Hey. I'm having a huge assignment in the Norwegian subject... I have to read one book, and watch 2 movies and make an assignment out of that. So I've got one book and one movie.. The movie is " The Bucket List" and the book " Before I die" of Jenny Downham.

I need a movie about: Family, love, friendship, sickness/death. My assignment is to analyze the movies and book.

So if any of you dear TL'ers know a good movie which contain: family,love,friendship and sickess or death, I would be really pleased!

Thanks!

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

January 07 2011 09:29 GMT

Rounders.

Finding Happiness.

Into the wildness.

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

January 07 2011 09:30 GMT

I would say into the wildness has all the things you are looking for and it's unusual coming of the age story which always score well with teachers.

Arkqn

France589 Posts

January 07 2011 09:31 GMT

Hey you :-)

You might want to check Garden State(by Zach Braff). It contains pretty much all the themes you want to have in it. GL for your assignment.

lac29

United States1485 Posts

January 07 2011 09:31 GMT

Grave of the Fireflies
The Pianist
Requiem for a Dream
Life is Beautiful
Barefoot Gen
Never Let Me Go
Little Miss Sunshine
City of God
The Shawshank Redemption
American Beauty
Forrest Gump
Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind
There Will Be Blood
Magnolia
Babel

I might add more later.

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

January 07 2011 09:33 GMT

Oh if you dig into Japanese cinema there are plenty of good films.

Liveon

Netherlands1083 Posts

January 07 2011 09:46 GMT

Requiem for a Dream

BaltA

Norway849 Posts

January 07 2011 10:09 GMT

thanks for some suggestions! Keep em comming! Time to tune youtube trailers :D

Thanks for the GL's :D

AcrossFiveJulys

United States3612 Posts

January 07 2011 10:25 GMT

Although I didn't like the movie much, the curious case of Benjamin Button comes to mind when I read your request.

FaCE_1

Canada6184 Posts

January 07 2011 10:44 GMT

#10

The Pianist is a really good movie for a study

storm44

1293 Posts

January 07 2011 10:59 GMT

#11

7 pounds is also a really good movie

HwangjaeTerran

Finland5967 Posts

January 07 2011 11:07 GMT

#12

Kikujiros Summer
Okuribito (= Departures)

nasze_zrodlo

Cape Verde111 Posts

January 07 2011 11:16 GMT

#13

Happy Funeral Director
Poetry
Cracked Eggs and Noodles

AlteRation

New Zealand22 Posts

January 07 2011 11:34 GMT

#14

the one with what's hit face in it....

forrest gump

it has family; his mother dies to cancer; friendship and lose and love with genny and a bunch of other things you could throw in too if you wanted to expand your ideas and tie it all together to a central theme

MrStorkie

United Kingdom697 Posts

January 07 2011 12:51 GMT

#15

forrest gump is good.

SpoR

United States1542 Posts

January 07 2011 13:05 GMT

#16

You should 100% without a shadow of a doubt use the movie Synecdoche, New York http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383028/ it covers all your needs easily.

Marradron

Netherlands1586 Posts

January 07 2011 13:48 GMT

#17

On January 07 2011 22:05 SpoR wrote:
You should 100% without a shadow of a doubt use the movie Synecdoche, New York http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383028/ it covers all your needs easily.

I would recomend against it. I tried watching it and already got bored and turned it of during the first 15 min. A few alternatives are as mentioned

american beauty (still one of my favourite movies)
Forrest gump (Don't like it that much myself)

zulu_nation8

China26351 Posts

January 07 2011 13:49 GMT

#18

The Edge of Heaven by Fatih Akin

mustaju

Estonia4505 Posts

January 07 2011 14:33 GMT

#19

Family, love, friendship, sickness/death.

For all these categories, my favorite movie of all time - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

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Requiem for a dream was horrible, I really don't understand how people like that movie.

QuanticHawk

United States32157 Posts

January 07 2011 14:41 GMT

#20

Analyze in what way?? Like, what are you trying to tie between the three??

BroOd

Austin10833 Posts

January 07 2011 14:46 GMT

#21

Ordinary People

oBlade

United States6366 Posts

January 07 2011 15:10 GMT

#22

I believe Once Upon A Time in America is just such a movie.

whatusername

Canada1181 Posts

January 07 2011 15:26 GMT

#23

I think Magnolia fits the bill perfectly. Though, the ending is really stupid

niteReloaded

Croatia5282 Posts

January 07 2011 15:33 GMT

#24

7 pounds is good

devil`

United States176 Posts

January 07 2011 15:34 GMT

#25

On January 07 2011 18:31 Arkqn wrote:
Hey you :-)

You might want to check Garden State(by Zach Braff). It contains pretty much all the themes you want to have in it. GL for your assignment.

That's the first thing that came to my mind LOL

Horrde

Canada302 Posts

January 07 2011 16:43 GMT

#26

Tuesdays With Morrie. It's seriously everything you listed.

Yurie

12142 Posts

January 07 2011 17:02 GMT

#27

Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

Chimpalimp

United States1135 Posts

January 07 2011 17:11 GMT

#28

Delicatessen its an old french movie. Black comedy. I think it fits with most of your requirements, as for sickness that might be a little tough (but i think mental illness counts).