Topic: Alzheimer's

Explore the top movies, series, and documentaries on Alzheimer's. Enjoy the must-watch titles that define this topic.


Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (TV)

2011 · Documentary · 59 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Charlie Russell

Cast Terry Pratchett

Plot In this documentary Terry Pratchett discusses his Alzheimer's and how it is slowly eroding away his life and his talent. He meets others with medical conditions which will inevitably lead...

7.8

125 votes

7.8

125 votes

The Father

2020 · Movie · 97 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Florian Zeller

Cast Anthony Hopkins · Olivia Colman · Imogen Poots · Rufus Sewell

Plot Almost 80, mischievous, caustic, and defiantly living alone, Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) rejects each and every hired caretaker that his daughter, Anne (Olivia Colman), lovingly introduces. Anne is desperate for help....

7.7

14K votes

7.7

14K votes

Son of the Bride

2001 · Movie · 124 min. · Argentina

Direction Juan José Campanella

Cast Ricardo Darín · Héctor Alterio · Norma Aleandro · Natalia Verbeke

Plot At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He's overwhelmed by his responsibilities and just isn't having any fun. He has spent most of his life frantically trying to...

7.7

54K votes

7.7

54K votes

A Separation

2011 · Movie · 123 min. · Iran

Direction Asghar Farhadi

Cast Peyman Moaadi · Leila Hatami · Sareh Bayat · Shahab Hosseini

Plot Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) argue about living abroad. Simin prefers to live abroad to provide better opportunities for their only daughter, Termeh. However, Nader refuses to go...

7.7

17K votes

7.7

17K votes

Wrinkles

2011 · Movie · 80 min. · Spain

Direction Ignacio Ferreras

Plot Wrinkles portrays the friendship between Emilio and Miguel, two aged gentlemen shut away in a care home.Recent arrival Emilio, in the early stages of Alzheimer, is helped by Miguel and...

7.6

16K votes

7.6

16K votes

The Eternal Memory

2023 · Documentary · 85 min. · Chile

Direction Maite Alberdi

Cast Augusto Góngora · Paulina Urrutia

Plot Augusto and Paulina have been together for 25 years. Eight years ago, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Both fear the day he no longer recognizes her.

7.4

825 votes

7.4

825 votes

Mémorable (S)

2019 · Movie · 12 min. · France

Direction Bruno Collet

Plot Recently, Louis, a painter, and his wife Michelle are experiencing strange events. The world around them seems to be mutating. Slowly, the furniture, objects and people are losing their realism.

7.4

381 votes

7.4

381 votes

The Notebook

2004 · Movie · 124 min. · United States

Direction Nick Cassavetes

Cast Ryan Gosling · Rachel McAdams · James Garner · Sam Shepard

Plot The movie (based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks) follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) and Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling), who meet one evening at a carnival...

7.3

82K votes

7.3

82K votes

Mientras seas tú

2023 · Documentary · 72 min. · Spain

Direction Claudia Pinto

Cast Carme Elías · Juan Carlos Corazza

Plot After 50 years in theater, film and television, Carme Elias is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Together with Claudia Pinto, director and friend, she decides to capture her last conscious journey....

7.3

119 votes

7.3

119 votes

Toda una vida

2023 · Documentary · 72 min. · Spain

Direction Marta Romero Coll

Plot Paco is madly in love with his wife, Trini. Due to a tragic Alzheimer diagnosis, he makes the difficult decision to admit her to a nursing home, where he visits...

7.2

94 votes

7.2

94 votes

The Cord of Life

2022 · Movie · 96 min. · China

Direction Sixue Qiao

Cast Badema · Yider

Plot ALUS is a nomadic electronic musician who accompanied his mother with Alzheimer's disease back to the grassland and spent the last time with his mother.

7.2

21 votes

7.2

21 votes

Poetry

2010 · Movie · 139 min. · South Korea

Direction Lee Chang-Dong

Cast Yun Jeong-hie · Ahn Nae-sang · David Lee · Kim Hee-ra

Plot A drama centered on a woman at the end of her life in search of new meaning. Mija lives with her middle-schooler grandson in a small suburban city located along...

7.2

3K votes

7.2

3K votes

Exile (TV Miniseries)

2011 · Series · 160 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Paul Abbott · John Alexander

Cast John Simm · Jim Broadbent · Shaun Dooley · Olivia Colman

Plot TV Miniseries (2011). 3 Episodes. Exile is a drama series created by Paul Abbott and written by Danny Brocklehurst. The show is a psychological thriller that tells an intimate story...

7.1

203 votes

7.1

203 votes

Bicycle, Spoon, Apple

2010 · Documentary · 106 min. · Spain

Direction Carles Bosch

Cast Pasqual Maragall

Plot In Autumn 2007, Pasqual Maragall was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Following the harsh blow, he and his family set out on a crusade against the disease, with this film as...

7.1

2K votes

7.1

2K votes

Coming Home

2014 · Movie · 109 min. · China

Direction Zhang Yimou

Cast Gong Li · Chen Daoming · Zhang Huiwen · Guo Tao

Plot Lu Yanshi and Feng Wanyu are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner, just as his wife...

7.0

3K votes

7.0

3K votes

Forget Me Not

2012 · Documentary · 88 min. · Germany

7.0

21 votes

7.0

21 votes

Away From Her

2006 · Movie · 110 min. · Canada

Direction Sarah Polley

Cast Julie Christie · Gordon Pinsent · Olympia Dukakis · Wendy Crewson

Plot Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona (Julie Christie) have been married for decades. They have been through rough patches, but their lives are inextricably connected and their relationship seems idyllic: they...

6.9

3K votes

6.9

3K votes

París 70 (S)

2023 · Movie · 15 min. · Spain

6.8

490 votes

6.8

490 votes

Anacos (S)

2012 · Movie · 6 min. · Spain

Direction Xacio Baño

Cast Mabel Rivera · Xosé Barato · Fernando Morán

Plot The life of a person can be as easy and straightforward as his recipe for sponge cake.

6.8

115 votes

6.8

115 votes

Still Alice

2014 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Richard Glatzer · Wash Westmoreland

Cast Julianne Moore · Alec Baldwin · Kristen Stewart · Kate Bosworth

Plot Alice Howland (Julianne Moore), happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family...

6.8

13K votes

6.8

13K votes