Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "adhd"

1. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Demigod Percy Jackson leads a quest across America to prevent a war among the Olympian gods.

Stars: Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Virginia Kull

Votes: 35,431

2. Love & Other Drugs (2010)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1990s Pittsburgh, a medicine peddler starts a relationship with a young woman suffering from Parkinson's disease.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer, Oliver Platt

Votes: 224,116 | Gross: $32.37M

3. Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Romance

The lives of the kids at Degrassi Community School dealing with the serious and sometimes taboo issues that plague teenagers.

Stars: Stefan Brogren, Aislinn Paul, Melinda Shankar, A.J. Saudin

Votes: 14,645

4. The Fosters (2013–2018)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Teenager Callie Jacob is placed in a foster home with a lesbian couple and their blend of biological, adoptive, and foster children.

Stars: Teri Polo, Sherri Saum, Hayden Byerly, David Lambert

Votes: 30,700

5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

PG | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Logan Lerman, Kevin McKidd, Steve Coogan, Brandon T. Jackson

Votes: 202,968 | Gross: $88.76M

6. The Owl House (2020–2023)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Accidentally sent to the world of the Boiling Isles before a trip to summer camp, a teenage human named Luz longs to become a witch and is aided by rebellious Eda and pint-sized demon King.

Stars: Sarah-Nicole Robles, Alex Hirsch, Wendie Malick, Tati Gabrielle

Votes: 19,297

7. The King of Staten Island (2020)

R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama

Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson

Votes: 76,792

8. Ms. Marvel (2022)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Kamala, a superhero fan with an imagination--particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel--feels like she doesn't fit in at school and sometimes even at home, that is until she gets superpowers like the heroes she admires.

Stars: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Yasmeen Fletcher

Votes: 119,918

9. Gypsy (2017)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Thriller

Therapist Jean Holloway becomes too immersed in the lives of her patients.

Stars: Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Sophie Cookson, Karl Glusman

Votes: 18,732

10. Mommy (I) (2014)

R | 139 min | Drama

A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.

Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Anne Dorval, Antoine Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément, Patrick Huard

Votes: 61,825 | Gross: $3.49M

11. Accepted (2006)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.

Director: Steve Pink | Stars: Justin Long, Jonah Hill, Blake Lively, Adam Herschman

Votes: 140,005 | Gross: $36.32M

12. Outnumbered (2007–2016)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

A part-improvised comedy about a couple bringing up their three young children.

Stars: Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche

Votes: 12,171

13. Charlie Bartlett (2007)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school.

Director: Jon Poll | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Kat Dennings

Votes: 66,693 | Gross: $3.95M

14. 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: 22,714 | Gross: $1.96M

15. Soldier's Girl (2003 TV Movie)

R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.

Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Andre Braugher, Shawn Hatosy

Votes: 7,240

16. Prime (2005)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.

Director: Ben Younger | Stars: Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg, Jon Abrahams

Votes: 42,088 | Gross: $22.83M

17. Summer Heights High (2007)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The life of a public school epitomized by disobedient student Jonah Takalua, self-absorbed private school exchange student Ja'mie King, and megalomaniac drama teacher Mr. G.

Stars: Chris Lilley, Asolima Tauati, Iro Utaifeau, Zach Fa'atoe

Votes: 15,096

18. Abandon (2002)

PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

An investigation of a college student's missing boyfriend becomes quite strange when she begins to see him periodically.

Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel

Votes: 10,163 | Gross: $10.73M

19. Thumbsucker (2005)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

Justin throws himself and everyone around him into chaos when he attempts to break free from his addiction to his thumb.

Director: Mike Mills | Stars: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Keanu Reeves

Votes: 21,990 | Gross: $1.33M

20. #Horror (2015)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Six preadolescent girls face a night of terror when the compulsive addiction of an online social media game turns a moment of cyber bullying into a night of insanity.

Director: Tara Subkoff | Stars: Sadie Seelert, Haley Murphy, Bridget McGarry, Blue Lindeberg

Votes: 3,957

21. Så jävla easy going (2022)

91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While desperately trying to find ways to get her ADHD medication, 18-year-old Joanna is trying to figure out her newfound feelings towards her classmate Audrey, but also towards herself.

Director: Christoffer Sandler | Stars: Nikki Hanseblad, Melina Benett Paukkonen, Emil Algpeus, Shanti Roney

Votes: 928

22. Bob Biswas (2021)

131 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Bob Biswas, an insurance agent, is released from hospital after eight years in a coma and is welcomed by his wife Mary and son Benny. He has lost his memory and does not remember the past.

