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1. Nope (2022)
R | 130 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
Director: Jordan Peele | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott
Votes: 265,597 | Gross: $123.28M
2. Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
R | 108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A lonely scholar, on a trip to Istanbul, discovers a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Erdil Yasaroglu, Sarah Houbolt
Votes: 60,963
3. The Fanatic (2019)
R | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.
Director: Fred Durst | Stars: John Travolta, Devon Sawa, Ana Golja, Jacob Grodnik
Votes: 12,425 | Gross: $0.00M
4. 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: 9,063
5. 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
6. The Other Sister (1999)
PG-13 | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A mentally challenged young woman seeks independence by obtaining her own apartment and attending college while her family plans her sister's wedding.
Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Skerritt
Votes: 13,064 | Gross: $27.80M
7. Meadowlands (2007)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A married couple and their teenage twins move to Meadowlands, a friendly and seemingly safe suburban town, to start a new life. Here, they will soon realize that secrets and mysteries are plentiful, and past is a difficult thing to bury.
Stars: David Morrissey, Lucy Cohu, Ralph Brown, Tristan Gemmill
Votes: 1,289
8. Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015)
115 min | Comedy
Mr. Müller and his class are taking a school trip to Thailand to strengthen the reputation of their school.
Director: Bora Dagtekin | Stars: Elyas M'Barek, Jella Haase, Karoline Herfurth, Katja Riemann
Votes: 14,573
9. The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Revolving around the hardships and joys of colorful cast, it is a heartwarming coming-of-age tale of friendship, love, ambition, and heartbreak - through the lens of an ordinary person surrounded by the extraordinary.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Mariko Nakatsu, Natsumi Takamori
Votes: 5,183
10. The Attic (2007 Video)
R | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
Emma and her family are unhappy after moving to her house; one day she went to the attic and found someone who looked like her and began haunting her.
Director: Mary Lambert | Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Catherine Mary Stewart, John Savage, Tom Malloy
Votes: 2,002
11. Keys to the Heart (2023)
TV-14 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Troubled and alone, a boxer moves in with his long-lost mother and autistic pianist brother - but must fit in with a family he hasn't known for years.
Directors: Kerwin Go, Morgan Bailey Keaton | Stars: Zanjoe Marudo, Dolly De Leon, Elijah Canlas, Tirso Cruz III
Votes: 234
12. The Story of Luke (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
Director: Alonso Mayo | Stars: Lou Taylor Pucci, Jayne Eastwood, Pam Hyatt, Cary Elwes
Votes: 3,287
13. Lone Wolf (I) (2021)
103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the near-future, where constant surveillance is the norm, a group of activists plan an act of urban terrorism, unaware that they may be lured into a trap.
Director: Jonathan Ogilvie | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Diana Glenn, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Josh McConville
Votes: 199
14. The Reason I Jump (2020)
82 min | Documentary, Drama
Based on the book by Naoki Higashida, this immersive film explores the experiences of non-speaking autistic people around the world.
Director: Jerry Rothwell | Stars: Donna Budway, Emma Budway, Jeremy Dear, Joss Dear
Votes: 1,137
15. Cruel Summer (2016)
80 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Young Autism sufferer Danny enjoys the serenity and solitude of camping. That's all about to change when enraged teens Nicholas, Calvin and Julia find him, each with their own agenda for wanting to see Danny suffer.
Directors: Phillip Escott, Craig Newman | Stars: Danny Miller, Reece Douglas, Natalie Martins, Gary Knowles
Votes: 1,073
16. 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
17. Innocent Witness (2019)
129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A man either committed suicide or he was murdered. An autistic girl is the only witness.
Director: Lee Han | Stars: Jung Woo-sung, Kim Hyang-gi, Jang Young-nam, Park Geun-hyeong
Votes: 2,957
18. Brutal (2007 Video)
R | 91 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
When the remains of several dismembered corpses are discovered, a sheriff and his beautiful, young deputy begin a frantic search for the brutal murderer.
Director: Ethan Wiley | Stars: Crystal Stone, Eric Lange, Sarah Thompson, Jeffrey Combs
Votes: 1,002
19. Keep the Change (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A New York City romantic comedy, Keep the Change is the unlikely love story of two people who meet in a support group.
