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Kanopy
87
7.9
/20582/
80
/600/
77
/421/
4.3
/59960/
100
/66/
90
/301/
89
/21/

Still Walking (2008)
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
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Kanopy
85
7.5
/8282/
76
/241/
74
/186/
4.1
/27259/
100
/24/
83
/101/
92
/8/

Maborosi (1995)
A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.
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MGM Plus
83
7.7
/61293/
74
/1063/
74
/673/
4.0
/60784/
90
/105/
88
/1360/
86
/18/
cc age 14+

Ordinary People (1980)
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
poster
82
7.5
/4952/
78
/66/
74
/56/
3.9
/4761/
92
/24/
91
/226/

Ponette (1996)
After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.
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Hulu
81
7.4
/9890/
74
/552/
72
/78/
3.8
/117222/
97
/134/
94
/53/
80
/25/
cc age 15+

Twinless (2025)
Two men who lost their respective twin brothers develop a growing friendship after meeting in a support group. However, both harbor long-hidden secrets that threaten to tear them apart.
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Kanopy
75
7.1
/38308/
69
/837/
67
/466/
3.5
/12613/
90
/158/
75
/1566/
77
/32/
cc age 17+

The Messenger (2009)
Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of fallen soldiers. The Sergeant is drawn to Olivia Pitterson, to whom he has delivered news of her husband’s death.
poster
74
7.2
/10544/
73
/159/
69
/106/
3.7
/7788/
76
/38/
87
/618/
72
/16/

Truly Madly Deeply (1991)
Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be – hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.
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Fandango at Home Free
72
7.1
/3373/
71
/106/
68
/60/
3.3
/993/
89
/46/
70
/30/
66
/17/
cc age 15+

Yossi (2012)
The sequel to "Yossi and Jagger" finds character Yossi (Ohad Knoller) leading a sad existence after losing his partner Jagger on the battlefield. A chance encounter with a middle-aged woman linked to his past shakes up his otherwise staid routine and sends him on a spontaneous pilgrimage to Tel Aviv. It is on the roads of southern Israel that he reignites the fire of his former self.
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Netflix
71
6.8
/26833/
65
/1261/
67
/650/
3.4
/186664/
80
/203/
76
/65/
70
/45/
cc age 13+

The Room Next Door (2024)
Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
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Kanopy
71
7.2
/6823/
75
/267/
69
/126/
3.7
/7010/
82
/57/
80
/69/
61
/22/

Lilting (2014)
A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.
poster
77
58
7.4
/2596/
69
/19/
68
/30/
3.7
/913/
92
/65/
90
/118/
75
/26/

Broken Wings (2002)
Daphne and her four children try to cope with the abrupt death of husband/father. As the family seems to fall apart, a sudden incident gives them a chance to heal their 'broken wings'.
poster
80
55
7.1
/617/
76
/31/
81
/27/
3.6
/2204/
83
/6/
100

Birthday (2019)
Returning from eight years abroad at work and in prison, Jeong-il struggles to reconnect with his wife and their young daughter, Ye-sol, whom he barely knows.
poster
72
51
7.3
/2580/
73
/54/
71
/29/
3.4
/984/
80
/5/
71
/98/

Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
Kansas, 1910. Widowed farmer Jacob Witting finds that taking care of both his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. John takes out an ad in a newspaper for a mail-order bride, to which the "plain and tall" Sarah Wheaton answers, soon traveling from Maine to Kansas to become John's wife. Despite the love that grows between Sarah and the family, Sarah finds herself homesick, and she must ultimately choose whether or not to stay.
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Kanopy
47
5.7
/4410/
59
/71/
55
/79/
2.9
/2087/
14
/14/
53
/132/

Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
A young widow still grieving over the death of her husband finds herself being comforted by a local housepainter.
poster
79
43
7.2
/1379/
68
/25/
67
/35/
3.7
/1218/
100
/6/
87
/1/

The Long Excuse (2016)
A recently widowed writer whose wife died in a bus crash comes to terms with his grief—or lack of it—in caring for the children of a working man who also lost his wife in the same accident.
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Amazon Prime Video
62
42
6.4
/2149/
69
/117/
69
/28/
3.0
/1288/
61
/31/
70
/12/
47
/6/
cc age 11+

To Olivia (2021)
In 1962, Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl retreat to the English countryside to bring up their young family. The seemingly unlikely pair find their relationship put to the test by a tragic loss.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
67
40
7.0
/1741/
70
/39/
59
/28/
3.4
/2680/
74
/18/

