Benji's Hour

Gabriel Kahane Director

Justin Mark as Benji

Kirsten Russell as Rita

Emma Kothari as Samantha

Catherine Curtin as Susan

When a lawbreaking teenager is forced to work at a wig shop for cancer patients, he meets a guarded woman who irreversibly alters the course of his life.

Fighting for Gemma

♡ 2

Julian Jarrold Director

Bill Fellows as Andy Pearson

David Threlfall as Martyn Day

Sylvestra Le Touzel as Sarah Downes

Lorraine Ashbourne as Susan D'Arcy

When a four year old and other children in same neighborhood develop leukaemia, the parents suspect a nearby factory. Based on real events.

Carcinoma

♡ 4

The trials and tribulations of a man diagnosed with colorectal cancer who refuses treatment and establishes a carnal fixation on the tumor that slowly siphons the life out of him.

La Pecera

♡ 2

As her cancer spreads, Noelia's ultimate decision is to return to her native Vieques, Puerto Rico, and claim her freedom to decide her own fate. She reunites with her friends and family, who are still dealing with the contamination of the U.S. Navy after 60 years of military practices.

Be Here Now

2015

English

8.5

♡ 32

100%

husband wife relationship

illness

struggle for survival

Lilibet Foster Director

Jai Courtney as

Indigo Whitfield as Herself

Andy Whitfield as Himself

Jesse Whitfield as Himself

An inspiring feature documentary and love story, about the overnight sensation, actor and international sex symbol, Andy Whitfield, who put the same determination and dedication that he brought to his lead role in "Spartacus" into fighting life-threatening cancer.

One Week and a Day

2016

Hebrew

6.7

♡ 2

90%

Asaph Polonsky Director

Shai Avivi as Eyal Spivak

Uri Gavriel as Refael

Sharon Alexander as Shmulik Zooler

Tomer Capon as Zooler

When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor and sets out to discover that there are still things in his life worth living for.

Now Is Good

2012

English

7.0

♡ 45

56%

64%

Action

based on novel or book

based on young adult novel

Ol Parker Director

Rose Leslie as Fiona

Olivia Williams as Mother

Dakota Fanning as Tessa Scott

Kaya Scodelario as Zoey

A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.

Decoding Annie Parker

2013

English

6.2

♡ 17

54%

Steven Bernstein Director

Rizwan Manji as

Rashida Jones as Kim

Alice Eve as Louise

Aaron Paul as Paul

The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cancer intersect in a groundbreaking study.

Last Cab to Darwin

2015

English

7.2

♡ 16

88%

Jeremy Sims Director

Alan Dukes as Col

David Field as Dougie

Elliott Weston as Frank

Shareena Clanton as Sally

Rex is a loner, and when he's told he doesn't have long to live, he embarks on an epic drive through the Australian outback from Broken Hill to Darwin to die on his own terms; but his journey reveals to him that before you can end your life, you have to live it, and to live it, you've got to share it.

The Crash

2017

English

4.2

♡ 10

17%

white collar criminal

Aram Rappaport Director

John Leguizamo as George Diebold

Frank Grillo as Guy Clifton

Maggie Q as Nurse Hilary

Minnie Driver as Shannon Clifton

In the not so distant future, a team of white collar criminals are enlisted by the Federal government to thwart a cyber-attack that threatens to bankrupt the United States of America.

One True Thing

1998

English

6.9

♡ 19

86%

Carl Franklin Director

Renée Zellweger as Ellen Gulden

Julie Janney as Hospital Nurse

Meryl Streep as Kate Gulden

Marcia Jean Kurtz as Marcia

A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.

