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poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/56601/
79
/1090/
79
/1042/
4.3
/166223/
100
/30/
91
/543/
82
/14/

Mirror (1975)
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.4
/9058/
74
/433/
72
/202/
3.9
/13992/
100
/63/
94
/44/
80
/15/
cc age 12+

Nowhere Special (2020)
John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.
poster
MGM Plus
78
7.6
/28868/
74
/515/
71
/367/
3.7
/13039/
81
/26/
88
/537/
77
/10/

The Shootist (1976)
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
7.4
/20835/
72
/446/
70
/417/
4.0
/53019/
88
/25/
80
/217/
79
/11/

The American Friend (1977)
Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.
poster
Fandor
77
7.0
/50915/
70
/1457/
70
/1216/
3.9
/94800/
91
/185/
71
/708/
85
/35/
cc age 17+

Holy Motors (2012)
We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct identity: sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes youthful, sometimes old. By turns murderer, beggar, company chairman, monstrous creature, worker, family man.
poster
75
6.7
/18660/
66
/449/
66
/408/
3.9
/62056/
90
/103/
61
/435/
87
/21/

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave—the birthplace of his first life.
poster
75
73
7.3
/22250/
70
/370/
70
/325/
3.5
/17052/
87
/54/
77
/420/
79
/14/

Grand Hotel (1932)
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
69
7.6
/268715/
76
/10568/
78
/4397/
3.7
/1054134/
64
/348/
91
/620/
60
/57/
cc age 15+

The Whale (2022)
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
poster
Netflix
69
6.3
/81016/
66
/3553/
63
/1552/
3.3
/481701/
91
/35/
66
/744/
74
/6/
cc age 15+

Creep (2014)
Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: “$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.
poster
Kanopy
58
6.4
/13320/
62
/332/
59
/184/
2.9
/2140/
39
/99/
52
/950/
44
/25/
cc age 13+

Henry Poole Is Here (2008)
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
53
7.3
/2736/
71
/59/
66
/53/
3.7
/3084/
100
/11/
83
/6/

Westfront 1918 (1930)
A group of German infantrymen of the First World War live out their lives in the trenches of France. They find brief entertainment and relief in a village behind the lines, but primarily terror fills their lives as the attacks on and from the French army ebb and flow. One of the men, Karl, goes home on leave only to discover the degradation forced on his family by wartime poverty. He returns to the lines in time to face an enormous attack by French tanks.
poster
49
5.7
/6737/
66
/207/
60
/171/
2.7
/3521/
17
/12/
58
/264/

The 6th Man (1997)
A college athlete returns from the dead to help his brother's basketball team win the NCAA title.
poster
Kanopy
42
37
5.8
/4705/
59
/171/
57
/137/
2.6
/2094/
13
/24/
24
/29/
36
/7/

A Promise (2013)
A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. Separated by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.
poster
62
24
6.6
/1568/
67
/20/
69
/19/
3.2
/773/
45
/13/

The Man with a Cloak (1951)
Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is badly crippled and slowly dying, but this doesn't stop the forthright lady from pushing him to change his will to include his estranged grandson so that he can help out the struggling French Republic. Unfortunately, the dying man's conniving housekeeper and butler, already planning murder to get the money themselves, overhear her and begin plotting her demise.
poster
54
15
6.3
/1002/
59
/12/
59
/17/
3.3
/303/
25
/19/

Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's Kingdom", the land he inherited from his grandfather. In order to clear his grandfather's name and prove there is oil on the land, Campbell must face up to a ruthless contractor and work against the clock to find oil before "Campbell's Kingdom" is flooded by a new power dam.
poster
55
14
7.5
/235/
10
/1/
63
/16/
3.6
/512/

Faith, Hope and Charity (1974)
Three episodes. Faith: a woman is attacked. Hope: a fakir is crucified. Charity: a woman faces bureaucracy.
poster
?
6.0
/54/
30
/2/
60
/1/

Chitrashalabham (1998)
Sandeep, a doctor, meets Devan, who is a dying patient. He gets inspired by Devan and decides to give him the best in his last few days.
poster
?
70
/1/

Try Not to Breathe (2004)
A few minutes in the life of two people: a young woman who has her whole life in front of her and an old man ill with asthma who has only one more night to live.
poster
?
6.9
/59/
10
/3/

