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1. Live Flesh (1997)
R | 103 min | Drama
After leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena, but she's married to the former cop -now basketball player- who became paralysed by a shot from Víctor's gun...
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Liberto Rabal, Francesca Neri, Javier Bardem, Ángela Molina
Votes: 33,713 | Gross: $1.54M
2. Chandu Champion (2024)
Action, Biography, Drama | Post-production
A man who faced one adversary after another with an undying spirit. His unwavering zeal and never give up attitude led to India's first individual gold medal in any form of the Olympics.
Director: Kabir Khan | Stars: Kartik Aaryan, Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Adonis Kapsalis
3. Gold (I) (2024)
Biography, Drama, Sport | Post-production
Cheah Liek Hou's life from being an ordinary badminton player to a paralympic player after suffering from brachial nerve numbness.
Director: Adrian Teh | Stars: Jack Tan, Farid Kamil, Yasmin Hani, Wan Raja
4. Zero to Hero (2021)
TV-14 | 102 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Biopic tribute to So Wa Wai, Hong Kong's first Paralympic athlete to win gold. Even if you start at a disadvantage, you can still be first across the finish line.
Director: Chi-Man Wan | Stars: Chung-Hang Leung, Louis Cheung, Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Hoi-Pang Lo
Votes: 1,150
5. Rising Phoenix (2020)
PG-13 | 105 min | Documentary, Sport
The history and current standing of the Paralympic Games, which has grown to become the world's third largest sporting event.
Directors: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Stars: Jean-Baptiste Alaize, Ryley Batt, Ellie Cole, Philip Craven
Votes: 1,847
6. Murderball (2005)
R | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Directors: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro | Stars: Joe Soares, Keith Cavill, Mark Zupan, Robert Soares
Votes: 10,458 | Gross: $1.52M
7. Bionic (2024)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Completed
When the progress of robotics makes Paralympic athletes the new sports stars, Maria dreams of competing against her sister. For that, she will have to enter a world of crime and violence.
Director: Afonso Poyart | Stars: Gabz, Bruno Gagliasso, Christian Malheiros, Miguel Falabella
8. Tough Sledding
Biography, Comedy, Drama | Pre-production
The true story of the improbable rise of the 2002 United States Paralympic sled hockey team in the face of low expectations, rampant infighting and the longest odds imaginable.
9. Blind Ambition (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
In this impressive TV movie, Robson Green stars as Richard Thomas, an athlete aspiring to the Olympic team, whose life is shattered when a tragic car accident leaves him blind.
Director: Richard Standeven | Stars: Robson Green, Imogen Stubbs, Mark Womack, Jonathan Ferguson
Votes: 45
10. Let 'Em Play (2020)
Documentary, Sport
After California adopts rules for disabled high school athletes, four try to make the U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team. Their journey is a roller-coaster ride of injuries, rule changes ... See full synopsis »
Director: Scott Marshutz | Stars: Kurt Axene, Teylor Becher, Michelle Cross, Michael Seo
11. Quest for Excellence (2009 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
In 2008 a demonstration concert event was held in Beijing in between the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Well known able bodied performers and those living with physical impairments took to ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Goodwill | Star: Kevin Michael Connolly
12. We Could Be Heroes (2018)
79 min | Documentary, Sport
Going for gold in the seated shot put
Director: Hind Bensari | Star: Azzedine Nouiri
Votes: 6
13. Chosoku Parahero Gandine (2021)
38 min | Action
Stars: So Okuno, Fuka Koshiba, Sôkô Wada, Shuri Nakamura
Votes: 12
14. Mein Weg nach Olympia (2013)
TV-G | 85 min | Documentary, Sport
The film director Niko von Glasow undertakes a journey to athletes, who compete at the Paralympic Games in London 2012. He himself is a short-armed avowed hater of sport who cannot ... See full summary »
Director: Niko von Glasow | Stars: Niko von Glasow, Greg Polychronidis, Matt Stutzman, Christiane Reppe
Votes: 54
15. Paralympic Documentary Series Who I Am: Oksana Masters (2021)
55 min | Documentary
Oksana Masters was born with six toes on both feet and deformed hands, probably due to radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear accident during her mother's pregnancy. After being in several ... See full summary »
Star: Oksana Masters
16. London 2012 Paralympic Closing Ceremony: Festival of Flame (2012 TV Special)
Music, Sport
Director: Kim Gavin | Stars: Shawn Aldin-Burnett, Ursula Petula Barzey, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland
Votes: 21
17. Salt Lake 2002: Paralympic Winter Games (2002– )
60 min | Sport
The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Winter Paralympics, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from 7 to 16 March 2002.
Stars: Joan Lunden, Harry Smith
18. Race to Tokyo
Documentary | Completed
An American para-athlete and a Japanese engineer join forces in a race to develop the worlds fastest running blade as the mobility revolution sweeps Tokyo in anticipation of the 2020 Paralympic Games.
