| A Kind of Spark (2023) | 7.4 | |
| Molly (1999) | 5.7 | |
| God's Ears (2008) | 8.3 | |
| After Thomas (2006) | 7.5 | |
| Touch (2012) | 7.3 |
Autism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant autism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out touching, emotional, realistic, serious, psychological and sentimental films and TV shows about / with autism, family relations, disability, asperger's syndrome, autistic, misfit, autist, mental illness, father son relationship and coming of age plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Australia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as autism: The A Word (2016), X+Y (2014), Temple Grandin (2010), The Good Doctor (2017), Adam (2009), Touch (2012), God's Ears (2008), The Accountant (2016), The Boy Who Could Fly (1986), Atypical (2017).
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New films
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The various generations of the Hughes family, who all love, work and fight like any other clan, find they must learn to communicate all over again when the youngest member is diagnosed with autism.
Style:
social, uplifting, psychological, touching, compassionate
Plot:
autism, problem child, family drama, parents and children, training, strong female lead, stubbornness, small town, mental health, disorder, autistic, physician ...
Place:
northern england, yorkshire, manchester
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31K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sweet, teen, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
autism, mathematics, coming of age, child prodigy, teenager, death of father, prodigy, disability, adolescence, mentor, family relations, social misfits ...
Time:
year 1996, 70s, 21st century
Place:
england, yorkshire, taiwan, asia, taipei
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sincere, compassionate, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
autism, teacher, female protagonist, human spirit, disability, genius, against the odds, inventor, biopic, asperger's syndrome, slaughterhouse, ambition ...
Time:
20th century, y2k, 60s, year 1951, 70s ...
Place:
arizona, boston, new hampshire, texas, usa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A young surgeon with Savant syndrome is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital. The question will arise: can a person who doesn't have the ability to relate to people actually save their lives?
Style:
medical drama, clever, psychological, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
autism, medical, medicine, doctor, hospital, prodigy, talented, surgeon, surgical operation, talent, male doctor, flashback ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
san francisco, syria, chicago
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37K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, preschool
Plot:
autism, asperger's syndrome, fall in love, shyness, love, happy ending, neighbor, disability, lovers, first love, mental illness, depression ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
new york, california, new jersey, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city ...
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44K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Martin Bohm, a widower and single father, is haunted by an inability to connect to his autistic, mute 11-year-old son, Jake. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when he discovers his gifted son has the ability to see ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, suspenseful, touching, intellectual ...
Plot:
autism, psychic power, foreknowledge, supernatural ability, psychic, single parent, talented, supernatural, hopes, mathematics, single father, investigation ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Noah Connelly is a boxer with a tireless opponent: Autism. But when he meets a dancer named Alexia, the two discover together that the toughest fight may be not be of the body, but of the heart.
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, sexual, humorous ...
Plot:
autism, true love, unlikely couple, love affair, society, social differences, athlete's life, lifestyle, love and romance, friendship, fall in love, social misfits ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful, action thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
autism, accountant, assassin, mathematics, lone hero, organized crime, twists and turns, vigilante, justice, hitman, violence, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 1989, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
washington d.c., chicago, illinois, new hampshire, germany ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Milly and Louis, and their recently-widowed mom, Charlene, move to a new neighborhood. Once there, they all deal with a variety of personal problems, but Milly finds a friend in Eric, her autistic next door neighbor. Eric has a fascination with ...
Style:
touching, cult classic, uplifting, epic, serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, teen drama
Plot:
autism, youth, friendship, bullying, coming of age, teenager, fall in love, disability, high school, chase, death, therapist ...
Time:
80s
Place:
australia
Is relevant?
113K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.
Style:
light, sincere, saga, humorous, comedy drama ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
autism, coming of age, teenager, lesbian relationship, lesbian, social problems, sapphic, teenage protagonist, high school, penguins, lgbt, asperger's syndrome ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
connecticut
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben (Greg Timmermans) finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite (Laura Verlinden). Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, serious, stylized, sad ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
autism, asperger's syndrome, communication problem, escape from reality, internet, faked death, bullying, computer game, mental illness, computer, imaginary friend, antisocial behavior ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, brussels, brussels belgium
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When David Wilson's young wife falls victim to cancer, he is left a single working dad with the sole responsibility of caring for his sixth grade son with autism. Patrick, who prefers to be called 'Po,' is a gifted but challenged ...
Style:
sincere, sentimental, captivating, touching
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
autism, wife, middle school, cancer, parent child relationship, boy, mental disorder, family relations, parents and children, life philosophy, disorder, friendship ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due budget cuts, Molly is left in the charge of her ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, humorous, sincere, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
autism, public nudity, disability, mental patient, advertising executive, siblings relations, human spirit, custody, hopes, doctors and patients, misfit, mentally challenged ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on ...
