Movies and TvShows featuring "health-problem" theme.
House is a medical drama that follows the unconventional and misanthropic genius Dr. Gregory House as he leads a team of diagnosticians at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Known for his brilliant mind and unorthodox methods, House takes on complex medical cases and solves medical mysteries that other doctors can't crack. Along the way, he confronts his own pain and struggles with prescription drug abuse.
A young woman returns to New Orleans and finds herself caught in a web of secrets, guilt, and redemption when she moves into a dilapidated house with two former college professors.
Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 is an action-comedy crime movie set in Canada. It follows the story of two police officers, one from Ontario and the other from Quebec, who join forces to take down a car theft ring. As they go undercover and infiltrate the criminal organization, they uncover a larger conspiracy involving mobsters, federal police, and a dangerous car bomber. With explosions, car chases, and hilarious buddy cop banter, this movie is an entertaining thrill ride from start to finish.
A faithful ten part BBC adaptation of A.J. Cronin's book of the same name published in 1937 about a young Scottish doctor (Ben Cross) trying to find a place for himself in the dysfunctional medical system of Wales and England in the 1920s and early 1930s.
When an 83-year-old man named Sergio is hired as a private investigator to look into allegations of elder abuse in a nursing home, he becomes an undercover spy. As he immerses himself in the lives of the residents, he uncovers neglect, gender imbalance, and age discrimination. Through hidden cameras and his own observations, Sergio exposes the truth while grappling with his own aging and solitude.
It follows a year in the life of a family in the North-Eastern part of Finland. From the gloomy days of winter to the Mid Summer wedding festivities.
A man is forced to retire from competitive swimming due to a heart condition.
A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a construction master to become a highly successful couplet singer - the "king of couplets".
Nine Days of One Year is a drama film that follows a physicist as he navigates a love triangle, a fatal illness, and the effects of radiation. The film explores themes of marriage, health problems, and the consequences of scientific discovery.
Girl Model is a documentary that follows a 13-year-old Siberian girl and a modeling scout as they navigate the cutthroat industry of child modeling. The film sheds light on the exploitative practices and challenges faced by young girls who dream of becoming models.
The director of one of Finland's largest company, United Metal, discovers the company's Chairman dead in the office. A chain of bribes unravels.
Documentary about the life of Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää.
A mysterious woman arrives on the Greek island Patmos.
Ida is a woman who was adopted to Finland from Africa as a child. Ida is an unemployed seamstress approaching her thirties and still lives at home with her activist mother Kati. Kati wants to fix her daughter's life and offers her a job at her work. Encouraged by her new friend Ville, Ida, however, sets out for Berlin in order to find a job and to prove to her mother that she can manage on her own. Meanwhile, Kati has been told that she is seriously ill, but she does not want to mention it to Ida in fear of standing in the way of her daughter's struggle for independence. Ida wants to have a life of her own, but what will she have left at the end of the day?
Construction worker Urho Suomalainen, his factory-worker wife Sirkka, and their two school-age children dream about getting away from their cramped rental apartment and moving to a house of their own. Urho decides to build one from scratch, starting from hauling trees from the forest to the sawmill. As the building progresses, a serious fault is discovered in its foundations. The family also has problems with their mortgage. Urho develops pneumonia and passes away before he sees his house completed. At his grave, a fellow worker gives a powerful speech praising socialism.
Headfirst (2014) is a comedy-drama that follows the story of an alcoholic teacher in Eastern Europe. As he struggles with alcoholism, he tries to navigate complex family relationships and societal problems. The movie explores themes of hopelessness, mother-daughter estrangement, poverty, and the role of education in a suburban setting.
"Vesku from Finland" is a film about Vesa-Matti Loiri alias Vesku, probably the most popular film and TV comedian in Finland. He has created a significant career also as a singer, performer, writer and as a sportsman. He has recorded several albums, from folk songs and couplets to tangos. Some of his recordings are based on the lyrics of Hermann Hesse or Eino Leino, the infamous Finnish poet. During his unique career he has played in more than 60 films and recorded 30 albums.