Disabilities in Films and TV Series
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1. The Birdcatcher (2019)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A Jewish girl, Esther, forced to conceal her true identity by pretending to be boy on a Nazi-Norwegian farm, plots her escape. The challenge of keeping her true identity a secret leads to a series of choices and consequences.
Director: Ross Clarke | Stars: Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Arthur Hakalahti, Jakob Cedergren, Laura Birn
Votes: 1,913
2. 100 Meters (2016)
108 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Based on true events, a Spanish man with multiple sclerosis who tried to finish an Iron-Man competition despite he was told that he could not make 100 meters.
Director: Marcel Barrena | Stars: Dani Rovira, Karra Elejalde, Alexandra Jiménez, David Verdaguer
Votes: 6,953
3. The Intouchables (2011)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot
Votes: 929,894 | Gross: $13.18M
4. You're Not You (2014)
R | 102 min | Drama
A drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver.
Director: George C. Wolfe | Stars: Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel, Stephanie Beatriz
Votes: 26,832
5. Music Within (2007)
R | 94 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Richard Pimentel began his life as a fighter, and his life's work became fighting for the rights of others. After losing his hearing in Nam, he overcame his handicap and used his public speaking skills to inspire injured war veterans.
Director: Steven Sawalich | Stars: Ron Livingston, Melissa George, Michael Sheen, Clint Jung
Votes: 6,013 | Gross: $0.15M
6. The Keys to the House (2004)
PG | 111 min | Drama
Meeting his disabled son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager.
Director: Gianni Amelio | Stars: Kim Rossi Stuart, Andrea Rossi, Charlotte Rampling, Alla Faerovich
Votes: 2,472
7. The Finishers (2013)
G | 86 min | Drama, Sport
Julien dreams of adventure. But when you live in a wheelchair, such dreams are difficult to fulfill. To do so, Julien challenges his father to compete with him in the "Ironman" triathlon in... See full summary »
Director: Nils Tavernier | Stars: Jacques Gamblin, Alexandra Lamy, Fabien Héraud, Sophie de Fürst
Votes: 1,227
8. Stronger (I) (2017)
R | 119 min | Biography, Drama
Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Richard Lane Jr.
Votes: 49,659 | Gross: $4.21M
9. Mute (II) (2018)
TV-MA | 126 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A mute bartender goes up against his city's gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner.
Director: Duncan Jones | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux, Levi Eisenblätter
Votes: 38,172
10. The Bélier Family (2014)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A girl, who lives with her deaf parents, discovers that she has the gift of singing.
Director: Éric Lartigau | Stars: Karin Viard, François Damiens, Eric Elmosnino, Louane Emera
Votes: 29,852
11. Sound of Metal (2019)
R | 120 min | Drama, Music
A heavy metal drummer's life is turned upside down when he begins to lose his hearing and he must confront a future filled with silence.
Director: Darius Marder | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff
Votes: 150,446
12. Wonderstruck (2017)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Tells the tale of two children separated by fifty years. In 1927, Rose searches for the actress whose life she chronicles in her scrapbook; in 1977, Ben runs away from home to find his father.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Millicent Simmonds
Votes: 11,082 | Gross: $1.03M
13. Patients (2016)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Patients is the story of a rebirth, a chaotic journey of victories and defeats, tears and bursts of laughter, but above all encounters: we do not heal alone.
Directors: Mehdi Idir, Grand Corps Malade | Stars: Pablo Pauly, Soufiane Guerrab, Moussa Mansaly, Nailia Harzoune
Votes: 2,364
14. Reflections of Light (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
After a car incident, in which he lost his wife, a musician remains paralytic. He retire in a lonely villa together with a bisexual, a lesbian and a vicious kid.
Director: Mario Bianchi | Stars: Pamela Prati, Gabriele Tinti, Loredana Romito, Gabriele Gori
Votes: 148
15. The Artist (I) (2009)
38 min | Short, Drama, Music
A young boy must overcome his disability in order to get the girl of his dreams.
Director: Conrad Faraj | Stars: Josh Bodnar, T.J. Colleran, Tim Colleran, Floria Contessa
Votes: 21
16. Best Interests (2023)
Drama
Follows a family driven apart by having to make choices no parent would ever want to make.
Stars: Sharon Horgan, Niamh Moriarty, Michael Sheen, Alison Oliver
Votes: 1,026
17. Contergan (2007 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama
A dramatization of the thalidomide drug scandal of the early 1960s.
Director: Adolf Winkelmann | Stars: Benjamin Sadler, Katharina Wackernagel, Hans Werner Meyer, Caroline Peters
Votes: 251
18. Stille Liebe (2001)
90 min | Drama
Antonia (Emmanuelle Laborit) is a deaf woman in her late twenties who lost her parents as a child. With nowhere to go, Antonia was taken in by Verena (Renate Becker), the mother superior at... See full summary »
Director: Christoph Schaub | Stars: Emmanuelle Laborit, Lars Otterstedt, Renate Becker, Wolfram Berger
Votes: 153
19. Oasis (2002)
133 min | Drama, Romance
An irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.
Director: Lee Chang-dong | Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Nae-sang, Ryu Seung-wan
Votes: 10,406
20. I Run to You (2022)
113 min | Comedy, Romance
The life of serial seducer Gianni is destined to change when he meets Chiara, a beautiful woman who has had an accident and is a paraplegic.
Director: Riccardo Milani | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Miriam Leone, Giulio Base, Cesare Capitani
Votes: 1,890
21. Give Them Wings (2021)
112 min | Drama
Based on the heart-rending true story of wheelchair user Paul Hodgson.
Director: Sean Cronin | Stars: Daniel Watson, Toyah Willcox, Bill Fellows, Jacob Anderton
Votes: 113
22. Johnny Belinda (1982 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
A young deaf mute is befriended by a Vista worker.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Richard Thomas, Rosanna Arquette, Dennis Quaid, Candy Clark
Votes: 261
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