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').
Proof (2005)
6.8/10
Director: John Madden
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis
Gwyneth Paltrow reprises her West End stage role as Catherine, the daughter of math genius, Anthony Hopkins. Before her father died he began to slip... Read more
Monk: Season 4 (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Adam Arkin, Milan Cheylov
Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford
Two-time Emmy Award winner, Tony Shalhoub, was nominated for a third time for his work in Season Four. He's getting to know his new assistant, Natali... Read more
Extras: Series 1 (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jenson, Stephen Merchant, Ross Kemp, Ben Stiller, Samuel L...
Wunderkinds Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant prove their universally successful comedy series 'The Office' was no fluke. Sticking with what they kn... Read more
Warm Springs (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Joseph Sargent
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, Jane Alexander, Kathy Bates, Tim Blake Nelson
One of the United States' most beloved sons, the only president to have been elected three times, Franklin Delano Roosevelt guided his country through... Read more
Mozart and the Whale (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Petter Naess
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell, Gary Cole, Sheila Kelley, Erica Leerhsen
Donald (Josh Hartnett) is a taxi driver who also happens to suffer from Asperger's Syndrome, a type of autism. He likes routine, birds and has a supe... Read more
Hawking (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Philip Martin
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Lisa Dillon, John Sessions, Michael Brandon, Peter Firth
A BBC drama based on events from the life of Stephen Hawking. At the end of January 1963, 21-year-old Stephen Hawking (Benedict Cumberbatch), a young... Read more
Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie (2004)
7.3/10
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Starring: Evelyn Glennie
Gracefully guided by Grammy Award-winning and nearly-deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie, this groundbreaking film opens the door to a world where sigh... 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
Blinded (2004)
5.2/10
Director: Eleanor Yule
Starring: Peter Mullan, Jodhi May, Anders W Berthelsen, Phyllida Law, Samantha Bond
Danish backpacker, Mike Hammershoi is running from a dark secret. Hoping to find work, he arrives at Black's estate, a shuttered, decaying mansion, c... 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