Synchronic (2019)

The Far Side of the Moon (2003)

Summary: After the death of his mother, a man tries to discover a meaning to his life, to the universe and to rebuild a relationship with the only family he has left: his brother.

Release Date: September 17, 2004

Genre: Drama

Director: Robert Lepage

Writers: Robert Lepage

, Emile Nelligan

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: FCL Films, Media Principia, Studio Ex-centris

Country: Canada

Language: French

Movie budget: $ 1,600,000

Domestic: $ 248,460

Simon (2004)

Summary: A mild-mannered gay dentist and a hedonist womanizer rekindle their unlikely friendship when the latter's terminal cancer drives them back together after a decade apart.

Release Date: September 30, 2004

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Eddy Terstall

Writer: Eddy Terstall

Runtime: 1 h 42 min

MPAA: TV-MA

Production: Fortissimo Films, Spaghetti Film, Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO), Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties

Country: Netherlands

Language: Dutch

Movie budget: $ 1,000,000

Domestic: $ 4,055

International: $ 1,103,719

Time to Leave (2005)

Summary: A fashion photographer with terminal cancer elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.

Release Date: November 30, 2005

Genre: Drama

Director: François Ozon

Writer: François Ozon

Runtime: 1 h 21 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Fidélité Productions, France 2 Cinéma, StudioCanal, Banque Populaire Images 5

Distributor: Strand Releasing

Country: France

Language: French

Domestic: $ 117,686

International: $ 2,775,776

Other People (2016)

Summary: A struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother.

Release Date: September 09, 2016

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Chris Kelly

Writer: Chris Kelly

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Park Pictures, Gettin' Rad Productions

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 91,441

Spoiler Alert (2022)

Summary: The story of Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan's relationship, which takes a tragic turn when Cowan is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Release Date: December 09, 2022

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Michael Showalter

Writers: David Marshall Grant

, Dan Savage

, Michael Ausiello

Runtime: 1 h 52 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Semi-Formal Productions, That's Wonderful Productions

Distributor: Focus Features, Studio Distribution Services (SDS)

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 1,384,003

International: $ 50,847

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Ordinary Love (2019)

Summary: An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.

Release Date: February 14, 2020

Genres: Drama, Romance

Directors: Lisa Barros D'Sa

, Glenn Leyburn

Writer: Owen McCafferty

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: R

Production: British Film Institute (BFI), Northern Ireland Screen, Canderblinks Film and Music, Out of Orbit, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, Kreo Films, Bankside Films

Distributor: Bleecker Street Media

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Domestic: $ 323,688

International: $ 451,189

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Biutiful (2010)

Summary: A man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.

Release Date: February 04, 2011

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Writers: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

, Armando Bo

, Nicolás Giacobone

Runtime: 2 h 28 min

MPAA: R

Production: Menageatroz, Mod Producciones, Focus Features, Televisión Española (TVE), Televisió de Catalunya (TV3), Ikiru Films, Cha Cha Chá Films

Distributor: LD Entertainment, Roadside Attractions, Hotstar, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Relativity Media, Uv Rml Films

Countries: Mexico, Spain

Language: Spanish

Domestic: $ 5,101,237

International: $ 20,046,549

All My Life (2020)

Summary: A couple's wedding plans are thrown off course when the groom is diagnosed with liver cancer.

Release Date: December 04, 2020

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Marc Meyers

Writer: Todd Rosenberg

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Universal Pictures, Broken Road Productions, Perfect World Pictures

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Countries: United States, China

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 25,000,000

Domestic: $ 913,935

International: $ 1,051,178

The Midwife (2017)

Summary: Claire is a wonderfully gifted midwife, with a natural talent to deliver babies with the most gentle touch. One day she receives a strange phone call. Béatrice, the extravagant mistress of her deceased father, wants to see her again.

Release Date: July 21, 2017

Genre: Drama

Director: Martin Provost

Writer: Martin Provost

Runtime: 1 h 57 min

MPAA: Unrated

Production: Curiosa Films, France 3 Cinéma, Versus Production, Memento Films, Cofimage 27, Inver Tax Shelter, Canal+, France Télévisions, La Région Île-de-France, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Ciné+, Memento Films International

Distributor: Music Box Films, Memento Films International

Countries: France, Belgium

Language: French

Movie budget: $ 6,789,000

Domestic: $ 603,582

International: $ 6,682,554

Blow Dry (2001)

Summary: In 2000, a small town hosts The British Hairdressing Championship, where a former 2-time winner, his son, his run-away wife and his runaway wife's lady lover reside (not all on speaking terms).