Lazarus' Whims (1973)
N/A
poster
?
6.1
/84/
70
/1/

To My Unborn Son (1943)
A Yugoslav man, dying after being shot while attempting to help defend his village, writes a letter of encouragement and hope to his unborn child, explaining what he was fighting for in resisting the Nazi invasion of his homeland. A John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short.
poster
The Roku Channel
?
6.3
/98/
32
/5/
27
/4/

Miles from Nowhere (2022)
During an annual cabin retreat, a dying man must confront past mistakes after learning he may not know his friends as well as he may think.
poster
?
90
/1/

François Mitterrand, à bout portant : 1993-1996 (2011)
"What could be more unsettling than a man close to death whose profound arrogance drives him relentlessly to hang onto both his power and his writing, to the bitter end?" In the twilight of his second seven-year term, François Mitterrand was alone. Ravaged by illness and abandoned by a large majority of the Socialist Party, who would not forgive him for the disastrous outcome of the March 1993 elections, the Head of State was preparing to tackle a second round of cohabitation with the right wing. However a series of unexpected tragedies and revelations would arise, casting a shadow over the end of his reign…
poster
?
6.3
/21/
60
/1/
64
/5/

The Virgin Soldier (2016)
Two soldiers, Daniel and Jerome, flee a war we don’t see and we know nothing about. Jerome is badly injured, he will die, he says it, he knows it, he is afraid. Then Jerome confesses to Daniel his last will: he does not want to die a virgin, he wants to die loved…
poster
?
40
/2/

Warm Strangers (1997)
A man tries to reconnect with his father who works at a laundrette.
poster
The Roku Channel
48
?
5.3
/178/
43
/6/
50
/1/

Time Expired (2011)
Randall Zimmerman (Eric Starkey) is a simple man who loves his job as a parking enforcement officer. When he discovers he is dying, he just wants everything to stay the way that it is. Unfortunately for Randall, his friends and family have other ideas. His best friend Jay (Topher Owen) urges him to "live life to the fullest" by going on crazy adventures. His girlfriend Sasha (Carrie Slaughter) wants to have his baby. And his mother Corinna (Rebekah Turner) tries to save his life with home cooking, yoga, and smothering love. Randall must find a way to help all of them fulfill their needs if he's going to have any chance of achieving his own dying wish -- fixing a meter that's been broken for more than a year!
poster
?
10
/1/
70
/1/

Always Faster (1988)
N/A
poster
?
7.9
/33/

Down in Number 5 (2009)
Southern Gothic tale of a coal miner pushed to his limits for the love of his son.
poster
55
?
6.5
/111/
46
/3/
54
/5/

Seed (2012)
Set in the year 2071, where technology has brought mankind to the brink of colonization on a planet named Gaia, one astronaut takes on an isolated mission and discovers unearthly horrors that could bring an end to human life on this planet.
poster
62
?
6.2
/491/
66
/6/
56
/9/
3.2
/263/

Saigon (1947)
After World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors. He takes on a profitable flying job for profiteers Maris to finance a good time for his buddy. As the plane takes off he shoves Maris' secretary Susan on board. When Mike falls for her, Larry tells her to play along for Mike's sake. She, of course, falls for Larry.
poster
?
60
/1/
60
/1/

Papa (2002)
This is Jon Alpert's portrait of his father's struggles with growing old and nearing the end of life.
poster
41
?
5.1
/401/
36
/3/
37
/9/

Little Treasure (1985)
Margo is an ex-stripper who meets her long, lost father in Mexico. She looks after him in the waning days of his life, with the help of a traveling projectionist. The father passes away, telling of the loot from a botched bank robbery that he buried years earlier. The two get jobs in town as their relationship grows and they search for the treasure on the weekends. But while the treasure seems to bring them together, it also seems to be tearing them apart.
poster
55
?
5.6
/105/
55
/6/
54
/4/

La casa de mi padre (2008)
A businessman returns his family home after eight years in exile avoiding the terrorism of the ETA.
poster
81
?
8.3
/232/
84
/33/
76
/7/

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black (2017)
A poignant and humorous film telling the life story of the hugely popular author of the discworld series of books, in his own words.
poster
?

Exposure (2020)
A photographer must finish the last roll of 35mm photographic film left on Earth.


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