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1. I Can Only Imagine (2018)

PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama, Family

The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.

Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin | Stars: John Michael Finley, Madeline Carroll, Dennis Quaid, Trace Adkins

Votes: 18,406 | Gross: $83.48M

2. The Shootist (1976)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Western

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

Director: Don Siegel | Stars: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart

Votes: 26,953

3. Our Friend (2019)

R | 124 min | Drama, Romance

After receiving life-altering news, a couple finds unexpected support from their best friend, who puts his own life on hold and moves into their family home, bringing an impact much greater and more profound than anyone could have imagined.

Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite | Stars: Jason Segel, Isabella Kai, Violet McGraw, Casey Affleck

Votes: 15,435

4. Doom at Your Service (2021)

TV-14 | 65 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Tak Dong Kyung lives a fairly ordinary life until she stumbles into an unexpected fate and ends up signing a hundred-day contract with Myul Mang, risking her everything.

Stars: Park Bo-young, Seo In-Guk, Lee Soo-hyuk, Kang Tae-oh

Votes: 7,791

5. A Family Man (2016)

R | 108 min | Drama

A headhunter whose life revolves around closing deals in a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room battles his top rival for control of their job placement company, but his dream of owning the company clashes with the needs of his family.

Director: Mark Williams | Stars: Gerard Butler, Gretchen Mol, Alison Brie, Anupam Kher

Votes: 13,652

6. Punch (I) (2022)

TV-MA | 98 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Jim is preparing for his first professional fight but begins to rethink his life's trajectory and his sexuality after tangling with Whetu, a gay Maori boy who spends his days in an old shack down by the beach.

Director: Welby Ings | Stars: Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof, Conan Hayes, Abigail Laurent

Votes: 1,416

7. Polarized (2023)

104 min | Drama, Romance

Lisa, an aspiring songwriter, whose farming family has suffered foreclosure is forced to work at a new, 'urban farm' where she meets Dalia. Her casual racism leads her to be fired but the women end up drawn into a passionate affair.

Director: Shamim Sarif | Stars: Holly Deveaux, Maxine Denis, Hesham Hammoud, Abraham Asto

Votes: 302

8. Nighty Night (2004–2005)

30 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Although Jill's husband seems to respond well to cancer treatment, she tells him that he's dying. Jill pretends she's already a widow and pursues her next-door neighbor, Don. Jill manipulates and torments Don's wife, who suffers from MS.

Stars: Julia Davis, Angus Deayton, Rebecca Front, Ruth Jones

Votes: 3,120

9. Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake (2021)

118 min | Drama, Romance

In a small town located in the island of Mallorca, Anna and Marina, two sisters who were separated when they were teenagers, meet again to sell a bakery they've inherited from a mysterious ... See full summary »

Director: Benito Zambrano | Stars: Elia Galera, Eva Martín, Mariona Pagès, Marilú Marini

Votes: 534

10. Daniel (II) (2023)

72 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography

Daniel Northcott began documenting his surroundings at 7 when he got his dad's video camera. He filmed his family and friends growing up then traveled, capturing meaningful moments with new people and places.

Director: Daniel Northcott | Stars: Daniel Northcott, Erin Northcott, Matthew Rocksborough-Smith, Felix Becerra

Votes: 444

11. You Are My Sunshine (2021)

Unrated | 114 min | Drama, History, Romance

The affectionate story of the lifelong romance between Tom and Joe, from their first humble meeting in the 1970s, a world only just waking up to homosexuality, through to their heartbreaking final days, decades later.

Director: David Hastings | Stars: Steve Salt, Jack Knight, Charles O'Neill, Ernest Vernon

Votes: 203

12. List of a Lifetime (2021 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Drama

Follows Brenda Lee who is diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer and sets on a journey to find a daughter she gave on adoption.

Director: Roxy Shih | Stars: Kelly Hu, Sylvia Kwan, Shannen Doherty, Patricia Velasquez

Votes: 166

13. God, You're Such a Prick (2020)

98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

16-year-old Steffi is planning a school trip to Paris and her first sex with Fabian when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. She defies parental advice and escapes with Steve, a frustrated circus acrobat, to enjoy the time she has left.

Director: André Erkau | Stars: Sinje Irslinger, Max Hubacher, Til Schweiger, Heike Makatsch

Votes: 607

14. Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (1990 TV Movie)

240 min | Drama

A woman who suffers from multiple personality disorder is found during therapy to have suffered child abuse in this fact-based story.

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Shelley Long, Tom Conti, John Rubinstein, Alan Fudge

Votes: 214

15. A Deadly Price for Her Pretty Face (I) (2020)

TV-14 | Action, Thriller

Amanda, a fashion model, and a single mother is kidnapped by two brothers with plans to sell her on the dark web. Held hostage in a remote cabin, Amanda must do whatever it takes to escape her captors and get back to her daughter.

Director: Mark Gantt | Stars: Cassie Howarth, Marie Wagenman, Kevin Fonteyne, Emelie O'Hara

Votes: 204

16. Window to the Sea (2019)

105 min | Drama

Faced with life changing news, Maria, a fifty-five year old woman, chooses to take a trip to Greece with her closest girlfriends against the advice of her son and doctors.

Director: Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Stars: Emma Suárez, Akilas Karazisis, Gaizka Ugarte, Katerina Zafeiropoulou

Votes: 467

17. Love Lives On (1985 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

A 15-year-old girl must choose between continuing her pregnancy and undergoing treatment for her fast-growing cancer.

Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Mary Stuart Masterson, Sam Waterston, Christine Lahti, Ricky Paull Goldin

Votes: 142

18. The Send-Off (2022)

88 min | Drama

When an actor throws an impromptu soirée at his Hollywood home, with only his closest friends in attendance, a fun evening devolves into something much darker after he makes an unexpected announcement to the group.

