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Dear John
Dear John (2010)
, 1h45
Directed by Lasse Hallström
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Dans un avion, Films about autism, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, Henry Thomas, Richard Jenkins, Scott Porter, Keith Robinson

While serving in the United States Army Special Forces in 2007, John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a Staff Sergeant, is lying on the ground after being shot multiple times in the neck and body, with his comrades gathered around him. In a voiceover, he recalls a childhood trip to the U.S. Mint and compares himself to a coin in the United States Military before stating that the last thing he thought of before he blacked out was "you".
Chocolate
Chocolate (2008)
, 1h50
Directed by Prachya Pinkaew
Origin Thailande
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Gangster films
Actors Yanin Vismitananda, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong

Zin is the Thai lover of Yakuza boss Masashi. Zin was previously the girlfriend of Thai gangster No. 8, who was jealous of her relationship with rival gangster Masashi. After Zin chooses Masashi, he shoots his own toe as a symbolic gesture and forbids Zin from ever seeing him again. Zin asks Masashi to go back to Japan, as they would not be able to be together safely. He begrudgingly leaves.
Mercury Rising
Mercury Rising (1998)
, 1h51
Directed by Harold Becker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Films about autism
Actors Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hugues, Chi McBride, Kim Dickens, John Carroll Lynch

A hostage situation in South Dakota: FBI Agent Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), as the inside man, protects a 14-year-old boy named James while trying to talk bank robber Edgar Halstrom (Richard Riehle) into surrendering. However, the FBI task force moves in, and in the ensuing firefight both James and the robbers are killed. Jeffries confronts his superior, Hartley, who tells him they both must answer to Washington. An infuriated Jeffries punches Hartley in reply.
On Body and Soul
On Body and Soul (2017)
, 1h56
Directed by Ildikó Enyedi
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Júlia Nyakó

Mária (Alexandra Borbély), nouvelle responsable du contrôle de qualité d'un abattoir, très rigoureuse et au comportement autistique, et le directeur financier Endre (Géza Morcsányi), au tempérament réservé et dont la main gauche est paralysée, sont chaque nuit dans un rêve partagé, sous forme d'un cerf et d'une biche qui font connaissance dans un paysage enneigé. Ils ne s'en rendent compte que lorsqu'une psychologue de l'entreprise en entend parler par chacun d'eux indépendamment et croit qu'ils se moquent d'elle. Mais ils n'arrivent pas bien à trouver l'un dans l'autre l'amour qu'ils connaissent déjà en tant que cerf et biche.
Mozart and the Whale
Mozart and the Whale (2005)
, 1h32
Directed by Petter Næss
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell, Gary Cole, Sheila Kelley, Allen Evangelista, Erica Leerhsen

The film tells the story of two people with Asperger syndrome (a form of autism). Donald runs a small self-help group for people on the autism spectrum who are more affected by their autism than he is. Isabelle is referred to the group by her therapist. Mozart and the Whale is a fictional account, using characters loosely based on the real-life relationship of Jerry Newport and Mary Meinel (now Mary Newport).
Cries from the Heart
Cries from the Heart (1994)
, 1h33
Directed by Michael Switzer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about children, Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Films about child abuse
Actors Melissa Gilbert, Patty Duke, Bradley Pierce, Markus Flanagan, Lisa Banes, Roger Aaron Brown

Karen Barth (Gilbert) is the divorced mother of Michael (Pierce), a young autistic boy who is unable to speak or write. After an incident in which Michael wanders away from home to the local playground, Karen's ex-husband Roger realizes that Michael may need more specialized care than she can provide, and suggests Michael be enrolled in a special residential school.
Cube
Cube (1998)
, 1h30
Directed by Vincenzo Natali
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about mathematics, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Nicole de Boer, David Hewlett, Nicky Guadagni, Andrew Miller, Julian Richings, Wayne Robson

A man named Alderson awakens in a cube-shaped room with a hatch in each wall, the ceiling and the floor, each of which leads to other cube-shaped rooms, identical except for their color. He enters an orange room and, without warning, is killed by a trap. In another such room, five people – Quentin, Worth, Holloway, Rennes, and Leaven – meet. None of them knows where they are or how they got there. Quentin informs the others that some rooms contain traps, which he learned by nearly being killed by one. Rennes assumes each trap is triggered by a motion detector and tests each room by throwing one of his boots in first. Leaven notices numbers inscribed in the passageways between rooms. Quentin, a policeman, recognizes Rennes as "the Wren", an escape artist renowned for getting out of jails. After declaring one room trap-free, Rennes enters and is killed when he is sprayed with acid. The others realize that there are different kinds of detectors, and Quentin deduces that this trap was triggered by heat.
Burning Bright
Burning Bright (2010)
, 1h26
Origin Ecosse
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Medical-themed films, Natural horror films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Briana Evigan, Garret Dillahunt, Meat Loaf, Charlie Tahan, Preston Bailey