Director: Diya Annapurna Ghosh | Stars: Abhishek Bachchan, Chitrangda Singh, Paran Banerjee, Kaushik Chakraborty

Votes: 7,884

23. Hikaru no Go (2001–2003)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A sixth-grader Hikaru Shindo accidentally awakens the spirit of a deceased Go prodigy Fujiwara no Sai who then accompanies Hikaru and helps him develop his Go skills.

Stars: Tomoko Kawakami, Susumu Chiba, Sanae Kobayashi, Yumi Kakazu

Votes: 1,410

24. My Sister (2014)

Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Family

After Susan is tragically widowed, she can no longer care for Niki, her delinquent daughter. Niki is sent to live with her brother Billy, and the two begin forging a healthy bond until her mental troubles persist.

Director: David Lascher | Stars: Reid Scott, Serinda Swan, Grace Kaufman, Illeana Douglas

Votes: 358

25. Take Your Pills (2018)

TV-14 | 87 min | Documentary

Every era gets the drug it deserves. In America today, where competition is ceaseless from school to the workforce and everyone wants a performance edge, Adderall and other prescription stimulants are the defining drugs of this generation.

Director: Alison Klayman | Stars: Ariana, Delaney, Jasper Holt-Teza, Leigh

Votes: 5,670

26. Inside the Rain (2019)

TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Facing expulsion from college over a misunderstanding, a bipolar student indulges his misery at a strip club where he befriends a gorgeous, intelligent, outrageous woman and they hatch a madcap scheme to prove his innocence.

Director: Aaron Fisher | Stars: Ellen Toland, Aaron Fisher, Rosie Perez, Catherine Curtin

Votes: 353

27. The Disruptors (2022)

98 min | Documentary

The story focuses on families with ADHD members, depicting their challenges and successes in an effort to shift the narrative surrounding ADHD and recognize its potential as an asset rather than solely a disorder.

Director: Stephanie Soechtig | Stars: David Anderson, Dale Archer, Tim Armstrong, Russell Barkley

Votes: 113

28. Bartleby (2001)

PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A clueless boss has no idea what to do with his mundane office worker whose refusal of duties only gets worse each passing minute.

Director: Jonathan Parker | Stars: David Paymer, Crispin Glover, Glenne Headly, Maury Chaykin

Votes: 2,196 | Gross: $0.15M

29. Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (2008)

66 min | Documentary, Family, Fantasy

Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and ... See full summary »

Directors: Adriana Barbaro, Jeremy Earp | Stars: Daniel Acuff, Enola Aird, Michael Brody, George W. Bush

Votes: 592

30. The Girl from Monday (2005)

R | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

A comic drama about a time in the near future when citizens are happy to be property traded on the stock exchange.

Director: Hal Hartley | Stars: Bill Sage, Sabrina Lloyd, Tatiana Abracos, Leo Fitzpatrick

Votes: 1,160

31. Attention Please (2018)

32 min | Documentary, Short

Labelling the problem, not the child.

Directors: Andrea Thornton, Richard Topping | Stars: Andrea Thornton, Bob Allen

Votes: 31

32. Magnificent 7 (2005 TV Movie)

85 min | Drama

Inspired by the life of Jacqui Jackson. Helena Bonham Carter stars as Maggi, a mother with seven children - three 'normal' daughters and four sons who are each, in one form or another, autistic.

Director: Kenneth Glenaan | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Thomas Redford, Christopher Parkinson, Joshua Thurston

Votes: 334

33. Different Drummers (2013)

PG | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

When David, in a wheelchair with muscular dystrophy, accurately foretells the death of their fourth grade teacher, a doubtful Lyle decides to test the existence of God by attempting to get David to run again.

Directors: Don Caron, Lyle Hatcher | Stars: Brayden Tucker, Ethan Reed McKay, Colleen Carey, D.R. Anderson

Votes: 327

34. The Other Tom (2021)

111 min | Drama

A mother may lose custody of her son because she refuses to medicate his ADHD.

Directors: Rodrigo Plá, Laura Santullo | Stars: Leah Miller, Jorge Castro, Marina Garbalena, Michelle Flores

Votes: 189

35. All Screwed Up (2009)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Family

A jock and a social misfit accidentally switch bodies after a freak accident.