Director: John-Michael Powell | Stars: Zachary Ray Sherman, Lena Drake, Sean Harrison Jones, Devere Rogers

Votes: 23

19. Healing Hands (2010 TV Movie)

90 min | Family

A near death experience gives a young man, engaged to be married, the ability to heal people.

Director: Bradford May | Stars: Eddie Cibrian, Patrick Duffy, Lisa Sheridan, Meagen Fay

Votes: 362

20. Vicky (2022)

87 min | Documentary

In 2018 on the steps of The High Court, Vicky Phelan gave a now infamous address where she exposed one of the worst women's health scandals in Irish history, the cervical cancer debacle. "... See full summary »

Director: Sasha King

Votes: 31

21. Dying to Live (2014)

95 min | Documentary, Biography

'if you only had one year left of your life, what would you do?' This question asks Swiss author Franz Hohler. His answer: 'Make death your adviser to live life to the fullest.' He is one ... See full summary »

Director: Rebecca Panian | Stars: Thomas Niessl, Franz Hohler, Malin Ackermann, Kurt Aeschbacher

Votes: 25

22. Death Bed Subtext (2010)

4 min | Short, Comedy

When you are on your death bed, it's important to have the ones you love there with you.

Director: Richie Keen | Stars: Kate Bosworth, Meagen Gay, Brett Gelman, Topher Grace

Votes: 44

23. Child Rush (2009)

22 min | Short, Drama

Faced with impending loss of fertility as a result of his chemotherapy, Pavel and his new girlfriend suddenly feel intense pressure to decide quickly whether or not to have a child together.

Director: Christian Werner | Stars: Matthi Faust, Anna De Carlo, Anne Cathrin Buhtz, Dorothea Arnold

Votes: 8

24. Hodsch Und Ich (2012)

87 min | Documentary, Animation

A young man (30) with cancer confronts his disease authentically and unswervingly through his camera lens. In one year he conducts this experiment through interviews and observations on the... See full summary »

Director: Christian Werner | Stars: Helmar Jungmann, Christian Werner

25. Hyd (2013)

Short, Thriller

A young couple, one of them was just diagnosed with cancer, a doctor that says he can cure her forever... but the cure could be something much worse.

Director: Ryan David Bengford | Stars: Rylin Knox, Zack Tennant, Richard Halverson, Katy Bodenhamer

26. All Saints (1998–2009)
Episode: Blood and Water (1999)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama

Luke is put in an awkward position when he discovers one of his colleagues is a drug addict.

Director: Kevin Carlin | Stars: Georgie Parker, Jeremy Cumpston, Martin Lynes, Judith McGrath

Votes: 20

27. Cleo (2002–2003)
Episode: Avsnitt 8 (2002)

29 min | Comedy

An unpleasant surprise awaits when a completely normal health examination is carried out in the office. Åke misses out on a real career opportunity when Claes decides to give Frank more space instead.

Director: Daniel Lind Lagerlöf | Stars: Suzanne Reuter, Loa Falkman, Johan Rheborg, Magdalena in de Betou

Votes: 8

28. Ultraviolet (1998)
Episode: Mea Culpa (1998)

TV-14 | 50 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After a boy kills a priest in school, the team investigate what led up to the attack, and why some of them appear to be infected without having been bitten. The investigation leads them ... See full summary »

Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast

Votes: 60

29. The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode: Here's Negan (2021)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Carol takes Negan on a journey, hoping to minimize the increasing tension. Negan reflects on the events that led him to this point and comes to a conclusion about his future.

Director: Laura Belsey | Stars: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Christian Serratos

Votes: 15,392

30. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: The Final Chapter (2022)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When cancer cancels her plans for college, star student Ilonka finds a sliver of hope at Brightcliffe, a mysterious hospice for terminally ill teens.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,651

31. Periodic Videos (2008– )
Episode: Technetium - Periodic Table of Videos (2017)

11 min | Documentary

Technetium was the first element created synthetically which caused it some trouble gaining a position on the Periodic Table because many scientists felt the table should include only ... See full summary »

Star: Martyn Poliakoff

32. Professor T (2021– )
Episode: The Mask Murders (2022)

50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A prominent barrister and his wife are found shot dead in a crime that has uncanny similarities to a double murder that the barrister successfully prosecuted 15 years earlier.

Director: Dries Vos | Stars: Ben Miller, Frances de la Tour, Andy Gathergood, Emma Naomi

Votes: 241

33. ITV Exposure (2011– )
Episode: Bodies of Evidence: The Butcher Surgeon (2022)

Documentary, News

How Birmingham surgeon Ian Paterson led patients to believe they had breast cancer and performed unnecessary surgeries on them.

Director: Alison Millar

Votes: 7

34. Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (2022)
Episode: The Bad News Bears (2022)

TV-MA | 36 min | Documentary, History

The Pentagon has to issue a statement. Scammers start to circle. To win this case, John needs to go to trial in the court of public opinion.

Director: Andrew Renzi | Stars: John Leonard, Todd Hoffman, Larry Schantz, Michael Avenatti

Votes: 389

35. SciShow (2012– )
Episode: What Does My Cancer Diagnosis Actually Mean? (2024)

8 min | Documentary, Talk-Show

The ABCs and 123s of cancer: Stages 0 through 5 indicate how much a cancer has spread. Stages on the TNM scale are more detailed making it a bit more complicated. But stage alone doesn't ... See full summary »

Star: Stefan Chin

36. Panorama (1953– )
Episode: Tessa Jowell: Her Last Campaign (2018)

29 min | Documentary, News

In 2017, former Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. This documentary follows her as she spends the final weeks of her life campaigning for other sufferers.

Director: Erica Gornall