Paraplegic movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant paraplegic movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, realistic, serious, weird, suspenseful and cult film films and TV shows about / with paraplegic, wheelchair, disability, suspense, dialogue, violence, murder, paralysis, nude and brutality plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as paraplegic: Sleeping with the Devil (1997), Morgan (2012), Quid Pro Quo (2008), T11 Incomplete (2020), Inner Sanctum (1991), The Bone Collector (1999), Wheels (2014), Step by Step (2016), Coming Home (1978), The Haunted Airman (2006).
Best films
List of paraplegic movies
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Professional nurse Rebecca Dubrovich is swept off her feet by charming millionaire Dick Strang, and the two begin a passionate romance. Only when it is too late does Rebecca discover that Strang has a very dark side...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, touching, sincere
Plot:
paraplegic, marital abuse, abusive husband, saving a life, despot, fear, love, rehabilitation, obsession, erotica, domestic violence, dysfunctional relationship ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Morgan is the inspiring story of Morgan Oliver, a young athlete determined that a bicycle accident that left him paralyzed will not change him. He takes a chance on love when he meets Dean Kagen on a basketball court. Dean helps Morgan train for the ...
Style:
psychological, touching, sincere, rough, sentimental ...
Plot:
gay, gay relationship, paraplegic, gay athlete, gay interest, disability, love, paralysis, lgbtq, lgbt, friendship, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A semi-paralyzed radio reporter is sent out to investigate a story that leads him into an odd subculture and on a journey of disturbing self-realization.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, psychological, twisted ...
Plot:
paraplegic, disability, doctors and patients, switching roles, obsessive quest, mother daughter relationship, mental illness, blind date, disappearance, forgiveness, art, physical disability ...
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A visiting home health aide and recovering alcoholic, strives to rebuild her broken life, only to have it fall apart once again when she falls in love with her young, paraplegic patient then betrays her trust.
Style:
talky, emotional, psychological, romantic
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, woman in a wheelchair, recovering alcoholic, infidelity, paraplegic, mother son relationship, lesbian romance, female protagonist, love, female nudity, lesbian sex ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, 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:
enigmatic, captivating, absurd, sexual, erotic ...
Plot:
obsession, love triangle, intrigue, murder, infidelity, erotica, betrayal, sex, disability, paraplegic, watching sex, strong sexual content ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Rookie cop, Amelia Donaghy reluctantly teams with Lincoln Rhyme – formerly the department's top homicide detective but now paralyzed as a result of a spinal injury – to catch a grisly serial killer dubbed 'The Bone Collector'. The ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, surprise ending, clever ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, suspense, psychopath, investigation, twists and turns, police investigation, race against time, mind game, policewoman, murder, paraplegic, forensics ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two suicidal paraplegic junkies hustle their way through the city streets trying to find a reason to live.
Style:
touching, semi serious, psychological, sentimental, sad ...
Plot:
junkie, paraplegic, friendship, disability, introspection, cause and meaning, self discovery, suicide, life, loneliness, character study, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
After a serious sport accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets with other handicapped persons (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as ...
Style:
psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, humorous, thought provoking
Plot:
friendship, suicidal thoughts, paraplegic, re-education, disabled person, autobiography, rehabilitation center, doctor, suicide attempt, disability, hospital, basketball team ...
Time:
90s
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The wife of a Marine serving in Vietnam, Sally Hyde (Jane Fonda) decides to volunteer at a local veterans hospital to occupy her time. There she meets Luke Martin (Jon Voight), a frustrated wheelchair-bound vet who has become disillusioned with the ...
Style:
political, realistic, emotional, poignant, sexy ...
Plot:
vietnam war, paraplegic, disability, love, homecoming, soldier, military, hospital, love triangle, love story, surveillance, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, vietnam
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
An injured RAF pilot, confined to a wheelchair is committed to an eerie hospital where he starts to loose his mind.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic
Plot:
world war two, paraplegic, hospital, disability, military, war, doctors and patients, power relations, battles, heroes, isolation, suicide ...
Time:
year 1942, year 1943, 21st century
Place:
wales
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jean-Paul Belmondo plays Paul, a former womanizer who marries the head of the medical department's "unattractive" daughter Christine because he thinks attractive women can't be trusted and make poor wives. A car accident leaves ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, clever, humorous, sex comedy ...
Plot:
doctor nurse relationship, sexy nurse, dangerous attraction, prejudice, love triangle, sexual relations, obsession, love and romance, satire, marriage, nurse, doctor ...
Time:
70s
Place:
tunisia, france, africa
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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, realistic, touching, sexy, romantic ...
Plot:
love, infidelity, love story, love triangle, hospital, relationships, adultery, extramarital affair, destructive relationship, car accident, crumbling marriage, life philosophy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo, denmark
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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, road movie, exciting, rough ...
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, car chase, obsession, suspense, murder, hit and run, death of wife, vengeance, psychopath, car, car accident ...
Time:
21st century
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310K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Science fiction drama about a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics where humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. The young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet he is ...