Director: Neil Stephens | Stars: Chyna Layne, Jake Waldman, Allison Carter Thomas, Chris Bashinelli

Votes: 114

36. Free the Mind (2012)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Adventure

In 1992 Professor Richard Davidson, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, met the Dalai Lama, who encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he used to study depression and ... See full summary »

Director: Phie Ambo | Stars: Richard Davidson, Emma Seppala, John Osborne, Deborah Alagna

Votes: 415 | Gross: $0.16M

37. Playdate with Destiny (2020)

G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Maggie and Marge are having a play-date at Springfield's finest toddler play park when Maggie becomes smitten with a little boy. It's love at first suck and Maggie dreams about seeing him again after a day full of make-believe romance.

Director: David Silverman | Star: Chris Edgerly

Votes: 2,073

38. American Promise (2013)

TV-PG | 135 min | Documentary

This intimate documentary follows the 12-year journey of two African-American families pursuing the promise of opportunity through the education of their sons.

Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson | Stars: Idris Brewster, Joe Brewster, Miles Brewster, Michèle Stephenson

Votes: 300 | Gross: $0.09M

39. Iqbal & superchippen (2016)

80 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Iqbal and Sille are best friends and have always lived next door to each other. Their street must undergo urban regeneration and Easelman and The Swine will unluckily be in charge of the ... See full summary »

Director: Oliver Zahle | Stars: Hircano Soares, Liv Leman Brandorf, Arien Takiar, Rasmus Bjerg

Votes: 120

40. Generation RX (2008)

Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary

An eye-opening documentary dealing with the costs of prescribing psychiatric drugs with serious side effects to children.

Director: Kevin P. Miller | Stars: John Abramson, Fred A. Baughman, Jeanette Blagbrough, Peter Blagbrough

Votes: 236

41. Hamlet A.D.D. (2014)

100 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Hamlet is an easily distracted prince who is challenged to kill his uncle Claudius by the ghost of his recently dead dad. This bizarre sci-fi comedy features live-action characters in a colorful cartoon world.

Directors: Bobby Ciraldo, Andrew Swant | Stars: Bobby Ciraldo, Robert Richard Jorge, Andrew Swant, Dustin Diamond

Votes: 117

42. The Address (2014 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary

Students of a special boarding school for kids with learning disabilities are challenged to learn about and recite the Gettysburg Address.

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Marcia Hamm, Stewart Miller, Annie Quest

Votes: 203

43. This Is Not a Love Song (2002)

94 min | Thriller

The small time criminal Heaton is anxiously waiting for the release of his close friend Spike, after spending a couple of months in prison for being caught with 87g of marijuana. Heaton ... See full summary »

Director: Bille Eltringham | Stars: Michael Colgan, Kenneth Glenaan, David Bradley, John Henshaw

Votes: 335

44. The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs (2016–2018)

60 min | Documentary

Add a Plot

Star: Chris van Tulleken

Votes: 21

45. Totally Connected (2007)

Unrated | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi

This dry-witted SNL-style mock commercial touts the ultimate smart phone: a matchbook-sized device that delivers your email, faxes, and phone calls 24 / 7. The device even has a built-in ... See full summary »

Director: Randy Brown | Stars: Michael Sorrells, Bridget Rahill-Roach, Landon Henninger, Charley Devany

Votes: 65

46. I Can't Do This But I Can Do That: A Film for Families about Learning Differences (2010 TV Short)

Not Rated | 31 min | Documentary, Short, Family

Children talk about their experiences dealing with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, attention deficit disorder, and auditory processing disorder.

Director: Ellen Goosenberg Kent | Stars: Michael Hall D'Addario, Sarel Swanepoel

Votes: 67

47. ADHD Is Over

Documentary | Filming

What if ADHD was not a disorder, but rather a set of traits of a type of brain that functions differently than the non-ADHD brain? What if ADHD is genetic and handed down by generations of ... See full summary »

Director: Roman Wyden | Stars: Gabor Maté, Trudi Forristal, Roman Wyden, Bruce Lipton

48. Lifelines (2008)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama

A day that starts like any other turns out to be one family's bitterly hilarious, ultimately painful, day-long journey of self-realization. "Lifelines" chronicles the hapless Bernstein ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Margolies | Stars: Jane Adams, Josh Pais, Joe Morton, Robbie Sublett

Votes: 130

49. Lunar Girl (2001)

85 min | Drama, Music

A music-driven feature tinged with magic and special effects, "Lunar Girl" is the story of 'Bebette,' a naive young dreamer. When her artistic and unconventional behaviour is interpreted by... See full summary »

Director: Janis Sharp | Stars: Charli Wilson, Basienka Blake, Pete Gallagher, Bridget Bree

Votes: 48

50. Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids (2010 TV Movie)

58 min | Documentary

Louis meets parents who have turned to medication to keep their children under control.

Director: Danny Horan | Star: Louis Theroux

Votes: 1,505