🏷 Discover The Best Savant Syndrome Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Exploring the Fascinating World of Savant Syndrome on Screen

Get ready to be mesmerized by the incredible stories of individuals with savant syndrome, a rare condition where people with developmental disorders display exceptional skills and talents. From films to TV shows, we've curated a list of the best movies and series that showcase the remarkable abilities of those with savant syndrome. Dive into the world of art, music, and mathematics, and discover the inspiring tales of those who have overcome incredible odds to achieve greatness.

Young Royals
Cast
Edvin Ryding Edvin Ryding
Omar Rudberg Omar Rudberg
Malte Gu00e5rdinger Malte Gu00e5rdinger
Frida Argento Frida Argento
8.5 1.2K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 18
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.
Style:  intimate
Plot:  coming out, royal family, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), friendship, boarding school, romance, royalty, coming of age, ...
Place:  sweden
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The Good Doctor
Cast
Freddie Highmore Freddie Highmore
Fiona Gubelmann Fiona Gubelmann
Will Yun Lee Will Yun Lee
Christina Chang Christina Chang
8.5 12.9K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 126
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
Plot:  nurse, san francisco, california, medicine, autism, remake, hospital, asperger's syndrome, ...
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I Swear
Cast
Robert Aramayo Robert Aramayo
Maxine Peake Maxine Peake
Peter Mullan Peter Mullan
Shirley Henderson Shirley Henderson
8.2 386 votes
Genre: Drama, History
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 121 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.
Plot:  dark comedy, biography, based on true story, alienation, outcast, tourette syndrome, docudrama, triumph over adversity, ...
Time:  1980s, 1990s
Place:  scotland
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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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Front of the Class
Cast
James Wolk James Wolk
Treat Williams Treat Williams
Dominic Scott Kay Dominic Scott Kay
Sarah Drew Sarah Drew
8.0 316 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 95 min.
Story:  A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.
Plot:  based on true story, teacher, tourette syndrome, teacher hero, perseverance, earnest, hopeful
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Mary and Max
Cast
Toni Collette Toni Collette
Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman
Barry Humphries Barry Humphries
Eric Bana Eric Bana
7.9 2.3K votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.
Plot:  chocolate, suicide attempt, approach, letter, birthmark, only child, bullying, friendship bracelet, ...
Place:  australia
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Simple Simon
Cast
Bill Skarsgu00e5rd Bill Skarsgu00e5rd
Martin Wallstru00f6m Martin Wallstru00f6m
Cecilia Forss Cecilia Forss
Sofie Hamilton Sofie Hamilton
7.2 165 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 85 min.
Story:  Simon has Asperger's syndrome and doesn't like changes in his life. He lives with his big brother Sam and Sam's girlfriend Frida. When Frida can't stand having to adapt to Simon's peculiarities anymore she takes off, leaving Simon with having to find a new, perfect, girlfriend for his brother.
Plot:  small town, sibling relationship, girlfriend, asperger's syndrome
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
7.0 2.2K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 129 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Plot:  new york city, based on novel or book, key, autism, death of father, scavenger hunt, young boy, tambourine, ...
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Lammbock
Cast
Lucas Gregorowicz Lucas Gregorowicz
Moritz Bleibtreu Moritz Bleibtreu
Marie Zielcke Marie Zielcke
Julian Weigend Julian Weigend
6.9 230 votes
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:  Stefan and Kai run a thriving business: a home-grown cannabis trade disguised as a pizza delivery service. For now they just have to fight aphids.
Plot:  undercover agent, judge, joint, hunter, parent child relationship, chaos, drug trafficking, investigation, ...
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Motherless Brooklyn
6.7 1.6K votes
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 145 min.
Audience: R
Story:  New York City, 1957. Lionel Essrog, a private detective living with Tourette syndrome, tries to solve the murder of his mentor and best friend, armed only with vague clues and the strength of his obsessive mind.
Plot:  based on novel or book, jazz club, tourette syndrome, brooklyn, new york city, private detective, murder investigation, political corruption, ...
Time:  1950s
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Mercury Rising
6.3 1.7K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 111 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Plot:  assassin, undercover agent, loss of loved one, fbi, autism, bangkok, thailand, national security agency (nsa), ...
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The Big White
Cast
Robin Williams Robin Williams
Holly Hunter Holly Hunter
Giovanni Ribisi Giovanni Ribisi
Tim Blake Nelson Tim Blake Nelson
6.2 330 votes
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Audience: 15
Story:  To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
Plot:  hitman, businessman, kidnapping, dark comedy, insurance fraud, murder, tourette syndrome, life insurance, ...
Place:  alaska
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Crank: High Voltage
Cast
Jason Statham Jason Statham
Amy Smart Amy Smart
Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam
Efren Ramirez Efren Ramirez
6.1 3.2K votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 96 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
Plot:  prostitute, heart, horse race, cigarette, electric shock, strip club, sequel, flashback, ...
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