DisAbility Related Movies
My Left Foot
Stuck on You
Rainman
Special People
Inside I’m Dancing
Children of a Lesser God
The Other Sister
Adam
Avatar
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
Extraordinary Measures
Mr. Holland’s Opus
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Temple Grandin
Mary And Max
The King’s Speech
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Jack
Extreme Measures
The Sessions
The Theory Of Everything
Still Alice
Margarita, With A Straw
Me Before You
The Accountant
The Upside
The Sky Is Pink
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Sound Of Metal
My Feral Heart
Coda
This list will keep growing as I think of more movies with DisAbled main characters! Your suggestions are always welcome, either in the comments or e-mailed to samedifferenceone@hotmail.co.uk
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Jong-du, who has three previous convictions, pays a visit to the family of the victim in the hit-and run accident for which he served time and meets Gong-ju, the daughter, who has cerebral palsy. Jong-du is fascinated by her at first sight and visits her again when he knows she is alone. Trying to reassure and pacify the terrified young woman, he l
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Oasis
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The movie ‘in her shoes’ has cameron diaz play a girl with dyslexia;In hindi movies, sadma, koi mil gaya, taare zameen par, anjali.
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mercury rising…. the child portray autistic boy
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Mr. Holland’s Opus. The main character is not disabled, but the movie carries a very strong sub-theme of dealing with Deafness. It portrays very accurately the struggles of hearing parents raising a Deaf child. I would think it should be on the list.
SAS
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Thsnks for the suggestion Allen. It has now been added to the list above.
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Fifty first dates 😉
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Thanks Kelley 🙂
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The Mighty – about the developing friendship between an extremely bright boy who has ?morquio? Syndrome, and tutors a classmate who is delayed.
The Other Sister- a young lady returning from her special needs boarding school, embarks on her adult life, despite her mothers fears.
The Music Within- a young man returns from the Vietnam War, and struggling to deal with his acquired deafness, finds himself rejected from college. He starts trying to help other disabled vets, and realizes he can make a difference. (true story)
The Black Balloon-a young man moves into a new area and new school, and struggles to fit in, embarassed by his autistic brother.
I Am Sam-a single father with a developmental disability has to fight social services to retain custody of his daughter.
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How about What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? Leanardo deCaprio plays a boy with Autism. Johnny Depp plays his older brother.
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Thanks Shelley- it’s been added 🙂
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Dance me to my Song and The Sea Inside
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