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

1. Tell Them You Love Me (2023)

102 min | Documentary

A professor has a relationship with a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy. Their affair leads to a criminal trial over disability and consent. The film shows interviews and footage presenting both perspectives.

Director: Nick August-Perna | Stars: Kate Dulcich, Jerron Herman, Devva Kasnitz, Brenda McCullough

Votes: 237

2. Crip Camp (2020)

R | 106 min | Documentary, History

Down the road from Woodstock, a revolution blossomed at a ramshackle summer camp for teenagers with disabilities, transforming their lives and igniting a landmark movement.

Directors: James Lebrecht, Nicole Newnham | Stars: James Lebrecht, Lionel Je'Woodyard, Joseph O'Conor, Ann Cupolo Freeman

Votes: 8,239

3. Don't Look Back (2024)

43 min | Documentary, Short

Paul's story is told of how he gained his independence, and eventually (with the help of others), in 2019 managed to get the funds together to Produce the now named 'Give Them Wings' through people who know him best.

Director: Matthew Bland | Stars: Matthew Bland, Ian Carter, Bill Fellows, Mark Forster

4. Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, and her work on behalf of other deaf and blind people, this film shows how the deaf and blind... See full summary »

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Fini Straubinger, M. Baaske, Elsa Fehrer, Heinrich Fleischmann

Votes: 3,202

5. The Invisible War (2012)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Crime

An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.

Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Kori Cioca, Jessica Hinves

Votes: 7,085 | Gross: $0.07M

6. The Ride Ahead (2024)

93 min | Documentary | Completed

Samuel Habib, 21, wants to date, leave home, go to college. But he drives a 350-pound wheelchair, uses a communication device, and can have a seizure at any moment. Determined to find his ... See full summary »

Directors: Dan Habib, Samuel Habib | Stars: Ali Stroker, Maysoon Zayid, Samuel Habib, Judith Heumann

7. In A Different Key (2020)

102 min | Documentary

A mother tracks down the first person ever diagnosed with autism to a rural Mississippi town to learn whether his life story holds promise for her own autistic son.

Directors: John Donvan, Caren Zucker | Stars: John Donvan, Amy Gravino, Jason McCarver, Donald Triplett

Votes: 74

8. The Tuba Thieves (2023)

92 min | Documentary, Drama

From 2011 to 2013, tubas were stolen from Los Angeles high schools. This is not a story about thieves or missing tubas. Instead, it asks what it means to listen.

Director: Alison O'Daniel | Stars: Nyeisha Prince, Russell Harvard, Geovanny Marroquin, Warren Snipe

Votes: 53

9. Up Syndrome (2000)

82 min | Documentary

University of Texas student Duane Graves chronicles his charismatic childhood chum Rene Moreno, a San Antonio native with Down Syndrome, in this playful, stirring, remarkably unique portrait documentary.

Director: Duane Graves | Stars: Rene Moreno, Bo Rouck

Votes: 163

10. Far From the Tree (V) (2017)

Unrated | 93 min | Documentary

Based on the NY Times bestselling book by Andrew Solomon, Far from the Tree examines the experiences of families in which parents and children are profoundly different from one another in a variety of ways.

Directors: Rachel Dretzin, Jamila Ephron | Stars: Amy Allnutt, Jack Allnutt, Harry Burdick, Emily Perl Kingsley

Votes: 640 | Gross: $0.16M

11. 56 Up (2012)

Not Rated | 144 min | Documentary, Biography

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Directors: Michael Apted, Paul Almond | Stars: Michael Apted, Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield

Votes: 2,470 | Gross: $0.70M

12. 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

13. The Family That Walks on All Fours (2006 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary

A documentary about the five members of the Ulas family in Turkey who walk on all fours.

Director: Jemima Harrison | Stars: Greg Chopoorian, Nicholas Humphrey

Votes: 50

14. The Horse Boy (2009)

Unrated | 93 min | Documentary

A writer documents the journey his family takes to Mongolia to consult with nomadic shamans on the healing of their autistic son.