In the Gloaming (1997)
Danny, dying of AIDS, returns home for his last months. Always close to his mother, they share moments of openness that tend to shut out Danny's father and his sister.
poster
70
34
6.7
/461/
71
/28/
71
/28/
3.8
/1897/

Grandpa Walrus (2018)
On the windy and cloudy beach, Granny is praying, Mum is shouting, the sisters don’t care, Lucas is alone. Grandpa was a weird guy, now he's dead.
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Amazon Prime Video
51
30
2.7
/1750/
41
/115/
58
/196/
1.3
/4732/
4
/26/

Alice in Terrorland (2023)
A recently bereaved teenage girl goes to live with her aunt in a secluded woodland house, unaware that sinister forces lurk within.
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Amazon Prime Video
62
28
5.9
/822/
65
/50/
61
/25/
3.2
/1291/

Bridge to Terabithia (1985)
Jess Aarons and new girl Leslie Burke create a world of their own and call it Terabithia and pretend to be the king and queen. They return to their magical kingdom every day after school.
poster
62
23
6.8
/605/
56
/8/
56
/11/
67
/39/

Night Into Morning (1951)
Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.
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Amazon Prime Video
68
21
6.6
/249/
71
/8/
65
/14/
3.5
/1269/

Summer Blooms (2018)
27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.
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The Roku Channel
53
19
5.4
/940/
59
/16/
50
/25/
3.1
/215/
40
/32/

Surrender, Dorothy (2006)
When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss.
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Hoopla
51
18
5.5
/610/
68
/43/
61
/20/
3.1
/290/
43
/14/
22
/3/

The Butterfly Tree (2017)
Evelyn, an ex-burlesque queen, bewitches single dad Al and his teenage son Fin with her zest for life. When father and son discover they are competing for the affections of the same woman, it reopens old wounds over the death of Fin's mother.
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Plex
39
16
4.1
/1375/
42
/40/
39
/34/
2.9
/219/
18
/33/

The Dead Outside (2008)
A neurological pandemic has consumed the population. Drug-resistance has mutated the virus into a ravaging psychological plague, rendering the 'the dying' desperate, paranoid and violent
poster
Hoopla
40
16
4.7
/1137/
48
/21/
46
/27/
3.0
/376/
22
/9/
22
/9/

Oliver's Story (1978)
Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his wife Jenny, and, while he tries to lose himself in his work as a lawyer, the long hours don't ease his pain, especially when he finds that his leftist views conflict with those of the senior partners at the firm. Eventually, Oliver's inconsolable grief begins to alienate those around him, until he finds new love with Marcie Bonwit, the wealthy and beautiful heiress to the Bonwit Teller fortune. Despite his affection for her, Oliver finds it difficult to leave the memory of Jenny behind, which causes major problems in their relationship.
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Amazon Prime Video
55
13
5.4
/216/
45
/5/
61
/12/
3.0
/724/

Moonlight Shadow (2021)
Satsuki lost her boyfriend, Hitoshi, in a car accident. Unable to face up to his death, she spends her days unable to sleep properly. At some point, Satsuki began to jog at dawn as part of her daily routine, and on a bridge she always passes, she meets a mysterious woman named Urara.
poster
?
7.7
/23/
90
/2/
45
/4/

The Blimp Trap (2016)
Nine-year-old Harwood isn't like other boys in 1977 Texas. After losing his brother in a tragic car crash, his mother takes up drinking, and Harwood finds comfort in his best friend -- fellow-nine-year-old Billy, the mentally-handicapped girl from down the street. Together, they watch the famous blimp fly overhead, and craft a "blimp trap" to catch it for their very own. They're teased for their special game, and their friendship, until one day, something miraculous happens.
poster
?
8.7
/2053/

Artiste (2025)
A serial killer wreaks havoc across a town, leading a bereaved man to seek retribution.
poster
?
6.7
/30/

Vanilla (2015)
Life is talking about silly stuff with the people you love.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
?
4.1
/38/
90
/1/

The Avenger (2024)
A bereaved family is targeted by a sex trafficking ring during a trip to California.
poster
?
7.6
/27/
83
/3/

