10 Movies About Euthanasia


1) BELLA ADDORMENTATA (2012)
A mosaic of several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life, love and hope, set during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state.

Director:

Marco Bellocchio

Writers:

Marco Bellocchio (story), Marco Bellocchio (screenplay)

Stars:

Toni Servillo, Isabelle Huppert, Alba Rohrwacher 

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | French | Latin


2) YOU DON'T KNOW JACK (2010)

A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian.

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writer:

Adam Mazer

Stars:

Al Pacino, Brenda Vaccaro, John Goodman 

Country:

 USA

Language:

 English
3) GUZARRISH (2010)
A paralyzed Magician-turned-Radio Jockey files a Petition in Court seeking permission to end his life.

Director:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Writers:

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (screenplay), Bhavani Iyer (dialogue)

Stars:

Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shernaz Patel 

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | English

4) IK OMHELS JE MET 1000 ARMEN (2010)
Rising, rather autobiographical novelist Giph has a hot girlfriend, doctor and model Samarinde. His crude, domineering and progressive mother Ria's suffering an incurable decease in which Rising, rather autobiographical novelist Giph has a  girlfriend, doctor and model Samarinde. His crude, domineering and progressive mother Ria's suffering an incurable decease in which she suffers from paraplegia. Her inevitably ensuing death is brought forward with euthanasia. Giph is struggling to handle the situation with his mother.

Director:

Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Writers:

Ronald Giphart (novel), Ruud Schuurman (screenplay)

Stars:

Tijn Docter, Carice van Houten, Catherine ten Bruggencate

Country:

 Netherlands

Language:

English | Dutch



5) SHELTER DOGS (2003)
Shelter Dogs is a provocative and heartrending look at the complex issues surrounding animal sheltering through the tale of one shelter and its staff. This feature length documentary takes ... 

Director:

Cynthia Wade

Stars: Sue Sternbeg

Country:

USA

Language:

English




6) THE SEA INSIDE (2004)                                                        
The real-life story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 
30 year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.

Director:

Alejandro Amenábar

Writers:

Alejandro Amenábar (screenplay), Mateo Gil (screenplay)

Stars: 

Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas

Country:

Spain | France | Italy

Language:

Spanish | Catalan | Gallegan



7) ENGLISH PATIENT (1996)

At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.

Director:

Anthony Minghella

Writers:

Michael Ondaatje (novel), Anthony Minghella (screenplay)

Stars:

Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | German | Italian | Arabic



8) THE LAST SUPPER (1995) 
A group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.

Director:

Stacy Title

Writer:

Dan Rosen (screenplay)

Stars:

Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish 

Country:

USA

Language:

English


9) WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY (1981)
Ken Harrison is an artist that makes sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck. All he can do is talk, and he wants to die. In hospital he make friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.

Director:

John Badham

Writers:

Brian Clark (play), Brian Clark (screenplay)

Stars:

Richard Dreyfuss, John Cassavetes, Christine Lahti

Country:

USA

Language:

English



10) SOYLENT GREEN (1973)
In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff.

Director: Richard Fleischer

Writers: Stanley R. Greenberg (screenplay), Harry Harrison (novel)

Stars:

Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-Young 

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish
  


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