Director: Michel Orion Scott | Stars: Rupert Isaacson, Kristin Neff, Rowan Isaacson, Kendal Stewart

Votes: 720 | Gross: $0.16M

15. I'll Push You: A Real-Life Inspiration (2017)

100 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama

It all started with three little words. I'll Push You is an up-close and personal look into the dynamics of a life-long friendship between of two best friends - Justin Skeesuck and Patrick ... See full summary »

Directors: Chris Karcher, Terry Parish | Stars: Patrick Gray, Justin Skeesuck, Ted Hardy, Michael Turner

Votes: 94

16. Forget Me Not: Inclusion in the Classroom (2021)

100 min | Documentary

As 3-year-old Emilio prepares to start school, his family finds itself embroiled in a challenge all too common for children with disabilities - to secure the right to an inclusive education... See full summary »

Director: Olivier Bernier | Stars: Geraldo Rivera, Sara Jo Soldovieri, David H. Rose, Lori Podvesker

Votes: 21

17. Being Different (1981)

103 min | Documentary

This compassionate documentary offers snapshots of a number of people living productive lives while coping with physical abnormalities.

Director: Harry Rasky | Stars: Billy Barty, Christopher Plummer, Sandra Elaine Allen, Jo-Ann Cantilla

Votes: 158

18. Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice (2008 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary, Comedy, Game-Show

Cat Deely hosts the epic 'live' final of Britain's Got the Pop Factor, where musical acts R Wayne, 2 Up 2 Down and Geraldine battle it out for their own record deal and an automatic entry ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Kay | Stars: Peter Kay, Judith Alexander, Ian Armer, Rick Astley

Votes: 776

19. Yes, We Fuck! (2015)

54 min | Documentary

A documentary that addresses sexuality in people with functional diversity through six real stories which show that sex belongs to everybody. It explores not only what sexuality can do for ... See full summary »

Directors: Antonio Centeno, Raúl de la Morena

Votes: 98

20. States of Grace (2014)

74 min | Documentary, Drama

After surviving a near-fatal head-on collision on the Golden Gate Bridge, a revered physician struggles to come to terms with her injuries and discover new meaning in her radically altered ... See full summary »

Directors: Helen Cohen, Mark Lipman

Votes: 31

21. Employable Me (2017–2022)

Documentary

A moving documentary series featuring job seekers who are determined to show that having a physical disability or neurological condition shouldn't make them unemployable.

Stars: John Woodlock, Mitchell Daniels

Votes: 29

22. My Flesh and Blood (2003)

Unrated | 83 min | Documentary

Documentary following Susan Tom of Fairfield, California and her 11 adopted special needs children.

Director: Jonathan Karsh | Stars: Susan Tom, Anthony Tom, Faith Tom, Joe Tom

Votes: 1,766

23. Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal (2005)

91 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A shocking expose of a prison blood donor program during the Clinton governorship in Arkansas. Infected prisoners slipped through the cracks and tainted blood made it into pharmaceuticals ... See full summary »

Director: Kelly Duda | Stars: Edwin Barron Jr., John Byus, Kelly Duda, Hezile Earl

Votes: 50

24. The Weight of Water (2018)

Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography

Erik is totally blind and is solo kayaking the length of the Grand Canyon. In Lava Falls, a large dangerous rapid, he discovers that despite what people might say, barriers can be real and they hurt .. a lot.

Director: Michael Brown | Stars: Lonnie Bedwell, Steven Mace, Timmy O'Neill, Rob Raker

Votes: 50

25. We Are Visible (2019)

69 min | Documentary

'We Are Visible' is a documentary film about people all around the world living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. The Ehlers-Danlos syndromes are a group of rare connective tissue disorders that... See full summary »

Director: Karina Ulrike Sturm

Votes: 89

26. Desire/Ability (2023)

22 min | Documentary, Short

This documentary explores the life of a man with multiple disabilities, as he discusses his approach to sexuality and romance.

Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: Matthew Archibald, David Charles Collins

Votes: 41

27. The Yes Men Fix the World (2009)

87 min | Documentary, Comedy

Troublemaking duo Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, posing as their industrious alter-egos, expose the people profiting from Hurricane Katrina, the faces behind the environmental disaster in Bhopal, and other shocking events.

Directors: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr | Stars: Reggie Watts, Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum, Richard Ebeling

Votes: 5,207 | Gross: $0.19M

28. Goodbye CP (1972)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

An intimate documentary about a group of people with cerebral palsy in Japan that confronts our preconceptions and prejudices about who they are, what they feel, and how they view their lives.

Director: Kazuo Hara | Stars: Kazuo Hara, Sachiko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yokota, Kôichi Yokozuka

Votes: 229

29. Miss You Can Do It (2013)

Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Drama, Family

Miss You Can Do It chronicles Abbey Curran, Miss Iowa USA 2008 and the first woman with a disability to compete at the Miss USA Pageant, and eight girls with various physical and ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Davis | Stars: Abbey Curran, May Diddy, Shawn Marie Diddy

Votes: 256

30. Intelligent Lives (2018)

70 min | Documentary

From award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib comes INTELLIGENT LIVES, a catalyst to transform the intellectual disability label from a life sentence of isolation to a life of possibility for the most systematically segregated people in America.

Director: Dan Habib | Stars: Naieer Shaheed, Naomie Monplaisir, Micah Fialka Feldman, Chris Cooper

Votes: 49

31. It's Not Yet Dark (2016)

81 min | Documentary

It's Not Yet Dark tells the ground breaking story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented young Irish film maker with ALS (MND), as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology.

Director: Frankie Fenton | Stars: Simon Fitzmaurice, Ruth Fitzmaurice, Damien Fitzmaurice, Florence Fitzmaurice

Votes: 250 | Gross: $0.00M

32. Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien (1996)

Not Rated | 35 min | Documentary, Short

Portrait of writer Mark O'Brien, who contracted polio as a child and spent much of his life in an iron lung.

Director: Jessica Yu | Stars: Mark O'Brien, Elizabeth Duvall, Ian Berzon

Votes: 163

33. Monica & David (2009)

Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary

Explores the marriage of a young couple with Down syndrome, and the family who strives to support their needs.

Director: Alexandra Codina

Votes: 423

34. Forbidden Pleasures (2001)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary

Have disabled people the same right to their sexuality as non-disabled people? Culturally, sex is geared towards the able-bodied. For the first time, this balance is redressed and this difficult, yet important subject is tackled head on.

Director: Anne Parisio | Star: Daniela Nardini

35. Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement (2009)

Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary, Drama, Romance

After 42 years, feisty and delightful lesbian couple Edie and Thea are finally getting married. From the early '60s to the present day, the tireless community activists persevere through ... See full summary »

Directors: Susan Muska, Gréta Olafsdóttir | Stars: Thea Spyer, Edie Windsor

Votes: 419

36. Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022)

PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Looking at the former congresswoman's courage and perseverance in the aftermath of the 2011 assassination attempt that left her partially paralyzed and with a language impairment, aphasia.

Directors: Julie Cohen, Betsy West | Stars: Barack Obama, Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly, Ron Barber

Votes: 252

37. This Business of Autism (2018)

102 min | Documentary

This Business Of Autism is an expository documentary film about the economic and societal benefits of employing young adults with autism. The film addresses the positive impacts of ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen W. Mackey | Star: Temple Grandin

Votes: 8

38. CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2012)

PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary

An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

Director: Jenni Gold | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Geena Davis

Votes: 125

39. Emmanuel's Gift (2005)

G | 80 min | Documentary

If you are born disabled in Ghana, West Africa you are likely to be poisoned, or left to die by your family; and if you are not poisoned or left for dead, you're likely to be hidden away in... See full summary »

Directors: Lisa Lax, Nancy Stern Winters | Stars: Robin Williams, Oprah Winfrey

Votes: 207 | Gross: $0.02M

40. 9000 Needles (2009)

83 min | Documentary, Drama, Family

Having faced the confines of the American health care system, a forty year old stroke patient travels to Tianjin, China in search of the rehabilitation he needs.

