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List of physical disability movies

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Scream of Fear (1961)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story: A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.
Style: scary, suspense, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot: murder, disability, chauffeur, father, female protagonist, uncover truth, investigation, corpse, false identity, piano, mistaken identity, parents and children ...
Time: 20th century, year 1961, 60s
Place: france, french riviera, cote d'azur, riviera
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The Naked Kiss (1964)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A former prostitute discovers that her philanthropic fiance is involved in perversion.
Style: neo noir, controversial, grindhouse, dark, surreal ...
Plot: prostitute, small town, social commentary, hospital, pedophile, prostitution, pedophilia, nurse, abortion, marriage proposal, child molester, hooker ...
Time: 60s, year 1963, 20th century, year 1961, year 1964
Place: america, switzerland, venice, usa
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 6.5
 181
Heidi (1965)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Austria
Duration: 110 min.
Story: After her mother's death, the five year old orphan Heidi is brought by her aunt to her grumpy grandfather Alp, who leads a hermit life in the beautiful Swiss mountains. Heidi's natural cheerfulness quickly brings renewed joy in grandfather ...
Plot: physical disability, goat, obstacle, family relations, aunt, child's point of view, mountain, rescue, orphan, governess, affection, child abuse ...
Place: swiss alps, alps
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 6.5
 678
Heidi (1968)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland. In order to get a job in Frankfurt, Dete brings 5-year-old Heidi to her grandfather, who has been at odds with the villagers for years and lives in seclusion on ...
Style: uplifting, serious, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot: orphan, mountain, family relations, youth, physical disability, girl, basement, adoption, governess, friendship, disability, friends ...
Time: 19th century
Place: switzerland, alps, swiss alps, europe
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The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A female skiing champion is paralyzed in a tragic skiing accident. Her girlfriend is taken out of competition when she contracts polio.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, uplifting, emotional ...
Plot: quadriplegic, disability, skiing, physical disability, love, psychopath, winter olympics, illness, grief, paralysis, polio, accident ...
Time: year 1975, 70s, 1950s
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 7.3
 15K
Coming Home (1978)
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, erotic, romantic ...
Plot: vietnam war, paraplegic, disability, love, vietnam veteran, homecoming, soldier, wartime, military, hospital, love story, suicide ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1978
Place: california, usa, los angeles, vietnam, hong kong
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 8.1
 360K
The Deer Hunter (1978)
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: depressing, epic, harsh, psychological, emotional ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vietnam war, anti war, russian roulette, friendship, war, hunting, escape, suicide, survival, friendship between men, hunter, death of friend ...
Time: 20th century, year 1978, 60s
Place: vietnam, pittsburgh, asia, usa, pennsylvania ...
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The Elephant Man (1980)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph ...
Style: emotional, touching, psychological, surreal, poignant ...
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: disability, hospital, freak, dignity, melancholy, disfigurement, social misfits, biopic, cruelty, isolation, life is a bitch, exploitation ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 20th century, near future, ancient times ...
Place: london, england, britain, europe
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Above Suspicion (1995)
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: neo noir, erotic, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot: disability, brother in law sister in law sex, sexually dissatisfied wife, cop, whodunit, physical disability, spouse killer, paralysis, police, courtroom, affair, adultery ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
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: depressing, fairy tale, erotic, heartbreaking, independent film ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: lawyer, snow, incest, small town, family problems, grief, small town life, winter, law, redemption, betrayal, sexual abuse ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: canada, british columbia
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 6.8
 22K
Simon Birch (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Simon Birch tells the story of Joe and Simon's heart-warming journey of friendship. Simon Birch was born with a condition that makes him much smaller than all the other kids in town. Now, due to his condition, Simon thinks God made him this way ...
Style: sentimental, feel good, inspirational, touching, sweet ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, illegitimate son, friendship, destiny, disability, family relations, small town, justice, happy ending, life philosophy, obsessive quest, buddies ...
Time: year 1998, 90s, 60s, 1950s, 20th century
Place: maine
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Everything That Rises (1998)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: His son's critical injury forces a Montana man (Dennis Quaid) to reconsider priorities as he struggles to retain family land.
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, touching, sincere ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: coming of age, disability, physical disability, youth, friends, family relations, hopes, survival, life is a bitch, rivalry, misfit, family life ...
Time: 90s
Place: montana, usa
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Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.
Style: emotional, philosophical, independent film, steamy, depressing ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: classical music, music, multiple sclerosis, sex with sister in law, biopic, dysfunctional family, sisters, musician, couples, sister sister relationship, women, physical disability ...
Time: year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place: london
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 6.4
 20K
Flawless (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door.
Style: talky, independent film, thinking, comedy drama, light ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, stroke, transgender, transvestism, gender, drag queen, lgbt, lgbtq, gay lead character, loneliness, friendship, gay slur ...
Time: year 1999, 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 5.6
 4K
Rear Window (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Modern remake of Rear Window in which the lead character is paralyzed and lives in a high-tech home filled with assistive technology.
Style: psychological, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot: murder, disability, psychopath, investigation, who done it, uncover truth, mind game, dangerous attraction, amateur detective, law enforcement, obsession, manipulation ...
Time: 90s
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 7.2
 125K
Men of Honor (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true ...
Style: inspirational, motivational, touching, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: racism, african american, u.s. navy, courage, military, navy, racial segregation, hopes, human spirit, racial discrimination, diving, dream come true ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 2000, y2k, 60s ...
