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1. The Intouchables (2011)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama

8.5

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57 Metascore

After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.

Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot

Votes: 933,231 | Gross: $13.18M

2. My Left Foot (1989)

R | 103 min | Biography, Drama

7.8

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97 Metascore

Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan

Votes: 80,006 | Gross: $14.74M

3. Rear Window (1998 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

5.6

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Modern remake of Rear Window in which the lead character is paralyzed and lives in a high-tech home filled with assistive technology.

Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster, Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Votes: 4,497

4. Inside Moves (1980)

PG | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.0

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63 Metascore

Handicapped after an unsuccessful suicide attempt, a man finds common ground in the troubled souls at a local dive bar.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright

Votes: 2,303

5. Just the Way You Are (1984)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

5.9

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A disabled musician thinks people treat her differently because of her disability, so she goes to a ski resort with her leg in a cast to test this theory.

Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Michael Ontkean, Kaki Hunter, André Dussollier

Votes: 1,061 | Gross: $7.89M

6. Of Human Bondage (1964)

Approved | 100 min | Drama

6.5

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A medical student becomes obsessed with his faithless lover.

Directors: Ken Hughes, Henry Hathaway, Bryan Forbes | Stars: Kim Novak, Laurence Harvey, Robert Morley, Siobhan McKenna

Votes: 1,105 | Gross: $3.82M

7. Never Fear (1950)

Passed | 82 min | Drama

6.3

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A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a major career is devastated to learn that she has contracted polio.

Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle, Hugh O'Brian, Eve Miller

Votes: 810