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51. Love on the Spectrum U.S. (2022– )
TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
It follows people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships.
Stars: Dani Bowman, James B. Jones, Abbey Romeo Lutes, David Isaacman
Votes: 3,230
52. I Used to Be Famous (2022)
TV-14 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Follows Vince, a desperate former popstar who dreams of making a comeback. An impromptu jam session with autistic young drummer Stevie sparks an unexpected friendship between the two misunderstood musicians.
Director: Eddie Sternberg | Stars: Ed Skrein, Eleanor Matsuura, Leo Long, Eoin Macken
Votes: 11,110
53. Come Play (2020)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A monster named Larry manifests itself through smart phones and mobile devices. Feature film version of the 2017 short film.
Director: Jacob Chase | Stars: Azhy Robertson, Gillian Jacobs, John Gallagher Jr., Winslow Fegley
Votes: 18,214
54. Move to Heaven (2021)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Working as trauma cleaners, both Gu-ru and Sang-gu uncover various stories of the deceased while experiencing different emotions and sentiments toward life, death and family.
Stars: Adam McArthur, Lee Jehoon, Jung Young-joo, Tang Joon-sang
Votes: 9,461
55. Mass Effect 2 (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
After being revived from death and having to join a pro-human organization without a choice, Commander Shepard must assemble a team, battle a new threat, and make tough choices in order to save the galaxy from total annihilation once more.
Director: Casey Hudson | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Maggie Baird, Adam Baldwin, Michael Beattie
Votes: 21,519
56. Barfi! (2012)
Not Rated | 151 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal.
Director: Anurag Basu | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ileana D'Cruz, Saurabh Shukla
Votes: 86,901 | Gross: $2.80M
57. A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A socially awkward teenage maths prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
Director: Morgan Matthews | Stars: Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan
Votes: 30,344 | Gross: $0.14M
58. Sins of Our Mother (2022)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
When Lori Vallow's kids vanished, the search for them unearthed a trail of suspicious deaths, a new husband who shared her doomsday views - and murder.
Stars: Colby Ryan, Janis Cox, Kelsee Ryan, Justin Lum
Votes: 7,542
59. Adeline (2022)
97 min | Drama
A small Midwestern community becomes the epicenter for miracles when a mysterious woman brings a healing horse to town.
Director: Greg James | Stars: John Schneider, David Chokachi, Erin Bethea, Orli Gottesman
Votes: 262
60. The Sense of Wonder (2015)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Louise, a widow with two children, almost crushes a stranger with her car. She takes care of him, even if he's not really wounded. It turns out that he has mental disorders and that they can help each other much more than they thought.
Director: Éric Besnard | Stars: Virginie Efira, Benjamin Lavernhe, Lucie Fagedet, Léo Lorléac'h
Votes: 3,363
61. A Dark Place (2018)
89 min | Mystery, Thriller
When a young boy goes missing in a sleepy backwoods town, a local sanitation truck driver, Donald, plays detective, embarking on a precarious and obsessive investigation.
Director: Simon Fellows | Stars: Andrew Scott, Bronagh Waugh, Denise Gough, Michael Rose
Votes: 5,358
62. Please Stand By (2017)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.
Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Alice Eve, Toni Collette, Lexi Aaron
Votes: 15,270 | Gross: $0.01M
63. Touch (2012–2013)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A widower struggling to raise his emotionally challenged son discovers that he can predict events before they happen.
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, David Mazouz, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lukas Haas
Votes: 43,421
64. On Body and Soul (2017)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
When slaughterhouse workers Endre and Mária discover they share the same dreams, where they meet in a forest as deer and fall in love, they decide to make their dreams come true, but it's difficult in real life.
Director: Ildikó Enyedi | Stars: Alexandra Borbély, Géza Morcsányi, Réka Tenki, Zoltán Schneider
Votes: 29,935
65. Monsters of Man (2020)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A US weapons manufacturer tests its 4 killer robots on heroin producers in the Golden Triangle in SEAsia. It goes haywire.
Director: Mark Toia | Stars: Neal McDonough, Brett Tutor, Jose Rosete, David Haverty
Votes: 8,103
66. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999 TV Movie)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Dorothy Dandridge's way to fame and fortune as a dancer, singer and actress.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Obba Babatundé
Votes: 3,922
67. The Rider (2017)
R | 104 min | Drama, Western
After suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.
