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1. Gummo (1997)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.
Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell, Lara Tosh, Jacob Reynolds
Votes: 38,268 | Gross: $0.02M
2. I Am Sam (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Drama
An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
Director: Jessie Nelson | Stars: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 155,374 | Gross: $40.31M
3. Notes on a Scandal (2006)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her fifteen-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond a platonic friendship.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Andrew Simpson, Tom Georgeson
Votes: 84,623 | Gross: $17.51M
4. Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
TV-14 | 97 min | Drama, History, Romance
Dramatization of the bitter blood feud between the two families on the West Virginia/Kentucky border in the years after the Civil War.
Stars: Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Matt Barr, Tom Berenger
Votes: 29,347
5. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999 TV Movie)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Dorothy Dandridge's way to fame and fortune as a dancer, singer and actress.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Halle Berry, Brent Spiner, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Obba Babatundé
Votes: 3,922
6. Bambina (1974)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An older man plans to marry a mentally-challenged, sex-crazed, adolescent girl.
Director: Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Gigi Proietti, Irene Papas, Teresa Ann Savoy, Bruno Cirino
Votes: 413
7. As It Is in Heaven (2004)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.
Director: Kay Pollak | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Helen Sjöholm, Lennart Jähkel
Votes: 18,278 | Gross: $0.01M
8. Champions (I) (2018)
TV-14 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A basketball coach is sentenced to community service, forced to work with a team of mentally disabled players.
Director: Javier Fesser | Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Athenea Mata, Juan Margallo, José de Luna
Votes: 11,833
9. A Dangerous Woman (1993)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Martha Horgan, a naive woman with an intellectual impairment who lives with her aunt Frances in a small town, is known for always telling truth.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, Gabriel Byrne, Laurie Metcalf
Votes: 2,053 | Gross: $1.50M
10. Little Accidents (2014)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
In a small American town still living in the shadow of a terrible coal mine accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws together a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy in a web of secrets.
Director: Sara Colangelo | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Randy Springer, Jacob Lofland, Beau Wright
Votes: 3,853
11. Uno (2004)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
Uno is a story from inner-city Oslo about David, a twentyfive-year-old with few prospects for the future. His days are spent hanging around with petty criminals at an inner-city gym. Still,... See full summary »
Directors: Aksel Hennie, John Andreas Andersen | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Bjørn Floberg, Espen Juul Kristiansen
Votes: 4,451
12. No Way Home (1996)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A paroled murderer returns to the Staten Island home of his youth, where a poignant friendship blossoms with the restrained wife of his temperamental-- and jealous-- brother.
Director: Buddy Giovinazzo | Stars: Tim Roth, Deborah Kara Unger, James Russo, Joseph Ragno
Votes: 1,748
13. Unhinged (1982)
Unrated | 79 min | Horror
Three young women who crash their car during a rainstorm are taken in by a bizarre family at their large, rural estate.
Director: Don Gronquist | Stars: Laurel Munson, Janet Penner, Sara Ansley, Virginia Settle
Votes: 1,979
14. Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005 TV Movie)
PG | 97 min | Drama
After their father's death, a woman spends time with her developmentally-disabled sister.
Director: Anjelica Huston | Stars: Rosie O'Donnell, Andie MacDowell, Richard T. Jones, D.W. Moffett
Votes: 1,313
15. Like Normal People (1979 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
A mentally-challenged man and woman meet, fall in love, and are determined to get married, despite the initial objections of their families and friends. Based on a true story.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Linda Purl, Zalman King, James Keach
Votes: 248
16. Scrapper (2021)
87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ex-con turned "scrapper" Jake leads a quiet life caring for his family until he is pursued by violent Punjabi and Mexican criminals following a botched robbery.
Director: Bari Kang | Stars: Craig muMs Grant, Myles Clohessy, Anil Kumar, Samrat Chakrabarti
Votes: 1,461
17. 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
18. Cold of Kalandar (2015)
130 min | Drama
"Cold of Kalandar" pictures within a unique pastoral atmosphere the realist, passionate and emotional story of Mehmet and his family living far from modern life, in a mountain village.
Director: Mustafa Kara | Stars: Haydar Sisman, Nuray Yesilaraz, Hanife Kara, Ibrahim Kuvvet
Votes: 2,028
19. The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama
A troubled teen is given the chance to redeem his criminal debt to society.
Director: Paul Johansson | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Kevin Zegers, David Schofield, Leslie Hope
Votes: 597
20. Best Laid Plans (2012)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
David Blair directs this powerful British Drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. Set in Nottingham, the film revolves around the relationship between the ... See full summary »
Director: David Blair | Stars: Stephen Graham, Lee Ingleby, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, David O'Hara
Votes: 1,602
21. Two of a Kind (1982 TV Movie)
102 min | Drama
Nolie who has intellectual disabilities has just turned twenty-one yet acts more like eight. While claiming that she only wants to help him, his "smother" actually likes things that way. ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Young | Stars: George Burns, Robby Benson, Barbara Barrie, Cliff Robertson
Votes: 163
22. Face of Fire (1959)
79 min | Drama
A local handyman saves a child in a fire, but the burns he receives disfigure his face so much that the townspeople avoid him.
