Movies and TvShows featuring "talking-with-the-dead" theme.

Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, starts treating a young boy, Cole, who encounters dead people and convinces him to help them. In turn, Cole helps Malcolm reconcile with his estranged wife. Dr. Malcolm Crowe is a prominent child psychologist who returns home one night to discover a young man brandishing a gun. The young man accuses Crowe of failing him and shoots Crowe before turning the gun on himself. In the fall, Crowe begins working with another boy, Cole Sear, who also sees dead people. Crowe becomes dedicated to helping Cole, and in the process, he is able to reconcile with his estranged wife.

In the small New England town of Blithe Hollow, Massachusetts, a boy named Norman Babcock is able to speak with the dead. Almost no one believes his ability is genuine, and he is isolated emotionally from his family and bullied by his peers. When Norman has a vision of the town's past and being pursued as a witch, he discovers that he must perform a ritual to protect the town. With the help of his friend Neil, Norman sets off on a journey to retrieve a special book to stop the curse. Along the way, they are pursued by zombies, but eventually find the grave of Agatha, the witch who cursed the town. Norman confronts Agatha's ghost, convincing her to let go of her vengeance and move on. The curse is broken, and Norman is regarded as a hero by his town.

Charlie St. Cloud is a young man overcome with grief after his younger brother, Sam, dies in a car accident. He takes on a job as a caretaker of the cemetery where Sam is buried, and he has the ability to see and talk to his dead brother. Charlie's world is turned upside down when he meets Tess, a beautiful and adventurous sailor, and he must choose between keeping his promise to his brother or moving forward with his own life and love.

After experiencing a tragedy involving his teenage daughter, a psychotherapist named Peter Bower starts seeing deceased individuals from his past. As he delves deeper into his patients' problems, he realizes there is a supernatural element connecting their traumas and his own experience. Peter must confront his own past and uncover the truth about the mysterious events before it consumes him.

Ithaca is a story about a teenager named Homer who becomes a bicycle telegraph messenger during World War II. He faces the challenges of death, grief, and the loss of his brother while learning valuable life lessons.

In a small town, a group of friends who are losers and outcasts come up with an idea to make an adult film to raise money. They navigate through various challenges and hilariously absurd situations along the way.

In the late 1800s, a forbidden love blossoms between a widow and a young outsider. As their relationship grows, they must face the judgment of their community and deal with the violence and sin that surrounds them.

When a young woman named Aubrey receives a cryptic message from her late friend, she embarks on a journey to uncover the truth. She finds herself in a deserted town, with only a pet turtle and a cassette tape as her companions. As she listens to the tape, she starts to experience ghostly visions and nightmares. With a sense of danger lurking around every corner, Aubrey must unravel the mystery before it's too late. The film combines elements of drama, horror, sci-fi, and thriller to create a unique and atmospheric story.

Jacob, a man living in a Jewish ghetto during World War II, tells everyone that he has a radio and spreads false news of the war to give hope to the residents. However, when a real radio is found, Jacob must continue the charade to protect the lives of those in the ghetto.

A thought-provoking documentary that delves into the realms of quantum physics, spirituality, and the power of perception. It challenges conventional beliefs, exploring the mysteries of the universe through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The film offers a unique perspective on the nature of reality and the potential for personal transformation.

A mentally ill man, struggling with his own demons, jumps from a rooftop and miraculously survives. He finds himself in an alternate reality where comic book characters come to life. As he navigates this new world, he discovers that he has the power to alter reality and must confront his own personal demons in order to find his way back home.

A coroner fixes up the new body in the morgue, and adds a few touches of his own.

In 'Coda,' a lost soul embarks on a journey to find its way back home, encountering various challenges and discovering the true meaning of life and death along the way.

Spencer is a young man trying to navigate his way through the complexities of relationships and finding true love. Along the way, he encounters various obstacles, including his own insecurities and a series of comical situations. Will Spencer be able to overcome these challenges and discover what he truly wants in life?

Olivia is a woman with supernatural powers who becomes a serial killer. She uses her abilities to manipulate and control others, ultimately leading to murder. The story takes place in London, England and explores themes of prostitution, voyeurism, and the supernatural. Olivia's complex relationship with her husband and her mother adds a layer of complexity to the plot.

When a murder occurs, a psychic named Alice discovers her ability to communicate with the dead. With the help of a police detective, she dives into a thrilling investigation filled with twists and turns.

Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most resembles the philosophical fairy tales and fables of Josef’s older brother, the legendary Czech novelist and playwright Karel Capek. Two young poachers, more boys than men, kill a gamekeeper when they are caught illegally hunting. Panicked, they retreat into a forest that grows steadily more forbidding and deadly as their fear for the future—and guilt over their action—mounts. Loosely based on hundreds of oral folk tales and legends that haunt the woods of Czechoslovakia, Vlácil’s contemporary updating artistically underscores the relationship between man and nature, crime and punishment, isolation and society, and guilt and memory.

La vie quand même (LIFE AFTER ALL) is another film in a series collectively called 'Tales from the Orphanage'. The story is simple on the surface (children coping with the sudden loss of parents), but in the hands of writer Sophie Tasma and director Olivier Péray this storyline unfolds a tale of brotherly love that is well worth watching.

Tv movie based on a story by J. Hanák.

In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited from his father, just like his illness? And how does he tell his teenage daughter and adult son that they might have the wrong genes? The imaginative eight-year-old Lumi, adopted from China, also cannot get away from her roots.