Director: Doug Dearth

Votes: 55

41. Darius Goes West (2007)

92 min | Documentary

Darius Weems, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, travels across the country with eleven friends on a mission to get his wheelchair customized by MTV's "Pimp My Ride."

Director: Logan Smalley | Stars: Darius Weems, Andrew Carson, Daniel Epting, John Hadden

Votes: 273

42. Set Apart: The Jim Abbott Story (2018 TV Movie)

Documentary, Biography, Sport

The Story of one-handed baseball pitcher Jim Abbott.

Director: Mike Ramsdell | Stars: Jim Abbott, Kathy Abbott, Mike Abbott, Wade Boggs

Votes: 12

43. Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement (2013)

61 min | Documentary, Drama, History

FIXED: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement questions commonly held beliefs about disability and normalcy by exploring technologies that promise to change our bodies and mind forever. ... See full summary »

Director: Regan Brashear | Stars: Patricia Berne, Jamais Cascio, Fernanda Castelo, Hugh Herr

Votes: 44

44. Dying to Divorce (2021)

82 min | Documentary

Over one in three women in Turkey experience domestic violence. Lawyer Ipek Bozkurt's clients risk their lives while fighting the culture of violence in court

Director: Chloe Fairweather

Votes: 204

45. His Name Is Bob (2010)

116 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama

Bob is a 54-year-old man who has spent his life defying the odds. This is his story. He has been betrayed, abandoned, beaten and abused. Through all of this darkness, Bob's light continues to shine.

Directors: Lisa Johnson Mitchell, Lisa Johnson, J. Sebastian Lee | Star: Bob Crawford

Votes: 74

46. Little Man (2005)

Not Rated | 112 min | Documentary

'Little Man' is the story of how a micro-preemie brought a family to its knees. Throughout his struggle for life, so struggle filmmaker, Nicole Conn and political activist Gwen Baba to keep... See full summary »

Director: Nicole Conn | Stars: Nicholas James Baba-Conn, Lily Chow, Michele Hakakha, Nicole Conn

Votes: 220

47. A.K.A. Doc Pomus (2012)

Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Doc Pomus was the unlikeliest of rock and roll icons. Paralyzed by polio as a child, Jerome Felder reinvented himself first as a blues singer, choosing the blues name Doc Pomus, and then as... See full summary »

Directors: William Hechter, Peter Miller | Stars: Willi Burke, Marshall Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Dion DiMucci

Votes: 96

48. B.L.I.N.D: Born To Live In Near Darkness (2020)

26 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

In this coming-of-age story about ending the stigma of the disabled being labeled as 'sinners in a past life', a blind girl, late on puberty due to malnutrition, achieves womanhood with the help of a philanthropic doctor.

Director: Sid Katragadda | Stars: T.S. Chandrasekar, Kalai, Sadhana, Selvi

Votes: 47

49. Vicenta (2020)

69 min | Documentary, Drama

Vicenta lives with Laura, her 19-year-old daughter, who suffers from a developmental delay. Laura is pregnant, the product of rape by a family member. She is legally allowed to have an ... See full summary »

Director: Darío Doria | Star: Liliana Herrero

Votes: 94

50. Turning Point (2011– )

52 min | Documentary

Turning Point is an inspiring series of stories about everyday, ordinary people who are achieving truly extraordinary things with their lives. Each episode explores the significant, ... See full summary »

Stars: Don Fullmer, Bill Gross, Bridget Sampson, Miguel Pena

Votes: 15