Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "developmentally-disabled-person"

1. The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)

PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Zak, a man with down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend and coach.

Directors: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz | Stars: Zack Gottsagen, Ann Pierce, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern

Votes: 104,787 | Gross: $13.12M

2. Good Time (2017)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.

Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Buddy Duress

Votes: 140,827 | Gross: $2.03M

3. The Ringer (2005)

PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Sport

A young guy's only option to erase a really bad debt is to rig the Special Olympics by posing as a contestant.

Director: Barry W. Blaustein | Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, Brian Cox, Jed Rees

Votes: 38,888 | Gross: $35.42M

4. Tell Them You Love Me (2023)

102 min | Documentary

A professor has a relationship with a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy. Their affair leads to a criminal trial over disability and consent. The film shows interviews and footage presenting both perspectives.

Director: Nick August-Perna | Stars: Kate Dulcich, Jerron Herman, Devva Kasnitz, Brenda McCullough

Votes: 260

5. Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)

Not Rated | 171 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A developmentally disabled young man tries to continue the work his father did in communicating with extra-terrestrials from outer space, which leads to something miraculous and wonderful.

Director: Rakesh Roshan | Stars: Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Rajat Bedi

Votes: 27,556 | Gross: $0.68M

6. Dodes'ka-den (1970)

Not Rated | 140 min | Drama

Various tales in the lives of Tokyo slum dwellers, including a mentally deficient young man obsessed with driving his own commuter trolley.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Shinsuke Minami

Votes: 7,640

7. Allie & Me (1997)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy

Michelle comes home early one day to find her husband in bed with her best friend. On the run from the disaster her life has become, she meets Allie, a developmentally disabled woman she ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Rymer | Stars: Lyndie Benson, Joanne Baron, James Wilder, Steven Chester Prince

Votes: 125

8. Herb (2007)

113 min | Drama

Sang-eun is a beautiful 20-year-old girl who is mentally challenged. One day she happens to meet a boy and deludes herself to think he's a beast under the vicious spell.

Director: Heo In-moo | Stars: Kang Hye-jeong, Bae Jong-ok, Jung Kyung-ho, Mi-ran Do

Votes: 254

9. Drive In (2000)

R | 77 min | Horror

A man, confined to a room across from a drive-in theater showing only horror movies, escapes and goes on a killing rampage.

Director: Chuck DeBus | Stars: Brenton Earley, Deshja Driggs, Rick Perkins, Alex Grant

Votes: 256

10. CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2012)

PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary

An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

Director: Jenni Gold | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Geena Davis

Votes: 126

11. Front Wards, Back Wards (2005)

56 min | Documentary

Tells of the years providing the best and worst of care for those defined as disabled. Weaving current residents with the history of the institution the film asks the question of how and why such places exist?

Director: William C. Rogers | Star: Dennis Collins Johnson

12. Silver Spurs (2007)

85 min | Documentary

Existing almost anonymously on the corner of Texas and Utah in St. Louis, Missouri, this western-themed facility provides a fascinating backdrop for an in-depth look at life in an American ... See full summary »

Director: Doug Whyte

13. Act Your Age: The Kids of Widney High Story (2010)

Documentary, Music

Documentary chronicles Kids' rise to underground cult fame over a ten year period, and incorporates the Kids' recent West Coast tour.

Directors: Jesse Alba, Mathew Klickstein | Stars: Spero Anthony, Tony Bollas, Ty Carlisle, Matty Carvajal

14. Grace (2021– )
Episode: Dead Simple (2021)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

It was meant to be a harmless stag night, but a few hours later Michael Neward has disappeared and four of his friends are dead. With only three days to the wedding, Detective ... See full summary »

Director: John Alexander | Stars: John Simm, Silas Carson, Alexander Cobb, Rakie Ayola

Votes: 851

15. Upstairs Downstairs (2010–2012)
Episode: The Cuckoo (2010)

TV-PG | 61 min | Drama

Persie begins to develop a relationship with Ribbentrop, the King decides to abdicate, Lotta continues to be traumatized and Hellam discovers he has a sister.

Director: Saul Metzstein | Stars: Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard, Jean Marsh, Eileen Atkins

Votes: 169

16. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Proof (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The BAU team searches rural Oklahoma when women are found murdered after being robbed of one of their five senses. Also, JJ and Prentiss get the cold shoulder from Reid as he deals with their deception about Prentiss' presumed death.

Director: Karen Gaviola | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler

Votes: 1,999

17. C.B. Strike (2017– )
Episode: The Silkworm: Part 1 (2017)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Strike is approached by Leonora Quine with a plea to locate her husband, the notorious writer Owen Quine, who has disappeared without a trace.

Director: Kieron Hawkes | Stars: Tamsin Topolski, Tom Burke, Natasha O'Keeffe, Holliday Grainger

Votes: 1,017

18. C.B. Strike (2017– )
Episode: The Silkworm: Part 2 (2017)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Yorkshire, Robin watches a TV interview with Fancourt where he accidentally reveals that he's read Bombyx Mori - despite his previous denials.

Director: Kieron Hawkes | Stars: Holliday Grainger, Emma Cater, Peter Sullivan, Tom Burke

Votes: 939