The film opens with a man driving a circus trailer down a silent road. He meets up with another man, John Gaveneau (Garret Dillahunt), and it is revealed that he is attempting to purchase a bengal tiger for the creation of a "Safari Ranch". Initially not believing the tiger looks dangerous or exciting enough, the seller tells him a gruesome story and claims that the tiger is evil. We then see his stepdaughter, Kelly (Briana Evigan), with her autistic brother, Tom (Charlie Tahan), whom she has taken to a special hospital in order for him to get the care he needs while she is at college. However, Kelly's check is rejected and when she phones her bank she is informed that John withdrew all the money and closed the account.
Dark Floors
Dark Floors (2008)
, 1h27
Directed by Pete Riski
Origin Finlande
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Disaster films
Actors William Hope, Leon Herbert, Mr. Lordi, Philip Bretherton, Ronald Pickup, Noah Huntley

Inquiet pour la santé de sa fille autiste, un père voit comme seule option un enlèvement de l'hôpital par la force. Une panne d'ascenseur empêche une sortie en douceur et les emprisonne avec d'autres. Pourtant l'incident est seulement le commencement d'une descente dans le cauchemar. Alors que les portes s'ouvrent, l'hôpital semble mystérieusement abandonné. Quand des corps mutilés sont trouvés, les créatures venant d'un monde obscur commencent une attaque effrayante. Il apparaît bientôt clairement que la survie du groupe repose seulement sur la petite fille.
David's Mother
David's Mother (1994)
, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Kirstie Alley, Sam Waterston, Stockard Channing, Michael A. Goorjian, Chris Sarandon, Phylicia Rashād

Sally Goodson has always tried to do what is best for her autistic son David, always blaming herself for the way David is. Sally lives alone with David in a New York apartment and is often visited by her sister Bea (Stockard Channing), who tries to help Sally turn her life around by getting out a little more and giving David some space, but Sally rarely lets him out of her sight. In the end, it caused her husband Philip (Chris Sarandon) to have an affair, leave her and re-marry, and her daughter Susan to go to live with him, as they were tired of watching Sally being too over-protective with David.
Latest News from the Cosmos
Latest News from the Cosmos (2016)

Directed by Julie Bertuccelli
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism

Hélène Nicolas est très tôt diagnostiquée « autiste déficitaire ». Elle est silencieuse jusqu'à l'adolescence. Sa mère décide alors de se consacrer à elle. Et elle découvre à son adolescence, qu'Hélène sait lire et écrire. Commence alors pour Babouillec, le nom de plume d'Hélène Nicolas, une carrière d'écrivain qui révèle tout son talent…
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)
, 1h51
Directed by Lasse Hallström
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked, Rachael Stirling, Tom Mison

Fisheries expert Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor) receives an email from financial adviser Harriet Chetwode-Talbot (Emily Blunt), seeking advice on a project to bring salmon fishing to the Yemen—a project being bankrolled by a wealthy Yemeni sheikh. Alfred dismisses the project as "fundamentally unfeasible" because Yemen cannot provide the necessary environment for salmon. Meanwhile, the British Prime Minister's press secretary Patricia Maxwell (Kristin Scott Thomas) suggests the salmon fishing story to the Prime Minister's office as a positive story to help improve relations between Britain and the Islamic world.
Dhoom 3
Dhoom 3 (2013)
, 2h52
Origin Inde
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Bollywood, Films about autism
Actors Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Bipasha Basu, Rani Mukherjee

In the year 1990, Iqbal Haroon Khan (Jackie Shroff) runs The Great Indian Circus in Chicago, which has fallen on bad times. Anderson's (Andrew Bicknell) bank — Western Bank of Chicago —, which has lent money to Iqbal Khan, decides to close down the circus when Khan is unable to repay the loan. Young Sahir (Siddharth Nigam), the little son of Iqbal Khan, pleads with Anderson not to shut down his father's circus, as he and his father would soon be able to turn the corner. But Iqbal Khan's presentation before the bankers and Sahir's pleas don't help. Iqbal Khan commits suicide in front of the heartless Anderson, leaving Sahir devastated.