🏷 Discover The Best Sacrifice Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Uncover the Timeless Themes of Sacrifice in Cinema

Explore the world of movies and TV shows that delve into the profound concept of sacrifice, a universal theme that resonates across cultures and genres. From epic dramas to thought-provoking sci-fi, discover the best films and series that explore the complexities of selflessness, courage, and the human condition.

Cast

Jonathan Roumie

Shahar Isaac

Elizabeth Tabish

Paras Patel

The Chosen (2019) TV Show

8.8 919 votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Family

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 47

Audience: TV-PG

Story: The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him.

Plot: christianity, identity, pacifism, sacrifice, apostle, bible, leprosy, forgiveness, ...

Place: jerusalem

Cast

Nozomu Sasaki

Shigeru Chiba

Megumi Ogata

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Yu Yu Hakusho (1992) TV Show

8.5 494 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 112

Audience: TV-14

Story: After dying to save a boy, delinquent tough guy Yusuke Urameshi is granted another chance at life by redeeming himself as a "Spirit Detective."

Style: intense

Plot: martial arts, sacrifice, supernatural, school, tournament, bromance, based on manga, juvenile delinquent, ...

Cast

Shameik Moore

Hailee Steinfeld

Brian Tyree Henry

Luna Lauren Vu00e9lez

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

8.3 8.8K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

Country: United States of America

Duration: 140 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.

Plot: new york city, hero, double life, sacrifice, secret identity, superhero, villain, portal, ...

Cast

Madirakshi Mundle

Ashish Sharma

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Karan Suchak

Siya Ke Ram (2015) TV Show

8.3 3 votes

Genre: Drama, Family

Country: India

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 304

Story: Traces the epic of Ramayan which chronicles the journey of Ram and Sita. Contrary to popular depictions of the Ramayana from Rama's perspective, this show will highlight Ramayan through Sita's eyes.

Plot: sacrifice, devotion, spiritual, good versus evil, indian culture, quotes, woman’s perspective, classic romance, ...

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Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

8.2 32.3K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 149 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

Plot: sacrifice, magic, superhero, based on comic, space, battlefield, genocide, magical object, ...

Our Universe (2026) TV Show

8.1 80 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Story: Two in-laws forced to raise their orphaned nephew together slowly overcome their misunderstandings, finding personal growth and an unexpected romance through co-parenting under one roof.

Plot: sacrifice, romcom, emotional growth, childhood promise, healing romance, first love reunion, raised by an uncle/aunt, share house setting

Cast

Jay Baruchel

Cate Blanchett

Gerard Butler

Craig Ferguson

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

7.7 10.5K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

Country: United States of America

Duration: 102 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Five years after uniting the dragons and Vikings of Berk, Hiccup and Toothless soar beyond their homeland, charting the vast unknown. During one of their adventures, the pair discover a secret cave that houses hundreds of wild dragons -- and a mysterious dragon rider with a startling connection to Hiccup. And as the ruthless dragon conqueror Drago Bludvist rises to seize control of both dragons and people alike, Hiccup must step into his role as a true leader and, alongside his friends and Toothless, protect Berk from a devastating war.

Style: melancholy, nostalgic, philosophical, intimate, intense, ...

Plot: rescue, husband wife relationship, sacrifice, parent child relationship, loss of loved one, villain, vikings (norsemen), sequel, ...

Cast

Tom Cruise

Nicole Kidman

Sydney Pollack

Marie Richardson

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

7.5 7.1K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 159 min.

Audience: R

Story: After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

Style: provocative

Plot: new york city, prostitute, based on novel or book, sexual obsession, sacrifice, christmas party, eroticism, orgy, ...

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)

7.2 945 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters' struggles continue amidst the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.

Style: surreal, philosophical

Plot: depression, sacrifice, post-apocalyptic future, alien, mecha, giant robot, lgbt, military, ...

Cast

Ryan Gosling

Claire Foy

Jason Clarke

Kyle Chandler

First Man (2018)

7.0 5.7K votes

Genre: Drama, History

Country: United States of America

Duration: 141 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Plot: moon, based on novel or book, sacrifice, nasa, wife, obsession, space travel, space mission, ...

Time: 1960s

Place: america

Storm of the Century (1999) TV Show

7.0 336 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Canada, United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 3

Audience: TV-14

Story: When a blizzard hits an isolated island town it brings with it a mysterious stranger intent on terrorizing the people for a sinister purpose.

Plot: suicide, parent child relationship, winter, island, sacrifice, snowstorm, village, murder, ...

Cast

Christopher Walken

Brooke Adams

Tom Skerritt

Herbert Lom

The Dead Zone (1983)

7.0 1.8K votes

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America, Canada

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

Plot: sheriff, coma, based on novel or book, sacrifice, flashback, premonition, vision, doctor, ...

Cast

Cantinflas

Alma Delia Fuentes

Carmen Molina

Guillermina Tu00e9llez Giru00f3n

El Extra (1962)

6.9 27 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: Mexico

Duration: 110 min.

Story: Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.

Plot: sacrifice, movie business, producer, audition

The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

6.7 2.0K votes

Genre: Fantasy, Horror

Country: Germany, India

Duration: 119 min.

Audience: R

Story: The crew of the merchant ship Demeter attempts to survive the ocean voyage from Carpathia to London as they are stalked each night by a merciless presence onboard the ship.

Plot: ship, monster, based on novel or book, sacrifice, vampire, supernatural, gothic horror, supernatural horror, ...

Time: 1890s

Cast

Mahesh Babu

Sonali Bendre

Lakshmi

Sukumari

Murari (2001)

6.7 22 votes

Genre: Drama, Family, Romance

Country: India

Duration: 170 min.

Story: A family is haunted by a goddess's curse, claiming the life of a male every 48 years due to an ancestral sin.

Plot: sacrifice, supernatural, redemption, romcom, pilgrimage, family relationships, curse, falling in love, ...

Cast

Ron Perlman

Selma Blair

Doug Jones

John Hurt

Hellboy (2004)

6.7 7.5K votes

Genre: Action, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 122 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.

Plot: nazi, sacrifice, superhero, paranormal phenomena, black magic, adoptive father, based on comic, steampunk, ...

Cast

Vincent Price

Hazel Court

Jane Asher

David Weston

The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

6.6 365 votes

Genre: Drama, Horror

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: 15

Story: A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.

Plot: sacrifice, village, prince, castle, satanism, revenge, murder, tragic villain, ...

Time: medieval

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy (2022)

6.3 217 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Country: Japan

Duration: 142 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: The Elric brothers’ long and winding journey comes to a close in this epic finale, where they must face off against an unworldly, nationwide threat.

Style: witty

Plot: friendship, sacrifice, supernatural, affectation, based on manga, alchemy, military, taunting, ...

Cast

Tony Shalhoub

Embeth Davidtz

Matthew Lillard

Shannon Elizabeth

Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

6.3 2.4K votes

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 91 min.

Audience: R

Story: Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine 'designed by the Devil and powered by the dead' to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by a ghost hunter and his rival, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.

Plot: sacrifice, self sacrifice, single parent, chase, supernatural, haunted house, gore, family relationships, ...

Cast

Tobin Bell

Costas Mandylor

Mark Rolston

Betsy Russell

Saw VI (2009)

6.3 3.5K votes

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: R

Story: Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.

Plot: sacrifice, sadism, fbi, apprentice, sequel, murder, torture, killer, ...

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