Director: Albert Band | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, James Whitmore, Bettye Ackerman, Miko Oscard
Votes: 339
23. Mummy an' the Armadillo (2004)
R | 101 min | Drama, Thriller
A young woman stops at a rundown roadside diner during a dark and stormy night which sets in motion a series of events that bring out dark secrets, psychological quotes, and more.
Director: J.S. Cardone | Stars: Betty Buckley, Lori Heuring, Clare Kramer, Busy Philipps
Votes: 415
24. Bloody Angels (1998)
R | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
An Oslo detective visits a hick town to investigate some murders rumored by the locals to have been the work of 'angels'. More likely, given the unsavory types he meets, vengeance and vigilantism are the very human motivations behind.
Director: Karin Julsrud | Stars: Reidar Sørensen, Jon Øigarden, Gaute Boris Skjegstad, Trond Høvik
Votes: 513
25. Herb (2007)
113 min | Drama
Sang-eun is a beautiful 20-year-old girl who is mentally challenged. One day she happens to meet a boy and deludes herself to think he's a beast under the vicious spell.
Director: Heo In-moo | Stars: Kang Hye-jeong, Bae Jong-ok, Jung Kyung-ho, Mi-ran Do
Votes: 253
26. 2 to Tangle (2013)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
2 men who have never met inadvertently confuse other people.
Director: Caleb Johnson | Stars: Clay Doss, Payton Patrone, Caleb Johnson, Stephanie Minix
Votes: 103
27. The Truth About Average Guys (2009)
R | 83 min | Comedy
An insecure man has his dimwitted actor friend pose as his mentally challenged brother in order to get to know a beautiful co-worker who has a mentally challenged sister.
Directors: Ken Gayton, Jason W. Schaver | Stars: Ken Gayton, Jason W. Schaver, Erika Walter, Adam Breske
Votes: 419
28. Different Moms (1999)
60 min | Documentary
Each year, mothers with mental impairment give birth to an estimated 120,000 children. Approximately half of these children remain with the mother. "Different Moms" briefly documents the ... See full summary »
Directors: Liz Garbus, Rory Kennedy | Stars: Floyd Bieber, Juanita Ingraham, Margaret Main, Elaine Mayfield
29. Einer wie Bruno (2011)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
13-year-old Radost lives with her father, who is mentally at the level of a 10-year-old. This means that the traditional roles of father and daughter have been reversed and Radost is the ... See full summary »
Director: Anja Jacobs | Stars: Lola Dockhorn, Christian Ulmen, Lucas Reiber, Hans Werner Meyer
Votes: 256
30. Heat Wave (2015)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama
In a small village of the South of France, life is made difficult by a sweltering heat wave and its corollary, a worrisome lack of water. Everyone is under great pressure, especially the ... See full summary »
Director: Raphaël Jacoulot | Stars: Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Grégory Gadebois, Karim Leklou, Carole Franck
Votes: 403
31. The Gorilla of Backwater County (2008)
7 min | Short, Comedy
Director: James Cheshire | Stars: Jenny Brown, James Cheshire, John Contos, Pat Greene
32.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Petticoat Injunction
(1988)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama
Benny has a date with another retarded young woman from his support group that doesn't go well at all. After witnessing the murder of John Vincent, Grace angrily quits her new partnership ... See full summary »
Director: Alice West | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry
Votes: 37
33.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice
(1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
"Act Break": Selfish second-rate playwright Maury Winkler wishes for a better writing partner than his ailing colleague Harry. "The Burning Man": A strange figure appears on the road and ... See full summary »
Directors: Wes Craven, J.D. Feigelson, Theodore J. Flicker | Stars: James Coco, Bob Dishy, Avery Schreiber, Piper Laurie
Votes: 419
34.
20twenty (2012– )
Christmas for People with Intellectual Disabilities - Josh Reid (Jesus Club Ministries) - 21 Dec 2021
(2021 Podcast Episode)
15 min
35.
Hometown Heroes (2013– )
Episode:
Linda Smith Raised Over $100 Million for Nevadans with Intellectual Disabilities
(2013)
Talk-Show
Linda Smith is a humanitarian and change advocate, who after her son Chris was denied entry to the USA because he had the down syndrome took on the US legal system. After a 17 year battle ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Schoyen | Stars: Christian Schoyen, Linda Smith
36.
She-Wolves: England's Early Queens (2012)
Episode:
Isabella and Margaret
(2012)
62 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Isabella and Margaret were both young French girls and political pawns when they were married to English kings: Isabella to Edward II in the 14th century, Margaret to Henry VI 100 years ... See full summary »
Director: Lucy Swingler | Star: Helen Castor
Votes: 43
37.
Dicte (2013–2016)
Episode:
Lidenskab og Lænker - del 2
(2014)
43 min | Crime, Drama
Dicte and Wagner realize they have apprehended the wrong perpetrator and the hunt for the killer continues. Things get more serious between Bo and Dicte, and Wagner is oblivious to an office romance happening right in front of him.
Director: Kasper Barfoed | Stars: Iben Hjejle, Lars Brygmann, Lærke Winther, Lars Ranthe
Votes: 97