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- The Descendants tells the story of a husband coping with the fact that his wife is dying while learning that she was having an affair.
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- Up (2009) This delightful animation movie from Pixar tells the story of a 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen who becomes widowed and refuses to leave the house that he used to share with his beloved wife.
- Monster’s Ball (2001) Directed by Marc Forster, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry and Heath Ledger, the movie is about putting beliefs in perspective and finding hope where it is least expected.
- Rabbit Hole (2010) Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart are Becca and Howie Corbertt, a sophisticated sociable happy couple that become distant from those who are close to them and even from each other after their young son’s death in a car accident.
- The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013) The film’s mysterious narrative is told from Eleanor Rigby’s perspective. After Eleanor (Jessica Chastain) jumps off a bridge in an attempt to end her life, she returns to her parents’ house and starts a new beginning, leaving behind her old life.
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
- Up
- Ps I Love You
- The Lovely Bones
- Truly Madly Deeply
- We Bought A Zoo
- Rabbit Hole
- Harry Potter
Stephen Daldy’s emotional drama is told from the perspective of a nine-year-old boy called Oskar who has Asperger syndrome, and whose father died in the 9/11 attacks. Based on Jonathan Safran Foer’s 2005 novel, it’s a poignant exploration of a child who perceives the world differently trying to cope with the sudden, devastating loss of a parent by ...
Pixar’s 2009 animation is known as a tearjerker and for good reason. It centers on Carl, an elderly widower who sets out to fulfill a promise he made to his late wife, Ellie. The vignettes of the couple’s relationship through the years is what’s so moving, reminding us all to appreciate each and every day with the people we love.
This Cecelia Ahern adaptation is a tad overly sentimental but it nails how difficult it can be to move on and put your life back together after the death of a spouse. Look past Gerard Butler’s dodgy Irish accent and you’ll find plenty of life-affirming quotesthat sum up the many stages of grief.
Peter Jackson’s emotionally complex supernatural drama follows murdered teenager Susie Salmon, who watches her distraught, broken family from the in between. The Lovely Bones shows a family struggling to come to terms with the loss of Susie, as she in turn witnesses their pain and tries to accept her own.
This 1990 British drama sees Juliet Stevenson as a woman dealing with the inconsolable anguish of losing her cellist boyfriend, only for him to reappear as a ghost. Grief doesn’t always need to be depicted with complete misery and sorrow, and Truly Madly Deeply manages to be both a heart-warming and profound portrait of loss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krh1koDU2uE Loosely adapted from a true story, Cameron Crowe’s comedy-drama is a pitch perfect portrayal of a husband’s grief, as he tries to make a better life for his children following his wife’s death. It’s the friction between Matt Damon’s Benjamin and Colin Ford as his son, Dylan, which really strikes a chord, ...
How do you overcome the loss of a child? That’s the question at the centre of John Cameron Mitchell’s moving drama starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as grief-stricken parents mourning the death of their four-year-old son. A realistic examination of how a husband and wife handle their heartbreak, both individually and as a couple.
From the core loss of Harry’s parents to the inevitable yet no less devastating deaths throughout the series, all eight of the Harry Potter movies deal with the grief of losing a loved one in true and reflective ways. What shines through is not the actual act of losing people but how we keep those we love in our hearts when they’re gone. MORE : Int...
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- Manchester By the Sea (2016) Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler. Drama (2h 17m) 7.8 on IMDb — 96% on RT.
- Big Fish (2003) Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup. Adventure, Drama, Fantasy (2h 5m) 8.0 on IMDb — 75% on RT. Big Fish explores the subject of death in a much lighter and more whimsical way than most of the other films on this list, combining comical fantasy with realist drama.
- Three Colors: Blue (1993) Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. Starring Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Hélène Vincent. Drama, Music, Mystery (1h 34m) 7.9 on IMDb — 98% on RT.
- Midsommar (2019) Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren. Drama, Horror, Mystery (2h 28m) 7.1 on IMDb — 83% on RT. After Ari Aster blew us away with Hereditary, he rode the A24 horror wave with yet another creepy movie about death: Midsommar.
A misery-esque tale of a man who wakes up in bed after an accident, suffering from memory loss. He begins to suspect that his wife isn't really his real wife and soon finds himself a prisoner in the house.
Chris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.
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Oct 29, 2024 · The film follows a man who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's affair after her sudden disappearance. Its engaging story and powerful study of love, loss, and obsession set it apart as a poignant and thought-provoking examination of the grieving process.
