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1. First Man (2018)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler
Votes: 202,448 | Gross: $44.94M
2. Solace (II) (2015)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Psychic John Clancy (Sir Anthony Hopkins) works with the F.B.I. in order to hunt down a serial killer.
Director: Afonso Poyart | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell
Votes: 68,942
3. Miracles from Heaven (2016)
PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Based on the incredible true story of the Beam family.
Director: Patricia Riggen | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson, Brighton Sharbino
Votes: 28,432 | Gross: $61.71M
4. The Ultimate Gift (2006)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.
Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Abigail Breslin, Bill Cobbs
Votes: 20,456 | Gross: $3.44M
5. Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teenage genius deals with the usual problems of growing up, on top of being a licensed physician in a difficult residency program.
Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Max Casella, Belinda Montgomery, Lawrence Pressman
Votes: 9,765
6. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After a family is forced to relocate for their son's health, they begin experiencing supernatural behavior in their new home, and uncover a sinister history.
Director: Peter Cornwell | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Martin Donovan, Elias Koteas, Kyle Gallner
Votes: 65,185 | Gross: $55.39M
7. The Eye (2008)
PG-13 | 98 min | Horror, Mystery
Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.
Directors: David Moreau, Xavier Palud | Stars: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Rade Serbedzija
Votes: 56,166 | Gross: $31.42M
8. The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Elise and Didier fall in love at first sight, in spite of their differences. He talks, she listens. He's a romantic atheist, she's a religious realist. When their daughter becomes seriously ill, their love is put on trial.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh, Nell Cattrysse, Geert Van Rampelberg
Votes: 43,345 | Gross: $0.18M
9. 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: 13,615
10. Wiener-Dog (2016)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.
Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Keaton Nigel Cooke, Tracy Letts, Julie Delpy
Votes: 11,083 | Gross: $0.45M
11. Ways to Live Forever (2010)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Family
Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukemia he wants to know the ... See full summary »
Director: Gustavo Ron | Stars: Robbie Kay, Alex Etel, Emilia Fox, Greta Scacchi
Votes: 1,165
12. Amazing Ape (2015)
Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adventurous young boy, Albert, is diagnosed with terminal cancer and given only a matter of weeks to live. While undergoing aggressive medical treatments Albert befriends a laboratory ... See full summary »
Director: Juliano | Stars: Benjamin Stockham, Louise Griffiths, Jessica Morris, Ian Patrick Williams
Votes: 63
13. The Worst Ones (2022)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of teenagers from the same neighborhood are selected to act in a feature film during the summer.
Directors: Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret | Stars: Mallory Wanecque, Timéo Mahaut, Johan Heldenbergh, Esther Archambault
Votes: 1,138
14. Restless (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance
The 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.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryô Kase, Schuyler Fisk
Votes: 18,411 | Gross: $0.16M
15. The Ride (I) (1997)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Family, Sport
A has-been cowboy is given a second chance at the hands of an unexpected teacher.
Director: Michael O. Sajbel | Stars: Michael Biehn, Brock Pierce, Charles Young, Clarence Felder
Votes: 538 | Gross: $0.19M
16. Stolen Summer (2002)
PG | 91 min | Drama
A Catholic boy tries to convert a terminally ill Jewish boy, so he will be able to go to Heaven.
Director: Pete Jones | Stars: Amara Balthrop-Lewis, Kevin Pollak, Aidan Quinn, Bonnie Hunt
Votes: 2,891 | Gross: $0.12M
17. Camino (2008)
TV-14 | 138 min | Drama
The young daughter of sectarian religious fanatics faces a deadly illness soon after falling in love for the first time.
Director: Javier Fesser | Stars: Nerea Camacho, Carme Elias, Mariano Venancio, Manuela Vellés
Votes: 5,344
18. Declaration of War (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
When their young son is diagnosed with a brain tumor, young parents Roméo and Juliette unite in the fight for his survival.
Director: Valérie Donzelli | Stars: Valérie Donzelli, Jérémie Elkaïm, César Desseix, Gabriel Elkaïm
Votes: 5,323 | Gross: $0.05M
19. Phantom Boy (2015)
PG | 84 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A super-powered boy helps a wheelchair-bound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin.
Directors: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol | Stars: Edouard Baer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Audrey Tautou, Jackie Berroyer
Votes: 1,709 | Gross: $0.03M
20. Julie Walking Home (2002)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Romance
A desperate mother (Miranda Otto) in the midst of a failing marriage travels to Poland in search of a mysterious man rumored to have miraculous healing powers in this fantastic romantic drama.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Miranda Otto, William Fichtner, Lothaire Bluteau, Ryan Smith
Votes: 1,074
21. Planta 4ª (2003)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Growing up together. All emotions pass the review. Friendship and hope survive all.
