The Best Movies About Grief
This list contains information on the best films about grief, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best films about grief come in many forms. Some movies about grieving death are about losing a spouse while other good movies about grief are about the death of a child. Many of the best grief movies feature award-winning actors.
What films will you find on this top movies about grief list? Ghost has to be near the top. Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze star as a couple whose afterlife romance inspired movie-goers in 1990. Whoopi Goldberg even won an Academy Award for her performance as the match-making medium in the film. Ordinary People is another good movie about grief.
In the Bedroom examines how grief can quickly turn into revenge. Other good films about grieving death include The Door in the Floor, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, and The Lovely Bones.
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- Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
- Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow
- Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler
- Released: 2016
- Directed by: Kenneth Lonergan
After the death of his older brother Joe, Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is shocked that Joe has made him sole guardian of his teenage nephew Patrick. Taking leave of his job as a janitor in Boston, ...more - Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Chad Stahelski
Legendary assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) retired from his violent career after marrying the love of his life. Her sudden death leaves John in deep mourning. When sadistic mobster Iosef Tarasov ...moreAvailable On:
- Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Annabella Sciorra
- Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl