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').
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
5.4/10
Director: Brett Leonard
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Jeff Fahey, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis
Special effects highlight this loose Stephen King adaptation about a scientist (Pierce Brosnan) whose experiments in virtual reality lead him to use J... Read more
King of California (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Mike Cahill
Starring: Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus, Paul Lieber
Recently released from a mental institution, Charlie (Michael Douglas) is reunited with his estranged teenage daughter, Miranda (Evan Rachel Wood) who... Read more
Dark Floors (2008)
4.5/10
Director: Pete Riski
Starring: Lordi , Skye Bennett, Noah Huntley, Dominique McElligott, Leon Herbert, Ronald P...
When the concerned father of an autistic girl decides to remove his daughter from the hospital where she is being treated, their escape is unexpectedl... Read more
The Hawk is Dying (2006)
6.1/10
Director: Julian Goldberger
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Michael Pitt, Michelle Williams, Robert Wisdom, Rusty Schwimmer
Paul Giamatti plays the emotionally stunted George Gattling, a man who feels out of place in the world. Living with his sister and her autistic son,... Read more
Frankie and Alice (2010)
Director: Geoffrey Sax
Starring: Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Chandra Wilson, Phylicia Rashad
A psychological drama inspired by a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder in early 1970s Los Angeles. Frankie & Alice is inspired by the... Read more
Skyscraper (2018)
6/10
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring: Chin Han, Neve Campbell, Noah Taylor, Dwayne Johnson, Byron Mann, Roland Moller,...
Will Sawyer is a former FBI agent and U.S. war veteran who now assesses security for skyscrapers. While he's on assignment in China, the world's talle... Read more
Ben X (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Nic Balthazar
Starring: Greg Timmermans, Marijke Pinoy, Laura Verlinden, Pol Goossen, Titus De Voogdt
Ben suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, a type of autism that makes communicating with people difficult. But in the virtual world of online gaming he re... Read more
Charly (1968)
7.1/10
Director: Ralph Nelson
Starring: Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala
When a mentally retarded man named Charly (Cliff Robertson) undergoes experimental brain surgery, he is miraculously freed from the prison of his own... Read more
The Other Sister (1999)
6.5/10
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, Giovanni Ribisi
A mentally retarded young woman returns to her parents after spending ten years in an institution. Problems are caused when she meets, and becomes inv... Read more
Black Sun (2005)
7.5/10
Director: Gary Tarn
Starring: Hugues de Montalembert
While living in New York in 1978, British painter and filmmaker Hugues de Montalembert fell victim to a random mugging, paint remover was thrown in hi... Read more