Style:
futuristic, thought provoking, intellectual, neo noir, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
distopia, fighting the system, genetics, twists and turns, discrimination, society, eugenics, paraplegic, future dystopia, science, utopia, deception ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
riviera, detroit, french riviera
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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, psychotronic, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
disabled child, suspense, overprotective mother, boy girl relationship, isolated house, family secret, mansion, doctor, zombie, runaway, teenage girl, evil mother ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An oft overlooked film about struggling to deal with paralysis. Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds as ...
Style:
realistic, touching, thought provoking, emotional, talky ...
Plot:
disability, friendship, paraplegic, rehabilitation, life philosophy, love and romance, human spirit, human nature, society, hopes, physical disability, male nudity ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
TV producer Warren (Isaak James) is developing his masterpiece, a reality show called "Handicaps" starring a variety of people with disabilities. Aided by Laura (Eva James), an overbearing partner with anger issues, and an ex-prison guard ...
Style:
witty, humorous, not serious, biting, clever ...
Plot:
satire, disability, workplace, misfit, ambition, politics, tv show, showbiz, workplace situations, dark humor, disabled person, obstacle ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Spain, UK
Duration: 159 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, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
sex, love, husband wife relationship, sexuality, tragic love, marriage, accident, disability, love story, self sacrifice, small town, psychology ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
scotland, europe, scottish highlands
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Unable to face his new reality in a wheelchair, Ángel develops a deadly obsession with the woman who left him and unleashes a sinister revenge plot.
Style:
emotional, tense, intense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
violence against women, kidnapped woman, mental disorder, hidden identity, paraplegic, quadriplegic, kidnapped, physical abuse, stalking, obsession, murder, jealousy ...
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1.3M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, fantasy world, culture clash, beautiful scenery, battles, ecology, creature, space and aliens, alien life-form, space travel, alien planet, scientist ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's suicide attempt and sado-masochist tendencies, and the intrusion of a very free-spirited ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, controversial, experimental, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, incest, coming out, mother son incest, lgbt, rat, suicide attempt, paraplegic, s&m, dysfunctional family, fetish, homosexual ...
Time:
90s
Place:
france, ancient greece
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine ...
Style:
sexual, erotic, psycho sexual, sexy, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, sexuality, obsession, surrealism, infidelity, female nudity, sex, self discovery, brothel, sexual relations, sexual fantasy ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Three strippers seeking thrills encounter a young couple in the desert. After dispatching the boyfriend, they take the girl hostage and begin scheming on a crippled old man living with his two sons in the desert, reputedly hiding a tidy sum of cash. ...
Style:
campy, erotic, sexy, road movie, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
kidnapping, violence, lesbian, femdom, femme fatale, murder, desert, innuendo, female martial artist, stripper, car, exploitation ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
california
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Two aging film actresses live as virtual recluses in an old Hollywood mansion. Jane Hudson, a successful child star, cares for her crippled sister Blanche, whose career in later years eclipsed that of Jane. Now the two live together, their ...
Style:
gothic, psychological, scary, surprise ending, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
mental illness, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, jealousy, sibling rivalry, child star, aging, dysfunctional family, filmmaking, actress, violence, suspense ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1910s, year 1935, year 1917 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fielder, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses to not only win her back, but to gain a little revenge.
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, semi serious, light ...
Audience:
teens, kids, date night
Plot:
air traffic controller, supernatural, vengeance, nuclear waste, levitation, telekinesis, stupidity, happy ending, marital reconciliation, marital separation, depression, jealousy ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Eric Binford watches a lot of movies. He is the truest definition of a film geek. One day, his sanity takes a turn for the worse and he begins acting out his favorite scenes from the movies. In doing so, he manages to involve his enemies and the ...
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, slasher, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, obsession, nerd, blonde, murder, loner, mentally unstable, fan culture, insanity, paraplegic, stalking ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles
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237K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
Style:
scary, apocalyptic, tragic ending, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
space, suspense, mars, monster, space travel, space station, alien, alien life-form, astronaut, first contact, survival horror, death ...
Time:
future, near future
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14K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Justice. Safe streets. Payback. Metallurgist John Henry Irons (O'Neal) vows to claim them all when a renegade military reject (Judd Nelson) puts new superweapons in dangerous hands. Helped by an electronics wiz (Annabeth Gish) and an ...
Style:
humorous, exciting, suspenseful, parody, ridiculous ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
superhero, good versus evil, vigilante, gang, villain, paraplegic, one man army, african american, african american protagonist, crime fighter, military, soldier ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
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115K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer ...
Style:
rough, splatter, futuristic, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
monster, mars, deadly creature, zombie, alien, military, creature, virus, suspense, video game, marines, genetics ...
Time:
future, 2040s, jurassic, 2020s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
A group of working-class friends decides to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in ...
Style:
epic, depressing, psychological, bleak, emotional ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, russian roulette, anti war, escape, friendship, suicide, hunting, small town, wedding, homecoming, war, gambling ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
vietnam, pennsylvania, asia, usa, saigon ...
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