Highest-Rated Movies about 'Dying Young', Sort by Popularity

No Easy Way (1996), Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020), Dream With the Fishes (1997), Late August, Early September (1998), Ways to Live Forever (2010), Veronika Decides to Die (2009), A Little Bit of Heaven (2011) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Dying Young movies.

#1. No Easy Way (1996)

Storyline: Matthew, a concert pianist played by Alan Boyce, has kept his HIV positive status secret and refuses help from family and doctors. On the night he loses his job playing mood music in a fancy hotel, Matthew meets a streetwise panhandler Diana and the pair become wary friends.—Matthew T. Corey <mcorey@mail.utexas.edu>

Plot Keywords: pianist, single mother, teenager, son, doctor, moving, emotional ...

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#3. Dream With the Fishes (1997)

Storyline: Terry is a suicidal voyeur who doesn't seem to be able to kill himself. While preparing for jumping off a bridge, he meets Nick who ends up saving his life. Terry discovers that Nick is terminally ill and doesn't have much time left. Scared by the lack of time, Nick offers Terry a deal he can't refuse: Terry will become the beneficiary of Nick's life insurance or, since money doesn't matter to Terry, Nick promises to kill him before he dies. All Nick asks is Terry's help to realize a few fantasies before dying.—Hugo Lopes

Plot Keywords: voyeur, ad copywriter, girlfriend, father, aunt, fortuneteller, cool ...

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#4. Late August, Early September (1998)

Storyline: A story about the transition from late youth to early maturity, the film follows several friends and lovers as they come to make decisions on how to live their lives--getting a job more in harmony with ones ideals, committing to a lover, giving up a lover that no longer loves you: a film about grown-ups growing up.—Josh Baudhuin <jambo@well.com>

Plot Keywords: dying person, friend, girlfriend, lover, editor, emotional, sad ...

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#6. Veronika Decides to Die (2009)

Storyline: The story centers on Veronika, a woman in her mid twenties who appears to have everything: good looks, good job and a great life ahead of her. Yet she decides to end her own life. She is unsuccessful and awakens in a mental hospital where she learns that she has only a short time to live. However in the hospital she meets people who are only 'insane' because they don't always follow society's rules. With little left to lose, Veronika embarks on a journey on which she frees herself to experience relationships and emotions and ultimately discovers what it means to live.

Plot Keywords: suicidal person, doctor, mute person, nurse, patient, inspiring, emotional ...

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