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Movies: Best "bereavement" Movies


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Still Walking(2008)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 54min | Drama, Kids & Family
3.9/5 (with 147 votes)

Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still feels that his parents resent that he isn't the one who died; his new wife, Yukari, is awkwardly meeting the rest of the family for the first time. Daughter Chinami strains to fill the uncomfortable pauses with forced cheer.

Oliver's Story(1978)

1h 31min | Drama, Romance / Love
2.2/5 (with 10 votes)

Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his wife Jenny, and, while he tries to lose himself in his work as a lawyer, the long hours don't ease his pain, especially when he finds that his leftist views conflict with those of the senior partners at the firm. Eventually, Oliver's inconsolable grief begins to alienate those around him, until he finds new love with Marcie Bonwit, the wealthy and beautiful heiress to the Bonwit Teller fortune. Despite his affection for her, Oliver finds it difficult to leave the memory of Jenny behind, which causes major problems in their relationship.

Maborosi(1995)

1h 50min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 63 votes)

A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.

The Messenger(2009)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 53min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 177 votes)

Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.

Ponette(1996)

1h 37min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 22 votes)

After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.

Directed by Jacques Doillon - With Victoire Thivisol, Matiaz Bureau Caton, Delphine Schiltz, Léopoldine Serre, Marie Trintignant, Xavier Beauvois, ...

Lilting(2014)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 31min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 53 votes)

A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.

Truly Madly Deeply(1990)

3.6/5 (with 38 votes)

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be - hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.

Moonlight and Valentino(1995)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 40min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
2.9/5 (with 30 votes)

A young widow still grieving over the death of her husband finds herself being comforted by a local housepainter.

In the Gloaming(1997)

1h 7min | Drama, TV Movie
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

Danny, dying of AIDS, returns home for his last months. Always close to his mother, they share moments of openness that tend to shut out Danny's father and his sister.

Bridge to Terabithia(1985)

3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

Jess Aarons and new girl Leslie Burke create a world of their own and call it Terabithia and pretend to be the king and queen. They return to their magical kingdom every day after school.

The Butterfly Tree(2017)

1h 37min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 7 votes)

Evelyn, an ex-burlesque queen, bewitches single dad Al and his teenage son Fin with her zest for life. When father and son discover they are competing for the affections of the same woman, it reopens old wounds over the death of Fin's mother.

Surrender, Dorothy(2006)

2.9/5 (with 10 votes)

When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss.

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Yossi(2012)

1h 24min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 27 votes)

The sequel to "Yossi and Jagger" finds character Yossi (Ohad Knoller) leading a sad existence after losing his partner Jagger on the battlefield. A chance encounter with a middle-aged woman linked to his past shakes up his otherwise staid routine and sends him on a spontaneous pilgrimage to Tel Aviv. It is on the roads of southern Israel that he reignites the fire of his former self.

Directed by Eytan Fox - With Ohad Knoller, Lior Ashkenazi, Ola Schur Selektar, Oz Zehavi, Raffi Tavor, Shlomo Sadan, ...

Broken Wings(2002)

1h 27min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

Daphne and her four children try to cope with the abrupt death of husband/father. As the family seems to fall apart, a sudden incident gives them a chance to heal their 'broken wings'.

Directed by Nir Bergman - With Orly Silbersatz, Maya Maron, Vladimir Friedman, Dana Ivgy, Mooki, Daniel Magon, ...

Sarah, Plain and Tall(1991)

3.8/5 (with 11 votes)

Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. John takes out an ad in a newspaper for a mail-order bride, to which the "plain and tall" Sarah Wheaton answers, soon traveling from Maine to Kansas to become John's wife. Despite the love that grows between Sarah and the family, Sarah finds herself homesick, and she must ultimately choose whether or not to stay.

Directed by Glenn Jordan - With Glenn Close

To Olivia(2022)

1h 39min | Drama
2.8/5 (with 3 votes)

In 1962, Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young family. The seemingly unlikely pair find their relationship put to the test by a tragic loss.

Christmas Time(2023)

3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

A physics teacher's obsessive dislike for Christmas is put to the test when a reservation mishap sends him and his family on a trip to Lapland, a tourist destination dedicated to Christmas and surprisingly near the North Pole.

Grandpa Walrus(2018)

15min | Drama, Animation
3.7/5 (with 8 votes)

On the windy and cloudy beach, Granny is praying, Mum is shouting, the sisters don’t care, Lucas is alone. Grandpa was a weird guy, now he’s dead.

Directed by Lucrèce Andreae

The Dead Outside(2008)

1h 26min | Horror, Thriller
2.2/5 (with 13 votes)

A neurological pandemic has consumed the population. Drug-resistance has mutated the virus into a ravaging psychological plague, rendering the 'the dying' desperate, paranoid and violent.

Directed by Kerry Anne Mullaney

Night Into Morning(1951)

1h 26min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.

The Blimp Trap(2016)

45min
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Nine-year-old Harwood isn't like other boys in 1977 Texas. After losing his brother in a tragic car crash, his mother takes up drinking, and Harwood finds comfort in his best friend -- fellow-nine-year-old Billy, the mentally-handicapped girl from down the street. Together, they watch the famous blimp fly overhead, and craft a "blimp trap" to catch it for their very own. They're teased for their special game, and their friendship, until one day, something miraculous happens.

The Gifts of Grief(2023)

52min

A documentary that explores how seven remarkable people embrace their pain, learn to live with their loss, and now engage in life with more compassion, courage, and awareness. The personal and moving stories include those of author Isabel Allende, Reverend Cecil Williams, writer Alana Laraine, Zen Monk/Vietnam Veteran Claude AnShin Thomas, youth motivator Vinny Ferrero, and filmmaker Lee Mun Wah. With courage, these people invite the viewer to open up to the pain of grief and discover for themselves the extraordinary opportunities their own losses may reveal.

The Incredible Stranger(1942)

11min | Mystery
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep a promise.

Vanilla(2015)

10min | Drama

Life is talking about silly stuff with the people you love.

Widowed(2023)

30min | Comedy, Drama

A young widow tries to inhale her husband's ashes whilst struggling to come to terms with his death.

Good Grief?(2022)

47min | Documentary

Reverend Richard Coles opens up the conversation around bereavement, as he goes on a personal grief voyage and tries some unconventional activities that have helped others to live with loss.