Movies and TvShows featuring "matter-of-life-and-death" theme.

Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City, Robert Neville, struggles valiantly to find a cure. Driven by his grief and determination, Neville experiments with various vaccines in his laboratory, hoping to create a cure for the virus. Along the way, he faces the daily struggles of living in a post-apocalyptic world, battling monsters, and dealing with the loneliness of his isolation. As he fights to survive, Neville's past and the tragedy that led to his current situation constantly haunt him. When he encounters a group of immune survivors, including a woman named Anna and her son Ethan, Neville must decide whether to embrace hope and join them in their journey to find a safe haven or continue on his solitary quest to find a cure. In the end, Neville sacrifices himself to save Anna, Ethan, and the remaining survivors, leaving behind a legend of hope and resilience.

Rocky Balboa, the world heavyweight boxing champion, faces a new challenger, Ivan Drago, who is supported by the Soviet Union. Despite reservations, Rocky agrees to train Apollo Creed for an exhibition match against Drago, but the bout ends tragically with Apollo's death. Frustrated by the Soviets' indifference, Rocky decides to challenge Drago himself and travels to the Soviet Union for a brutal 15-round fight. Through intense training and the support of his wife Adrian, Rocky faces off against Drago in a hostile environment and emerges victorious, earning respect and admiration from the crowd.

John Rambo, a former member of an elite United States Army Special Forces unit, is forced to flee into the mountains and fight back against a cruel sheriff and his deputies. As the situation escalates, Rambo uses his military training to outsmart and disable his pursuers. The film explores themes of war, post-traumatic stress disorder, abuse of power, and the struggles of a Vietnam War veteran in civilian life.

After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels try to destroy the second Death Star as Luke seeks redemption for Darth Vader.

In a dystopian and impoverished future Australia, a vengeful policeman named Max Rockatansky takes it upon himself to stop a violent motorcycle gang. With the help of his fellow officer, Jim Goose, Max goes on a relentless pursuit to seek justice and avenge the death of his wife and child. Fueled by rage and equipped with a supercharged Pursuit Special, Max hunts down and eliminates the members of the gang one by one, leaving a trail of destruction in his path.

In a post-industrial dystopia, ex-con Jensen Ames is coerced by a prison warden to assume the persona of a legendary racer in a deadly car race against inmates. As he navigates the race filled with deadly traps and rival racers, Ames seeks revenge against the man who framed him for his wife's murder. With the ultimate reward of freedom at stake, Ames must survive the brutal race and protect his daughter at all costs.

The Pevensie siblings are called back to Narnia to assist Prince Caspian in reclaiming his throne from an evil king.

A young playwright becomes obsessed with a photograph of a beautiful woman who lived in the early 1900s. Through self-hypnosis, he travels back in time to meet her, but their love is tragically cut short. With the help of a pocket watch and his determination, he finds a way to reunite with his beloved, even if it means sacrificing everything.

A knight returning from the Crusades questions the meaning of life, death, and God while facing the Grim Reaper in a chess match amid the Black Plague. As the knight and Death play, their surroundings are engulfed in cultural turmoil caused by the plague, and the people try to cope with the devastation in their own ways.

An architect and her family go on a camping trip in Montana, but their vacation takes a dangerous turn when they are taken hostage by a criminal gang. With their lives at stake, the family must navigate treacherous rivers and survive a series of life-threatening situations to escape. Will they make it out alive?

Stranded on a deserted island, a family of four scavenges for survival as their past unravels, sending them into a downward spiral of painful events.

Two men must challenge their relationship with meat, when a vegetarian hamburger is brought to them by a mysterious woman with questionable morals.

Burle, grieving his parents, enters a dream-world with a shoebill. In a memory kingdom, he relives his past, gets trapped in a cycle of his old memories, until an unknown presence attacks them. A message to the world by the mind of Jamie Clive Boyle, to move on and live in present day and push on and on and never stop because this world needs you.

Gabriel, an archangel, is sent to Earth to fight against the forces of evil and save humanity from an impending apocalypse. As he battles demons and navigates through a world corrupted by sin, Gabriel must find the strength to fulfill his divine mission.

In the crime-ridden favelas of Rio de Janeiro, two friends, Acerola and Laranjinha, struggle to find their missing fathers and navigate the challenges of growing up in a violent and poverty-stricken neighborhood. As they face the dangers of street gangs, drug dealers, and corruption, they discover the true meaning of friendship and family.

In Doctor Mordrid, a magical Doctor takes on the forces of evil to protect the world from domination. With his sorcery and supernatural powers, he battles demons and dark forces to maintain the balance between good and evil.

Two men must challenge their relationship with meat, when a vegetarian hamburger is brought to them by a mysterious woman with questionable morals. A series of violence, food and moral depravity insues

When an earthquake awakens a giant monster on a tropical island, it wreaks havoc on the surrounding area. A group of researchers, photographers, and adventurers must find a way to stop the creature before it causes more destruction.

In the year 3000, a spaceship is infested with vampires. A group of space marines must fight for their lives and find a way to stop Dracula from spreading his vampirism. Will they be able to survive the horror in outer space?

Living among the percebeiros of the Coast of Death (Galicia), this documentary shows a unique relationship between man and his surroundings, man and the sea. At the end of Europe, years after the Prestige oil spill disaster, these fishermen face an uncertain future.