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1. The Accountant (2016)
R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities, and the body count starts to rise.
Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal
Votes: 321,359 | Gross: $86.26M
2. Triangle (2009)
R | 99 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Five friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.
Director: Christopher Smith | Stars: Melissa George, Joshua McIvor, Jack Taylor, Michael Dorman
Votes: 129,702
3. The Innocents (2021)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn.
Director: Eskil Vogt | Stars: Rakel Lenora Petersen Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim
Votes: 24,715
4. Calm with Horses (2019)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.
Director: Nick Rowland | Stars: Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Liam Carney, David Wilmot
Votes: 7,070
5. Come Play (2020)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A monster named Larry manifests itself through smart phones and mobile devices. Feature film version of the 2017 short film.
Director: Jacob Chase | Stars: Azhy Robertson, Gillian Jacobs, John Gallagher Jr., Winslow Fegley
Votes: 18,148
6. Like Stars on Earth (2007)
PG | 162 min | Drama, Family
An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.
Directors: Aamir Khan, Amole Gupte | Stars: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma
Votes: 206,596 | Gross: $1.22M
7. Dear John (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War
A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas
Votes: 157,705 | Gross: $80.01M
8. Temple Grandin (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Claire Danes, Julia Ormond, David Strathairn, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 32,557
9. Music (I) (2021)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Musical
Zu is newly sober when she receives news that she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister named Music, a young girl on the autism spectrum. The film explores two of Sia's favorite themes: finding your voice and creating family.
Director: Sia | Stars: Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Maddie Ziegler, Mary Kay Place
Votes: 9,059
10. Silent Fall (1994)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An autistic boy witnesses his parents' double murder. A controversial therapist seeks to probe the child's mind in order to solve the case.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton, John Lithgow, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 4,886 | Gross: $3.18M
11. Mercury Rising (1998)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Shadowy elements in the NSA target a nine-year old autistic savant for death when he is able to decipher a top secret code.
Director: Harold Becker | Stars: Bruce Willis, Miko Hughes, Alec Baldwin, Chi McBride
Votes: 77,550 | Gross: $32.94M
12. The Unbreakable Boy (2025)
PG | Drama | Completed
A young boy with both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism. But what makes him truly unique is his joyous, funny, life-affirming world view that transforms and unites everyone around him.
Director: Jon Gunn | Stars: Zachary Levi, Amy Acker, Patricia Heaton, Meghann Fahy
13. Sins of Our Mother (2022)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
When Lori Vallow's kids vanished, the search for them unearthed a trail of suspicious deaths, a new husband who shared her doomsday views - and murder.
Stars: Colby Ryan, Janis Cox, Kelsee Ryan, Justin Lum
Votes: 7,446
14. A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A socially awkward teenage maths prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
Director: Morgan Matthews | Stars: Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan
Votes: 30,312 | Gross: $0.14M
15. By the Grace of God (2018)
137 min | Crime, Drama
Three men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences and question their life with their wife, family, and colleagues.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud, Éric Caravaca
Votes: 8,199
16. Bad (1977)
X | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women to do hit jobs. K.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work when he runs out of ... See full summary »
Director: Jed Johnson | Stars: Cyrinda Foxe, Matthew Anton, Cathy Roskam, Carroll Baker
Votes: 909
17. The Darkness (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home.
Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, David Mazouz, Lucy Fry
Votes: 17,124 | Gross: $10.73M
18. Adeline (2022)
97 min | Drama
A small Midwestern community becomes the epicenter for miracles when a mysterious woman brings a healing horse to town.
Director: Greg James | Stars: John Schneider, David Chokachi, Erin Bethea, Orli Gottesman
Votes: 256
19. The Black Balloon (2008)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance
All Thomas wants is a normal adolescence but his autistic brother, Charlie, thwarts his every opportunity. Will Thomas, with the help of his girlfriend, Jackie, accept his brother?
Director: Elissa Down | Stars: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson
Votes: 9,234 | Gross: $0.09M
20. The Collector (2004–2006)
60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Morgan Pym made a deal with Satan: his soul, in exchange for 10 years with his one true love. After she died, Morgan-- to avoid eternity in hell--agreed to become a Collector, charged with collecting souls.
