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1. 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: 26,823
2. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan
Votes: 11,993
3. Friends with Money (2006)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After she quits her lucrative job, Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends.
Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener, Joan Cusack
Votes: 32,112 | Gross: $13.37M
4. Missing (2021)
124 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Depressed and in debt, Satoshi tells his young daughter that he's going to find an infamous serial killer and collect a reward. However, when Satoshi disappears without a trace, she starts to fear the worse and begins searching for him.
Director: Shinzô Katayama | Stars: Jirô Satô, Aoi Itô, Hiroya Shimizu, Misato Morita
Votes: 981
5. Something About Her (2021)
Drama
A story of an improbable friendship between a Santa Barbara socialite suffering from ALS and her caretaker from Senegal.
Director: Carl Colpaert | Stars: Cameron Richardson, Anna Diop, Dani Dare, Andrew Ableson
Votes: 31
6. My Wife Is an Actress (2001)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A "normal" guy who is married to a hot actress gets worried that she is involved with her costar. This worry turns into jealousy and causes problems in their relationship. This is a story about trust and a comedy about the actions between men and women.
Director: Yvan Attal | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp, Noémie Lvovsky
Votes: 3,746 | Gross: $1.05M
7. LUKi & the Lights (2024)
11 min | Animation, Short
The story follows an active, charming, and upbeat robot named LUKi who enjoys hanging with friends. One day after work while playing soccer, LUki's arm begins to malfunction. After a trip to the doctor, LUKi is diagnosed with ALS.
Director: Toby Cochran | Stars: Toby Cochran, Anjo Snijders, Kendra Vernon
Votes: 53
8. Freefall (2017)
19 min | Short, Drama, Romance
After Ivan was diagnosed with ALS, his relationship with Lucas is challenged when he starts to lose control of his own body.
Director: Krit Komkrichwarakool | Stars: Chris McNally, Andrew Jenkins
Votes: 66
9. Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A real-life story about a high school teacher and football coach who is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease but refuses to give in.
Director: Roy Campanella II | Stars: Pam Dawber, Michael Nouri, Bess Meyer, Peter Berg
Votes: 162
10. The Hours of My Life (2014)
54 min | Drama, Romance
Sawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries to live his life to the fullest.
Stars: Haruma Miura, Mikako Tabe, Shunsuke Kazama, Takumi Saitô
Votes: 496
11. Tour de Force (2014)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Belgium, of all places. What's Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Hannes' and Kiki's turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Zübert | Stars: Florian David Fitz, Julia Koschitz, Jürgen Vogel, Miriam Stein
Votes: 2,073
12. The Last Ride (2016)
93 min | Comedy
A high school boy with Lou Gehrig's disease asks his lifelong friends to grant him a last wish.
Director: Nam Dae-joong | Stars: Ryu Deok-hwan, Kim Dong-young, Ahn Jae-hong, Min-Young An
Votes: 135
13. It's Not Yet Dark (2016)
81 min | Documentary
It's Not Yet Dark tells the ground breaking story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented young Irish film maker with ALS (MND), as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology.
Director: Frankie Fenton | Stars: Simon Fitzmaurice, Ruth Fitzmaurice, Damien Fitzmaurice, Florence Fitzmaurice
Votes: 250 | Gross: $0.00M
14. Indestructible (2007)
Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, film-maker Ben Byer starts documenting his life. One of the most intimate and powerful films you will encounter on a degenerative illness.
Director: Ben Byer | Stars: Stanley Appel, Barbara Byer, Ben Byer, John Byer
Votes: 45
15. A Call to Arms (2009)
85 min | Documentary, History, War
The eyewitness story of the illegal U.S. and U.K. military anthrax vaccination programs, which is recommended by Montel Williams as the Must-See Documentary of the Year. Because of the ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Linda Hamilton, Scott Miller, Melissa Mosich Miller
Votes: 60
16. Gulf War Syndrome: Killing Our Own (2007)
110 min | Documentary, History, War
After the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands of U.S. veterans suffered toxic reactions, neurological damage, and rare cancers due to exposure to 2,4,5,-D and 2,4,5-T dioxin that was used in... See full summary »
Director: Gary Null | Stars: George W. Bush, Joyce Riley, Doug Rokke
Votes: 29
17. Season of a Lifetime (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The inspiring story of head football coach, Jeremy Williams, who, terminally ill with the ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) refuses to retire, deciding instead to coach for one last ... See full summary »
Director: Richard A. Cohen | Star: Jeremy Williams
Votes: 26
18. Eat Your Catfish (2021)
74 min | Documentary
Kathryn's ALS has left her paralyzed, but she holds on to see her daughter's wedding. With dark humor and extraordinary intimacy, this film probes the breakdown of a family's bonds and of a woman's will to live.
