Movies about Cancer
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- DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsDrew BarrymoreToni ColletteDominic CooperThe friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.
- DirectorAlfonso Gomez-RejonStarsThomas MannRJ CylerOlivia CookeHigh 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.
- DirectorJosh BooneStarsShailene WoodleyAnsel ElgortNat WolffHazel and Gus are teenagers who meet at a cancer support group and fall in love. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books, especially "An Imperial Affliction", so they embark on a journey to visit an author in Amsterdam.
- DirectorAndrew LevitasStarsGarrett HedlundRichard JenkinsAnne ArcherA man estranged from his family receives word that his father has chosen to take himself off life support within forty-eight hours.
- DirectorKatarina LauningStarsMia Helene Solberg BrekkeVictor Papadopoulos JacobsenSigrid WeldeAfter an accident at school, the teenage-girl Anja must battle cancer while participating in summer camp, preparing for a soccer tournament and dealing with boys.
- DirectorLodewijk CrijnsStarsMassimo PesikGijs BlomJasha RudgeFour teenage friends who suffer from cancer, cause an uproar the hospital attempting to feel like healthy children again.
- StarsReese WitherspoonLife changes for a thirtysomething career woman when a coin she threw in a magic fountain as a girl finally reaches the bottom.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsRomain DurisAudrey TautouGad ElmalehWealthy, inventive bachelor Colin endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she's diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsJulianne HoughJosh DuhamelCobie SmuldersA young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
- DirectorMarc RothemundStarsLisa TomaschewskyKaroline TeskaDavid RottRather than let cancer run her life, a young woman starts wearing different wigs to express herself and live her life to the fullest.
- DirectorOl ParkerStarsDakota FanningJosef AltinJeremy IrvineA teenage girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she would like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.
- DirectorJosh BooneStarsGreg KinnearJennifer ConnellyLily CollinsAn acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
- DirectorDennis BotsStarsHanna ObbeekNils VerkooijenFiona LivingstonAkkie is a pretty schoolgirl who is good at soccer and doesn't let boys mess with her, until she is diagnosed with leukemia and must start her battle to stay alive.
- DirectorMaria PetersStarsMaas BronkhuyzenFaas WijnBracha van DoesburghAfter bouncing back from leukemia, 10-year-old Mike is ready to leave the hospital, but his mother never arrives to take him home.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsPierce BrosnanTrine DyrholmMolly Blixt EgelindA hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, finds out her husband is having an affair, travels to Italy for her daughter's wedding, and meets a widower who still blames the world for the loss of his wife.
- DirectorConrad JacksonStarsParker CroftEmilia AresBarak HardleyOn the day before his scheduled surgery to remove a brain tumor, Elliot meets Chloe Webb, a young photographer who invites him to her art show. An intimate night threatens to be overwritten when Elliot shares his news the next morning.
- DirectorEric SchaefferStarsEric SchaefferLizzie BrocheréMarie LuneauSuicidal writer Michael leaves New York for Paris. He meets nurse Sophie who has a secret dominatrix job. Sophie cares for dying Anais. Michael and Sophie develop a combative yet passionate relationship amid existential crises.
- DirectorRobbie PickeringStarsMatt O'LearyRachael HarrisJohn DiehlHaving discovered that her dying husband has an illegitimate child living in Florida, a devout Christian housewife leaves her sheltered world on a mission to reunite father and son.
- DirectorNicole KassellStarsKate HudsonGael García BernalKathy BatesAn irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.
- DirectorJonathan LevineStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittSeth RogenAnna KendrickInspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
- DirectorLone ScherfigStarsAnne HathawayJim SturgessPatricia ClarksonAfter spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.
- DirectorGary WheelerStarsCandace Cameron BureJeanne NeilsonChristopher ShoneThe Locke family is devastated when they learn that their 2-year-old son Dax has leukemia.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsMia WasikowskaHenry HopperRyô KaseThe story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.
- DirectorChristopher J. HansenStarsMatthew BrumlowEmma HansenEllen HalperEmmy Ferguson is a 10-year old who learns that, after a long bout with leukemia, today is probably her last day on earth. Chris Ryan is a 35 year old drug addict who is determined to make this his last day. And Adonna Frost, suffering from advanced breast cancer, has made a similar decision about the end of her life. But as Emmy embarks on a strange journey, the lives of these three strangers are changed forever.
- DirectorJonathan SegalStarsDan ByrdEmily VanCampRichard JenkinsA troubled high-school kid pretending to be dying of cancer confronts problems with his new girlfriend and terminally ill father as he struggles with his daily existence.