as Voice Cast
    Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
    A Father for Brittany 1998 POSTER

    A Father for Brittany

    1998

    English

    6.0

    3

    adoption

    baby

    cancer

    custody battle

    Drama

    funeral

    publicity

    Alan Metzger Alan Metzger Director Chuck Shamata Chuck Shamata as Bob Minkowitz Sugith Varughese Sugith Varughese as Doctor Panou Panou as Howie Teri Polo Teri Polo as Kim Lussier
    Keith and Kim Lussier are a childless couple who are given custody of a 3-month-old foster child, Brittany. However, tragedy strikes when Kim dies of cancer in the middle of the adoption process, leaving Keith to fight for Brittany's custody alone.
    Cries & Whispers 1972 POSTER

    Cries & Whispers

    1972

    Swedish

    7.9

    31

    91%

    90%

    Action

    cancer

    Drama

    dying and death

    mansion

    sibling relationship

    sister

    sweden

    Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman Director Harriet Andersson Harriet Andersson as Agnes Ingrid Thulin Ingrid Thulin as Karin Ingmar Bergman Ingmar Bergman as Narrator Lars-Owe Carlberg Lars-Owe Carlberg as Spectator
    As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.
    Notes for My Son 2020 POSTER

    Notes for My Son

    2020

    Spanish

    6.5

    4

    91%

    91%

    cancer

    Drama

    Carlos Sorin Carlos Sorin Director Mónica Antonópulos Mónica Antonópulos as Natalia Pellegrini Natalia Pellegrini as Diego De Paula Diego De Paula as Nilda Raggi Nilda Raggi as
    Battling terminal cancer, a woman writes a one of a kind notebook about life, death and love for her son to remember her by. Based on a true story.
    Self/less 2015 POSTER

    Self/less

    2015

    English

    6.5

    115

    18%

    46%

    Action

    cancer

    Drama

    immortality

    laboratory

    lie

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    terminal illness

    Thriller

    transhumanism

    Tarsem Singh Tarsem Singh Director Matthew Goode Matthew Goode as Albright Ben Kingsley Ben Kingsley as Damian Jimmy Gonzales Jimmy Gonzales as Recovery Mercenary Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds as Young Damian
    An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
    My Oxford Year 2025 POSTER

    My Oxford Year

    2025

    English

    5.9

    32

    29%

    39%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    cancer

    Comedy

    Drama

    england

    poem

    professor

    Romance

    university

    Iain Morris Iain Morris Director Sofia Carson Sofia Carson as Anna De La Vega Catherine McCormack Catherine McCormack as Antonia Davenport Martin Bishop Martin Bishop as Lord Dougray Scott Dougray Scott as William Davenport
    An ambitious American fulfilling her dream of studying at Oxford falls for a charming Brit hiding a secret that may upend her perfectly planned life.
    The Life of Chuck 2024 POSTER

    The Life of Chuck

    2024

    English

    7.3

    48

    80%

    88%

    Action

    based on short story

    cancer

    death

    Drama

    Fantasy

    reverse chronology

    Sci-Fi

    slice of life

    thoughtful

    Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan Director Mark Hamill Mark Hamill as Albie Krantz Matt Biedel Matt Biedel as Doctor Winston Matthew Lillard Matthew Lillard as Gus Violet McGraw Violet McGraw as Iris Carla Gugino Carla Gugino as News and Commercial Voice
    In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
    Montana 1998 POSTER

    Montana

    1998

    English

    6.1

    11

    48%

    48%

    Action

    boss

    cancer

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    mistress

    murder

    shootout

    woman director

    Jennifer Leitzes Jennifer Leitzes Director Michael E. Knight Michael E. Knight as Doctor Robin Tunney Robin Tunney as Kitty Peter Gerety Peter Gerety as Mike Alan Manson Alan Manson as Paul
    A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow the Boss and this routine task gets very complicated.
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