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1. Freaks (1932)
Not Rated | 64 min | Drama, Horror
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Olga Baclanova, Roscoe Ates
Votes: 50,559 | Gross: $0.63M
2. Children of a Lesser God (1986)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A new speech teacher at a school for the deaf falls in love with the janitor, a deaf woman speechless by choice.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: William Hurt, Marlee Matlin, Piper Laurie, Philip Bosco
Votes: 18,648 | Gross: $31.85M
3. Rear Window (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
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: 4,472
4. Stroszek (1977)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
In Berlin, an alcoholic man, recently released from prison, joins his elderly friend and a prostitute in a determined dream to leave Germany and seek a better life in Wisconsin.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz, Wilhelm von Homburg
Votes: 15,309
5. Inside Moves (1980)
PG | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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: 2,278
6. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young man named Kaspar Hauser suddenly appears in Nuremberg in 1828, barely able to talk or walk, and bearing a strange note.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira, Willy Semmelrogge
Votes: 18,887
7. The Mutations (1974)
R | 92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A scientist experiments with crossing humans and plants, for which he uses his students.
Director: Jack Cardiff | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Tom Baker, Brad Harris, Julie Ege
Votes: 2,126
8. Coming Soon (2014)
134 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pirated DVD seller Zafer who is formerly an extra in movies; swore to give up illegal works when his wife wanted to get divorce. To win his family back, he and his old-fashioned crew ... See full summary »
Director: Cem Yilmaz | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Tülin Özen, Zafer Algöz, Özkan Ugur
Votes: 35,737
9. It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007)
74 min | Drama
An autobiographical, psycho-sexual, fantastical retelling of Steven C. Stewart's point-of-view of life.
Directors: David Brothers, Crispin Glover | Stars: Margit Carstensen, Steven C. Stewart, Carrie Szlasa, Jami Ferrell
Votes: 439
10. The Kid Brother (1987)
PG-13 | 95 min | Biography, Drama
The disruptions caused in the life of 13 year old Kenny born with underdeveloped legs, removed to replace other missing bones at 6 months old when a French film company comes to do a film about his life and family.
Director: Claude Gagnon | Stars: Kenny Easterday, Caitlin Clarke, Liane Curtis, Zach Grenier
Votes: 290
11. Dogtown (1997)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Romance
Philip Van Horn, who left his small town a long time ago to become a Hollywood actor and hasn't had any success at that, returns to the town for a visit. There he is uniformally met like ... See full summary »
Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: Rory Cochrane, David Shackelford, Trevor St. John, Price Carson
Votes: 487
12. The Aurora Encounter (1986)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 1897, residents of a small Texas town are visited by a benevolent extraterrestrial being whose presence divides the community.
Director: Jim McCullough Sr. | Stars: Jack Elam, Peter Brown, Carol Bagdasarian, Dottie West
Votes: 347
13. Swept Up by Christmas (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An antique seller and a cleaner clash over how to downsize a magnificent estate right before Christmas. As the two uncover the house's treasures, they find a way to reconnect the reclusive owner with his own Christmases past.
Director: Philippe Gagnon | Stars: Lindy Booth, Justin Bruening, Vlasta Vrana, Susan Bain
Votes: 998
14. Preacherman (1971)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
Phony backwoods preacher Amos T. Huxley stays in a small North Carolina town long enough to fleece his congregation, swindle the profits from a moonshine still, and seduce dumb blonde Mary ... See full summary »
Director: Albert T. Viola | Stars: Albert T. Viola, Ilene Kristen, Adam Hesse, Marian Brown
Votes: 249
15. The Finishers (2013)
G | 86 min | Drama, Sport
Julien dreams of adventure. But when you live in a wheelchair, such dreams are difficult to fulfill. To do so, Julien challenges his father to compete with him in the "Ironman" triathlon in... See full summary »
Director: Nils Tavernier | Stars: Jacques Gamblin, Alexandra Lamy, Fabien Héraud, Sophie de Fürst
Votes: 1,227
16. A Silent Agreement (2017)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama, Romance
A stammering writer reaches out to an industry mentor, with the encouragement of his profoundly deaf partner, only to be betrayed by the mentor and forced to find his own resilience. This was the first feature film to showcase Auslan.
Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: Davo Hardy, Joshua Sealy, Paul Mercurio, Sage Godrei
Votes: 318
17. The Curse of El Charro (2005)
Unrated | 90 min | Horror
In California, Maria has awful nightmares with and visions of her sister that committed suicide one year ago. Her roommate Chris invites Maria to travel with her and her friends Tanya and ... See full summary »
Director: Rich Ragsdale | Stars: Andrew Bryniarski, Danny Trejo, Drew Mia, Kathryn Taylor Smith
Votes: 958
18. Just a Little Inconvenience (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Jolted out of his self-pity by a friend who teaches him to ski, a wounded Vietnam vet comes to look on his double amputation not as a "handicap", but rather "just a little inconvenience".
Director: Theodore J. Flicker | Stars: Lee Majors, James Stacy, Barbara Hershey, Lane Bradbury
Votes: 99
19. Sixth Happiness (1997)
97 min | Drama
The unusual story of a boy who will never grow. Born with a disease that makes his bones brittle, Brit, as he is appropriately named by his mom, will be four feet tall for life. But he ... See full summary »
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Firdaus Kanga, Souad Faress, Khodus Wadia, Nina Wadia
Votes: 149 | Gross: $0.00M
20. 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: Bryan Cranston, Ben Affleck, Geena Davis, Kyle MacLachlan
Votes: 123
21. Mai + come prima (2005)
106 min | Drama
Four boys and two girls who have just graduated from high school vacation together in the heart-stopping Dolomite mountains. On a dramatic climbing expedition up a mystic peak, they ... See full summary »
Director: Giacomo Campiotti | Stars: Natalia Piatti, Marco Velluti, Federico Battilocchio, Nicola 'Max' Cipolla
Votes: 196
22. Osoi hito (2004)
83 min | Drama, Thriller
A wheelchair bound man goes on a killing spree to ease his hurt when a local college coed rebuffs his amorous advances.
Director: Gô Shibata | Stars: Ariko Arita, Toshihisa Fukunaga, Naozô Hotta, Sumiko Shirai
Votes: 200
23. Dreyer pour mémoire - Exercice documentaire (2005)
58 min | Documentary
There is a place in Roubaix, the Compagnie de l'Oiseau Mouche, which deals with and trains handicapped workers/actors. I mean people who are declared and identified as such. Friends. Who ... See full summary »
Director: Olivier Derousseau | Stars: Lise Aumont, Jennifer Barrois, Lothar Bonin, Jérémie Boudef
24.
Tatort (1970– )
Episode:
Schlaraffenland
(2002)
TV-14 | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Nina Grosse | Stars: Eva Mattes, Michael Gwisdek, Alexander Beyer, Martin Feifel
Votes: 82