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').
Babel (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Mohamed Akhzam, Peter Wight, Harriet Walter, Trevor M...
The director of '21 Grams' has loosley weaved together four stories from three conitinents in this powerful drama about cultural barriers. Brad Pitt... Read more
X-Men: The Last Stand (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
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
7.5/10
Director: Isabel Coixet
Starring: Julie Christie, Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Camara, Sverre Ousdal, Eddie M...
A remarkable, thoughtful drama staring Sarah Polley as a deaf factory girl who is persuaded by her boss to take a vacation. After travelling to the co... Read more
Aurora Borealis (2005)
6.8/10
Director: James Burke
Starring: Joshua Jackson, Juliette Lewis, Donald Sutherland, Louise Fletcher, Steven Pasqu...
Duncan (Joshua Jackson) is a depressed 20-something who has just lost another job. He makes extra money by letting out his flat for his brother's rom... Read more
Neverwas (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Joshua Michael Stern
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, Brittany Murphy, Nick Nolte, William Hurt, Jessica...
Aaron Eckhart is psychiatrist Zach Riley, who gives up his academic career to work in a mental institution. It's the same place his late father once... 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
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)
8/10
Director: Jeff Feuerzeig
Starring: Daniel Johnston, Matt Groening, Louis Black, etc ...
An astonishing and lovingly-made portrait of cult indie-pop singer/songwriter Daniel Johnston whose artistic talent went hand in hand with manic depre... Read more
Keane (2005)
7/10
Director: Lodge Kerrigan
Starring: Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan, Tina Holmes, Liza Colon-Zayas
We first meet Keane (Damian Lewis), an unkempt, thirty-something, searching desperately at a New York bus terminal for his six-year-old daughter who w... Read more
The Quiet (2005)
6.4/10
Director: Jamie Babbit
Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Camilla Belle, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan, Shawn Ashmore, David...
Dot is a deaf/mute teen sent to live with her godparents after the death of her father, but she soon realises the happy family facade is wafer thin an... 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