Paralysis movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant paralysis movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, emotional, psychological, touching and melancholic films and TV shows about / with paralysis, disability, wheelchair, female nudity, love and romance, nude, family relations, love, friendship and husband wife relationship plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as paralysis: Diary of a Nymphomaniac (2008), Inner Sanctum (1991), Come as You Are (2011), Open Hearts (2002), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Lady Chatterley (1993), Mundane History (2009), Cartagena (2009), Above Suspicion (1995), Julia's Lover (2022).
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the life of a middle-class French girl's sexual adventures, her then fall into prostitution, and her ultimate redemption.
Style:
sexual, erotic, sexy, controversial, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nymphomaniac, sexual relations, porn, looking for sex, sex scene, diary, prostitute, one night stand, loss of virginity, lust, sex, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 1993, 2000s, 90s
Place:
spain, france, europe, barcelona
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman attempts suicide when she suspects her husband doesn't love her and is having an affair. Now she's wheelchair-bound, and her husband, who indeed doesn't love her and is having an affair, hires a private nurse to look after his ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic, absurd, captivating ...
Plot:
obsession, love triangle, murder, betrayal, strong sexual content, intrigue, nudity, danger, infidelity, paraplegic, erotica, sex ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Three young guys like wine and women. They tested wine with pleasure, but the second they have never been able to taste. Under the guise of a wine tour, the three plans a trip to Spain to finally have sex. Nothing will stop them. Certainly not the ...
Style:
road movie, humorous, semi serious, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
paralysis, disability, looking for sex, independence, buddies, friendship, road trip, brothel, obsessive quest, self discovery, physical disability, social misfits ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, spain
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her husband Niels works in the ...
Style:
atmospheric, independent film, realistic, touching, romantic ...
Plot:
hospital, dogme 95, relationships, love story, love triangle, sex scene, coitus, extramarital affair, destructive relationship, fall in love, paraplegic, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
90s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia, denmark, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his ...
Style:
sexy, depressing, erotic, fairy tale, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
lawyer, incest, sexy girl, bus, small town, family problems, grief, small town life, winter, law, adultery, flashback ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
canada, british columbia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Lady Constance Chatterley is married to the handicapped Sir Clifford Chatterley, who was wounded in the First World War. When they move to his family's estate, Constance meets their tough-yet-quiet groundskeeper, Oliver Mellors. Soon, she ...
Style:
erotic, costume drama, sensual, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
female pubic hair, naked man, sexual awakening, infidelity, paralysis, master and servant, male pubic hair, sexual attraction, unhappy marriage, extramarital affair, lust, sex scene ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, 1910s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Explores the relationship between Ake, a young man who is paralyzed from the waist down after an accident, and Pun, the male nurse who takes care of him, and of course Ake's father. Ake is at first cold towards his nurse Pun, but as Pun ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, art house, independent film
Plot:
paralysis, minimalism, gay relationship, disability, character study, sexual awakening, compassion, caregiver, realism, lgbtq, empathy, intimacy ...
Place:
bangkok thailand
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Muriel is beautiful, free-spirited and bed-ridden since a horrific accident. Leo is a drunk middle-aged ex-boxer. Desperate for work and unqualified, he interviews for Muriel, who hires him to cook and care for her against her better judgment. ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, serious
Plot:
paralysis, disability, quadriplegic, opposites attract, teaching the ways of the world, one more chance, gain trust, fall in love, nursing, hopes, alcohol abuse, ex boxer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
colombia, france, latin america
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Dempsey Cain is an honored cop, a loving husband and father, and mentor to his handsome younger brother. Then a drug dealer's bullet paralyzes him for life and Dempsey's world is shattered. Suddenly, his wife and brother seem to care less ...
Style:
erotic, neo noir, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
illicit affair, brother in law sister in law sex, disability, affair, whodunit, cop, physical disability, spouse killer, paralysis, police, courtroom, adultery ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
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Genre: Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Paralyzed from the waist down after an accident, Cássio's relationship with Julia goes through difficulties. Feeling rejected, she starts a new romance. Based on the novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover" by D. H. Lawrence.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, lgbt cinema
Plot:
strong sexual content, handicapped, love affair, male female relationship, disability, paraplegic, physical disability, wheelchair bound, woman in a wheelchair, love story, love and romance, relationship problems ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa, USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Shirley Adams spends her days caring for her disabled son, Donovan - he was shot in the back of the neck on his way home from school one afternoon over a year ago. Since then the Adams family has lost all their worldly possessions to medical bills. ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
disability, family problems, family relations, parents and children, hopes, single parent, human spirit, life is a bitch, introspection, small town, family in crisis, social decay ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, south africa, cape town south africa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, France, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Roberto is an unemployed publicist who achieved success when he thought of a famous slogan: "Coca-Cola, the spark of life." Now he is a desperate man, trying to remember the happy days, back to the hotel where he spent the honeymoon with ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, captivating, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
business, social satire, couple relations, life is a bitch, unemployment, desire for fame, couples, change of luck, down on your luck, theater, husband wife relationship, death of father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.
Style:
thought provoking, touching, contemplative, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
quadriplegic, disability, human spirit, legal action, life is a bitch, love affair, love, protest, legal, media, lawyer, magic ...
Place:
india, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Perception is a darkly comedic gem that stars Piper Perabo as Jen Marshall, an LA girl with a reckless personality and a laundry list of burned bridges. When Jen returns to New York and unexpected tragedy strikes, it is up to her mistreated friends ...
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, sentimental, serious ...
Plot:
disability, redemption, youth, estrangement, dull life, rehabilitation, young woman, selfishness, paralysis, obstacle, nightlife, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, california, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Un refugio para el amor is a Mexican Spanish-language telenovela produced by Ignacio Sada Madero for Televisa. It is a remake of the Venezuelan telenovela La Zulianita, written by Delia Fiallo and adapted by Nora Alemán and Georgina Tinoco. Zuria ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, emotional, serious, soap opera ...