Directors: Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand, Senem Tüzen
Votes: 125
19. Cello (2017)
20 min | Short, Drama, Music
Olivia knows there is something wrong with her grandpa. He has been slowing down and unable to play his cello. In fact, master cellist Ansel Evans has been diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic ... See full summary »
Director: Angie Su | Stars: Lynn Harrell, Samantha Desman, Jennifer Novak Chun, Jeff Godsil
Votes: 24
20. Walk (I) (2016)
19 min | Short, Drama
During a chance encounter in the park, two struggling souls tackle life's biggest questions by examining what is truly valuable in today's fast-paced world. Through one woman's uplifting ... See full summary »
Director: Mary-Pat Green | Stars: Stephanie Michels, Michael Dempsey, Gwen Van Dam
Votes: 5
21. The 100th Inning (2023)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Sport
Set outside Boston, "The 100th Inning" dives beyond baseball for ALS awareness. With figures like ALS-diagnosed umpire Walter Bentson, Angel Fund's Rich Kennedy, and Ice Bucket Challenge's Pete Frates, players keep swinging to find a cure.
Director: Alex Koppelman | Stars: Walter Bentson, Tom Dixon, Declan Finn-Hanson, Rob Forrand
Votes: 6
22. Two Dimes (2018–2021)
10 min | Comedy
Blair and Lauren are New York City transplants out to prove they're more than a dime-a-dozen.
Stars: Lauren Hobbs, Blair Peyton, Lex Marks, Mark X. Guinn
23. A Matter of Time (II) (2015)
85 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The story of Kathryn Calder (of The New Pornographers) and her mother's battle with ALS.
Director: Casey Cohen | Stars: Kathryn Calder, John Collins, Kurt Dahle, Jonathan Eig
Votes: 27
24. Home for Mom the musical (2019– )
8 min | Musical
"Home for Mom" is an uplifting musical about a residential hospice care facility It is is the story of three families. Through music and song, the staff of the facility, the residents and ... See full summary »
Stars: Richard Soto, Scott Seiffert, Crissy Guerrero, Denise Blasor
25. It Ain't Over (2012)
11 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Once a man with all the answers, Dr. Ed Dobson is struggling to resolve his own questions before succumbing to the unusual disease eating away his body.
Director: Caleb Slain | Star: Ed Dobson
Votes: 9
26. Hope for Steve (2014)
Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
HLN, People Magazine, ABC News, and several local stations have all done stories on the documentary and Hope and Steve.
Directors: Matt Moore, Sarah Spicer | Stars: Steve Dezember, Hope Dezember, Phyllis Dezember, Travis Nolan
Votes: 13
27. Inescapable
Comedy | Announced
After a sassy art teacher receives an unexpected ALS diagnosis, she embarks on a journey to find her inner YOLO and in the process astonishes the medical world.
Director: Bridget Smith
28. Motionless (II)
Documentary | Pre-production
"Motionless" is a feature-length, social documentary that addresses one of the most under acknowledged and underrepresented disability issues. 1 in 6 of the world's population live their lives with various Neurological Disorders and Spinal Cord Injuries-the leading causes of Paralysis. Concerns for the quality of life, education, treatment, rights, and even hope are paramount, as this issue ... See full summary »
Director: Ewan Gotfryd | Stars: Helen Mirren, Christopher Reeve, RJ Mitte, Stephen Hawking
29. The Luckiest Man: The John Paine Story (2015)
62 min | Documentary
A successful entrepreneur, adventurer and family man's inspiring story of hope and transformation in the midst of his 15 year journey with ALS.
Director: Jonathon Link | Stars: John Paine, Jeffrey Elliott, Ac Musgrave, John Paine II
Votes: 51
30. In Sickness and in Health (2007)
61 min | Documentary
Chronicles the lives of three same-sex couples fighting to marry the partners they love-and tragically, one couple's heartbreak as their dream dies at the cruel hands of ALS.
