Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "life-or-death"

1. Surgeons: At the Edge of Life (2018–2024)

180 min | Documentary

Cameras follow surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre staff and patients at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham's surgical unit, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limit.

Stars: Shaun Dooley, Steven Jeffery, Richard Laing, Tim Martin

Votes: 159

2. Playing for Time (1980 TV Movie)

150 min | Drama, Music

Female prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp (Auschwitz) are spared from death in return for performing music for their captors.

Directors: Daniel Mann, Joseph Sargent | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander, Maud Adams, Christine Baranski

Votes: 2,884

3. Homeboy (1988)

R | 116 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A simple self-destructive drifter and tough small-time boxer with a brain injury that could kill him meets and falls for a cute beach carnival owner, Ruby, but also befriends a sleazy friendly criminal, Wesley, who's planning a big score.

Director: Michael Seresin | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, Debra Feuer, Thomas Quinn

Votes: 2,837

4. The Blue Whisper (2022– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A powerful demon master meets an innocent merman. Defying their fate to be enemies, the two share a magic journey and find soul mates in each other.

Stars: Dilraba Dilmurat, Jialun Ren, Yixuan Hu, Xiaoting Guo

Votes: 510

5. Locker 13 (2014)

R | 90 min | Thriller

Skip delves into the mysteries of an old locker. His sage supervisor recounts chilling tales that underscore the importance of making the right choice. The stories come into play when Skip faces a life-or-death decision of his own.

Directors: Bruce Dellis, Jason Marsden, Matthew Mebane, Adam Montierth, Donovan Montierth | Stars: Ricky Schroder, Jon Polito, Steve Eastin, Victor Campos

Votes: 537 | Gross: $0.00M

6. Wu Lin Heroes (2023– )

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Ye Xi had fantasies about the martial arts world when she first entered the world. she didn't get that human being could be evil. Bai Yue saved her. With his help, she wiped out the evil people and become a true hero.

Stars: Hongyi Li, Zanjin Zhu, Peixin Qi, Qian Wang

Votes: 68

7. Gary Cooper, que estás en los cielos (1980)

98 min | Drama

A woman nearing her forties, Andrea Soriana, has always pushed aside personal questions and romantic relationships in pursuit of professional success. Now a major illness forces her to ... See full summary »

Director: Pilar Miró | Stars: Mercedes Sampietro, Jon Finch, Carmen Maura, Víctor Valverde

Votes: 214

8. Akagi Live Action (2015– )

60 min | Drama

A kid named akagi plays mahjong for the first time and shock every one in the underworld

Stars: Kanata Hongô, Satoshi Jinbo, Yôji Tanaka, Masahiko Tsugawa

Votes: 48

9. Nare no Hate no Bokura (2023)

Thriller

Toru Sanada is the type of person who helps others before himself. He attends an elementary school reunion for grade 6 class 2. Back in their elementary school days, Mikio Yumesaki attended... See full summary »

Stars: Mizuki Inoue, Atsuhiro Inukai, Yûtaro, Yuno Ohara

Votes: 9

10. Reggie (2017)

21 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

A reclusive man risks his eternal solace for human interaction.

Directors: Vincent Anton Obriskie, Dominic Traverzo | Stars: Shelley Adelle, Jason Avery, Floyd Bragg Jr., Jaxon Obriskie

11. La Vida No Espera

Short, Action

A Latina woman gets hired to fulfill the contract of a mission. Amidst her dangerous job, she must face a life or death decision. Suddenly, she must come to terms with who she is, her ... See full summary »

Director: Micaela Lozano | Stars: Micaela Lozano, Danika Frederick

12. O la borsa o la vita (1932)

71 min | Comedy

Daniele, a stockbroker, learns that he has lost a large sum entrusted to him by his friend Giovanni Bensi and he does not have the nerve to tell it in person, so he writes a letter to his ... See full synopsis »

Director: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia | Stars: Sergio Tofano, Rosetta Tofano, Luigi Almirante, Cesare Zoppetti

13. Ultimatum (I) (2013)

7 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

In the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a young man must fight to save his relationship. But is he willing to make the ultimate sacrifice? Together the couple must fight for their lives - and their deaths.

Director: Joshua Ballico | Stars: Jazzua Andrews, Chloe Farrell, Mitch Garling, Craig Gibson

14. The Interview (VI) (2018)

9 min | Short, Drama

Student vs Professor, one interview will determine his future. Watch as a verbal duel ensues to find who out who will be accepted the world's most prestigious university.

Director: Stanislav Sambozhuk | Stars: Thomas Mill, Vincent Lang

15. Almirante (2022)

Short, Comedy

The Football match on TV dominates the busy restaurant. A loved one being kidnapped abruptly truncates the family dinner of Tano and Gina, and their son Tino. The police eventually free the kidnapped, but there are complications.

Director: Carmen Morin | Stars: Marcelo Acha, Marco Precedo, Julián Gallego, Franco Leyendo

16. Beijing Connection (2021 Video)

Short, Sci-Fi

Arnaud, a french scientist, wakes up in a Chinese subway of Beijing, without remembering why he is there and how come he is even in this place. When he finds Baron Spinitz menacing him to ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Leonardo Talarico | Stars: Victor Manuel Borquez, Blandine Deschamps, Cecilia Garcés, Christian Leonardo Talarico

17. Shocking Emergency Calls (2019– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2019)

45 min | Documentary

The horrific story of how Travis the chimpanzee made a brutal attack that would change lives forever. Plus a chilling call from an online predator, and a shift at work that became a life-or-death situation.

Directors: Richard Merritt, Jon Nutter, Helen Thompson, Christian Cerami | Stars: Geoffrey Austin Newland, Charles Thomson

18. Dom Does America (2019– )
Episode: Paramedic (2019)

44 min | Documentary

Dom takes on his toughest challenge yet, working as a paramedic in Austin, Texas - despite his aversion to blood, guts and gore. He faces a 24 hour shift, pushing him to the limit mentally and physically.

Director: Tom Dalzell | Star: Dominic Littlewood

19. New Amsterdam (2018–2023)
Episode: Laughter and Hope and a Sock in the Eye (2021)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Malvo have a heart-to-heart with Dr. Baptiste. Max learns a little more about Sharpe when someone from her past resurfaces. Iggy plays referee between two young patients and their families.

Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Freema Agyeman, Jocko Sims

Votes: 431