Death and Dying

• The end of life, and the process of facing it once it appears imminent, including the philosophical approach, decisions, and emotions experienced (either one’s own or that of a beloved).

We all recognize death as an intellectual fact and perhaps spiritual concept, but no matter how completely we believe in its implications, it cannot be understood except firsthand. Following are excellent illustrations of people facing it squarely, and of those sharing the experience with them.

Examples of Death and Dying in Film

• 50/50
• A Map of the World
• All That Jazz
• Alpha Dog
• Extremeties
• Gladiator
• Harold and Maude
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• In America
• Just Between Friends
• Kiss of the Spider Woman
• Knowing
• My Sister’s Keeper
• Never Let Me Go
• On Golden Pond
• Ordinary People
• Patriot Games
• Rabbit Hole
• Runaway Train
• Scrooge
• Signs
• Sunshine Cleaning
• Terms of Endearment
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
• The Edge
• The Hunt for Red October
• The Life of David Gale
• The Lord of the Rings
• The Painted Veil
• The Queen
• The Road
• Titanic
• Watership Down