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

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Unsung Heroes: Exploring the Best Movies and TV Shows that Celebrate Self Sacrifice

Self sacrifice is a timeless theme that has captivated audiences for centuries, inspiring some of the most iconic and thought-provoking stories in cinema and television. From epic blockbusters to intimate dramas, these films and shows remind us of the transformative power of putting others before ourselves.

Rebooting
8.8 76 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Story:  A comedy focusing on Kondo Asami, a 33-year-old single woman who lives with her parents and works at the local city hall, and suddenly finds herself starting her life over from scratch.
Plot:  karaoke, self sacrifice, time travel, friendship, slice of life, family, death, childhood friends, ...
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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Cast
Gong Yoo Gong Yoo
Kim Go-eun Kim Go-eun
Lee Dong-wook Lee Dong-wook
Yoo In-na Yoo In-na
8.6 3.1K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-14
Story:  In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Plot:  suicide, poison, child abuse, regret, soulmates, depression, jealousy, general, ...
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Life Is Beautiful
Cast
Roberto Benigni Roberto Benigni
Nicoletta Braschi Nicoletta Braschi
Giorgio Cantarini Giorgio Cantarini
Giustino Durano Giustino Durano
8.4 14.1K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
Style:  dark
Plot:  dying and death, bookshop, love of one's life, nazi, self sacrifice, loss of loved one, riddle, mass murder, ...
Time:  world war ii
Place:  italy
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Inglourious Basterds
Cast
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt
Mu00e9lanie Laurent Mu00e9lanie Laurent
Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz
Eli Roth Eli Roth
8.2 24.4K votes
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, United States of America
Duration: 153 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
Plot:  guerrilla warfare, self sacrifice, jew persecution, german occupation of france, resistance fighter, nazism, anti-fascism, enthusiastic, ...
Time:  world war ii
Place:  paris, france
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Saving Private Ryan
Cast
Tom Hanks Tom Hanks
Tom Sizemore Tom Sizemore
Edward Burns Edward Burns
Barry Pepper Barry Pepper
8.2 17.4K votes
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: United States of America
Duration: 169 min.
Audience: R
Story:  As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Plot:  dying and death, self sacrifice, bravery, duty, troops, waffen ss, omaha beach, rescue mission, ...
Time:  world war ii, 1940s
Place:  normandy, france
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Cast
Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Radcliffe Emma Watson Emma Watson Rupert Grint Rupert Grint Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes
8.1 22.1K votes
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 130 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
Plot:  witch, dying and death, saving the world, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, magic, school of witchcraft, sequel, ...
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I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand
Cast
Gakuto Kajiwara Gakuto Kajiwara
Toshiyuki Morikawa Toshiyuki Morikawa
Tsuyoshi Koyama Tsuyoshi Koyama
Yui Ishikawa Yui Ishikawa
8.0 1 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Story:  Luck, an S-rank mage in the hero's party, makes a last stand against the Demon King to save his companions. When he finally returns victorious, ten years have passed, and the world praises him as a legendary hero who died in battle. Unable to reclaim his former life, Luck conceals his identity and begins again as "Lock," an F-rank adventurer forging a future in a world that moved on without him.
Plot:  self sacrifice, hero, anime, time displacement, based on light novel, heroic sacrifice, presumed dead return
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The Iron Giant
Cast
Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Aniston
Harry Connick Jr. Harry Connick Jr.
Vin Diesel Vin Diesel
James Gammon James Gammon
8.0 6.2K votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: United States of America
Duration: 86 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
Plot:  friendship, small town, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, villain, alien, meteorite, giant robot, ...
Time:  cold war, 1950s
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Nosferatu
Cast
Max Schreck Max Schreck
Gustav von Wangenheim Gustav von Wangenheim
Greta Schru00f6der Greta Schru00f6der
Georg H. Schnell Georg H. Schnell
7.7 2.5K votes
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.
Style:  psychotronic
Plot:  based on novel or book, self sacrifice, transylvania, loss of loved one, vampire, shapeshifting, coffin, supernatural, ...
Place:  germany, romania
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Cast
