Disability Related Movies
The Music Within
The true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam severely hearing -impaired and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on the behalf of Americans with disabilities.
My Name is Khan
An Indian Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome takes a challenge to speak to the President seriously, and embarks on a cross-country journey.
A Beautiful Mind
After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.
The Mighty
Two young boys, both social outcasts in their small town, form an unlikely friendship.
Temple Grandin
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.
Adam
2009 American romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Max Meyer starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Ryme The film follows the relationship between a young man named Adam (Dancy) with Asperger's Syndrome, and Beth (Byrne). Mayer was inspired to write the film's script when he heard a radio interview with a man who had Asperger's.
The Theory of Everything
2014 biographical romantic drama film which is set at Cambridge University and details the life of the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
Me Before You
A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of.
Margarita with a Straw
A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves her home in India to study in New York, unexpectedly falls in love, and embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery.
Soul Surfer
Teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton overcomes the odds and her own fears of returning to the water after losing her left arm in a shark attack.
Door to Door
A man with cerebral palsy is determined to become a salesman.
The Brooke Ellison Story
Rendered a quadriplegic since a child from a near-fatal neck injury, a young girl fights against all odds to succeed in life from grade school to her acceptance into college under the assistance of her loyal and dedicated mother.
The Intouchables
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
The Upside
A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.