Place: america, africa, usa, pacific ocean, cuba
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 7.0
 336
Heidi (1995)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 47 min.
Story: After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair.
Style: fairy tale, realistic, serious, feel good, touching ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: physical disability, best friend, family relations, family problems, friends, optimism, nanny, hopes, danger, orphan, young heroes, human spirit ...
Place: switzerland, germany, alps, swiss alps, europe
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 7.8
 4K
Door to Door (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sometimes the true heroes in our lives are those people who inspire us not with their superhuman accomplishments but simply by their refusal to give up in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and the dignity in which they go about their lives. ...
Style: feel good, serious, touching, realistic, uplifting ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: salesman, human spirit, disability, cerebral palsy, against the odds, changing lives, underdog, misfit, ambition, society, hopes, door to door salesman ...
Place: oregon
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 5.8
 341
Musical Chairs (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When his dancer partner, Mia, lands in the hospital after an accident, Armando persuades her to train for an upcoming wheelchair ballroom dancing contest
Style: emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: disability, follow your dream, lifestyle, human spirit, couples, against the odds, dance school, contests and competitions, hopes, ambition, society, dancing ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city
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 7.1
 586
Tumbledown (1988)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The film centres on the experiences of Robert Lawrence MC (played by Colin Firth), an officer of the Scots Guards during the Falklands War of 1982. While fighting at the Battle of Mount Tumbledown, Lawrence is shot in the head by an Argentine ...
Plot: falklands war, military, cavalry, physical disability, british soldier, disability, war veteran, paralysis, brain damage, rehabilitation, handicapped, head injury
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 6.7
 869
Justine (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A woman dealing with the loss of her husband, the struggle of parenthood and finding work in a new state finds solace in her relationship with an 8 year old physically disabled girl named Justine who she takes care of.
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot: single mother, disability, friendship, woman in a wheelchair, self discovery, physical disability, single parent, unlikely couple, changing lives, friends, lifestyle change, female protagonist ...
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 6.7
 1K
Gigi & Nate (2022)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: disability, human animal relationship, accident, animal human communication, changing lives, paralysis, monkey, pets, friendship, coping, animal, lifestyle change ...
Place: north carolina
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My Star Bride (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Singapore
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mei Fangcao, an ordinary girl from Vietnam, takes a leap of faith by coming to Singapore as a "bride", hoping to raise medical fees for her mother and find her long-lost sister. She meets Zhong Shijie, who was recovering from a devastating ...
Style: romantic, captivating, psychological
Plot: in love, wheelchair bound, love and romance, love affair, love interest, man in a wheelchair, handicapped, physical disability, relationships, couple relations, relationship problems, couples ...
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 7.2
 464
dele (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Freelance programmer Sakagami is paralyzed in the lower half of his body and confined to a wheelchair. He sets up a company called dele.LIFE in partnership with a law firm established by his late father. At the request of clients, Sakagami works ...
Style: captivating, tense, thrilling
Plot: business, wheelchair bound, problem, illness, handicapped, programmer, coworker, physical disability, disability, fighting illness, teamwork, friendship ...
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The Father and the Foreigner (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Style: suspense, captivating, psychotronic
Plot: handicapped, father son relationship, friendship between men, family relations, disabled child, disability, friendship, physical disability, family secret, family problems, rich and poor, rich ...
Place: rome italy
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2099: The Soldier Protocol (2019)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Sometime in the near future, paraplegic prison inmate Matt Mills meets "The Board" of Satoshi-Telefair Industries, who thank him for joining the Program. Under pressure and with a promise to make him walk again, Mills agrees to volunteer. ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense, suspenseful
Plot: experiment, paraplegic, prisoner, human experiment, scientific experiment, technology, survival, physical disability, regeneration, distopia, bare chested male, father daughter relationship ...
Time: near future
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Taisho Otome Fairy Tale (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Tamahiko Shima has been exiled to the country because of his disability, but the sudden arrival of an arranged bride upends his lonely life.
Style: anime, captivating, psychological, humorous, disturbing ...
Plot: disability, slice of life, male female relationship, depression, family relations, father son relationship, social problems, dysfunctional family, father and son, family problems, physical disability, exile ...
Time: 1920s
Place: japan
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Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story: A mentally retarded man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.
Style: disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: handicapped, courtroom drama, father daughter relationship, mental illness, lawyer, mental retardation, child custody, disability, court, family relations, social problems, physical disability ...
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War Eagle, Arkansas (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Based on a True Story War Eagle, Arkansas is a character-driven drama about a young man’s choice of whether to leave his family and friends for a career in baseball or stay and redeem his struggling community. The story takes place over a few ...
Style: sincere, captivating, psychological
Plot: friendship, wheelchair bound, baseball, high school, baseball coach, stutterer, stuttering, disabled child, life is a bitch, teenage life, relationship problems, physical disability ...
Place: arkansas
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Hinokio: Inter Galactic Love (2005)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A recent accident has left Satoru Iwamoto, an elementary school student, temporarily wheelchair-ridden. In addition, the recent loss of his mother has thrown Satoru into a reclusive state, locking himself from the outside world. However, in an ...
Style: light, captivating
Plot: robot, boy, humanoid robot, teenager, technology, disabled child, hi-tech, society, social relations, sentient robot, robot human relationship, robotics ...
Place: japan
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