Director: Chloé Zhao | Stars: Brady Jandreau, Mooney, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau
Votes: 20,665 | Gross: $2.42M
68. The Devils (2002)
105 min | Drama
Orphaned 12-year-old twins Joseph and Chloé have been on the run together. Chloé is autistic, non-verbal and fears being touched. Joseph dearly loves her and dreams she will recover if they find their parents and fight the system.
Director: Christophe Ruggia | Stars: Vincent Rottiers, Adèle Haenel, Rochdy Labidi, Jacques Bonnaffé
Votes: 1,367
69. Everything's Gonna Be Okay (2020–2021)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
After their father's untimely death, Nicholas and his two half-sisters are left to cope with not only a devastating loss, but also the realization that Nicholas is the one who must rise to the occasion and hold it all together.
Stars: Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Adam Faison, Maeve Press
Votes: 3,133
70. The Unbreakable Boy (2025)
PG | Drama | Completed
A young boy with both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism. But what makes him truly unique is his joyous, funny, life-affirming world view that transforms and unites everyone around him.
Director: Jon Gunn | Stars: Zachary Levi, Amy Acker, Patricia Heaton, Meghann Fahy
71. Weekend Rebels (2023)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Mirco's family is advised to go to a special school for Jason, his autistic son. He makes a pact to make every effort to stay in school if Mirco helps him find a favorite football club.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Cecilio Andresen, Aylin Tezel, Florina Siegel
Votes: 884
72. Martin (1977)
R | 95 min | Drama, Horror
A young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a Pennsylvania small town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel, Christine Forrest, Elyane Nadeau
Votes: 12,633 | Gross: $0.10M
73. Bless the Child (2000)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Cody, a little girl abandoned by her mother and raised by her aunt, a nurse, is kidnapped. The girl's guardian, aided by an F.B.I. agent, learn that Cody has supernatural abilities, and the abductees are a Satanic cult willing to do anything to gain them.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell, Holliston Coleman
Votes: 15,405 | Gross: $29.37M
74. The Specials (2019)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of two men, educators of children and adolescents with autism.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb, Hélène Vincent, Bryan Mialoundama
Votes: 11,245
75. Fi (2017–2018)
60 min | Drama, Romance
The story of those who pursue passion, those who fly at the expense of burning and those who stand up against life in pain.
Stars: Ozan Güven, Serenay Sarikaya, Mehmet Günsür, Berrak Tüzünataç
Votes: 12,121
76. The Good House (2021)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Life for New England realtor Hildy Good begins to unravel when she hooks up with an old high school flame. Based on Ann Leary's 'The Good House.'
Directors: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney
Votes: 2,734
77. Fragile (2005)
PG-13 | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
At her new job in a rundown children's hospital, a nurse desperately tries to keep her patients safe from a plague of random, mysterious attacks.
Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Calista Flockhart, Richard Roxburgh, Elena Anaya, Gemma Jones
Votes: 17,556
78. The Darkness (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home.
Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry
Votes: 17,139 | Gross: $10.73M
79. Adam (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Director: Max Mayer | Stars: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving
Votes: 35,795 | Gross: $2.28M
80. Chocolate (2008)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama
An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: JeeJa Yanin, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee
Votes: 18,873 | Gross: $0.01M
81. The Candy Snatchers (1973)
R | 94 min | Crime, Thriller
A nonverbal autistic boy stumbles upon a teenage heiress who has been kidnapped by a trio of young psychopaths, who are intent on extorting diamonds from her stepfather.
Director: Guerdon Trueblood | Stars: Tiffany Bolling, Ben Piazza, Susan Sennett, Brad David
Votes: 1,752
82. Margot at the Wedding (2007)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is marrying less-than-impressive Malcolm.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Flora Cross, Zane Pais
Votes: 22,733 | Gross: $1.96M
83. Breaking and Entering (2006)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A landscape architect's dealings with a young thief cause him to re-evaluate his life.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Jude Law, Robin Wright, Vera Farmiga, Martin Freeman
Votes: 23,244 | Gross: $0.93M
84. As We See It (2022)
TV-MA | 264 min | Comedy, Drama
Three autistic roommates find a way to live together and strive for similar things in life.