Director: Antonio Mercero | Stars: Juan José Ballesta, Luis Ángel Priego, Gorka Moreno, Alejandro Zafra
Votes: 1,633
22. Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (1990 TV Short)
22 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Linus falls for a new girl who soon must go to the hospital for cancer treatment.
Director: Sam Jaimes | Stars: Kaleb Henley, Brandon Stewart, Olivia Burnette, Adrienne Stiefel
Votes: 1,039
23. Fukushima: A Nuclear Story (2015)
84 min | Documentary, News
A powerful documentary - shot from March 11th, 2011 through March 2015 - that sheds some light on what really happened at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after the 2011 earthquake and the tsunami that followed.
Director: Matteo Gagliardi | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Massimo Dapporto, Hal Yamanouchi
Votes: 411
24. Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special (2003 TV Movie)
110 min | Documentary
Martin Bashir conducts a rare interview with Michael Jackson and is given unprecedented access to the reclusive performer's private life.
Director: Julie Shaw | Stars: Michael Jackson, Martin Bashir, Gavin Arvizo, Janet Arvizo
Votes: 1,207
25. Snowmen (2010)
PG | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
This is a humorous and heartfelt coming-of-age story about three unlikely heroes and the winter that changed their lives forever. After a surprising discovery in the snow catapults three ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Kirbyson | Stars: Bobby Coleman, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Christian Martyn, Josh Flitter
Votes: 755
26. Cero y van 4 (2004)
R | 92 min | Crime, Comedy
This dark comedy compiles four different tales telling crime stories in the streets of Mexico City.
Directors: Carlos Carrera, Alejandro Gamboa, Fernando Sariñana, Antonio Serrano | Stars: Guillermo Iván, Juan Pablo Medina, René Campero, José Manuel Poncelis
Votes: 364
27. Everyday Heroes (2016)
79 min | Documentary
A beautiful documentary about children in hospital. Follow a part of the life of 5 children.
Director: Anne-Dauphine Julliand | Stars: Ambre, Camille, Charles, Imad
Votes: 196
28. Public Friends (2016)
98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A brother wants to help his brother (who has cancer) to do a last wish. And that is rob a bank.
Director: Edouard Pluvieux | Stars: Kev Adams, Vincent Elbaz, Paul Bartel, Chloé Coulloud
Votes: 510
29. Hello, Brother (2005)
95 min | Drama
Nine-year-old Hani (PARK Ji-Bin) is a troublemaker who isn't afraid of anything. A precocious punk, his school friends are all his underlings, and even his family members are under his ... See full summary »
Director: Tai-hyung Lim | Stars: Seo Beom-sik, Woo-hyeok Choi, Jeon Hye-jin, Jong-cheol Jeong
Votes: 215
30. Relative Strangers (1999– )
187 min | Drama
Irishwoman Maureen, who lives in Germany, is happily married. Or so she thinks. When her husband dies, she finds out that not only had he debts, he was also a bigamist who had a second wife... See full summary »
Stars: Brenda Fricker, Robin Laing, Adrian Dunbar, Paul Copley
Votes: 85
31. Living the Legacy: The Untold Story of Milton Hershey School (2009 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
In 1909 Milton S. Hershey started a school for children from backgrounds of profound social and economic need. Every time someone enjoys Hershey's chocolates they are helping kids in need. ... See full summary »
Director: Cynthia Wade
Votes: 8
32. The Little Prince Said (1992)
105 min | Drama
A divorced Swiss couple must come to terms with their daughter's life-threatening illness. He, a scientist, snatches his daughter from the examining table at the clinic and takes her away ... See full summary »
Director: Christine Pascal | Stars: Richard Berry, Anémone, Marie Kleiber, Lucie Phan
Votes: 492
33. Tae's Story: Four-year-old Fights Brain Cancer (2016)
Documentary
Diontae "Tae" Smith of Port Clinton had just turned four when he was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, a form of aggressive brain cancer with a low survival rate, generally considered incurable.
Stars: Brandy Lagasse, Alex Smith, Diontae Smith, Duncan Stearns
34. Schmetterlingsschatten (1991)
105 min
Director: Anne Kasper Spoerri | Stars: Anne-Marie Kuster, Alexander Max Wilhelm Meyer, David Billeter, Gina Fischer
35. Blue Dream (II) (2014)
5 min | Short, Drama, Sport
Child cancer is one of the most serious diseases nowadays. It can attack secretly and hide until one day you realize that something is wrong. Blue Dream tells the story of a swimmer who has also had to face with this illness with the help of her only way out: the swimming pool.
