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').
Bill (1981)
8/10
Director: Anthony Page
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Dennis Quaid
Mickey Rooney is brilliant in the true story of Bill Sackter, a mentally retarded adult who is forced to cope with the world outside the mental instit... Read more
See No Evil (1971)
6.6/10
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Mia Farrow, Dorothy Alison, Robin Bailey, Brian Rawlinson, Norman Eshley
After being blinded in a horse-riding accident Sarah (Mia Farrow) goes to recuperate at her aunt's country estate. But her peaceful sojourn is interr... Read more
X2 ( X-Men 2 ) ( Blu-ray ) (2003)
5.8/10
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Bruce Davison, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry,...
Aka "X2: X-Men United". The evolution continues in this "exhilarating thrill ride" that features the extraordinary original X-Men along with amazing n... Read more
Heart of the Dragon (1985)
7/10
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu
The story of a cop who forsakes his dreams of sailing around the world so that he can care for his mentally retarded brother. Innocently caught up in... Read more
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
7.4/10
Director: Chang Cheh
Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Chiao Chiao, Huang Tsung-shun
One of the classics of martial arts cinema, this is often referred to as the first real martial arts film, focusing as it does on techniques and style... Read more
It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Michael Dowse
Starring: Paul Kaye, Beatriz Batarda, Kate Magowan, Mike Wilmot, Neil Maskell, Pete Tong
The rise, tragic fall and inspiring re-invention of legendary dance DJ, Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye AKA Dennis Pennis) is the subject of this subtly hila... Read more
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
5.7/10
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: John Travolta, Robert Reed, Ralph Bellamy
John Travolta's first starring role was in this made-for-TV tear-jerker, based on the true story of a young man whose life is one of total isolation.... Read more
El Cortez (2005)
5.5/10
Director: Stephen Purvis
Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Weitz, Glenn Plummer, Tracy Middendorf, James McDani...
An ambitious, low-budget neo-noir that navigates the genre's tawdry twists and double-crosses with intermittent flair. Lou Diamond Phillips is Manny,... Read more
Billy the Kid (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Jennifer Venditti
Having met Billy Price while working on another film, director Jennifer Venditti decided to make her debut by following this unique 15-year-old around... Read more
Zatoichi 25: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Yukiyo Toake, Takashi Shimura
After a long absence, Zatoichi returns to his home village, expecting to be greeted as a hero, only to find few actually remember him. Ostensibly the... Read more