A Moon in the Ordinary (2025)
Kensho Aoto reunites with Yoko Sudo, whom he had feelings for in junior high school, for the first time in 35 years. On the second floor window sill of a small apartment. Yoko was leaning against the window and looking up at the moon in the night sky, then Kensho was watching her from outside. Kensho “What were you thinking back then?” Yoko “...Something like a dream. Just about something like a dream.” The two of them are naturally attracted to each other for the first time at the age of 50. They eventually start talking about the future...
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?
8.2
/12/
90
/1/

Healer (2023)
A young woman grapples with the untimely death of her sister, seeking solace in an imagined reality where they grew up together.
poster
65
?
7.2
/73/
53
/3/
67
/9/
3.5
/213/

Slow Train (2025)
Set in Kamakura and Busan. The Shibuyas who live in Kamakura lost their grandmother and parents in an accident. On the 23rd anniversary of the death, Tsuko suddenly reveals her plan of moving to Busan to Yoko and Ushio, so the three siblings find themselves at the crossroads of their lives.
poster
?
90
/1/
80
/2/

Wilting at the Roots (2024)
After the passing of his wife, a lonely newspaper editor discovers Berenalin: a medication that promises to put an end to his grief. Its effects begin to drive a wedge between him and his daughter, who needs him more than ever.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
51
?
4.7
/305/
56
/26/
52
/13/

Christmas Time (2023)
A physics teacher's obsessive dislike for Christmas is put to the test when a reservation mishap sends him and his family on a trip to Lapland, a tourist destination dedicated to Christmas and surprisingly near the North Pole.
poster
?
8.1
/10/
70
/1/

Good Grief? (2022)
Reverend Richard Coles opens up the conversation around bereavement, as he goes on a personal grief voyage and tries some unconventional activities that have helped others to live with loss
poster
?
80
/1/

Speaking Grief (2020)
Families from across the U.S. discuss how they cope with loss and address common misconceptions about grief. Through candid personal stories and conversations with experts in the grief field, the film also presents ideas for how family and friends can better support each other through loss.
poster
68
?
6.4
/220/
75
/2/
65
/2/

The Incredible Stranger (1942)
In December 1892, a silent mysterious and very private man, for whom a new house has just been built, arrives in the small town of Bridgewood to keep a promise.
poster
?

Threshold: the choir who sing to the dying (2025)
Dying is a process and in a person's final hours and days, Nickie and her Threshold Choir are there to accompany people on their way and bring comfort. Through specially composed songs, akin to lullabies, the choir cultivates an environment of love and safety around those on their deathbed. For the volunteer choir members, it is also an opportunity to channel their own experiences of grief and together open up conversations about death. With thanks to onscreen contributor, Lindsey, who died since the making of this film.
poster
?

Rabbit Ears (2025)
What happens to a child when a parent dies young? Eloise's mum passed away when she was little. now, Eloise wants to reclaim her life, but that means being honest with herself and confronting her grief. Is she ready to let go? Sort of.
poster
?

Somewhere Very Near
In this tender story of connection between the dead and their loved ones, Jace and Bryan welcome newly passed Lina to the cemetery. Can they help her find a way to connect to her sister?
poster
?

Language of Life (2025)
When Lyla - a lost and lonely 17 year old girl - meets Marion - a wise and elderly woman with a fountain of wisdom - in a cemetery early one Sunday morning, the two share an unexpected but life changing conversation. Made in association with Screen Cornwall and the BFI Network.
poster
?

Bereavement (2022)
Hans had a tantrum, repeatedly shouting for his mother, which enraged his drunk father, who was about to hit him. Meta hid with her brother in their mother's prayer room, trying to persuade Hans to leave, but he refused. Now, Meta must choose between leaving her brother behind or staying to confront their father's violence.
poster
?

Widowed (2023)
A young widow tries to inhale her husband's ashes whilst struggling to come to terms with his death.
poster
?

The Gifts of Grief (2005)
A documentary that explores how seven remarkable people embrace their pain, learn to live with their loss, and now engage in life with more compassion, courage, and awareness. The personal and moving stories include those of author Isabel Allende, Reverend Cecil Williams, writer Alana Laraine, Zen Monk/Vietnam Veteran Claude AnShin Thomas, youth motivator Vinny Ferrero, and filmmaker Lee Mun Wah. With courage, these people invite the viewer to open up to the pain of grief and discover for themselves the extraordinary opportunities their own losses may reveal.
poster
?

When Can I See You?
Having recently split up, Ezra and Frankie reckon with love, loss and life.


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