Grief Movies

Teenager Calvin gets drawn into a cult that worships youth but threatens adults. His father struggles to rescue him - but Calvin may not want saving.

I recorded four years of the life of a great friend of mine in the attempt to catch some sort of catharsis. As I tried to deal with endings that were...

A young woman, coping with the death of her father, embarks on a quest to meet a Hollywood star with whom she has become obsessed.

Filmmaker Krishita Desai explores AI grief technology that lets people interact with digital versions of their deceased loved ones. Through families...

Erick travels with his father to the beach after the death of his mother; in that place he will find a sea shell, through which he will hear her...

A young man eats alone at an LA cevicheria, processing his relationships, grief and questionable behaviours over a phone call.

Reverend Richard Coles opens up the conversation around bereavement, as he goes on a personal grief voyage and tries some unconventional activities...

As Sasha prepares to leave her newly sold home after her husband's passing, his presence lingers in his paintings of her. But an unrelenting fridge...

When a close friend of Ally's takes his own life, she plummets into self destructive behaviour. She then goes on a surreal "Alice in Wonderland" trip...

A poetic coming-of-age, in which the characters drift through memories, searching for a place in a world that constantly casts them aside. An...

A documentary that explores how seven remarkable people embrace their pain, learn to live with their loss, and now engage in life with more...

In the wake of a tragedy, Charlie takes her best friend Em on a road trip in the hope that it will help them heal. Along the way, they find that...

Paradise Man searches for meaning in an unknowable universe.

In a post-apocalyptic world, three strangers are hiding on an abandoned house, learning about each other's past and hoping to stay alive.

Northern England, 2004. 16-year-old Mark plays football to stay connected to his late father. But after a teammate’s suicide, the silence...

A grieving mother receives a mysterious phone call from her deceased son, but their heartfelt reunion takes a dark turn when he asks her to fulfill a...

In this mother-daughter story, a young woman explores her own mortality through art and poetry as her terminal illness holds her back from a normal...