Stars: Chris Kramer, Aidan Drummond, Sonya Salomaa, Ellen Dubin
Votes: 818
21. Hurry Sundown (1967)
Approved | 146 min | Drama
Drama of a ruthless Southern opportunist who tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Diahann Carroll
Votes: 1,386 | Gross: $9.00M
22. I Am Greta (2020)
TV-14 | 97 min | Documentary, Biography
The documentary follows Greta Thunberg, a teenage climate activist from Sweden, on her international crusade to get people to listen to scientists about the world's environmental problems.
Director: Nathan Grossman | Stars: Greta Thunberg, Svante Thunberg, Niclas Svenningsen, António Guterres
Votes: 8,369
23. The Lighthouse of the Whales (2016)
TV-MA | 110 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A mother with an autistic child travel from Spain to Argentina looking to help her son to connect with his emotions.
Director: Gerardo Olivares | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Joaquín Furriel, Joaquín Rapalini, Ana Celentano
Votes: 4,200
24. Marathon (2005)
117 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
An autistic boy discovers he has a talent for running and with the help of the mother participates in a major marathon.
Director: Yoon-Chul Jung | Stars: Cho Seung-woo, Kim Mi-sook, Lee Ki-young, Baek Sung-hyun
Votes: 2,499
25. Daylight (2013)
114 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Upon learning she has an autistic brother she is convinced is unjustly behind bars for a brutal murder, a lawyer sets out to prove her sibling's innocence - only to uncover even more life-changing secrets in the process.
Director: Diederik Van Rooijen | Stars: Matteo van der Grijn, Monique van de Ven, Derek de Lint, Fedja van Huêt
Votes: 4,156
26. Dream House Nightmare (2017 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A young couple buy their dream home in New Orleans, only to be tormented by an obsessive mother who believes the house should be hers.
Director: Jose Montesinos | Stars: Rachel G. Whittle, Terese Aiello, David A Cole, Tenea Intriago
Votes: 448
27. Redwoods (2009)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Romance
An unfulfilled gay man in a stagnant relationship finds his life changed forever when he meets a struggling writer visiting the Redwoods Country.
Director: David Lewis | Stars: Matthew Montgomery, Tad Coughenour, Caleb Dorfman, Brendan Bradley
Votes: 1,690
28. Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town (2010– )
Comedy, Horror, Mystery
After Shuckton, Ontario's bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics is rejected, Mayor Larry Bowman is murdered in his home, and almost everybody in town becomes a suspect.
Stars: Melanie Scrofano, David Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald
Votes: 1,605
29. 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
30. Family Pictures (1993)
183 min | Drama
Nina Eberlin comes home to visit her now-divorced parents and while looking through a collection of pictures taken by her father and herself, she reflects on how the pictures illustrate the... See full summary »
Stars: Anjelica Huston, Sam Neill, Kyra Sedgwick, Dermot Mulroney
Votes: 254
31. Lucy in the Sky (2018)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Living with autism and adjusting to mainstream high school, 14-year-old Lucy Katz is suddenly faced with cataclysmic change when she and her sister become the subject of a genetic research study.
Director: Bertha Bay-Sa Pan | Stars: Kelly Hu, Whoopi Goldberg, Zoe Colletti, Catherine Curtin
Votes: 23
32. Refrigerator Mothers (2003 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
It is America of the 1950s and 1960s, when a woman's most important contribution to society is generally considered to be her ability to raise happy, well-adjusted children. But for the ... See full summary »
Director: David E. Simpson
Votes: 31
33. Murmur (II) (2022)
Short, Drama
A young autistic girl grows strange bumps on her back as she faces an uncertain future.
