Is someone terminally ill?
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Depictions of individuals with a life-threatening illness.
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TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
78
No
18
4
MASSGRAVE
a character is diagnosed with an unnamed terminal illness in episode 5 and spends the rest of the series coping with and combatting it. theyre shown to cough up blood a few times prior
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
64
No
0
5
RamonaRamone
The main character has brain cancer and is given three months to live.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
64
No
1
10
A minor character has cancer and dies off screen. No hospital scene or any part of the grieving process is shown. It’s just a time skip with a narrator saying — died of cancer.
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
53
No
2
5
Gothy17
S2
E2
Someone is revealed to have cancer
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
53
No
0
5
itzyaboitrevor
Main character has cancer and repeatedly talks about how long she has kept living, despite being told she wouldn’t make it longer than _____ days
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
47
No
1
5
laurens26
Spoiler
Someone is thought to be terminally ill but it's implied to be due to poisoning.
Someone is thought to be terminally ill but it's implied to be due to poisoning.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
44
No
12
15
drslugabed
I believe folks are referring to Deadpool having cancer and it being the cause of his regenerative abilities. I don't believe there are other instances in the movie.
Movie • 2004 Report
Yes
36
No
0
9
bricker
The antagonist's terminal illness is a key aspect of his characterization
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
36
No
6
1
Pantalones
Walt's lung cancer was most likely incurable but not untreatable. There are several scenes where he has discussions with doctors regarding treatment and prognosis. He does NOT ultimately die of cancer.
TV Show • 2004 Report
Yes
35
No
4
1
Avee
S8
E8
Recurring theme of season 8
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
35
No
0
2
Pantalones
Godwin is shown to have a large, inoperable tumor.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
34
No
0
7
GrayTheGay
A character dies from cancer
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
34
No
4
6
Kauleal
A character gets rabies
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
31
No
2
3
Sid
It’s CADASIL. They mention it in a later episode
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
30
No
4
0
Many, MANY patients die from terminal illnesses throughout the show
Movie Report
Yes
27
No
0
2
charlotteeeeeeeee
many people are in there for sick family and one child that is ill is shown
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
27
No
1
2
glance
A character is described as "infirm" and their illness is central to the main character's mindset.
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
27
No
2
0
thesco
Hopper's daughter, shown in flashbacks, died from terminal cancer
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
26
No
3
1
IdanAzran
Yes- SPOILER!
On the last episode of season 3, near the end, one of the main characters wakes up in a hospital, where he asks a doctor "how long have I got?", and the doctor replies "12 month, 18 if you are lucky"
On another episode, we see a child with cancer, where he gets a visit from a super hero, at the make-a-wish program. There is a "joke" about the child wanting to meet a different hero, and was told that he will come to visit the child in a few days, to which the doctor shake is head "no".
On the last episode of season 3, near the end, one of the main characters wakes up in a hospital, where he asks a doctor "how long have I got?", and the doctor replies "12 month, 18 if you are lucky"
On another episode, we see a child with cancer, where he gets a visit from a super hero, at the make-a-wish program. There is a "joke" about the child wanting to meet a different hero, and was told that he will come to visit the child in a few days, to which the doctor shake is head "no".
Video Game • 2024 Report
Yes
26
No
12
11
SuzieBelle
not technically terminally ill, just heavily injured, mutilated and disabled. the above comment is incorrect, the character is regularly given pain medication because they're in a constant state of pain; its not the thing that keeps them alive.
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
26
No
3
4
Basil’s grandmother is in hospice for the latter segments of the game. It isn’t a huge focus but does seem to be a leading factor in his struggles.
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
26
No
1
2
Pantalones
Jack's wife Bella has terminal cancer.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
25
No
9
4
JayR
S3
E3
While not an illness, a main character makes a deal with a demon in season 3 and only has a year to live until he is killed and taken to hell. Multiple episodes in this series touch upon the fear and grief this character and his loved ones experience while faced with this information, which may be upsetting to watch
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
25
No
0
0
icexcoldxocean
The setting is similar to a hospice and some background characters have terminal illnesses but it's not the focus of the film
Movie • 1999 Report
Yes
23
No
0
5
nrerie
a very minor character who is in a support group has cancer that they later end up dying from.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
22
No
14
0
S1
E1
The neighbor elderly relative is in a wheelchair and seems disabled/terminally ill
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
21
No
1
0
abd57900
A character is believed to be terminally ill in a magical sense towards the end of season 1: their werewolf-like condition of turning into a beast is worsening to the point that they are feared to become the beast permanently. Another character shares in S2 EP14 that their father died a long time ago, and in S3 EP1 it's discussed that the father needed a better hospital, so he might have been terminally ill.
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
21
No
0
Podcast Report
Yes
20
No
0
1
ErinHollow
A recurring character is terminally ill, but survives through supernatural means. Another recurring character isn't so lucky
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
20
No
0
3
Tordsworld
Almut has stage 3 ovarian cancer