Sad Romance Movies & TV Shows About Terminal Illness
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- DirectorArthur HillerStarsAli MacGrawRyan O'NealJohn MarleyA boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsElizabeth MontgomeryAnthony HopkinsMichele LeeA television producer (Elizabeth Montgomery) with a terminal illness is given the strength to keep going by her love for her doctor (Sir Anthony Hopkins).
- DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsShirley MacLaineDebra WingerJack NicholsonFollows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love and her daughter's family problems.
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsShirley MacLaineOlympia DukakisSally FieldA young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsJulia RobertsCampbell ScottVincent D'OnofrioA caregiver falls in love with a terminally ill man.
- DirectorRichard AttenboroughStarsAnthony HopkinsDebra WingerJulian FellowesC.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from the U.S.
- DirectorMichael ShowalterStarsJim ParsonsBen AldridgeJosh PaisThe story of Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan's relationship, which takes a tragic turn when Cowan is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsMary Stuart MastersonSam WaterstonChristine LahtiA 15-year-old girl must choose between continuing her pregnancy and undergoing treatment for her fast-growing cancer.
- DirectorJon AvnetStarsKathy BatesJessica TandyMary Stuart MastersonEvelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.
- DirectorBrent ShieldsStarsMary-Louise ParkerPeter GallagherBebe NeuwirthCate has a vintage clothing store. She attends her nasty dad's birthday party/family gathering where she meets Harry. She's dating Philip but he's dull - contrary to Harry.
- DirectorTony BillStarsChristian SlaterMarisa TomeiRosie PerezA waitress hardly notices a shy busboy who secretly loves her; until one night she's attacked and he comes to her rescue. From there a relationship sparks but one secret could mean disaster for these fated lovers.
- DirectorBruce Joel RubinStarsMichael KeatonNicole KidmanBradley WhitfordA terminally ill man prepares for his death.
- DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoA poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
- DirectorMatthew BroderickStarsMatthew BroderickPatricia ArquetteJeffrey ForceStory of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsMadonnaJonathan PryceAntonio BanderasThe hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.
- DirectorJames A. ContnerStarsBeth BroderickScott VickaryousKatie GratsonTeenager Julie's life changes forever when her high-school sweetheart Luke is diagnosed with leukemia. Together they try to make the best of things, intent on carrying out a dream vacation to Canada.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsRalph FiennesJulianne MooreStephen ReaA desperate man tries to find out why his beloved left him years ago.
- DirectorPeter SollettStarsJulianne MooreElliot PageSteve CarellNew Jersey police lieutenant Laurel Hester and her registered domestic partner Stacie Andree battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
- DirectorMark PiznarskiStarsChris KleinLeelee SobieskiJosh HartnettA rich college kid is taught a lesson after a joy ride ends up destroying a country restaurant.
- DirectorJoan ChenStarsRichard GereWinona RyderAnthony LaPagliaRomantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman.
- DirectorPat O'ConnorStarsKeanu ReevesCharlize TheronJason IsaacsA workaholic executive, and an unconventional woman agree to a personal relationship for a short period. In this short period she changes his life.
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsMandy MooreShane WestPeter CoyoteTwo North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
- DirectorEd StoneStarsAmanda PeetDermot MulroneySarah PaulsonAfter getting divorced, Griffin learns that he has cancer and a year left to live. However, his outlook on life changes when he meets Phoenix.
- DirectorNick CassavetesStarsCameron DiazAbigail BreslinAlec BaldwinAnna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.
- DirectorJane CampionStarsAbbie CornishBen WhishawPaul SchneiderNineteenth-century English poet, John Keats and his dressmaking neighbor, Fanny Brawne, have total disregard for each other. An unlikely romance develops and they fall deeply in love near the end of his life.