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
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
Direction David Sieveking
Cast Margarete Sieveking · Malte Sieveking · David Sieveking
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
Direction Dani Feixas
Cast Alain Hernández · Luisa Gavasa · Neus Asensi
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