Style:
road movie, sentimental, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, toddlers, adult, teen drama
Plot:
autism, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, pet dog, asperger's syndrome, on the road, manuscript, contest, writers, road trip, mental disorder, self discovery ...
Place:
usa, san francisco, los angeles, california, oakland california
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Addie tries to get her village to make a memorial to the women who were put on trial for witch craft there. Can she challenge the way her community see her and her family?
Style:
captivating, exciting, entertaining, feel good, light ...
Plot:
autism, female protagonist, witch, teacher, village, village life, rural setting, countryside, young girl, young woman, small town, child protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Switzerland
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Astrid Nielsen works in the library of the judicial police. She has Asperger's syndrome. With an incredible memory, she excels at analyzing files of ongoing investigations. The district commander decides to use it to the fullest, entrusting ...
Style:
detective, captivating, tense
Plot:
female police detective, autism, french police, investigation, female detective, partners against crime, homicide detective, disability, crime investigation, detective inspector, uncover truth, police investigation ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Is relevant?
580K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
Style:
road movie, inspirational, sincere, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
autism, road trip, redemption, disability, mentally challenged, brother brother relationship, siblings relations, runaway, self discovery, mathematics, psychiatry, life changing ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place:
las vegas, california, ohio, cincinnati ohio, columbus ohio ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Inspired by the life of Jacqui Jackson. Helena Bonham Carter stars as Maggi, a mother with seven children - three 'normal' daughters and four sons who are each, in one form or another, autistic.
Style:
realistic, touching, sentimental, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
autism, motherhood, human spirit, family life, mentally challenged, child illness, hopes, parents and children, family problems, single parent, siblings relations, small town ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A pregnant woman, who is taking care of her son with development problems, is at her breaking point when a caregiver from the Philippines steps into her life. Diana suspects that she’s using voodoo against her after the quick improvements of her ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
evil child, pregnant woman, autism, malice, family problems, plan, relationship problems, motherhood, babysitting, occult, youth, dead man ...
Is relevant?
199K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Will Freeman is a hip Londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with the responsibilities of married life and that leaves him alone in the cold. Passing himself off as a single father, he starts to meet a string of single mums, ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, romantic, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, kids, teens, family outing ...
Plot:
coming of age, dating, bullying, christmas, childhood, dysfunctional family, friendship, mentor, loneliness, father son relationship, couples, single parent ...
Time:
year 2002, y2k, 21st century
Place:
london, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an ...
Style:
sincere, touching, serious, emotional, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenager, coming of age, profanity, autism, mental illness, social services, eccentric family, acceptance, love and romance, human nature, boy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
future, 90s, 21st century
Place:
australia, sydney australia, new zealand
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. Now a social worker discovers that Sally has been dodging 'The System' to keep her son with her, instead of putting him in an institution. ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, tear jerker, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
autism, mother, family drama, single parent, compassion, single mother, sacrifice, caregiver, responsibility, stress, mental health, character study ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, poignant, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
childhood, autism, 9/11, asperger's syndrome, boy, child protagonist, orphan, acceptance, disability, coming of age, bereavement, single mother ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, 2000s, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, intense, rough, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
conspiracy, autism, assassin, fbi, murder, child in peril, secret service, boy, fbi agent, assassination, witness protection, twists and turns ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
chicago, bangkok thailand, south dakota
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, sincere
Plot:
boy, marathon, father son relationship, running, runner, family relations, ambition, coping, kids and family, fighting illness, aspiration, slice of life ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A drama directed by Michael Switzer.
Style:
realistic, serious, uplifting, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
child molester, autism, mentally challenged, teacher student relationship, testimony, courtroom, victim, teacher, mental illness, sexual cruelty, children, youth ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After her lousy stepfather steals her savings to buy a vicious tiger, Kelly loses all hope of going to college. But Kelly's situation worsens when a hurricane leaves her and her autistic brother boarded up in their house with the man-eating ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, rough, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
animal attack, autism, wild animal, dangerous animal, trapped, tiger, killer animal, home invasion, danger, creature feature, woman in danger, hurricane ...
Time:
jurassic, 21st century
Is relevant?
6K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Stand-up comedian Max Bernal lives with his father Stan while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son's future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road trip ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
autism, divorced parents, road trip, parenting, stand up comedian, father son relationship, relationships, family relations, relationship problems, comedian, father and son, family problems ...
Place:
nebraska, michigan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, realistic, mumblecore ...
Plot:
autism, disability, autistic, job seeking, looking for love, self discovery, family problems, power relations, family relations, workplace situations, dysfunctional family, misfit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A lonely young boy feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy’s devices against him to break into our world, his parents ...
Style:
spooky, scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
imaginary friend, husband wife relationship, haunted house, autism, supernatural, child protagonist, monster, found footage, loneliness, family relations, demon, hallucination ...
Time:
2010s
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