Director: Pilar Prassas
Votes: 8
31. Toxic Puzzle (2017)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
Dying from diseases like ALS and Alzheimer's is a tormenting process. The diseases are on the increase worldwide. Aided by climate change and pollution, scientists believe a substance in ... See full summary »
Director: Bo Landin | Stars: Paul Cox, Bo Landin
Votes: 42
32. Grateful: The Jenni Berebitsky Story (2018)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Married two and half years, with a son 15 months old, and just finishing her residency as a Naturopathic physician, Jenni Kleinman Berebitsky at age 33 was diagnosed with Amyotrophic ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Nethercott | Star: Jenni Berebitsky
33. Sixteen Years and Counting (2012)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Diagnosed with ALS and given 3-5 years. Brian Vail lives day by day while trying to maintain a positive outlook.
Director: Kyle Fisher | Stars: Robert Neel, John Quinilan, Ben Vail, Brian Vail
34. Climb for Kevin (2016)
Documentary | Completed
Kevin Turner played near a decade in the NFL and was diagnosed with ALS in 2010. Mike Ditka tells the story about Kevin's battle and how he inspired 7 people to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in his honor.
Director: Jon Johnnidis
35. Mr. Connolly Has ALS (2017)
32 min | Short
A high school principal is embraced by his community as he continues to lead the school, despite rapidly losing his ability to walk and speak due to the debilitating effects of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Director: Dan Habib
Votes: 13
37. Glass (2022)
Short, Drama
The top prospect in college baseball has his world shattered when it is revealed to him that his recent in-game struggles may have a more serious and life altering cause in Glass.
Director: Ashley Ephraim | Stars: Dannon Gorham, Nick Kafkis, Akena Latigo
38. Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit (2011)
52 min | Documentary
Directors: Jean-Bernard Andro, Patrice M. Regnier
Votes: 8
39. Adagio (III) (2015)
Short, Drama
The evolution of a father daughter relationship and their shared love for piano after he is diagnosed with ALS
Director: Kevin Wolf | Stars: Eric Larson, Cameron Kelly, Jolie Ledford
40. Father Tongue (2017)
4 min | Short
Ali is a young ALS "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" patient, diagnosed by his doctors to have left three more years to live and can not use 98% of his body. Also, Ali has lost the ability to... See full summary »
Director: Tahir Ün
41. Mit lykkelige liv som grøntsag (2012)
58 min | Documentary
A road movie about the former florist Birger Bergmann Jeppesen. Though paralyzed from head to toe, he declares that today he is a happier man than before he was stricken with the incurable ... See full summary »
Director: Lars Feldballe Petersen
42. Getting Up: The TEMPT ONE Story (2012)
53 min | Documentary, Biography
After being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease and rendered almost completely paralyzed, a graffiti artist regains his voice through technology that reads the movement of his eyes and enables him to create art and write once again.
Director: Caskey Ebeling | Star: Tony 'Tempt' Quan
Votes: 10
43. Merhaba (2011)
20 min | Short, Drama
When Özge Güven flew over 5,000 miles to Istanbul, Turkey to visit her father, she never expected his neurodegenerative disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, to have progressed so quickly... See full summary »
Director: Lauren Brady | Stars: Fadik Sevin Atasoy, Sönmez Atasoy, Paxton Winters, Nursel Köse
Votes: 25
44. Leave Them Laughing (2010)
89 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Life and quips about death from the wheelchair of a woman who vows to exit laughing. Once a nationally-known performer of ballads, skits and self-parody, now fated by Lou Gehrig's Disease ... See full summary »
Director: John Zaritsky | Stars: Mac Zilber, Carla Zilbersmith
Votes: 21
45. Lake Effect (2018)
33 min | Documentary, Short
A Northern New England-based father-daughter filmmaker team sets out to explore the possible connection between neurotoxins found in the water and the onset of sporadic cases of a terminal disease.
Director: Jackie Heltz
46. Upon Silver Wings (2009)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Kabir Chuttani | Stars: CarolAnn Garratt, Carol Foy
47. Mind Games: A Love Story (2005)
54 min | Documentary
"One day at a time" takes on new meaning after a terminal illness leads to a new life and a second chance at love. The story of an extraordinary family living life to its fullest, and of hope conquering fear.
Director: Teo Zagar
48. Together with ALS: A Wife's Perspective (2023)
25 min | Documentary, Short
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, affects thousands of people each year. This number does not include the spouses, family and friends of those ... See full summary »
Directors: Diane M. Dresback, Kimber Leigh
50. Beating Time (2010)
50 min | Documentary
The minute Avi Kremer, 29, finds out that he has only four years to live, he decides to do the impossible and find a cure for ALS, the incurable Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (the Lou ... See full summary »
Director: Odette Orr