List of Movies - Disease

Epilepsy is the most common neurological condition after migraine: it affects nearly 1% of the population. Catherine Diran has been epileptic since childhood and chose to make a film to raise public awareness of this disease and t...

Viktoria is an odd and extremely self-disciplined researcher in the field of suicide. She is invited to a psychiatric ward to treat the suicidal patient Jenny. Through intimate night conversations, they form a tight bond. Viktoria...

Claire Wineland (1997-2018) became an advocate and activist for those living with terminal illness. Claire has spent her 21 years battling cystic fibrosis -- spending thousands of hours in hospitals, undergoing multiple surgeries ...

Charlie (Martin Freeman) suffers from cataplexy, a symptom of narcolepsy that causes sudden bouts of paralysis whenever he experiences strong emotions -- in particular, joy. He develops a variety of techniques to deny himself too ...

After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out. His impact on the whole family is much greater than anyone could have imagine

The relationship between artist-partners Tomas and Anja is put to the test after Anja gets a life-threatening diagnosis. Selected by Norway for Oscars' Best International Feature Film.

Maud is a reclusive young nurse whose impressionable demeanor causes her to pursue a pious path of Christian devotion after an obscure trauma. Now charged with the hospice care of Amanda, a retired dancer ravaged by cancer, Maud's...

An Ireland-set drama about a long-married couple who test their relationship and face an uncertain future when the wife is unexpectedly diagnosed with breast cancer. They will have to deal with the emotional impact of the unexpect...

The biggest tech revolution of the 21st Century isn't digital, it's biological. A breakthrough called CRISPR has given us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the door to curing diseases, reshapin...

This documentary examines a mysterious illness, Resignation Syndrome, which causes traumatized refugee children in Sweden to retreat into a coma-like state. Premiere: June 14 only on Netflix.

Justino, a 45-year-old Desana native, is a security guard at the Manaus harbor. As his daughter prepares to study medicine in Brasilia, Justino is taken over by a mysterious fever.

When a riot breaks out in Milwaukee, America's most segregated city, medical transport driver Vic is torn between his promise to get a group of elderly Russians to a funeral and his desire to help Tracy, a young black woman with A

Brodsky’s son Jonas began losing his hearing as a baby and underwent cochlear-implant surgery as a toddler. Now 11 years old, Jonas has adjusted to a world with sound and is learning to play Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Brods...