William Shatner William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy
Ricardo Montalban Ricardo Montalban
DeForest Kelley DeForest Kelley
7.4 2.2K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Duration: 113 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.
Style:  cynical
Plot:  spacecraft, life and death, genetics, asteroid, self sacrifice, teleportation, genesis, midlife crisis, ...
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Extraction
Cast
Chris Hemsworth Chris Hemsworth
Rudhraksh Jaiswal Rudhraksh Jaiswal
Randeep Hooda Randeep Hooda
Golshifteh Farahani Golshifteh Farahani
7.3 6.7K votes
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A hardened gun-for-hire's latest mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.
Plot:  drug dealer, self sacrifice, mercenary, crime boss, mumbai (bombay), india, rescue mission, based on comic, ...
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
7.3 233 votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  The U.N.G.C.C. (United Nations Godzilla Countermeasure Center) recovers the remains of Mecha-King Ghidorah and construct Mechagodzilla as a countermeasure against Godzilla. Meanwhile, a giant egg is discovered along with a new monster called Rodan. The egg is soon found to be none other than an infant Godzillasaurus.
Plot:  android, self sacrifice, giant monster, giant robot, dinosaur, psychic, sibling, creature feature, ...
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Paprika
Cast
Debora Caprioglio Debora Caprioglio
Stu00e9phane Ferrara Stu00e9phane Ferrara
Martine Brochard Martine Brochard
Stu00e9phane Bonnet Stu00e9phane Bonnet
7.2 603 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:  In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle and bustle of Rome, Paprika drifts from one brothel to another as she learns the ropes and works her way up one client at a time. However, as Paprika embarks on a stormy journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation, the sense that something is missing haunts her. Is Paprika meant to experience a passionate romance and solve the great mystery of true love?
Plot:  prostitute, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, rome, italy, brothel, pimp, marriage, ...
Place:  italy
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Constantine
Cast
Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves
Rachel Weisz Rachel Weisz
Shia LaBeouf Shia LaBeouf
Djimon Hounsou Djimon Hounsou
7.2 8.3K votes
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Germany, United States of America
Duration: 121 min.
Audience: R
Story:  John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.
Plot:  self sacrifice, angel, christianity, confession, superhero, supernatural, exorcism, archangel gabriel, ...
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Cast
William Moseley William Moseley
Anna Popplewell Anna Popplewell
Skandar Keynes Skandar Keynes
Georgie Henley Georgie Henley
7.1 11.6K votes
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 143 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.
Plot:  witch, sibling relationship, saving the world, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, winter, fairy tale, allegory, ...
Time:  1940s
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Hanna
6.6 3.7K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: Germany, United States of America
Duration: 111 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence.
Plot:  assassin, berlin, germany, strong woman, self sacrifice, empowerment, killing, feminism, ...
Place:  finland
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Red Sparrow
6.5 6.4K votes
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 140 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.
Style:  suspenseful, intense
Plot:  central intelligence agency (cia), sexual abuse, budapest, hungary, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, spy, patriotism, ...
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Cast
William Shatner William Shatner
Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy
DeForest Kelley DeForest Kelley
James Doohan James Doohan
6.5 2.0K votes
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Duration: 131 min.
Audience: G
Story:  When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
Style:  lighthearted
Plot:  spacecraft, man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), self sacrifice, teleportation, san francisco, california, starship, ...
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Star Trek: Nemesis
Cast
Patrick Stewart Patrick Stewart
Jonathan Frakes Jonathan Frakes
Brent Spiner Brent Spiner
LeVar Burton LeVar Burton
6.3 1.6K votes
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself.
Plot:  android, spacecraft, assassination, self sacrifice, teleportation, ambush, senate, starship, ...
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Thir13en Ghosts
Cast
Tony Shalhoub Tony Shalhoub
Embeth Davidtz Embeth Davidtz
Matthew Lillard Matthew Lillard
Shannon Elizabeth Shannon Elizabeth
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, ...
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