Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "neurology"

1. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Biography, Drama

Biography of Ben Carson who grew up to be Dr. Ben Carson, a world famous neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins.

Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Kimberly Elise, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Alora Adams

Votes: 15,910

2. The Fountain (2006)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Sean Patrick Thomas, Ellen Burstyn

Votes: 248,797 | Gross: $10.14M

3. I Origins (2014)

R | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A molecular biologist and his laboratory partner uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it.

Director: Mike Cahill | Stars: Michael Pitt, Steven Yeun, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Brit Marling

Votes: 133,645 | Gross: $0.33M

4. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A lawyer takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl.

Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Campbell Scott

Votes: 140,091 | Gross: $75.07M

5. Like Stars on Earth (2007)

PG | 162 min | Drama, Family

An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.

Directors: Aamir Khan, Amole Gupte | Stars: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma

Votes: 206,764 | Gross: $1.22M

6. Still Alice (2014)

PG-13 | 101 min | Drama

A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.

Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth

Votes: 143,518 | Gross: $18.75M

7. Frankenhooker (1990)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A medical student sets out to recreate his decapitated fiancée by building her a new body made of Manhattan street prostitutes.

Director: Frank Henenlotter | Stars: James Lorinz, Joanne Ritchie, Patty Mullen, J.J. Clark

Votes: 13,524 | Gross: $0.21M

8. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

PG | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.

Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron

Votes: 24,913

9. Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama

Lorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite

Votes: 24,039 | Gross: $7.29M

10. Deadly Friend (1986)

R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting a robotic microchip into her brain.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey

Votes: 8,742 | Gross: $8.99M

11. It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Not Rated | 62 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.

Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Stars: Sara Cushman, Don Hertzfeldt

Votes: 171

12. The Last Mimzy (2007)

PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine!

Director: Robert Shaye | Stars: Joely Richardson, Rainn Wilson, Timothy Hutton, Chris O'Neil

Votes: 22,222 | Gross: $21.47M

13. Brain Games (2011–2020)

TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy, Game-Show

An examination of the nature of human perception and how it can be fooled.

Stars: Jason Silva, Bert Thomas Morris, Apollo Robbins, Eric Leclerc

Votes: 3,537

14. My American Uncle (1980)

PG | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The intersecting stories of three people who face difficult choices in life-changing situations are used to illustrate the theories espoused by Henri Laborit about human behavior and the relationship between the self and society.

Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud

Votes: 6,853

15. What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004)

Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

A fictional photographer's quest to spiritually rediscover herself is interspersed with documentary footage of scientists and theologians discussing the philosophical aspects of quantum physics.

Directors: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente | Stars: Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, John Ross Bowie, Robert Bailey Jr.

Votes: 13,848 | Gross: $10.94M

16. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)

R | 153 min | Comedy, Drama

Mr. Lãzãrescu, a dying old man, is shuttled from hospital to hospital by a loyal paramedic as doctors refuse to operate and no one can agree on a diagnosis.

Director: Cristi Puiu | Stars: Doru Ana, Monica Barladeanu, Alina Berzunteanu, Dorian Boguta

Votes: 15,925 | Gross: $0.08M

17. Augustine (2012)

Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History

A look at the relationship between pioneering 19th century French neurologist Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his star teenage patient, a kitchen maid who is left partially paralyzed after a seizure.

Director: Alice Winocour | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Stéphan Wojtowicz, Soko, Chiara Mastroianni

Votes: 1,640 | Gross: $0.11M

18. After Last Season (2009)

PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Two neurology students create a telepathy experiment together to visualize a murderer, who recently knifed another student.

Director: Mark Region | Stars: Jason Kulas, Peggy McClellan, Scott Winters, Casey McDougal

Votes: 8,508

19. Murder in Three Acts (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The cause seems to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Tony Curtis, Emma Samms, Jonathan Cecil

Votes: 2,274

20. Someone Behind the Door (1971)

GP | 97 min | Crime, Drama

A neurosurgeon with a cheating wife takes an amnesiac into his home and conditions him to believe that the cheating wife is his own and to take the "appropriate" action.

Director: Nicolas Gessner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland, Henri Garcin

Votes: 1,724

21. Are All Men Pedophiles? (2013)

Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary

What is the difference between us and pedophiles?

