assisted suicide
33 movies and shows
Soylent Green
Wed, 18 Apr 1973
In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.
Last Cab to Darwin
Thu, 06 Aug 2015
Rex is a loner, and when he's told he doesn't have long to live, he embarks on an epic drive through the Australian outback from Broken Hill to Darwin to die on his own terms; but his journey reveals to him that before you can end your life, you have to live it, and to live it, you've got to share it.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Wed, 10 Dec 1969
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Sun, 25 Jan 2009
Just after losing her husband to a similar condition, Dr Anne Turner is diagnosed with a fatal neurological condition. So she plans to end her life herself. Based on a true story.
A Human Promise
Sat, 13 Sep 1986
An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.
The Good Death
Sat, 27 Oct 2018
Janette is terminally ill and wants to die in a dignified way but this is not permitted under British law. She refuses to wait for death in unbearable pain so she opts for a physician-assisted suicide in Switzerland. Before departing on the final journey she has to explain her intention to the family members and close friends.
Where Do Cats Go After 9 Lives?
Sat, 09 Sep 2017
Lily-May decides to tell those closest to her about the choice she has made. She intends to end her life at an assisted suicide clinic. When the time of our own death is predetermined, is saying goodbye any easier?
Exit
Mon, 21 Oct 2002
Erika has cancer and wants to die with dignity. Ruedi, her husband, does not want to live without her, so they decide to depart this world together. Everything is ready: someone is going to help them, but Ruedi suddenly has doubts. A reflection on “assisted suicide”, recounted in a tragicomic vein.
You Don't Know Jack
Sun, 27 Jun 2010
Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.
Dying to live
Thu, 16 Mar 2023
It's My Party
Fri, 22 Mar 1996
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he was diagnosed with HIV, shows up, what was supposed to be a celebratory event becomes much more difficult for everyone.
Too Young To Die
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Better Off Dead?
Tue, 14 May 2024
A documentary on assisted suicide, authored by actor and disability rights activist Liz Carr.
Dignitas - Death on Prescription
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Switzerland is the only country in the world that allows foreigners to come and die on its territory. Since its founding in 1998, more than a thousand people have traveled to Zurich to end their lives with the help of the organization Dignitas. "Dignitas - Death on Prescription" is a documentary about an organization that provides people with terminal and incurable illnesses, intense unrelenting pain, and depression with a peaceful death. The organization's founder, lawyer Ludwig Minelli, is often the target of insults, especially from politicians, despite the fact that most Swiss citizens support the option of medically assisted suicide.
The Show
Thu, 21 Sep 2017
An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.
De Laatste Dagen van Aurelia Brouwers
Fri, 16 Feb 2018
The Self-Made Man
Mon, 14 Mar 2005
Is it ever rational to choose death? On Independence Day at Stern Ranch, 77-year-old solar energy pioneer Bob Stern finds out he’s seriously ill – possibly dying. Meanwhile, an elderly in-law is dying on artificial life support. Bob decides to cheat that fate and take his own life. His family tries to stop him. Bob sets up a video camera. Daughter Susan Stern explores “rational suicide,” the “right-to-die” and the difficult end-of-life choices faced by an aging population.
Translúcido
Fri, 11 Nov 2016
Rubén has three months to live or, probably, one year and a half with treatment. After a very complex process he decides to kill himself, before the cancer start showing symptoms. In "Translucido" we will be witnesses of his fate.
Simon
Thu, 30 Sep 2004
A mild-mannered gay dentist and a womanizing bar owner rekindle their unlikely friendship when, upon meeting by chance after a decade apart, the latter turns out to be severely ill.