Director: Rachel Israel | Stars: Jessica Walter, Christina Brucato, Tibor Feldman, Sondra James
Votes: 946 | Gross: $0.20M
20. Good Doctor (2018)
Drama
Shindo Minato is an autistic young male with savant syndrome, who has always struggled to communicate well with others but is gifted with an outstanding memory and exceptional spatial ... See full summary »
Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Juri Ueno, Akira Emoto, Naohito Fujiki
Votes: 316
21. Zwischen uns (2021)
86 min | Drama, Family
Single mother fights for her son. Eva takes care of her 13-year-old son Felix all alone. This is a huge challenge for her, because Felix suffers from Asperger's Syndrome: He finds it ... See full summary »
Director: Max Fey | Stars: Liv Lisa Fries, Jona Eisenblätter, Christian Ammermüller, Gonca de Haas
Votes: 104
22. My Name Is Sam (2020)
85 min | Drama
An Amish family (and specifically Sam, a high functioning autistic boy) and their eventual departure from the strict and often harsh Amish community they lived in.
Director: Sam Wickey | Stars: Kasha Fauscett, Sam Wickey, Reed Haymons, Wesley Juels
Votes: 62
23. White Lies (2008–2009)
40 min | Drama, Romance
A wealthy woman, Jung-Ok, pays a conniving nurse to marry her autistic son, Hyung-Woo. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the nurse, Eun-Young, previously dated Hyung-Woo's step-brother, Jung-Woo.
Stars: Shin Eun-kyung, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Yu-seok, Jin Tae-hyun
Votes: 8
24. Guang (2018)
88 min | Drama, Family
A spark of childhood inspiration causes an autistic man to embark on a quest to collect delicate items. Little does he know that his quest of building a delicate item would unlock the answers to his life and change everything.
Director: Shio Chuan Quek | Stars: Emily Chan, Kyo Chen, Ernest Chong
Votes: 344
25. The Giant (2016)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Sport
A severely deformed young man dreams of being reunited with his mother and finds freedom by exploring his imaginative inner life, where he is a 200-foot giant.
Director: Johannes Nyholm | Stars: Christian Andrén, Johan Kylén, Anna Bjelkerud, Linda Faith
Votes: 1,169
26. A Love Story (2013 Video)
11 min | Short, Thriller
A bully is kidnapped by an autistic thirty year old and is forced to answer a question no one would ever want to answer. Would you have sex with your sister in order to save her life?
Director: Rafael Gutierrez | Stars: Cory Chapman, Christina Disalvo, Onex Moore
Votes: 21
27. Boys Don't Wear Dresses (2019)
Short, Comedy
A modern day fairy tale about the struggles of being an autistic transgender individual exploring friendship and love. A truly inclusive film experience created by and starring autistic, ... See full summary »
Director: Jason Weissbrod | Stars: Alexandra Billings, Liv Brazill, Nick Brode, Domonique Brown
Votes: 24
28. Seeing the Unseen (2019)
82 min | Documentary
Icelandic documentary that looks into the lives of 17 Icelandic women who all have one thing in common; a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum.
Directors: Kristján Kristjánsson, Bjarney Lúðvíksdóttir | Stars: Elín Sigurðardóttir, Embla Sól Björgvinsdóttir, Eydís Eva Guðlaugsdóttir, Guðlaug Svala Steinunnar Kristjánsdóttir
Votes: 40
29. Fantastic Doctors (2023– )
Drama
This drama tells the story of Chen Hui, a geeky medical genius who has unusual words and deeds and is not good at communication. After entering the hospital, he experiences the complex ... See full summary »
Stars: Peiyao Jiang, Wanyi Zhang, Su Ma, Haoyu Yang
Votes: 8
30. Heart Full of Rain (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
A young man returns to the family farm after being gone for six years. But it is not until he fights shoulder to shoulder with his father to save the farm from a flood that his father ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Ricky Schroder, Richard Crenna, Carroll Baker, Gabriel Mann
Votes: 124
31. Off the Rails (I) (2016)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary
How one man's love of transport led to a lifetime of incarceration.
