Films with theme "Films about disabilities", sorted by rating

, 2h25
Directed by Jennifer Abbott, Mark Achbar
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Environmental films, Medical-themed films, La mondialisation, Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about health care, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films
Actors Michael Moore, Naomi Klein

The documentary shows the development of the contemporary business corporation, from a legal entity that originated as a government-chartered institution meant to affect specific public functions to the rise of the modern commercial institution entitled to most of the legal rights of a person. The documentary concentrates mostly upon North American corporations, especially those in the United States. One theme is its assessment of corporations as persons, as a result of an 1886 case in the United States Supreme Court in which a statement by Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite led to corporations as "persons" having the same rights as human beings, based on the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

, 1h37
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Richard Webb, Steve Brodie

Joe Stefanos (Paul Valentine) arrives at small, out-of-the-way Bridgeport, California, in search of Jeff Bailey (Mitchum). Jeff is away, off on a picnic with local girl Ann Miller (Virginia Huston). Stefanos sends Jeff's deaf young assistant, The Kid (Dickie Moore), off to bring Jeff back. When he arrives Stefanos informs Jeff that Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas) wants to see him. Jeff has a past with Whit which Ann is unaware of. Ann trusts Jeff implicitly, but her parents are wary, as is Jim (Richard Webb), a local police officer who is Ann's long-time admirer.

, 1h45
Directed by Guy Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about prostitution, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman, Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elisabeth Fraser

Selina D'Arcey (Elizabeth Hartman) is a blind girl living with her prostitute mother Rose-Ann (Shelley Winters) and grandfather Ole Pa (Wallace Ford), in a city apartment. She strings beads to supplement her family's small income, and spends most of her time doing chores. Her mother is abusive, and Ole Pa is an alcoholic. Selina has no friends, rarely leaves the apartment, and has never received an education.

, 2h23
Directed by Anand Gandhi
Genres Drama
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Amba Sanyal, Aishwarya

Aaliya Kamal (Aida El-Kashef) is a visually impaired and celebrated Egyptian photographer in the process of undergoing a cornea transplant that will restore her vision. Though the surgery is a success and Aaliya’s vision is restored, she has trouble adjusting to her newfound sense of sight and is dissatisfied with her resulting photography.

, 2h25
Directed by Sai Parānjpye
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about disabilities, Bollywood, La cécité
Actors Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Om Puri, Mohan Gokhale

This film is about the blind, in particular about the lives and feelings of blind children and the principal of their school. Sparsh refers to the sensation and feeling of touch upon which blind people rely in the absence of sight.

, 1h27
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Films about disabilities

The film documents Becker's rise to near-stardom, following him from the first time he touched a guitar as a five-year-old to when he was drafted into The David Lee Roth Band as lead guitarist at the age of 19. In 1990, this was considered perhaps the most coveted rock guitar gig on the planet, as Becker would be following in the footsteps of acclaimed guitarists Eddie van Halen and Steve Vai, both of whom played with David Lee Roth as lead guitar player. It was shortly after that Becker was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, more popularly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and given just 3 to 5 years to live. Becker was able to finish the recording of Roth's third full-length studio album A Little Ain't Enough but was unable to make the tour due to his physical decline.

, 4h
Directed by Daniel Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about disabilities, Political films
Actors Edward Herrmann, Jane Alexander, Mark Harmon, Rosemary Murphy, Blair Brown, Pamela Franklin

, 51minutes
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, Documentary films about sports, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about cancer, Films about disabilities

Trois années après avoir été amputé de la jambe droite au-dessus du genou, Terry Fox décide de lever des fonds pour la recherche sur le cancer en courant un marathon chaque jour à travers le Canada. En 143 jours, il couvre plus de 5000 kilomètres, inspirant des millions et touchant la nation au cœur avec son marathon de l’espoir. Primé deux fois "Most Valuable Player" par la National Basketball Association, fier d’être Canadien, Steve Nash présente pour son premier film l’histoire incroyable de persévérance et d’espoir de Terry Fox.

, 2h17
Directed by Padmarajan
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about altered memories, Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Shobana, Jayaram, Sreevidya, Suresh Gopi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Indrans

Gauri (Shobhana) the sole survivor of a tragic bus accident loses her memory. Admitted to a private nursing home, where she is diagnosed as suffering from 'hysterical amnesia' (retrograde amnesia), she falls in love with the doctor's son Sarath Menon (Jayaram). However, Narendran (Suresh Gopi), Gauri's husband arrives from USA searching for Gauri. When Gauri fails to recognise Narendran, he returns without a word, never showing Sarath his wedding photos with Gauri, that he was carrying with him.

, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Documentary films about law enforcement

, 1h53
Directed by Stephen Chbosky
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities
Actors Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Izabela Vidovic, Mandy Patinkin, Danielle Rose Russell

August « Auggie » Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) est un garçon né avec une malformation faciale appelée le syndrome de Treacher Collins qui l'a empêché jusqu'à présent d'aller normalement à l'école du fait des nombreuses opérations chirurgicales qu'il a subies pendant son enfance. Et c'est sa mère qui a assuré un enseignement à la maison. Enfant intelligent et passionné par les sciences, il se prépare à intégrer sa première année de middle school (au Canada, équivalent à la fin de l'école primaire et au début du secondaire; en France au CM2 et à la dernière année de primaire) dans une école privée de son quartier, Beecher Prep. Avec l'aide de ses parents (Julia Roberts et Owen Wilson) et de sa sœur (Izabela Vidovic), il doit surmonter moqueries, mises à l'écart et méchancetés d'autres élèves, mais réussira à se faire accepter.

, 2h41
Directed by Karan Johar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Politic, Romance
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Films about Islam, Dans un avion, Bollywood, Films about autism, Children's films, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Zarina Wahab, Tanay Hemant Chheda, Pallavi Sharda

Rizwan Khan is a Muslim child who grew up with his brother Zakir and his mother Razia Khan in a middle-class family in the section of Mumbai. Rizwan is different from other children, however. He has certain gifts, particularly a special ability to repair mechanical things. His difference leads to special tutoring from a reclusive scholar and extra attention from his mother, both of which lead to heightened jealousy from his brother Zakir, who eventually leaves his family for a life in the United States.

, 2h20
Directed by Lars von Trier
Origin German
Genres Drama, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Prison films, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Musical films, Films about disabilities, Films about capital punishment, La cécité
Actors Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Cara Seymour, Peter Stormare, Siobhan Fallon Hogan

The film is set in Washington state in 1964 and focuses on Selma Ježková (Björk), a Czech immigrant who has moved to the United States with her son, Gene Ježek (Vladica Kostic). They live a life of poverty as Selma works at a factory with her good friend Kathy (Catherine Deneuve), whom she nicknames "Cvalda" (which means "chubby" in Czech). She rents a trailer home on the property of town policeman Bill Houston (David Morse) and his wife Linda (Cara Seymour). She is also pursued by the shy but persistent Jeff (Peter Stormare), who also works at the factory.

, 1h35
Directed by Daniel Ribeiro
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about disabilities, La cécité, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film

The story centers on Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo), a blind high school student struggling with independence. At the beginning of the film, he and his best friend, Giovana (Tess Amorim), are discussing how they have yet to kiss anyone. Leo is especially distressed because he wants his first kiss to be special, but doesn't believe anyone wants to kiss him. When the day ends, Giovana walks Leo home, his arm linked with hers, and she unlocks his door for him, something she regularly does for him despite her house being a block in the opposite direction. Leo arrives home and his mother expresses distress at Leo's sunburned skin and worry at the thought of leaving Leo home alone while she and his father are out. Leo insists he will be fine, and his mother agrees under certain terms. Leo and Giovana return to school after holiday and classmate Fabio (Pablo Carvalho) makes fun of Leo's loud typewriter. When their professor instructs Fabio to move to the empty seat behind Leo, Fabio outright declines, arguing he will constantly have to assist Leo if he sits there. A new student named Gabriel (Fabio Audi) arrives and takes the empty seat behind Leo.

, 2h26
Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Romance
Themes Assassinat, Films about films, Les fantasmes, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Films about television, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Robert Forster, Brent Briscoe

The story may not be linear and exhibits several instances of temporal disruption. A dark-haired woman (Harring) escapes her own murder, surviving a car accident on Mulholland Drive. Injured and in shock, she descends into Los Angeles and sneaks into an apartment which an older, red-headed woman has just vacated. An aspiring actress named Betty Elms (Watts) arrives at the same apartment and finds the dark-haired woman confused, not knowing her own name. The dark-haired woman assumes the name "Rita" after seeing a poster for the film Gilda (1946), starring Rita Hayworth. To help Rita remember her identity, Betty looks in Rita's purse, where she finds a large amount of money and an unusual blue key.