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').
Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
7.7/10
Director: Richard Loncraine
Starring: Sting , Denholm Elliott, Joan Plowright, Suzanna Hamilton
An eerie, psychological drama about a manipulative and mesmerising young man (Sting) who worms his way into the home and lives of a middle class coupl... Read more
Murderball (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
Starring: Joe Soares, Mark Zupan, Keith Cavill
Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2005 Oscars, and a worldwide festival hit, 'Murderball' is an inspiring, testosterone-fuelled look at th... Read more
George Washington (2000)
7.4/10
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Candace Evanofshi, Donald Holden, Curtis Cotton III, Damian Jewan Lee, Rachel Ha...
The impressive debut from filmmaker David Gordon Green ('Undertow') is a lyrical, highly-praised drama set in a small, rundown North Carolina town aro... Read more
Forrest Gump (Blu-Ray) (1994)
8.8/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Gary Sinise, Haley Joel Osment, Peter Dobson, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Tom Han...
Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anythi... Read more
X-Men: The Last Stand ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Kelsey Gram...
Brett Ratner steps into Bryan Singer's directing shoes for the official last in the series and this time our mutant heroes must face a potential 'cure... Read more
Zatoichi 26: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
Director: Shintaro Katsu
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Kanako Higuchi, Takanori Jinnai, Yudai Okumura
This 26th instalment capped one of Japan's most loved and enduring movie franchises. With a gap of more than 15 years between this and number 25, Ich... Read more
John's Not Mad (1989)
15-year-old John Davidson from Galashiels, Scotland has a severe form of Tourette's Syndrome, characterized by physical and vocal tics. This now-clas... Read more
Ironside: Season 1 (1967)
7/10
Starring: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson, Gene Lyons
Raymond Burr plays wheelchair-bound detective Robert T. Ironside, a consultant for the San Francisco police department who solves tough crimes with hi... Read more
The Predator (Blu-Ray) (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Thomas Jane, Jake Busey, Yvonne Strahovski, Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Keegan-M...
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. The universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter a... Read more
X-Men ( Blu-ray ) (2000)
7.4/10
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Anna Paquin, Bruce Davison, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKell...
Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. Under th... Read more