Director: Adam Irving | Stars: Charles Bilal, Courtney Brown, Sally Butler, Jervis Cameron
Votes: 358
33. Tumbal: The Ritual (2018)
92 min | Horror
Nira, Raka, Leo, Maya and Sisi make a horror film for their college assignment. They went to a sugar factory which is said to be very haunted.
Director: Tema Patrosza | Stars: Mawar Eva de Jongh, Rayn Wijaya, Karel Susanteo, Annette Edoarda
Votes: 23
34. Duke (2018)
16 min | Short, Drama
When a nonverbal autistic teen's family is falling apart, he must find his voice to keep them together.
Director: Thiago Dadalt | Stars: Robert Solomon, Piercey Dalton, Jeff Marchelletta, Zack Kozlow
Votes: 56
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. Innocent
Thriller | Announced
An autistic man is on trial for the murder of four gangsters. The truth is revealed through various layers based on the accounts of witnesses, but nothing is as it seems.
Director: Hooroo Jackson
37. Citizen Autistic (2013)
58 min | Documentary, News
This film explores the controversy surrounding autism advocacy from the perspectives of members of the autism communities.
Director: William Davenport
Votes: 19
38. Who Killed Alex Spourdalakis? (2015)
Not Rated | 66 min
A unique insight into how ignorance, negligence, and indifference in the US healthcare machine lead to the tragic death of a severely autistic Chicago teen, and a charge of Murder One for his mother and godmother.
Votes: 7
39. Big Blue Sea (2020)
93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A whimsical journey of a young autistic girl kayaking in Hong Kong water in search of perfect blue water for her pet Clownfish. Facing incredible odds and dangers, she finds the unexpected in her heart.
Directors: Maya Wong, K.F. Yuen | Stars: Tasha Chong, Heida Yeung, Mark Delecate, Lok-San Mak
Votes: 13
40. Spectrum League (2022)
6 min | Short
A League of Autistic Superheroes set out to bring color back to the Land of Spectrum.
Directors: Jason Weissbrod, Domonique Brown | Stars: Domonique Brown, Caroline Corry, Spencer Harte, Atticus Jackson
41. Don't tell Father (2019)
Short, Drama
Love, Happiness, Forgiveness, Acceptance: Autism Awareness. Beyond our differences, our shared humanity. Welcome to Moses's World. A dramatic short film about Moses, an 12-year-old boy who ... See full summary »
Director: Jimmy J. Carter | Stars: Janine Cooper Ayres, Bradley Carter, Daniel Fitzgerald, Erica Jaye Green
42. Jasper, le Voyage immobile (2017)
105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Director: Julien Nicaud | Stars: Jean-David Alai, David Germann, Jean Mars, Ismaïla Mokadem
43. Reset (2008)
28 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Robert, his boyfriend Markus and his autistic brother try to survive in a devastated world, where zombies roam.
Director: Roman Deppe | Stars: Vitus Wieser, Mischa Rugolo, Jan Radermacher, Vanida Karun
Votes: 19
44. The Asperger Point of View (2005 Video)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Nikki Fort | Star: Marjorie Jackson Nelson
45. Dernières nouvelles du cosmos (2016)
89 min | Documentary
Director: Julie Bertuccelli | Stars: Hélène 'Babouillec' Nicolas, Véronique Truffert, Pierre Meunier, Marguerite Bordat
Votes: 75
46. Synnergist (1996 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Journalist Tim Machin finds work with a sleazy tabloid. He's to cover a bizarre murder case. This takes him to a bar, where he meets a nice girl. However, he then receives visions of another reality and soon becomes the murder suspect.
Director: Karthik Bala | Stars: Jeff Baskin, Ross Goldenberg, Ken Klam, Guha Bala
47. Asperger's and Bullying: An Inclusive Educational Approach (2013 Video)
Documentary
Director: Alison Wotherspoon
48. Forward Fast (2015)
10 min | Short, Comedy
The film is about a young living his life at normal speed, while everything and everyone around him is in fast forward, who just wants to be accepted for who he is. It is a fun reflective short about Autism.
Director: Celinka Serre | Stars: Annabella Hart, Danny MAlin, Celinka Serre, Otto Szabo