Movies and TvShows featuring "inherited-disease" theme.

A Bill of Divorcement (1932) tells the story of a man who returns home after being released from a mental asylum on Christmas. He reveals a family secret that his daughter and fiancée struggle to accept. The film explores themes of guilt, heredity, and self-sacrifice.

In Cry Wolf, a woman inherits a family secret that leads her into a suspenseful journey of mistrust, scandal, and mental illness. With a death, a mysterious photo album, and an old dark house, she must unravel the truth before it's too late. But no one believes her.

ToY is a drama movie set in Los Angeles, California. It tells the story of a photographer who becomes involved in the world of prostitution and faces heartache. The movie explores themes of breakups, trauma, and the realization of death. The protagonist also grapples with an incurable disease and the struggles of being a nude model. It is a melancholic story with elements of tragedy and psycho-sexual undertones.

Glen, a former sperm donor and recently diagnosed sociopath, takes his daughter on a murder spree of his sperm-donated offspring in the dark comedy, 'Spermicide.'

Sonya is the heiress to the riches of a Czech noble family—the Hajns. Petr, a social climber marries her, ignoring some shady goings-on—in particular, an insane uncle who prowls the mansion believing himself invisible, a peccadillo the family indulges. The uncle’s stalking every corner of the house, popping out of cupboards and out from behind curtains slowly takes its toll on the young bride.

Anindilyakwa man, Steve 'Bakala' Wurramara is afflicted with a profound hereditary neurodegenerative disorder. While modern medicine looks for answers, the stories of an ancient curse and black magic still permeate this remote Aboriginal community in far northern Australia. Bakala enlists the help of his daughter to search for a cure from the traditional bush medicines in the land, desperate to find an answer before she too is diagnosed. As his desperation grows and his disorder takes an ever greater hold, Bakala realises he must fight this ancient curse to unlock the secrets of his Ancestors.

Karl is a cheerful and endearing 8-year-old, in spite of being terminally ill with a rare neuro-muscular disease. His single mother Judy tries to give him a normal life, and Karl befriends an elderly man called Jack.