Lullaby

2014

English

6.1

♡ 18

29%

estranged family member

new york city

terminal illness

Andrew Levitas Director

Amy Adams as Emily

Jason Kravits as Ira

Garrett Hedlund as Jonathan

Daniel Sunjata as Officer Ramirez

Estranged from his family, Jonathan (Hedlund) discovers his father has decided to take himself off life support in forty-eight hours’ time. During this intensely condensed period, a lifetime of drama plays out. Robert (Jenkins) fights a zero sum game to reclaim all that his illness stole from his family. A debate rages on patients’ rights and what it truly means to be free. Jonathan reconciles with his father, reconnects with his mother (Archer), sister (Brown-Findlay), and his love (Adams) and reclaims his voice through two unlikely catalysts – a young, wise-beyond-her-years patient (Barden) and a no-nonsense nurse (Hudson). Through this intensely life affirming prism, an unexpected and powerful journey of love, laughter, and forgiveness unfolds.

Acres and Acres

2016

English

6.5

♡ 7

55%

37%

Action

based on a true story

Niall Johnson Director

Richard Cordery as Bob

Martin Bishop as Brian

Susan Jameson as Christine

Rafe Spall as Singe

The story of Singe and Kate, a couple from North Somerset, whose lives were turned upside down when Kate was diagnosed with an incurable breast cancer. Over her last few days, she created her list: writing her thoughts and memories down, to help the man she loved create the best life possible for their two sons, after she was gone.

The Ultimate Gift

2006

English

7.3

♡ 23

32%

grandparent grandchild relationship

Michael O. Sajbel Director

Abigail Breslin as Emily Rose

James Garner as Howard 'Red' Stevens

Mel Fair as Jack's Lawyer

Mike Pniewski as Operative

When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a test, a series of tasks he must complete before he can get any money.

Third Star

2010

English

7.2

♡ 13

47%

Hattie Dalton Director

Hugh Bonneville as Beachcomber

Tom Burke as Davy

Benedict Cumberbatch as James

Karl Johnson as Ticket Seller

James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.

Poms

2019

English

6.1

♡ 24

36%

Zara Hayes Director

Alisha Boe as Chloe

Ginny MacColl as Evelyn

Diane Keaton as Martha

Celia Weston as Vicki

After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving neighbor, Sheryl, and forms a cheerleading club for young-at-heart seniors, though they face roadblocks along the way.

The Heart of Christmas

2011

English

6.8

♡ 10

60%

Gary Wheeler Director

Karl T. Wright as Dr. Benson

George Newbern as Dr. Don Sandler

Magi Avila as Featured and Background

Dendrie Taylor as Michelle Denford

Told in flashback from the perspective of Megan, the storyline unfolds when her commitment to faith and family is renewed after reading the blog of Julie Locke, the online journal that Julie kept after her 13 months old Dax was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

The Photograph

2020

English

6.1

♡ 42

74%

Stella Meghie Director

Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Andy

Teyonah Parris as Asia

Courtney B. Vance as Louis

Keith Stanfield as Michael Block

When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her mother's early life -- an investigation that leads to an unexpected romance with a rising journalist.

Blow Dry

2001

English

6.2

♡ 10

19%

Paddy Breathnach Director

Josh Hartnett as Brian Allen

David Bradley as Noah

Stephen Graham as Photographer

Bill Nighy as Ray

The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lover Sandra run a beauty salon.

My Hindu Friend

2015

Portuguese

5.8

♡ 8

80%

Hector Babenco Director

Denise Weinberg as Anita

Willem Dafoe as Diego Fairman

Raquel Karro as Enfermeira #19

Maria Fernanda Cândido as Livia Monteiro Bueno

Diego is a film director who, when he is told that he has a malignant disease which could be fatal, marries his girlfriend of many years, says goodbye to his friends and begins a routine of long days of treatment in hospital. While learning to live with the pain and also conversing with death, he meets a Hindu boy who is a fellow patient and who becomes his friend. But one day the boy disappears. Diego is discharged, but his life has changed forever. His marriage fails and, living alone, he begins to wonder whether he may in fact be dying and no one has told him. He tries to find out what happened to his Hindu friend, and eventually meets another woman.

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Last Cab to Darwin

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One True Thing

Lullaby

Acres and Acres

The Ultimate Gift

Third Star

Poms

The Heart of Christmas

The Photograph

Blow Dry

My Hindu Friend