Plot:
love triangle, love and romance, love affair, couples, couple relations, estate, family relations, family feud, paralysis, infidelity, family drama, sexual harassment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
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Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A post-traumatic stress disorder patient bound to his bed finds himself sharing his room with a gang looking for a paralyzed amnesia patient. And he must kill him off before he is recognized.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
post traumatic stress disorder, gang, amnesia, murder, paralysis, ptsd, repressed memory, post traumatic stress, quadriplegic, amnesiac, murderer, memory ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Switzerland
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
Style:
sad, touching, inspirational, compassionate, factual ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
disability, illness, supportive spouse, paralysis, marriage, husband wife relationship, love, hospital, quadriplegic, biopic, adaptation, human spirit ...
Time:
year 2017, 50s, year 1971, year 1981, year 1965 ...
Place:
africa, england, germany, spain, kenya
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Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
James Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After severely injuring Fargo and going to prison for several years, James is now determined to avenge his wife's death. He drives across the country looking for ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, suspense, road movie, exciting ...
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, obsession, car chase, psychopath, murder, hit and run, death of wife, insanity, killer car, car accident, vengeance ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Nick, is a young Scottish soccer player living in the big city. He meets Karen, and the two fall in love and move in together. Soon after, Nick exhibits signs of serious illness. As his body slowly succumbs to multiple sclerosis, he experiences a ...
Style:
touching, emotional, realistic, serious, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
multiple sclerosis, football, disability, working class, love, aids, storytelling, friendship, soccer, infidelity, male pubic hair, male nudity ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
england, europe, paris france, new orleans, ireland
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Samuel is a paraplegic young boy living with his mother Elena in "Lake manor," an isolated mansion surrounded by woods. With the strict prohibition to walk away from the mansion, stuck in a family routine, Samuel grows serene but ...
Style:
gothic horror, suspense, gothic, scary, disturbing ...
Plot:
disabled child, boy girl relationship, overprotective mother, family secret, isolated house, doctor, runaway, mansion, teenage girl, evil mother, twists and turns, supernatural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien (John Hawkes) maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, touching, erotic, compassionate ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
near death experience, first sexual experience, loss of virginity, sexual activity, female nudity, disabled, male virgin, nudity, woman on top, oral sex, therapist, sexual awakening ...
Time:
year 2012, 20th century, 80s, year 1988, 70s
Place:
california, san francisco, usa, boston
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Athletic 12-year-old Maddy (Kristen Stewart) shares an enthusiasm for mountain climbing with her father, Tom (Sam Robards). Unfortunately, Tom suffers a spinal injury while scaling Mount Everest, and his family is unable to afford the surgery that ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, exciting, action thriller ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
heist, robbery, rottweiler, disorder, family relations, heroes, teenage life, rivalry, coming of age, parents and children, criminal heroes, master criminal ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
california
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After a brain hemorrhage, Maud, a filmmaker, wakes up one morning in a half-dead body that has left her hemiplegic and facing inevitable solitude. Bedridden but determined to pursue her latest film project, she discovers Vilko, a con man who ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, sincere, semi autobiographical ...
Plot:
weakness, cons and scams, dishonesty, anguish, epilepsy, criminal, female protagonist, stroke, new house, women, feminist, biopic ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
belgium, brussels
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, UK, Finland, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.
Style:
disturbing, sad, bleak, heartbreaking, sexy ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, sex, love story, love, marriage, crazy love, obsession, depression, tragic love, sex with a stranger, melancholy, self sacrifice ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
scotland, nebraska, europe, scottish highlands
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the picturesque island of Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for something or someone with the name Ploning. He has from sunrise to sundown to look for this ...
Style:
independent film
Plot:
lost love, paralysis, bachelorette, missing person, spinster, emptiness, family relations, funeral, brother brother relationship, nurse, love, beach ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Poor painter helps a paralysed child.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, independent film, period piece ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
custody battle, paralysis, poverty, disabled child, underdog, social commentary, compassion, struggle, character study, social realism, bonding, family drama ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
eastern europe, stockholm sweden
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Larry McAfee is paralyzed from the neck down following a motorcycle accident. He gradually loses the will to live, in the meantime befriending a talk radio DJ over the phone. The two meet each other and become friends, though Larry still wishes to ...
Style:
emotional, medical drama, thought provoking, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
disability, paralysis, euthanasia, suicide, compassion, friendship, hospital, connection, ethical dilemma, desperation, empathy, isolation ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger (Terence Stamp) arrives, makes love to every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he ...
Style:
surreal, erotic, eros, allegory, disturbing ...
Plot:
lgbtq, bourgeoisie, gay, gay interest, surrealism, seduction, sex, lgbt, mysterious stranger, visitor, parable, male nudity ...
Time:
year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, milan italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jaana is a restaurant owner and mother of two, who spends her free time riding. Jaana lives with her charismatic, but short-tempered partner Marko. Jaana's life changes in a flash when she becomes paralyzed in a serious accident.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
accident, disability, paraplegic, family relations, changing lives, lifestyle change, family problems, survival, resilience, paralysis, quadriplegic, horse trainer ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Kazuya Takajo was a promising soccer player. At the age of 23, he was selected for the national A football team and he bought a house to live with his fiancé Miki Nakagawa. One day, Kazuya Takajo gets into a car accident and becomes paralyzed and ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, dramatic ...
Plot:
soccer, disability, trauma, ex football player, paralysis, football, wheelchair bound, football player, handicapped, traumatic experience, physical disability, life is a bitch ...
Place:
japan
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