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Embracing Diversity: Discovering the Best Movies and TV Shows related to Disability

Explore the world of cinema and television through the lens of disability, where stories of resilience, courage, and triumph come alive on screen. From heartwarming dramas to thought-provoking documentaries, discover the most impactful and inspiring movies and TV shows that showcase the human spirit in all its forms.

Last Twilight
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Jitaraphol Potiwihok Jitaraphol Potiwihok
Tawinan Anukoolprasert Tawinan Anukoolprasert
Tipnaree Weerawatnodom Tipnaree Weerawatnodom
Pakin Kuna-anuwit Pakin Kuna-anuwit
9.5 36 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Story:  A struggling student becomes a caregiver to a fading badminton star, and as his sight slips away, the two forge a bond tested by time and fate.
Plot:  suicide, smoking, car mechanic, pregnancy, friendship, unrequited love, debt, car accident, ...
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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Cast
Taishi Nakagawa Taishi Nakagawa
Kaya Kiyohara Kaya Kiyohara
Yume Miyamoto Yume Miyamoto
Kazuyuki Okitsu Kazuyuki Okitsu
8.3 610 votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.
Style:  romantic
Plot:  based on novel or book, paraplegic, love, slice of life, relationship, based on short story, disability, anime, ...
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Silenced
Cast
Gong Yoo Gong Yoo
Jung Yu-mi Jung Yu-mi
Kim Hyeon-soo Kim Hyeon-soo
Jung In-seo Jung In-seo
8.2 783 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Audience: 18
Story:  Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
Plot:  child abuse, rape, based on novel or book, deaf, based on true story, teacher student relationship, disability, sex crime
Place:  south korea
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
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Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve
Will Reeve Will Reeve
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Alexandra Reeve Givens
Gae Exton Gae Exton
8.1 211 votes
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Duration: 104 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care.
Plot:  biography, based on true story, docudrama, disability, quadriplegic, activism, actor, figure study
Time:  1990s
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The Elephant Man
Cast
Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins
John Hurt John Hurt
Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft
John Gielgud John Gielgud
8.0 4.0K votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Duration: 124 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
Style:  exploitation
Plot:  friendship, london, england, escape, nurse, biography, based on true story, tragedy, ...
Time:  19th century, 1880s
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My Name Is Khan
8.0 1.5K votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, India
Duration: 165 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.
Plot:  autism, mumbai (bombay), india, based on true story, prejudice, religion, disability, asperger's syndrome, ...
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Astrid & Raphaëlle
8.0 69 votes
Genre: Crime
Country: France
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 48
Story:  Astrid Nielsen works in the library of the judicial police. She has Asperger's syndrome. With an incredible memory, she excels at analyzing files of ongoing investigations. The district commander decides to use it to the fullest, entrusting her with very complex investigations which have remained unsolved to date.
Plot:  autism, disability, human dignity, social integration, women
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Me Before You
Cast
Emilia Clarke Emilia Clarke
Sam Claflin Sam Claflin
Janet McTeer Janet McTeer
Charles Dance Charles Dance
7.9 13.4K votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 110 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor. Wheelchair-bound from an accident two years prior, the once adventurous Will has all but given up — that is until Lou determines to show him that life is worth living.
Plot:  depression, small town, based on novel or book, artist, wheelchair, romance, love, caretaker, ...
Place:  england
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CODA
Cast
Emilia Jones Emilia Jones
Marlee Matlin Marlee Matlin
Troy Kotsur Troy Kotsur
Eugenio Derbez Eugenio Derbez
7.9 2.6K votes
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France, United States of America
Duration: 112 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.
Plot:  parent child relationship, music teacher, fishing, deaf, massachusetts, coming of age, remake, singing, ...
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Freaks
Cast
Harry Earles Harry Earles
Olga Baclanova Olga Baclanova
Daisy Earles Daisy Earles
Henry Victor Henry Victor
7.8 1.3K votes
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: United States of America
Duration: 64 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Style:  provocative
Plot:  infidelity, dwarf, attempted murder, clown, beauty, carnival, romance, revenge, ...
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Mother
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Kim Hye-ja Kim Hye-ja
Won Bin Won Bin
Jin Goo Jin Goo
Yoon Je-moon Yoon Je-moon
7.7 1.7K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.
Plot:  small town, mother, rice, golf, murder, teenage girl, misunderstanding, cell phone, ...
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Anbe Sivam
Cast
Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan
R. Madhavan R. Madhavan
Nassar Nassar
Kiran Rathod Kiran Rathod
7.7 86 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:  Anbarasu, young and arrogant, and Nallasivam, damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life, are thrown together by circumstances, and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate.
Plot:  tragic love, disabled, atheism, humanitarian, communism, altruism
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Breaking the Waves
Cast
Emily Watson Emily Watson
Stellan Skarsgu00e5rd Stellan Skarsgu00e5rd
Katrin Cartlidge Katrin Cartlidge
Jean-Marc Barr Jean-Marc Barr
7.5 1.1K votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, France
Duration: 159 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
Plot:  underdog, dying and death, prostitute, paraplegic, parent child relationship, faith, society, tradition, ...
Time:  1970s
Place:  scotland
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The Incredible Shrinking Man
Cast
Grant Williams Grant Williams
Randy Stuart Randy Stuart
April Kent April Kent
Paul Langton Paul Langton
7.5 567 votes
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction
Country: United States of America
Duration: 81 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
Plot:  husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, radiation, cat, giant spider, surrealism, shrinking, radioactivity, ...
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The Peanut Butter Falcon
7.4 1.6K votes
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 97 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.
Plot:  escape, runaway, wrestling, down syndrome, on the run, wrestling coach, raft, nursing home, ...
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Frida
7.4 2.2K votes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 123 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
Plot:  love of one's life, bisexuality, painter, surrealism, biography, disabled, lgbt, female artist, ...
Place:  mexico
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37 Seconds
Cast
Mei Kayama Mei Kayama
Misuzu Kanno Misuzu Kanno
Shunsuke Daitoh Shunsuke Daitoh
Makiko Watanabe Makiko Watanabe
7.3 110 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Yuma, a 23-year-old comic book artist with profound cerebral palsy, has been emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overprotective mother. As she begins to seek independence and sexual awakening on her own terms, she discovers an unexpected path to love and forgiveness.
Style:  melancholy, philosophical
Plot:  virgin, prostitute, sexuality, twin sister, bodily disabled person, artist, wheelchair, disabled child, ...
Place:  japan, thailand
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The Fundamentals of Caring
Cast
Paul Rudd Paul Rudd
Craig Roberts Craig Roberts
Selena Gomez Selena Gomez
Jennifer Ehle Jennifer Ehle
7.3 2.3K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 97 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come to understand the importance of hope and the necessity of true friendship.
Plot:  wheelchair, affectation, road trip, caregiver, disability, muscular dystrophy, approving, comforting
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Only You
Cast
Belu00e7im Bilgin Belu00e7im Bilgin
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Erol Demiru00f6z Erol Demiru00f6z
Cezmi Basku0131n Cezmi Basku0131n
7.3 116 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story:  The passionate love between a former boxer and a beautiful blind woman.
Plot:  coincidence, remake, hospital, disabled, blindness
Place:  turkey
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Tuner
Cast
Leo Woodall Leo Woodall
Havana Rose Liu Havana Rose Liu
Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman
Lior Raz Lior Raz
7.2 172 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, United States of America
Duration: 108 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A gifted piano tuner's meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.
Plot:  robbery, mentor, child prodigy, romance, theft, pianist, disability, headphones, ...
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