CBHD often receives requests from educators and other individuals for popular resources that engage bioethics through various media (fiction, film, and television). In this resource, we offer a recap of relevant materials that have premiered on the silver screen or television. Readers are cautioned that the films represent a wide variety of genres and may not be appropriate for all audiences. The reason for the rating classification is provided where available. Viewers are encouraged to read annotations/synopses available through such websites as www.movieweb.com or www.imdb.com. If there is a film you think we missed, email us at info@cbhd.org.
Organ Donation & Transplantation
- Coma (1978, PG)
- Dirty Pretty Things (2002, R for sexual content, disturbing images, and language)
- The Eye (2008, PG-13 for violence/terror and disturbing content)
- John Q (2002, PG-13 for violence, language, and intense thematic elements)
- Never Let Me Go (2010, R for some sexuality and nudity)
- Repo! The Genetic Opera! (2008, R for strong bloody violence and fore, language, some drug and sexual content)
- Repo Men (2010, R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, language, and some sexuality/nudity)
- Seven Pounds (2008, PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing content, and a scene of sensuality)
- Steel Magnolias (1989, PG)