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Living with 'disability' is a reality for many of us, yet seldom are disabled members of society seen on the big screen. Breakthrough hits like 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', 'My Left Foot' and 'Children of a Lesser God' illustrate the rich depth of experience and valuable stories that should be and are being told. From the bizarre ('Freaks') to the inspiring ('Mask') from the sweet ('Mozart and the Whale') to the tough as nails ('Murderball').

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

8.2/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer

Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress, Ron Howard's compelling, real life drama centers on J... Read more

A Beautiful Mind ( Blu-ray ) (2001)

8.2/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Judd Hirsch, Russell Crowe, P...

Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actress, Ron Howard's compelling, real life drama centers on J... Read more

A Child is Waiting (1963)

7.3/10
Director: John Cassavetes
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Gena Rowlands, Judy Garland, Steven Hill

Featuring Judy Garland's last dramatic performance, here as a teacher at an institution for mentally-disabled children. She can't contain her own urge... Read more

Adam (2008)

8/10
Director: Max Mayer
Starring: Amy Irving, Mark Linn-Baker, Peter Gallagher, Rose Byrne, Hugh Dancy, Frankie Fa...

A delightful, romantic story about two strangers in search of an extraordinary connection. Adam (Hugh Dancy) is a brilliant but awkward astronomy buff... Read more

Angel Baby (1995)

7.2/10
Director: Michael Rymer
Starring: John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie, Colin Friels

This powerful tale focuses on the unlikely romance between two mental patients. John Lynch turns in a thoughtful, multi-layered performance and Jacque... Read more

Aurora Borealis (2005)

6.8/10
Director: James Burke
Starring: Joshua Jackson, Juliette Lewis, Donald Sutherland, Louise Fletcher, Steven Pasqu...

Duncan (Joshua Jackson) is a depressed 20-something who has just lost another job. He makes extra money by letting out his flat for his brother's rom... Read more

Awakenings (1990)

7.8/10
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Julie Kavner, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, M...

A remarkable, moving and true story, about a maverick doctor who awakens his catatonic patients after decades of darkness. Extraordinary performances... Read more

Babel (2006)

7.5/10
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Mohamed Akhzam, Peter Wight, Harriet Walter, Trevor M...

The director of '21 Grams' has loosley weaved together four stories from three conitinents in this powerful drama about cultural barriers. Brad Pitt... Read more

Babel ( Blu-ray ) (2006)

7.5/10
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Mohamed Akhzam, Peter Wight, Harriet Walter, Trevor M...

The director of '21 Grams' has loosley weaved together four stories from three conitinents in this powerful drama about cultural barriers. Brad Pitt a... Read more

Bad Day at Black Rock (1954)

7.8/10
Director: John Sturges
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Eric...

Spencer Tracy gives one of his greatest performances in this suspenseful, action-packed drama as one-armed war vet John J. McCreedy who stirs up troub... Read more