Stars: Rick Glassman, Sue Ann Pien, Albert Rutecki, Chris Pang
Votes: 4,252
85. Burning Bright (2010)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A thriller centered on a young woman and her autistic little brother who are trapped in a house with a ravenous tiger during a hurricane.
Director: Carlos Brooks | Stars: Briana Evigan, Charlie Tahan, Garret Dillahunt, Meat Loaf
Votes: 7,979
86. Fang (2022)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Horror
After living with the stress of his mother's chronic illness, and getting bitten by a rat in his house, a young autistic man starts slowly turning into a rat.
Director: Richard Burgin | Stars: Dylan LaRay, Lynn Lowry, Jess Paul, Tom White
Votes: 465
87. Joyful Noise (2012)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
Director: Todd Graff | Stars: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan
Votes: 8,865 | Gross: $30.92M
88. The A Word (2016– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
The Hughes family work and love and fight like every other family. Then, their youngest son is diagnosed with autism and they don't feel like every other family anymore.
Stars: Max Vento, Lee Ingleby, Christopher Eccleston, Molly Wright
Votes: 2,420
89. Silent Fall (1994)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. A controversial therapist seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 4,894 | Gross: $3.18M
90. Normal (2007)
R | 100 min | Drama
A deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout.
Director: Carl Bessai | Stars: Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Zegers, Callum Keith Rennie, Andrew Airlie
Votes: 1,472
91. Malcolm (1986)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
A socially awkward and mechanically gifted man becomes involved in a quirky and unconventional crime.
Director: Nadia Tass | Stars: Colin Friels, John Hargreaves, Lindy Davies, Chris Haywood
Votes: 2,855 | Gross: $0.54M
92. Change of Habit (1969)
G | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Music
As an incognito nun tries to help a doctor clean up an inner-city ghetto, the pair grow closer with time.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Barbara McNair, Jane Elliot
Votes: 2,725
93. The Black Balloon (2008)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance
All Thomas wants is a normal adolescence but his autistic brother, Charlie, thwarts his every opportunity. Will Thomas, with the help of his girlfriend, Jackie, accept his brother?
Director: Elissa Down | Stars: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson
Votes: 9,236 | Gross: $0.09M
94. Somersault (2004)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love.
Director: Cate Shortland | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Damian de Montemas
Votes: 8,195 | Gross: $0.09M
95. Simple Simon (I) (2010)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A younger brother with Aspergers syndrome helps his older brother find a girlfriend.
Director: Andreas Öhman | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Martin Wallström, Cecilia Forss, Sofie Hamilton
Votes: 10,178
96. The Red Pill (2016)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary
The Red Pill chronicles filmmaker Cassie Jaye's journey following the mysterious and polarizing Men's Rights Movement. The Red Pill explores today's gender war and asks the question "what is the future of gender equality?"
Director: Cassie Jaye | Stars: Cassie Jaye, Paul Elam, Attila Vinczer, Dean Esmay
Votes: 12,056
97. The Safety of Objects (2001)
R | 121 min | Drama
Meet four neighboring, suburban families, each with their own problems.
Director: Rose Troche | Stars: Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Mary Kay Place, Patricia Clarkson
Votes: 4,372 | Gross: $0.32M
98. Mujer, casos de la vida real (1985–2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
It is a Mexican series that shares real stories that have been sent to Silvia Pinal, the host of the show; the episodes deal with strong issues surrounding women that don't always end well.
Stars: Silvia Pinal, Eduardo De Gortari, Ricardo Vera, Thelma Dorantes
Votes: 292
99. When Time Got Louder (2022)
114 min | Drama
Departing for college, Abbie leaves her parents and brother who has autism and is non-verbal. As she explores her independence and sexuality, she's torn between her new life and her love for her brother.
Director: Connie Cocchia | Stars: Willow Shields, Lochlyn Munro, Elizabeth Mitchell, Jonathan Simao
Votes: 468
100. House of Cards (1993)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
A widow tries to find out why her daughter's strange behavior, a reaction to her father's death, is progressively worsening.
Director: Michael Lessac | Stars: Kathleen Turner, Tommy Lee Jones, Asha Menina, Shiloh Strong
Votes: 2,953 | Gross: $0.32M