Director: Simon Smith | Stars: Bronagh Waugh, Sienna Daly, Mark Lewis Jones, Chris Packham
Votes: 12
34. Artax: Un Nuevo Comienzo (2017)
100 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Mariana is a woman who has dedicated her entire life to equine therapy that goes over the history of how she came to that. In her youth she lived a happy and prosperous life until a ... See full summary »
Director: Diego Corsini | Stars: Celeste Cid, Gonzalo Valenzuela, Mercedes Morán, Joaquín Flores
Votes: 27
35. With the Light (2004– )
Drama, Family
Sachiko and Masato Azuma, in their 4th year of marriage, had been so excited about the birth of their long-waited first child. They named their baby boy "Hikaru" (meaning light in Japanese)... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôko Shinohara, Takanari Saito, Mikako Ichikawa, Masahiro Kômoto
Votes: 71
36. Mario (1984)
98 min | Drama, Fantasy
Two very close brothers, one autistic, spend their days living in fantasy together until a girl inevitably comes between them.
Director: Jean Beaudin | Stars: Xavier Norman Petermann, Francis Reddy, Nathalie Chalifour, Jacques Godin
Votes: 208
37. Sounding the Alarm: Battling the Autism Epidemic (2014)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
How is it we know so little about something so widespread? None of us are more than a family member or neighbor away from autism. Sounding the Alarm follows autism families as they ... See full summary »
Director: John Block | Stars: Stephen Kanne, James Lankford, Kent Martling, Christopher McDougle
Votes: 51
38. Oisín (2022)
20 min | Short, Drama
A single mother longing for connection must choose between her autistic son and the girl next door.
Director: Alba Fernandez | Stars: Claire J. Loy, Sarah Jane Seymour, Rian Sheridan, Niamh Murphy
Votes: 8
39. With First Dawn (2011)
30 min | Short, Drama
This is Hanan, Or and Neta's last night in Israel. They are scheduled to fly to America at the break of dawn due to an experimental treatment which is expected to help Neta, who is ... See full summary »
Director: Keren Trost | Stars: Herzl Tobey, Ayelet Bar-El, Dana Swissa, Hadas Kalderon
40. My Dear Yash (2013)
133 min | Drama, Family
Director: Shekhar Sartandel | Stars: Atharva Bedekar, Vibhav Borkar, Lokesh Gupte, Umesh Kamat
41. The Asperger Point of View (2005 Video)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Nikki Fort | Star: Marjorie Jackson Nelson
42. Asperger's and Bullying: An Inclusive Educational Approach (2013 Video)
Documentary
Director: Alison Wotherspoon
46.
Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode:
Dolphin Quest
(1998)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Cody accompanies Alex on a vacation to Hawaii where she wants to spend time with her autistic 10-year-old nephew, Timmy, and to show him to swim with dolphins in the local lagoon, which the... See full summary »
Director: Gregory J. Bonann | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Mitzi Kapture, David Chokachi, Kelly Packard
Votes: 111
47.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Cruel and Unusual
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Evidence indicates that the death, in police custody, of an autistic teenager was the result of longstanding abuse. Suspicion falls on the treatment center where he lived and on its therapist, Dr. Colter.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston
Votes: 291
48.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Chinga
(1998)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Rumors of witchcraft and sorcery surrounding a bizarre murder at a supermarket in a small New England fishing town lead Scully, who's on vacation, to a little girl and a cursed doll that may be hiding a murderous presence.
Director: Kim Manners | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Susannah Hoffmann, Larry Musser
Votes: 4,123
49.
Meadowlands (2007)
Episode:
Pilot
(2007)
TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The Brogans arrive in Meadowlands and meet their neighbors: bad boy handyman Jack Donnelly, vivacious and bubbly Brenda, and general practitioner Dr. York, all of whom harbor secrets as potentially devastating as the Brogans' themselves.
Director: Duane Clark | Stars: David Morrissey, Lucy Cohu, Ralph Brown, Tristan Gemmill
Votes: 73
50.
Two Sentence Horror Stories (2017–2022)
Episode:
Hide
(2019)
TV-14 | 20 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A devoted nanny fights to protect the autistic child in her care during a horrifying home invasion.
Directors: Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia | Stars: Greta Quispe, Zaria Degenhardt, Dylan Fergus, Sarah Pribis
Votes: 317