Illness Movies

At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the...

W. A. Mozart's childhood was very busy, connected with constant travelling, full of fame and admiration. His father Leopold, an accomplished...

The lives of Anna, Paul and their little son Thomas seem perfect from the outside. Paul has a well-paid job, Anna has a home studio where she works...

A drama-documentary film about the fatal effect of poor living conditions on health – the so-called "social inheritance." The principal...

Tod Lubitch is born with a deficient immune system. As such, he must spend the rest of his life in a completely sterile environment. His room is...

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States whose main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s...

Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.

A young man meets a 23-year-old cancer patient on the way to the park and disrupts her plan to commit suicide.

While researching a story on a school for problem children, Nakahara meets Emi, a college volunteer with a compelling tale of her own. After...

When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s "all in her head."...

Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could...

A raw and honest behind-the-scenes look at the iconic superstar's struggle with a life-altering illness. Serving as a love letter to her fans, this...

Martje is the manager of a successful laundry service, but in her personal life she struggles with her self-image after the amputation of one of her...

To keep using their school's abandoned observatory as a refuge, two sleepless high school students decide to revive the defunct astronomy club.

In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when...

Louis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.

Golf never wanted a brother. Bank just wanted to be loved. What grew between them changed both boys forever.

Tetsuo Togami is in the 2nd grade of high school. Due to a fight, he is hospitalized. There, he meets Maiko Takashiro. She has an incurable disease....

Just after WW2, a romance between an innkeeper and a man with tuberculosis unravels near a thermal spring.

Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche.