5º – Dying Young (Joel Schumacher, 1991)
In the plot, a young woman accepts a job as a nurse, serving a man with cancer at an advanced stage. Together, the two will develop a strong relationship, having to face the figure of the illness of the man who leaves everything more suffering. Light and sad, ‘Dying Young’ is a film that manages to bring unpleasant elements of life in a palatable way to the spectator, using a lot of Julia Roberts’ talent (still in the initial phase of her fabulous filmography) to give weight to the compendium of scenes and situations.
4º – The Bucket List (Rob Reiner, 2007)
Two terminally ill elderly people, interned in a hospital ward, decide to enjoy the last moments of their lives in a special way, leaving aside the place where they were and traveling around the world, ‘The Bucket List’ is all conceived in a motivational format, elevating a simple plot and appreciating an optimistic exhibition about the human heart in the world. The film also brings the good partnership between Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as protagonists.
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