Release Date: March 30, 2001

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Paddy Breathnach

Writer: Simon Beaufoy

Runtime: 1 h 30 min

MPAA: R

Production: IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. Produktions KG, Intermedia Films, Mirage Enterprises

Distributor: Miramax

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Language: English

Domestic: $ 637,769

International: $ 192,517

Ma ma (2015)

Summary: In the aftermath of a tragedy a woman, Magda, reacts with a surge of newfound life that engulfs her circle of family and friends.

Release Date: September 11, 2015

Genre: Drama

Director: Julio Medem

Writer: Julio Medem

Runtime: 1 h 51 min

MPAA: R

Production: Ad hoc studios, Backup Media, Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), Ma Ma Películas AIE, Mare Nostrum Productions, Morena Films, Movistar+, Televisión Española (TVE)

Distributor: Oscilloscope, Topic

Countries: Spain, France

Language: Spanish

Domestic: $ 47,258

International: $ 1,330,266

One Last Thing... (2005)

Summary: A young man with a terminal illness makes an unconventional request on local television.

Release Date: May 05, 2006

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Alex Steyermark

Writer: Barry Stringfellow

Runtime: 1 h 36 min

MPAA: R

Production: 2929 Productions, HDNet Films, Headquarters (III)

Distributor: Magnolia Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 13,334

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

Summary: High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

Release Date: July 01, 2015

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon

Writer: Jesse Andrews

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Indian Paintbrush, Rhode Island Ave. Productions, Searchlight Pictures

Distributor: Searchlight Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 8,000,000

Domestic: $ 6,758,416

International: $ 2,316,333

Anaïs in Love (2021)

Summary: Follows Anaïs, a 30-year old woman who is broke and has a lover she doesn't think she loves anymore. She meets Daniel, who immediately falls for her, but Daniel lives with Emilie - who Anaïs also falls for.

Release Date: May 06, 2022

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

Writer: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

Runtime: 1 h 38 min

Production: Année Zéro, Les Films Pelléas, Arte France Cinéma, Canal+, Ciné+

Distributor: Magnolia Pictures

Country: France

Language: French

Domestic: $ 42,941

International: $ 448,613

A Prophet (2009)

Summary: A young Algerian man is sent to a French prison.

Release Date: March 26, 2010

Genres: Drama, Crime

Director: Jacques Audiard

Writers: Thomas Bidegain

, Jacques Audiard

, Abdel Raouf Dafri

Runtime: 2 h 35 min

MPAA: R

Production: Why Not Productions, Chic Films, Page 114, BIM Distribuzione, Celluloid Dreams, France 2 (FR2), Canal+, CinéCinéma, La Région Île-de-France, Conseil Régional de Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Sofica UGC 1, Sofica Soficinéma 4, Soficinéma 5, Neon Productions

Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics, Celluloid Dreams, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Criterion Channel

Countries: France, Italy

Language: French

Movie budget: $ 13,000,000

Domestic: $ 2,087,720

International: $ 15,786,324

The Bucket List (2007)

Summary: Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Release Date: January 11, 2008

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Director: Rob Reiner

Writer: Justin Zackham

Runtime: 1 h 37 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Zadan / Meron Productions, Two Ton Films

Distributor: Warner Bros., HBO Max, ION Television, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 45,000,000

Domestic: $ 93,466,502

International: $ 81,906,000

Chocolate (2008)

Summary: An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.

Release Date: February 06, 2008

Genres: Action, Drama

Director: Prachya Pinkaew

Writers: Napalee

, Chookiat Sakveerakul

Runtime: 1 h 50 min

MPAA: R

Production: Sahamongkol Film International, Baa-Ram-Ewe

Distributor: Magnet Releasing, Magnolia Home Entertainment

Country: Thailand

Language: Thai

Movie budget: $ 150,000,000

Domestic: $ 14,845

International: $ 3,164,169