Director: Jan-Willem Breure | Stars: Jan-Willem Breure, Dick Swaab, Corine de Ruiter, Savannah van Zweeden

Votes: 6,332

22. A Fine Madness (1966)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.

Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal

Votes: 1,524

23. What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole (2006)

PG | 156 min | Documentary, Drama

Interviews with scientists and authors, animated bits, and a storyline involving a deaf photographer are used in this docudrama to illustrate the link between quantum mechanics, neurobiology, human consciousness and day-to-day reality.

Directors: William Arntz, Betsy Chasse, Mark Vicente | Stars: Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix, Barry Newman, Armin Shimerman

Votes: 2,924 | Gross: $0.14M

24. Lamb (1985)

110 min | Drama

An Irish reform school priest questions his calling as a young, epileptic runaway arrives. Each recognizes the other as kindred spirits and escape together. As police close in and money dwindles, the desperate priest makes bad decisions.

Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Harry Towb, Hugh O'Conor, Frances Tomelty

Votes: 676

25. It's Such a Beautiful Day (2011)

23 min | Animation, Short, Drama

Don Hertzfeldt closes his trilogy as Bill struggles to piece together his shattering psyche.

Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Stars: Sara Cushman, Don Hertzfeldt

Votes: 3,225

26. Murder in a Blue World (1973)

R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A nurse tries to bring her own style of relief to miserable people, or ones condemned to die. Her identity is a mystery, and she may not be quite what she seems.

Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Sue Lyon, Christopher Mitchum, Jean Sorel, Ramón Pons

Votes: 537

27. Score (2016)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Music

A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.

Director: Matt Schrader | Stars: Marco Beltrami, Jon Burlingame, Leonard Maltin, Bill Field

Votes: 4,876 | Gross: $0.10M

28. DMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary

An investigation into the long-obscured mystery of dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a molecule found in nearly every living organism and considered the most potent psychedelic on Earth.

Director: Mitch Schultz | Stars: Joe Rogan, Ralph Abraham, Joel Bakst, Steven Barker

Votes: 4,854

29. UUelcome (1997– )

Game-Show

Link Egglepple Starbureiy (lnq)

Stars: Lnq, Joey Koala, Puwun, Honne Bay

30. Forbidden Relations (1983)

R | 92 min | Drama, Romance

Juli and Gyorgy, half-brother and half-sister, fall in love and become lovers. Juli becomes pregnant and Gyorgy is sentenced to jail for their illegal relationship. But their love only intensifies as they stand together against the world.

Director: Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács | Stars: Lili Monori, Miklós Székely B., Mari Törőcsik, György Bánffy

Votes: 175

31. Declaration of War (2011)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

When their young son is diagnosed with a brain tumor, young parents Roméo and Juliette unite in the fight for his survival.

Director: Valérie Donzelli | Stars: Valérie Donzelli, Jérémie Elkaïm, César Desseix, Gabriel Elkaïm

Votes: 5,322 | Gross: $0.05M

32. Calling Dr. Death (1943)

Approved | 63 min | Film-Noir, Horror, Mystery

A doctor is not sure if he murdered his beautiful but wicked wife, and has his attractive nurse try to find the truth by hypnotizing him.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Patricia Morison, J. Carrol Naish, David Bruce

Votes: 1,259

33. Autism: The Musical (2007)

TV-14 | 94 min | Documentary, Music

Follows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production.

Director: Tricia Regan | Stars: Hillary Aaron, Joe Aaron, Lexi Aaron, Adam

Votes: 764

34. 99.9 (1997)

Unrated | 110 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Lara, host of a radio call-in show dealing in psychic phenomena, discovers her estranged lover has been found dead in a small Spanish village.

Director: Agustí Villaronga | Stars: María Barranco, Terele Pávez, Ruth Gabriel, Ángel de Andrés López

Votes: 550

35. Everything Will Be Ok (2006)

17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life - or lack thereof.

Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Star: Don Hertzfeldt

Votes: 3,073

36. Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019)

111 min | Documentary, Biography

The life and career of the renowned neurologist and author, Dr. Oliver Sacks.

Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Oliver Sacks, Roberto Calasso, António Damásio, Kate Edgar

Votes: 560

37. Se souvenir des belles choses (2001)

110 min | Drama, Romance

Although barely 30, Claire believes she is showing the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, a condition from which her mother has recently died. Her sister, Nathalie, is certain that her ... See full summary »

Director: Zabou Breitman | Stars: Isabelle Carré, Bernard Campan, Bernard Le Coq, Zabou Breitman

Votes: 1,419

38. I Am So Proud of You (2008)

22 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Dark shadows are cast over Bill's recovery, in this second chapter to "Everything Will Be OK".

Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Star: Don Hertzfeldt

Votes: 1,965

39. Head Games (2012)

PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary, Sport

A documentary that follows football player and pro-wrestler Chris Nowinski's quest to uncover the truth about the consequences of sports-related head injuries.

Director: Steve James | Stars: Chris Nowinski, Gene Atkins, Laura Balcer, Hunt Batjer

Votes: 365 | Gross: $0.01M

40. Prodigal Sons (2008)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Kimberly Reed returns home for her high school reunion, ready to reintroduce herself to the small town as a transgender woman and hoping for reconciliation with her long estranged... See full summary »

Director: Kimberly Reed | Stars: Kimberly Reed, Carol McKerrow, Marc McKerrow, Claire Jones

Votes: 759 | Gross: $0.07M

41. La possibilité d'une île (2008)

95 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

A futuristic story about a man and his clone.

Director: Michel Houellebecq | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Patrick Bauchau, Jordi Dauder, Jean-Pierre Malo

Votes: 338

42. Killer Stress: A National Geographic Special (2008 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary

National Geographic investigates the root causes and eventual effects of stress.

Director: John Heminway | Stars: Elizabeth Blackburn, Elissa Epel, Marcus Lovett, Michael Marmot

Votes: 263

43. Robot Stories (2003)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Four tales: a robot baby as a pre-adoption test, a mother and her dying son's toy robot collection, a lonely robot office worker, and a sculptor contemplating robot-enabled immortality.

Director: Greg Pak | Stars: Tamlyn Tomita, James Saito, Vin Knight, Gina Quintos

Votes: 1,443 | Gross: $0.13M

44. Canada Naturally: The Film (Part One) (1993)

60 min | Documentary

Add a Plot

Director: David P. Ball | Stars: Peter Riden, Michel Vaïs

Votes: 18

45. Calibrate (2021)

54 min | Documentary, Sport

An emotional and inspirational rollercoaster ride, CALIBRATE won the Audience Award at the Awareness Film Festival (USA) for good reason. Directed by Academy Award Nominee Steve Pasvolsky, ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Pasvolsky | Stars: Ken Ware, Nickie Ware, Mark Mathews, Meredith Young

46. Van de schoonheid en de troost (2000– )

Documentary

Twenty-six prominent thinkers, scientists, philosophers, writers and artists, reflect on the matter of Beauty and Consolation.

Stars: Jane Goodall, Germaine Greer, Simon Schama, Roger Scruton

47. Wretches & Jabberers (2011)

TV-G | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

In 'Wretches & Jabberers and Stories from the Road', two men with autism embark on a global quest to change prevailing attitudes about disability and intelligence. With limited speech, ... See full summary »

Director: Gerardine Wurzburg | Stars: Larry Bissonnette, Tracy Thresher

Votes: 101

48. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1987 TV Movie)

75 min | Drama, Musical

Opera singer and professor Dr P is examined both in a clinic and in his home, as he suffers from a degeneration of the occipital lobe that allows him to see details, but not wholes.

Director: Christopher Rawlence | Stars: Oliver Sacks, John Tighe, Emile Belcourt, Patricia Hooper

Votes: 43

49. La chambre des magiciennes (2000 TV Movie)

80 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Claire Weygand, a thirty-year-old young woman who is about to defend her anthropology thesis, unfortunately not only feels bad but even worse and worse with each passing day. The migraine ... See full summary »

Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Anne Brochet, Mathilde Seigner, Annie Noël, Yves Jacques

Votes: 201 | Gross: $0.01M

50. Awoken (I) (2011)

35 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

A neuroscientist attempts to venture into the Coma World in hopes to save his dying comatose fiancé.

Director: Casey Chan | Stars: Aaron Mathias, Edward Sheldon, Alex Odell, John Reoli

Votes: 7