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').
Body / Antibody (2007)
5.9/10
Director: Kerry Douglas Dye, Jordan Hoffman
Starring: Robert Gomes, Leslie Kendall Dye, Frank Deal, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Antony Hago...
Kip Polyard suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and hasn't left his apartment in 10 months; but now the seductive Celine has moved in next door... Read more
The Good Life (2007)
6.5/10
Director: Stephen Berra
Starring: Mark Webber, Zooey Deschanel, Chris Klein, Bill Paxton, Harry Dean Stanton, Patr...
In small-town Nebraska, if you don't like football, you're persona non grata, so Jason Prayer (Mark Webber) isn't exactly Mr Popular. He escapes into... Read more
Ten Empty (2007)
5.3/10
Director: Anthony Hayes
Starring: Daniel Frederiksen, Geoff Morrell, Lucy Bell, Tom Budge, Brendan Cowell, Blazey...
When his mother died tragically after a protracted mental illness, Daniel left home; now ten years later he is returning to his father's house to be G... Read more
The Savages (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Tamara Jenkins
Starring: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas
Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman play estranged siblings who are forced to deal with each other when their elderly father's dementia proves too... 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
The Black Balloon (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Elissa Down
Starring: Toni Collette, Luke Ford, Rhys Wakefield, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward
Toni Collette stars in this gentle yet unflinching look at a family strained by the pressures of caring for an autistic teenager. Told with humour and... Read more
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
8/10
Director: Julian Schnabel
Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josee Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick C...
Based on the best-selling memoir of the same name, this is the remarkable true story of Jean Dominic Bauby, wealthy playboy and editor of the French '... Read more
Clubland (2007)
5.4/10
Director: Cherie Nowlan
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Khan Chittenden, Richard Wilson, Rebecca Gibney, Russell Dykstra...
Moving to Australia after separating from her husband, Jeannie Dwight (Brenda Blethyn) pursues her dream of becoming a successful comedienne. Meanwhil... Read more
The Lookout (2007)
7/10
Director: Scott Frank
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino
Writer Scott Frank ('Out of Sight', 'Minority Report') makes his directorial debut with this successful young noir-thriller. Handicapped ex-athlete J... Read more
The Number 23 (2007)
6.4/10
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mit...
Jim Carrey steps out of his comedy comfort zone for this psychological thriller in which he plays Walter Sparrow, a man who becomes obsessed with a no... Read more