Funeral Movies

Chapel of Rest is a dramatic comedy in which two young brothers are introduced to the ceremony of death while attending their grandfather's wake....

Following the death of her estranged grandmother, a young girl witnesses the long-repressed hatred and pain within her family. Once they all gather...

Following the sudden death of her conservative father, a transgender woman returns to her small Oklahoma hometown to help her estranged mother...

In 2004 Sheldon Oberman, a Jewish storyteller from Winnipeg, passed away. At his funeral the presiding Rabbi said that Sheldon’s spirit was...

On 28 January 1901 the great musician Giuseppe Verdi died from the consequences of a stroke that had struck him six days earlier. These very rare...

After the death of a powerful businessman, his estranged daughters reunite at the funeral home. Amid scandals, betrayals, and unresolved issues, each...

As Molly prepares for her late brother's funeral, Sam helps her through her grief and guides her to the very end.

In the Serere village of Khombole, Senegal, the inhabitants organize an old man's funeral and take part in wrestling competitions held in arenas.

A silent footage of a funeral.

Victims of a tragic air crash are honoured in a sombre military funeral procession through the streets of Hitchin.

During 2020, when the pandemic policy loosened, a violinist went back to hometown in mainland China to meet his parents and his friends. A sudden...

A short film exploring the feelings of grief

Documentary about Canada's war veterans and the meaning of Remembrance Day. Voiceover narration accompanies battle footage from the First and Second...

A man seeks help in planning his funeral from a surprisingly experienced consultant.

Phil, a Vietnam War veteran and aspiring performer, stumbles upon a chest containing the spirit of a medieval jester and killer known as Chicot....

Two men attempt to comfort their grieving friend in different ways

Maria recounted the chronology of her father's death many times to the visiting guests.

For most of us a funeral is traditionally a modest, somber affair, but there are some families who are prepared to go above and beyond to ensure...

In fremder Erde (In Foreign Soil) documents the Muslim traditions of burial in Turkey and Germany, but above all, the paths the dead take to return...

One night, a supernatural figure emerges from the darkness to find a human who is grieving the death of his mother. As the figure watches closely, it...