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Directed by Ben LewinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about autismActors Dakota Fanning,
Toni Collette,
Alice Eve,
River Alexander,
Tony Revolori,
Michael Stahl-DavidRating67%
Une jeune autiste s'échappe de son centre d'hébergement dans l’espoir de soumettre son scénario à un concours d'écriture à Hollywood. Sur le chemin elle devra conquérir un nouveau monde rempli d'obstacles., 1h58
Directed by Anthony Drazan,
Anthony DrazanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Films based on playsActors Sean Penn,
Kevin Spacey,
Meg Ryan,
Robin Wright,
Chazz Palminteri,
Garry ShandlingRating57%
The film is an adaptation of David Rabe's play, directed and produced by Tony Drazan, about the intersecting lives of several Hollywood players and wannabes, whose dysfunctional personal lives are more interesting than anything they're peddling to the studios. Rabe wrote the screenplay for the film, condensing the action of the three-hour plus play into two hours and updated the setting from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s., 1h30
Directed by Adam ElliotOrigin AustralieGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
AnimationThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Medical-themed films,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about autism,
Films about school violenceActors Bethany Whitmore,
Toni Collette,
Barry Humphries,
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Eric Bana,
John FlausRating80%
In 1976, eight-year-old Mary Daisy Dinkle (Bethany Whitmore) lives a lonely life in Mount Waverley, Australia. At school, she is teased by her classmates because of an unfortunate birthmark on her forehead; while at home, her distant father, Noel, and alcoholic, kleptomaniac mother, Vera, provide little support. Her only comforts are her pet rooster, Ethel; her favourite food, sweetened condensed milk; and a Smurfs-like cartoon show called The Noblets. One day, while at the post office with her mother, Mary spots a New York City telephone book and, becoming curious about Americans, decides to write to one. She randomly chooses Max Jerry Horowitz's name from the phone book and writes him a letter telling him about herself, sending it off in the hope that he will become her pen friend., 1h29
Directed by Petter NæssOrigin NorvegeGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about autismActors Jørgen LanghelleRating74%
The movie deals with the main character, Elling, a man with generalized anxiety in his 40s, and his struggle to function normally in society. He suffers from anxiety, dizziness, and neurotic tendencies, preventing him from living on his own. Elling has lived with his mother for his entire life, and when his mother dies, the authorities take him from the apartment where he has always lived and send him to an institution. His roommate is the simpleminded, sex-obsessed Kjell Bjarne. The Norwegian government pays for the two to move into an apartment in Oslo, where every day is a challenge as they must prove they can get out into the real world and lead relatively normal lives. With the help of social worker Frank and a few new friends, they learn to break free from their respective conditions., 1h32
Directed by Nick CassavetesOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about suicide,
Films about psychiatryActors Sean Penn,
John Travolta,
Robin Wright,
Harry Dean Stanton,
James Gandolfini,
Gena RowlandsRating59%
Eddie Quinn's unruly wife Maureen drinks and smokes to excess, even though she is pregnant. Eddie has troubles of his own, disappearing for days at a time. When she is physically and sexually assaulted by Kiefer, a neighbor, it is more than Eddie can handle. He shoots someone and lands in a psychiatric hospital., 1h35
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about autismActors Lou Taylor Pucci,
Seth Green,
Cary Elwes,
Al Sapienza,
Kristin Bauer,
Kenneth WelshRating70%
Abandoned as a child by his mother because of his autism, Luke was raised by his grandparents who offered him a loving but sheltered upbringing. When his grandmother suddenly dies, Luke, now 25, and his senile grandpa Jonas are forced to move in with "the relatives": uncle Paul, aunt Cindy and cousins Brad and Megan. The adjustment is difficult for everybody and grandpa Jonas is soon moved to a nursing home, not before leaving Luke with his final coherent words: “Get a job. Find a girl. Live your own life. Be a man!” Although his dysfunctional relatives don't know what to do with him, Luke now has a mission., 1h58
Directed by Lasse HallströmOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about autism,
Films about school violenceActors Johnny Depp,
Juliette Lewis,
Mary Steenburgen,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
John C. Reilly,
Darlene CatesRating76%
In the small town of Endora, Iowa, Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) is busy caring for Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), his brother with a developmental disability, as they wait for the many tourists' trailers to pass through town during their "yearly ritual" of camping at a nearby recreational area. His mother, Bonnie (Darlene Cates), gave up on life after her husband hanged himself seventeen years earlier. She spends almost all of her time on the couch watching TV. With Bonnie unable to care for her children on her own due to her morbid obesity, Gilbert has taken responsibility for repairing the old house and looking after Arnie, who has a habit of climbing the town water tower, while his sisters Amy and Ellen do the rest. The relationship between the brothers is of both care and protection, as Gilbert continually enforces the "nobody touches Arnie" policy. A new FoodLand supermarket has opened, threatening the small Lamson's Grocery where Gilbert works. In addition, Gilbert is having an affair with a married woman, Betty Carver (Mary Steenburgen)., 1h38
Directed by Max MayerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about autismActors Hugh Dancy,
Rose Byrne,
Frankie Faison,
Mark Linn-Baker,
Amy Irving,
Peter GallagherRating70%
Adam Raki (Dancy) is a young man, who has Asperger syndrome, living alone in Manhattan after his father's recent death. He has a friend, Harlan Keyes (Frankie Faison), an old army friend of his father's, who is always there for him. Because of his condition, Adam has difficulty communicating with others and likes to escape into his love of space exploration. His fixation on detail, repetitive behaviors, and mind-blindness cost him his job at a toy manufacturing company and nearly get him arrested after he is mistaken for a pedophile. He does not want to leave the apartment he and his father had been living in, but the loss of his job leaves him with an uncertain future, including the problem of continuing to pay the mortgage. Although he has Asperger syndrome and likes to stick to his own routine, avoiding socializing with others, Adam is lonely and wishes things could be different., 2h31
Directed by Anurag BasuOrigin IndeGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Bollywood,
Films about autism,
Personne sourde ou muetteActors Ranbir Kapoor,
Priyanka Chopra,
Saurabh Shukla,
Ashish Vidyarthi,
Ileana D'Cruz,
Roopa GangulyRating80%
Murphy "Barfi" Johnson (Ranbir Kapoor) is an optimistic, street-wise, charming young man who was born deaf-mute to a Nepali couple in Darjeeling. His mother died when he was a baby and his father raised him alone, while working as a chauffeur. Barfi is known as a troublemaker – he cuts lampposts, plays practical jokes on innocent people, and is chased by Sudhanshu Dutta (Saurabh Shukla), a local police officer. Barfi meets Shruti Ghosh (Ileana D'Cruz), who has just arrived in Darjeeling; she is engaged to Ranjit Sengupta (Jisshu Sengupta), and is due to get married in three months, and Barfi is immediately smitten with Shruti. She also falls in love with Barfi but her mother dissuades her from pursuing him because he could not take care of her with his disabilities and lack of money. Shruti takes her mother's advice, gets married, and moves to Kolkata, breaking all contact with Barfi., 2h10
Directed by Hal AshbyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about television,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Political films,
Films about autismActors Peter Sellers,
Shirley MacLaine,
Melvyn Douglas,
Jack Warden,
Richard A. Dysart,
Richard BasehartRating78%
Chance (Peter Sellers) is a middle-aged man who lives in the townhouse of an old, wealthy man in Washington, D.C. He is simple-minded and has lived there his whole life, tending the garden. Other than gardening, his knowledge is derived entirely from what he sees on television. When his benefactor dies, Chance naively says he has no claim against the estate, and is ordered to move out. Thus he discovers the outside world for the first time.