Marianne (2019), What the Deaf Man Heard (1997), The Stratton Story (1949), Caterpillar (2010), Emmanuel's Gift (2005), Knife in the Head (1978), Johnny Got His Gun (1971), Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Disability movies.
Storyline: At the age of 38, Mark O'Brien, a man who uses an iron lung, decides he no longer wishes to be a virgin. With the help of his therapist and his priest, he contacts Cheryl Cohen-Greene, a professional sex surrogate and a typical soccer mom with a house, a mortgage and a husband. Inspired by a true story, The Sessions, follows the fascinating relationship which evolves between Cheryl and Mark as she takes him on his journey to manhood.
Plot Keywords: journalist, disabled person, caregiver, priest, touching, tender, witty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Roary begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds himself playing basketball for the Golden State Warriors, Roary and the rest of the bar regulars hope his success will provide a lift to their sagging spirits. Will Jerry forget his friends? What about his junkie hooker girlfriend and her pimp?—Peter L. Blaskowski <pblask@lilly.com>
Plot Keywords: handicapped, bartender, girl, prostitute, basketball player, touching, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Anne and "Poppy" Rose are the average American family, with three quirky kids. Anne has a good heart and gives lost cats and dogs a home - and one day also the orphan Jane, a problem child who already tried to kill herself once. At first Poppy is worried and wants to get rid of her, but with love and patience they finally manage to integrate her into the family. Just then Anne invites another orphan, the aggressive handicapped Jimmy-John, to their summer vacation.—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
Plot Keywords: orphan, boy, girl, disabled person, husband, wife, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Magician Phroso's wife Anna leaves him for another man, named Crane, who fights with Phroso and leaves him paralyzed. Later Anna returns and he finds her dead, leaving behind a daughter. For 18 years Phroso, known as "Dead Legs" by his cronies, plots his revenge, becoming a pseudo-king in East Africa, nearby where Crane has set up an ivory business. When the daughter is grown, having lived in a brothel in Zanzibar thanks to "Dead Legs", Phroso put his plan into action, resulting in revenge and retribution all around.—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
Plot Keywords: magician, paraplegic, nemesis, wife, daughter, doctor, brutal ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: This is a meaningful action-comedy of a wheelchair-bound assassin gang. Driven by despair and fear of becoming useless, a 20 year-old boy, his friend, and an ex-fireman offer their services to the mafia. But things are not what they seem. The boundaries between reality and fiction blur and the story becomes a whirling kaleidoscope showing us gangsters and gunfights, but also the challenge of life in a wheelchair and the pain caused by a father's rejection.
Plot Keywords: teenager, disabled person, hitman, friend, young man, gripping, bleak ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end up, paralyzed, in a wheelchair. It seems they are doomed to stay together. They no longer focus their rage on each other but on the manufacturer of the tractor, in Helsinki. So get ready for a hilarious wheelchair road movie.—Cult Films
Plot Keywords: farmer, farmhand, paraplegic, wife, nurse, executive, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Charly is an adult male with a cognitive disability, struggling to survive in the modern world. His frequent attempts at learning, reading and writing prove difficult, and he is the subject of cruel pranks at the bakery where he does minor janitorial work. His teacher, Mrs. Kinnian, enrolls Charly in a clinical study where he is observed by a surgeon and a psychologist who have Charly "race" a mouse named Algernon, solving mazes. Algernon is usually the winner, thanks to an experiment involving brain proteins that greatly raised his intelligence. The experiment proceeds with surgery on Charly, who at first does not seem affected. However, he quickly becomes more logically advanced, soon becoming a pure genius. Emotional and intra-personal consequences are involved as Charly and his teacher become increasingly attached to one another. But when Charly gradually suspects the consequences of the experiment, he struggles with whether or not the procedure was a good idea.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: neurosurgeon, teacher, scientist, mentally challenged person, doctor, boss, bleak ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After Portland slacker John Callahan (Joaquin Phoenix) nearly loses his life in a car accident, the last thing he intends to do is give up drinking. But when he reluctantly enters treatment - with encouragement from his girlfriend (Rooney Mara) and a charismatic sponsor (Jonah Hill) - Callahan discovers a gift for drawing edgy, irreverent newspaper cartoons that develop a national following and grant him a new lease on life. Based on a true story, this poignant, insightful and often funny drama about the healing power of art is adapted from Callahan's autobiography and directed by two-time Oscar® nominee Gus Van Sant. Jack Black, Carrie Brownstein, Beth Ditto and Kim Gordon also star.
Plot Keywords: handicapped person, alcoholic, artist, friend, girlfriend, family member, inspiring ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Bruce Pritchard is mysteriously paralyzed in a soccer game after his brother's wedding. Confined to a wheelchair, he is rejected by his family and placed in a nursing/convalescent home, but this doesn't slow his lust for life. When he meets Jill, he must think about the effects of disability.—Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
Plot Keywords: young man, young woman, disabled person, uncle, emotional, moving, england ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Luke, an independent young man with Down's syndrome, is forced to live in a care home after his elderly mother dies. He struggles to settle there, both frustrated at having his wings clipped by its rules, and unimpressed by his new house mates. His disappointment with his new home soon turns to wonder when Luke discovers a way out and begins to explore the surrounding countryside. When he is caught sneaking out by Pete, a troubled youth who tends the gardens at the home, the two strike up an unlikely rapport: Pete covers for Luke and in return Luke helps Pete clear the garden. On one illicit excursion to the adjoining field Luke discovers a young girl in desperate need of his help.
Plot Keywords: friend, young girl, outsider, young boy, mother, charming, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Three young men with disabilities hit the road with a jaded nurse driver to a brothel in Montreal catering to people with special needs. Remake of the acclaimed Belgian film 'Hasta La Vista'.
Plot Keywords: disabled person, nurse, brothel owner, charming, endearing, hedonistic, witty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Simon Birch tells the story of Joe and Simon's heart-warming journey of friendship. Simon Birch was born with a condition that makes him much smaller than all the other kids in town. Now, due to his condition, Simon thinks God made him this way for a reason and highly believes in God. Together, Joe and Simon go on a journey of trust and friendship to find the answers to many things. Their friendship is put to the test when some unfortunate events happen.
Plot Keywords: boy, mother, preacher, grandmother, friend, dwarf, touching ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Philip is a disabled white billionaire, who feels that life is not worth living. To help him in his day to day routine, he hires Del, an African American parolee, trying to reconnect with his estranged wife. What begins as a professional relationship develops into a friendship as Del shows his grouchy charge that life is worth living.
Plot Keywords: wealthy man, disabled person, parolee, ex-wife, son, assistant, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Nafas is a reporter who was born in Afghanistan, but fled with her family to Canada when she was a child. However, her sister wasn't so lucky; she lost her legs to a land mine while young, and when Nafas and her family left the country, her sister was accidentally left behind. Nafas receives a letter from her sister announcing that she's decided to commit suicide during the final eclipse before the dawn of the 21st century; desperate to spare her sister's life, Nafas makes haste to Afghanistan, where she joins a caravan of refugees who, for a variety of reasons, are returning to the war-torn nation. As Nafas searches for her sister, she soon gets a clear and disturbing portrait of the toll the Taliban regime has taken upon its people.—Ørnås
Plot Keywords: journalist, young woman, sister, afghan, suspenseful, emotional, intense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The life of Gaby Brimmer, a girl physically handicapped, who finally gets her goals of study and triumph.
Plot Keywords: quadriplegic, mother, teacher, boyfriend, maid, heartwarming, inspiring ...
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