Movies and TvShows featuring "will-to-live" theme.

In this movie, the events of the TV series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (1995) are taken to an extreme where mankind faces an apocalypse and the fate of the world is in the hands of a teenage boy who hesitates with motives he doesn't even understand.

Adrift is a gripping movie about a survivor's struggle for survival, facing loss and danger in the vast ocean after a tragic incident. With the will to live and the help of a friend, she must overcome various challenges and surmount the traumatic experience.

After discovering a mysterious website, a hacker unleashes a supernatural force that spreads through a network of computers, driving people to commit mass suicide.

Grotesque is a shocking horror movie that delves into the depths of sexual violence and sadism, gripping the audience with its bizarre and cruel portrayal of suffering. The film follows the harrowing journey of a female victim held captive by an evil man, subjected to unimaginable torture, and forced to endure absurd violence. Grotesque is a visceral exploration of the darkest corners of the human psyche, leaving audiences shocked and disturbed. Brace yourself for a gruesome and unsettling ride.

In 19th century Russia, a young woman with low self-esteem falls in love with an Italian soldier, leading to a tumultuous affair and unrequited love. As she navigates feelings of shame, seduction, and rivalry, she discovers the true meaning of passion and the depths of her own desires.

A young female architect is left stranded in an empty highrise while her secret "admirer" stalks her.

Broken Wings (2002) is a drama movie that follows an Israeli teenager as she navigates the challenges of life after the sudden death of her father. The film explores themes of loss, family relationships, and the will to live in the face of despair. Set in Haifa, Israel, the story delves into the protagonist's journey of growing up, facing disillusionment, and finding hope amidst the overwhelming sense of disenchantment. Through her experiences, she learns to cope with depression and discovers the power of music as a source of solace. As a single mother, her mother also struggles with bereavement and works as a nurse to support the family. The movie portrays the deep emotional impact of the loss of a loved one and the hardships faced by a dysfunctional family.

Poland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992

A drifter/hitman is hired by a local business man to kidnap the local oil baron. The hitman had been reared in squalor, suffering the abuses of his whoring mama. When the baron escapes his assistant must chase him while the hitman takes care of a few loose ends.

In this homage to film noir, a wheelchair bound (Jim Metzler) paraplegic fantasizes about the new blonde (Andrea Thompson), who moves into the house across from him..

In the American Southwest, a widower physician becomes stranded in a Mexican desert town after his car breaks down. He is held at gunpoint by an angry man who demands medical attention for his sick wife, who is in labor. With limited supplies and the threat of a sandstorm, the physician must perform an emergency caesarean section and find a way to escape the town before they all succumb to a deadly contagious disease.

Dr. Michael Corday, a recent graduate of the Harvard Medical School, is the son of Dr. John Corday, an eminent New York City surgeon who has a tendency to continue to direct the lives of his grown children. The daughter, Fabienne, runs away from home, and Michael, after first following his father's advice of being callous to the point of cruelty toward patients, changes when he falls in love with a patient, marries her and sets up his practice on the lower East Side in New York.

A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid.

Nolie has just turned 21 but is retarded and acts more like 8. While claiming that she only wants to help him, his "smother" actually likes things that way. One day Nolie visits his beloved grandfather in a rest home and is horrified at how the old man has deteriorated, vegetating in his wheelchair. He realizes that this is partly due to the medication the nurses are giving him. Nolie decides that he must rehabilitate Grandpa himself, since no one else cares. Furthermore, he and Grandpa must keep their project a secret. It's a job for a man, and time for Nolie to become one.

Two kids on the run from a scary life come across two adults running away from their past.

An epic tale of Poles, Ukrainians, Jews who are deported to Russia. Their fate is shown from the perspective of a young boy Staszek, who goes to Siberia with his family and neighbors from a small village in the eastern Polish borderlands. Together with his companions he starts hard struggle for survival, where the most fearsome opponent turns out to be terrible, merciless nature... Circumstances force the boy to reevaluate his life and grow up faster. Soon he will have to learn the essential struggle for survival and make decisions that will where rate will be life of his relatives. He will also have to choose between love for the Jewish Zinnia and the Russian Luybka.

Victor, a teacher with a terminal illness, decides to teach his final class on acting. As he imparts his knowledge and experiences to his students, he explores themes of life, death, and the pursuit of happiness. The documentary captures the emotional journey of Victor and his students as they confront their own fears and insecurities.

The extraordinary life story of former Auschwitz prisoner no. 918, Kazimierz Piechowski, who organized one of the most amazing escapes from the camp.