Disabilities
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').
Observe and Report (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Jody Hill
Starring: Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Michael Pena, Anna Faris, Jesse Plemons, Dan Bakkedahl
Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) patrols his domain with an iron fist - skateboarders and shoplifters beware. But his real ambition i... 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
The Piano ( Blu-ray ) (1993)
7.6/10
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Anna Paquin, Genevieve Lemon, Harvey Keitel, Holly Hunter, Sam Neill, Kerry Walk...
Ada (Holly Hunter), her nine-year-old daughter (Anna Paquin) and her piano arrive to an arranged marriage in nineteenth century New Zealand in this Pa... Read more
Bangkok Dangerous (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Starring: Pavarit Mongkolpisit, Premsinee Ratanasopha
Kong, a professional killer, has been mute since childhood. He plies the city's bitterest streets, with silence his only response to the killings and... Read more
Simple Simon (2010)
7.1/10
Director: Andreas Ohman
Starring: Martin Wallstrom, Bill Skarsgard, Cecilia Forss, Sofie Hamilton
Eighteen-year-old Simon (Bill Skarsgard) is a boy with Asperger's syndrome who likes space, science and circles. His world is suddenly turned upside d... Read more
Rocket Science (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Starring: Nicholas D'Agosto, Reece Thompson, Denis O'Hare, Margo Martindale, Anna Kendrick
'Rocket Science' follows the life of fifteen year-old Hal, an awkward kid with a stutter who wants to rise from obscurity and become an unlikely hero... Read more
The Sunshine Boy (2010)
Director: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet, this interesting documentary on autism and it's affect on families, tells the story of Margret... Read more
Hammers Over The Anvil (1992)
6/10
Director: Ann Turner
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Russell Crowe
Alan Marshall is a young polio victim living in rural Australia in the early 20th century. Unable to perfrom many simple tasks, including his dream o... Read more
Lilith (1964)
7/10
Director: Robert Rossen
Starring: Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda, Kim Hunter, Gene Hackman, Jessica Walte...
A haunting psychological drama, adapted from J.R. Salamanca's controversial novel, about a young trainee therapist (Warren Beatty) whose love for a be... Read more
Monk: Season 5 (2006)
8/10
Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Adrian Monk is back on the job, once again using his brilliant mind to solve crimes that no-one else can. This season sees Monk trying to work in the... Read more