illness

Frankie & Alice | Canada
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IMDB
6.4 (5631 votes)
A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | United States of America
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IMDB
6.7 (150 votes)
Legendary ballplayer and humanitarian Lou Gehrig and his relationship with his stalwart wife, Eleanor are portrayed in this film that focuses on the Hall of Famer's life off the baseball field. Featuring unflinching looks at the Gehrig's relationship, as well as Lou's feud with Babe Ruth. This film is for anyone interested in baseball. [imdb]

Σελήνη, 66 Ερωτήσεις | France| Greece
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IMDB
6.3 (605 votes)
Artemis, a single 24-year-old living in Paris, France, receives a frantic phone call from her mother—her father Paris is in the hospital and she must return home to Athens to care for him. Resentful of the tasking as she grew up estranged from her father, she becomes reacquainted with him over one emotional summer, learning the secret as to why their relationship was stifled.

And When Did You Last See Your Father? | United Kingdom| Ireland
Genre
IMDB
6.8 (3958 votes)
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.

The Big Sick | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7.5 (113792 votes)
Budget
5,000,000.00$
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

Everything, Everything | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.4 (30303 votes)
Budget
10,000,000.00$
A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door.

The Punk Singer | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7.4 (2608 votes)
A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.

Pieces of April | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7.0 (19731 votes)
Budget
300,000.00$
Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help.

The Ballad of Jack and Rose | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.6 (10828 votes)
Budget
1,500,000.00$
Jack Slavin is an environmentalist with a heart condition who lives with his daughter, Rose, on an isolated island. While Jack fights against developers who wish to build in the area, he also craves more contact with other people. When he invites his girlfriend, Kathleen, and her sons, Rodney and Thaddius, to move in, Rose is upset. The complicated family dynamics makes things difficult for everyone in the house.

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.5 (6338 votes)
In California, a group of women struggle with personal problems as their paths intertwine in unexpected ways. Dr. Elaine Keener, the sole caretaker for her aging mother, turns to tarot card reader Christine for spiritual aid. Christine grapples with her own angst due to her lover's debilitating illness. Meanwhile, a bank manager deals with an unwanted pregnancy, two sisters pursue romantic interests and a housewife gets back into the dating game.

Genre
IMDB
6.7 (41947 votes)
Budget
20,000,000.00$
Catherine is a woman in her late twenties who is strongly devoted to her father, Robert, a brilliant and well-known mathematician whose grip on reality is beginning to slip away. As Robert descends into madness, Catherine begins to wonder if she may have inherited her father’s mental illness along with his mathematical genius. When Robert’s work reveals a mathematical proof of potentially historic proportions, it sets off shock waves in more ways than one.

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IMDB
5.6 (29196 votes)
Jimmy is young man who was born without an immune system and has lived his life within a plastic bubble in his bedroom... who pines for the sweet caresses of girl-next-door Chloe. But when Chloe decides to marry her high school boyfriend, Jimmy -- bubble suit and all -- treks cross-country to stop her. Swoosie Kurtz, as Jimmy's overprotective mom, co-stars along with Fabio, who portrays the leader of a religious cult.

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