Films about child death

Baramulla is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror thriller film directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale and produced under Jio Studios and B62 Studios. It stars Manav Kaul and Bhasha Sumbli in the lead roles. The film was released on 7 November 2025 on Netflix. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with praise for the performances and cinematography.

2000 film by Ridley Scott

1959 American epic historical drama film by William Wyler

It is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti and written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, and Gary Dauberman. It is the first of a two-part adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Stephen King, as well as the second adaptation following Tommy Lee Wallace's 1990 miniseries. Starring Jaeden Lieberher and Bill Skarsgård, the film was produced by New Line Cinema, KatzSmith Productions, Lin Pictures, and Vertigo Entertainment. Set in the fictional town of Derry, Maine, the film tells the story of The Losers' Club, a group of seven outcast children who are terrorized by the eponymous being which emerges from the sewer in the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Skarsgård), and face their own personal demons as the monster torments them.

1988 anime film directed by Isao Takahata

1992 film directed by David Fincher

2019 film by Tim Miller

1956 American film directed by Cecil B. DeMille

2000 film directed by Roland Emmerich

Face/Off is a 1997 American science fiction action thriller film directed by John Woo, from a screenplay by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. It stars John Travolta as an FBI agent and Nicolas Cage as a terrorist, who undergo an experimental surgery to swap their faces and identities. The film co-stars Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, and Alessandro Nivola in his film debut, and features Dominique Swain in her film debut, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, CCH Pounder, and Thomas Jane in supporting roles.

2024 film directed by Jeff Fowler

It Chapter Two is a 2019 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti from a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. It is the sequel to It (2017) and the second of a two-part adaptation of the 1986 novel It by Stephen King. The film stars James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, and Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Set 27 years after the events of the first film, the story centers on the Losers Club and their relationships as they reunite to destroy It once and for all.

2007 film directed by Gábor Csupó

2017 film directed by David F. Sandberg

Mother! (stylized as mother!) is a 2017 American psychological horror film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky, and starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, and Kristen Wiig. Its plot follows a young woman whose tranquil life with her husband at their country home is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious couple, leading to a series of increasingly chaotic and destructive events.

2007 film by Mikael Håfström

1995 American fantasy film directed by Brad Silberling

2022 film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson

2012 film directed by James Watkins

1990 psychological horror/drama series directed by Tommy Lee Wallace

1973 film by Nicolas Roeg

2009 film directed by Lars von Trier

Syriana is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer's 2003 memoir See No Evil. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, Alexander Siddig, and Mazhar Munir.

Hamnet is a 2025 historical drama film directed by Chloé Zhao, who co-wrote the screenplay with Maggie O'Farrell, based on the 2020 novel by O'Farrell. The film dramatises the family life of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes Hathaway as they cope with the death of their 11-year-old son Hamnet. It stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal as Agnes and William, alongside Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, and Jacobi Jupe in supporting roles.

2019 film directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer

2015 film directed by Daniel Espinosa

1990 film directed by Irvin Kershner

Hereditary is a 2018 American supernatural psychological horror film written and directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, and Gabriel Byrne, the film follows Annie Graham, a grieving miniature artist who uncovers disturbing secrets about her recently deceased mother. She, along with her husband Steve and their children, Peter and Charlie, are subsequently tormented by sinister occurrences.

2019 film directed by Mike Flanagan

1993 film by Robert Altman

1989 film by Mary Lambert

1974 film directed by Bob Clark

1990 film by William Peter Blatty

is a Japanese anime television series created by , an artist collective consisting of director Tatsuyuki Nagai, screenwriter Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka. The anime was produced by A-1 Pictures and aired in Fuji TV's Noitamina block between April and June 2011. It has been licensed in North America by Aniplex of America.

1997 film by Atom Egoyan

2009 film by Peter Cornwell

2020 film directed by Kornél Mundruczó

2016 film directed by Ali Abbas Zafar

1980 film directed by Peter Medak

2009 film directed by Christopher Smith

1990 film directed by Harry Hook

1979 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg

2018 film directed by Pierre Morel

2009 film by Toby Wilkins

1997 film directed by Bille August

2007 film by Terry George

1980 film directed by Paul Lynch

1956 American film by Mervyn LeRoy

1963 film by Peter Brook

2002 American serial killer film directed by Matthew Bright

1982 fantasy film directed by Don Coscarelli

2007 film by Tommy O'Haver

1972 film directed by Lucio Fulci

1995 film by Peter Horton

2025 German film by Mascha Schilinski

1996 Tamil film directed by S. Shankar

2004 film by Jaume Balagueró

1971 film by Richard Fleischer

2011 film directed by Michael Goi

1991 made-for-TV horror film directed by Tom McLoughlin