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Other movies about peoples with disabilities

posted 12 years ago by yesmath
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This movie wasn't the most exciting movie; many aren't, but they do help one get a better understanding. I also notice these do too.

1) The Other Side of the Mountain: USA Olympian bound skier becomes paraplegic teacher. It's similar in it's simplicity and optimism/determination as the Front of the Class. (70s)
2) Temple Grandin (2010) is about an autistic woman who accomplishes a lot.
3) Rory O'Shea Was Here is about 2 young wheelchair bound boys wanting to live independently.
4) Children of a Lesser God is about a young deaf woman going from angry and isolated to more open to the world.

Then there are the more hollywood-type productions (that have more layers and visually better to watch), like
5) Forest Gump(Tom Hanks), and
6) Rain Man(autistic Dustin Hoffman & Tom Cruise) brothers
7) I am Sam (Sean Penn)-mentally challenged father

[–] MrMartinJosefsson 12 years ago

Here is a way to find movies about disabilities:

http://www.imdb.com/find?s=kw&q=disability

...and of couse you could also search for a specific disability by using the search box.

[–] bluestranger 11 years ago

Dedication

[–] Sleepygean1 9 years ago

8.) Like Stars On Earth An eight year old boy is thought to be lazy and a troublemaker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bev--7zth

Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman's got to hold on to

[–] AmyJolamb 8 years ago

Riding the bus with my sister is an excellent movie.