Director: Gergö Elekes | Stars: Kinga Galambos, Kriszta Vörösházi, Bence Kovács, József Gallai
Votes: 38
36. At Home with Joan Crawford (1953)
4 min | Documentary, Short
Actress Joan Crawford appears in this public service announcement asking the theatre audience to give generously to The Jimmy Fund, which supports cancer care and research for children.
Star: Joan Crawford
Votes: 272
37.
Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode:
A Song for Jason: Part 1
(1985)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy
Jonathan and Mark become counselors at Camp Good Times, a summer camp for children with cancer, to help two cancer patients: a frightened little boy with an overprotective mother and an angry teenage athlete who may lose his leg to bone cancer.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Herb Edelman, Brian Lane Green
Votes: 153
38.
Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode:
A Song for Jason: Part 2
(1985)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy
Camp Good Times is helping both Gary and Curtis in different ways, but Jason may have lost his will to keep going when his best friend is rushed to the hospital and his father still refuses to deal with Jason's illness.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Herb Edelman, Brian Lane Green
Votes: 146
39.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Stanley's Cup
(2006)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
When Stan loses his job as the paperboy, he decides to become the coach of the local Pee Wee Hockey team, just to make some money. Unfortunately, he gets way more than he bargained for.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Lance Ho, Kathryn Howell
Votes: 3,404
40.
Rescue Me (2004–2011)
Episode:
Torch
(2009)
TV-MA | 40 min | Comedy, Drama
A gruesome accident has the guys fighting to stay strong. When Tommy is the only one to remain stoic, he seeks a violent outlet for his emotions.
Director: John Fortenberry | Stars: Denis Leary, Adam Ferrara, Michael Lombardi, Steven Pasquale
Votes: 150
41.
Rescue Me (2004–2011)
Episode:
Wheels
(2009)
TV-MA | 41 min | Comedy, Drama
The crew gathers to show their support for Franco as he steps into the ring. Sean reveals his shady financial scheme and things quickly turn from bad to worse when an act of good will backfires on the crew.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez | Stars: Denis Leary, Adam Ferrara, Michael Lombardi, Steven Pasquale
Votes: 142
42.
Forensic Files (1996–2011)
Episode:
Deadly Neighborhoods
(1996)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime
Eleven children in an elementary school in Phoenix contracted childhood leukemia; nine of them died. And in Guilford, Connecticut, five people were diagnosed with brain tumors on a street ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Thomas, Ramona Barrett, Sandy Matthews
Votes: 62
43.
Shameless (2011–2021)
Episode:
The Helpful Gallaghers
(2013)
TV-MA | 51 min | Comedy, Drama
Carl says his goodbyes as he heads off to cancer camp. With Frank on babysitting duty, Sheila wants to introduce Jody to "toy time." Jimmy learns his parents are getting divorced and his dad is gay.
Director: Randall Einhorn | Stars: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky
Votes: 2,137
45.
Tae's Story: Four-year-old Fights Brain Cancer (2016)
Episode:
Tae's Story: Four-year-old Fights Brain Cancer
(2016)
7 min | Documentary
Diontae "Tae" Smith of Port Clinton had just turned four when he was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, a form of aggressive brain cancer with a low survival rate, generally considered... See full summary »
Director: Molly Corfman | Stars: Brandy Lagasse, Dalton Lagasse, Alex Smith, Diontae Smith
46.
Tae's Story: Four-year-old Fights Brain Cancer (2016)
Episode:
Tae's 5th Birthday Fighting Brain Cancer
(2016)
3 min | Documentary
Diontae "Tae" Smith of Port Clinton had just turned four when he was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, a form of aggressive brain cancer with a low survival rate, generally considered... See full summary »
Director: Molly Corfman | Stars: Brandy Lagasse, Alex Smith, Diontae Smith
47.
Tae's Story: Four-year-old Fights Brain Cancer (2016)
Episode:
A Difficult Journey: Tae, 5, Fights Brain Cancer to the End
(2016)
5 min | Documentary
Diontae "Tae" Smith of Port Clinton had just turned four when he was diagnosed with stage four glioblastoma, a form of aggressive brain cancer with a low survival rate, generally considered... See full summary »
Director: Molly Corfman | Stars: Brandy Lagasse, Alex Smith, Diontae Smith