Director: Travis Preston
19. Swimming Against The Current (2017)
26 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
26 years old deaf-mute who also become paraplegic at the age of 12, later joins the World Swimming Championship along with the support of his father, twin brother and coach.
Director: Assel Abu Hjoul
21. A lehetetlen határán (2016)
50 min | Documentary
Director: Tamas Yvan Topolanszky | Stars: János Becsey, Gyöngyi Dani, Katalin Engelhardt, Gitta Ráczkó
22. Sochi Special: Paralympic Winter Games (2014 TV Special)
Sport
A major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), held in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia from 7-16 March 2014.
Director: Richard Melton | Star: Rachael Latham
23. Drawing the Line (2022)
5 min | Documentary, Short
Paralympic gold medallist Tiffany Thomas Kane tells the story of how she defied the odds to win gold for Australia, demonstrating her strength to everyone.
Director: Elyse Landsberry | Star: Tiffany Thomas Kane
24. Rio 2016 Paralympic Closing Ceremony (2016 TV Special)
120 min | Sport
Stars: Gaby Amarantos, Armandinho, Johnatha Bastos Da Silva, Philip Craven
25. Paris 2024: XVII Summer Paralympic Games (2024)
Sport
Broadcast television coverage of the Paris 2024: Summer Paralympics Games of the XVII, an international multi-sport parasports competition that are scheduled to take place in around Paris, France from 28 August - 8 September 2024.
Stars: Tony Estanguet, Emmanuel Macron, Andrew Parsons
26. A Great Macedonian (2011)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Dejan is on his way to France, alone with his bike and his prosthetic leg. He knows no fear and wishes to overcome any limits with his will and the pleasure of challenges.
Director: Renato Giugliano | Star: Dejan Zafirov
27. Opening Ceremony of the X Paralympic Winter Games (2010 TV Special)
135 min | Music
Heralded as an "Opening of the ages," with a theme of "One Inspires Many," the Opening Ceremony is a blend of spirit, heart and emotional fanfare - a true Canadian celebration.
Director: Patrick Roberge | Stars: Valin Shinyei, Melody B. Choi, Jocelyn Peden
28. Race to London (2012)
Documentary
One year in the making, we followed six athletes in their preparation for the 2012 London Games - both the Olympics and Paralympics. How does one recover from setbacks and disappointments? What does it take to become a champion?
29. Opening Ceremony Salt Lake Paralympic Winter Games (2002 TV Special)
43 min | Sport
Directors: Christopher Lincoln, Gary Paben | Star: Louis Gossett Jr.
31. Vision for Gold (2013 TV Movie)
Documentary, Sport
Two-Time Paralympic Bronze Medalist Danelle Umstead, along with her husband, and guide, prepare for the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi. Danelle is legally blind and competes in the slalom, giant slalom, downhill, and Super-G.
Star: Danelle Umstead
32. Kaksi tietä Atlantaan (1997 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Jaakko Ilkka Virtanen | Stars: Eeva-Riitta Fingerroos, Mikael Saleva
33. S9 - David Grachat (2011)
45 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Felippe Gonçalves | Stars: David Grachat, Carlos Mota, Leila Marques, Daniel Marinho
Votes: 7
34. Resuface (2007)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Sport
Alex is 25 years old. He is quadriplegic after an accident that happened in the sea four years ago. Since, He is swimming to surpass himself and to transform his handicap into an ... See full summary »
Directors: Alexandre Papanicolaou, Emilie Yannoukou
Votes: 17
35. More Than Meets the Eye (2011 Video)
26 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Inspirational Danish Paralympic champion Anne-Mette Bredahl (Nordic skiing and biathlon) has overcome many obstacles in her amazing life, including going blind in her early 20s, surviving a... See full summary »
Director: Hap Kindem
37. Forever a Champion (2019)
10 min | Short
This documentary follows Claire Connon as she gives a personal look into her life as a disabled athlete.
Director: Carmen Vincent | Star: Claire Connon
38.
Great British Railway Journeys (2010– )
Episode:
Stoke Mandeville to Beaconsfield
(2021)
29 min | Documentary
At Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire Michael discovers the legacy of a German Jewish doctor who fled the Nazis to settle in Britain. He travels through the Chiltern Hills learning about a banned motor racing event and a design classic.
Director: Tom Richardson | Star: Michael Portillo
Votes: 7
39.
Man Alive (1965–1982)
Episode:
The Paraplegics
(1965)
30 min | Documentary
A sporting award is presented to a semi-paralysed man, unthinkable in the past had it not been for the pioneering work done at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital led by Dr.Guttmann.
Star: Christopher Brasher
40.
ITV Lunchtime News (1972– )
Episode:
Episode dated 25 August 2017
(2017)
20 min | News
Director: Bernard Thompson | Stars: Lucrezia Millarini, Cheryl Baker, Bucks Fizz, The Fizz