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Movies: Best "dying mother" Movies


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Forrest Gump(1994)

4.3/5 (with 12,194 votes)

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

The Descendants(2011)

R
| 1h 55min | Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 1,224 votes)

With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

Mother and Son(1997)

1h 5min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 32 votes)

A man goes for a walk through the countryside with his dying mother.

Directed by Alexander Sokurov

Other People(2016)

1h 37min | Drama, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 86 votes)

David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's "doing okay.”.

Monica(2023)

R
| 1h 46min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

After years of estrangement, a transwoman returns home to help care for her dying mother.

Lucky 7(2003)

PG-13
| 1h 52min | Romance / Love, Comedy, TV Movie
2.9/5 (with 29 votes)

Instead of really living her life since losing her mother at age 7, Seattle lawyer Amy Myer sticks to a foolproof 'timeline' her mother drew as a guideline to help plot the course of her life. The timeline, which proves to be accurate in all other respects, predicts that Amy should marry her seventh boyfriend. However, Amy must question her instincts when she feels that hersixth boyfriend is the one she should marry, not the predicted seventh. Now she must decide whether to follow her mother's advice, or follow her own heart.

Escape(1940)

1h 38min | Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 5 votes)

An American goes to Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.

Cold Road(2024)

1h 40min | Thriller, Action

On a frozen remote highway in the Canadian North, an Indigenous woman and her dog are hunted by a stranger in a semi truck.

Sa'yo Lamang(2010)

1h 45min | Drama

From the director who gave us Tanging Yaman, Laurice Guillen, is back with another heart-warming family drama which teaches us about love, faith and life. Sa ‘Yo Lamang stars Lorna Tolentino, Bea Alonzo, Coco Martin, Enchong Dee and Miles Ocampo. Dianne Alvaro (Bea Alonzo) seems to have a happy family. She and her mom (Lorna Tolentino) just bought a house for them, her younger siblings are doing great at school, and her boyfriend of two years is already preparing for their future together. But everything in her life shatters when her dad, Franco (played by Christopher De Leon), returns after ten years of being with his mistress.

A Hole in the Head(2018)

1h 35min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

After a particularly embarrassing performance, a struggling Polish actor chooses to quit his acting troupe. In desperation, he returns home, only to find his dying mother has replaced him with a farm hand from a nearby mental institution. Alienated and depressed, he attempts to find his place in the world by driving out his replacement as completely as possible.

Treatment(2015)

10min | Comedy, Drama

Andy, a young, well-mannered, introverted bank teller must do the unthinkable to save his mom from her terminal illness. But at what cost?