Sad Romance Movies & TV Shows About Terminal Illness

A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.

A television producer (Elizabeth Montgomery) with a terminal illness is given the strength to keep going by her love for her doctor (Sir Anthony Hopkins).

Widow Aurora Greenway juggles her own struggles with a new romantic interest while trying to sort out the emotional problems of her daughter who's married to a philandering husband.

A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.

A caregiver falls in love with a terminally ill man.

C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from the U.S.

The story of Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan's relationship, which takes a tragic turn when Cowan is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.

Evelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.

A waitress hardly notices a shy busboy who secretly loves her; until one night she's attacked and he comes to her rescue. From there a relationship sparks but one secret could mean disaster for these fated lovers.

A terminally ill man prepares for his death.

When a married man's mistress falls seriously ill, he must make the toughest choice of his life.

Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

The hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

Teenager Julie's life changes forever when her high-school sweetheart Luke is diagnosed with leukemia. Together they try to make the best of things, intent on carrying out a dream vacation to Canada.

A desperate man tries to find out why his beloved left him years ago.

New Jersey police lieutenant Laurel Hester and her registered domestic partner Stacie Andree battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

A rich college kid is taught a lesson after a joy ride ends up destroying a country restaurant.

Romantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman.

A workaholic executive, and an unconventional woman agree to a personal relationship for a short period. In this short period she changes his life.

Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.

After getting divorced, Griffin learns that he has cancer and a year left to live. However, his outlook on life changes when he meets Phoenix.

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.

Nineteenth-century English poet, John Keats and his dressmaking neighbor, Fanny Brawne, have total disregard for each other. An unlikely romance develops and they fall deeply in love near the end of his life.