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86
8.6
/1142352/
84
/15463/
84
/11069/
4.4
/842612/
93
/135/
96
/14991/
84
/21/
cc age 16+

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
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Netflix
86
8.8
/2445238/
85
/53400/
84
/28933/
4.2
/3209864/
75
/157/
95
/92568/
82
/21/
cc age 13+

Forrest Gump (1994)
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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Kanopy
82
7.7
/266112/
76
/5114/
76
/4140/
3.8
/356091/
90
/51/
89
/12833/
73
/20/
cc age 14+

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.
poster
Netflix
82
8.6
/1529410/
86
/31554/
85
/18603/
4.3
/1065667/
78
/134/
94
/31674/
61
/36/
cc age 16+

The Green Mile (1999)
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
poster
fuboTV
80
8.0
/575556/
79
/12764/
77
/6780/
3.9
/449113/
88
/137/
90
/9819/
65
/18/
cc age 14+

Rain Man (1988)
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
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Kanopy
79
7.4
/9921/
72
/172/
69
/136/
3.9
/6081/
69
/52/
91
/311/

Antonia's Line (1995)
After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
7.3
/150982/
73
/6015/
72
/3001/
4.0
/667960/
91
/238/
82
/533/
80
/41/
cc age 16+

Good Time (2017)
After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
poster
77
7.5
/4327/
73
/67/
68
/71/
3.7
/1687/
87
/30/
91
/202/

Shower (1999)
An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhen, abruptly returns one day, it once again puts under stress the long-broken father-son ties. Presented as a light-hearted comedy, Shower explores the value of family, friendship, and tradition.
poster
76
7.5
/16531/
72
/205/
71
/183/
3.7
/5882/
85
/59/
91
/358/
70
/21/

Elling (2001)
40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.
poster
74
7.1
/2398/
76
/241/
70
/55/
3.2
/2718/
82
/39/
98
/354/
cc age 13+

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (2024)
Led by Donna and Reverend W.C. Martin, 22 families from a rural Black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place kids in the foster system and kickstart a movement in the process.
poster
Kanopy
77
74
7.5
/19023/
73
/245/
71
/181/
3.7
/4768/
83
/6/
91
/1001/

As It Is in Heaven (2004)
A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir, which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.
poster
MGM Plus
72
6.9
/61692/
69
/1404/
67
/673/
3.3
/15807/
87
/164/
74
/4949/
73
/33/
cc age 17+

The Lookout (2007)
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
poster
71
7.0
/6009/
74
/859/
71
/787/
3.5
/84429/

A Little Something Extra (2024)
To escape the police, a father and his son are forced to find refuge in a summer camp for young adults with mental disabilities, taking on the role of an educator and a boarder. The beginning of troubles and a wonderful human experience that will change them forever.
poster
71
7.1
/8317/
70
/69/
69
/69/
3.5
/2752/
74
/31/
84
/50/
57
/24/

Mifune (1999)
Kresten, newly wed, is on the threshold of a great career success in his father-in-law’s company. But when the death of his own father takes him back to his poverty-stricken childhood home, far out in the country, his career plans fall apart. For one thing he has to deal with his loveable, backward brother, who is now all alone; for another, he meets a stunning woman who comes to the farm as a housekeeper, in disguise of her real profession as a call-girl.
poster
66
6.7
/35664/
64
/516/
65
/628/
3.6
/45501/
72
/32/
78
/551/
48
/17/

The Idiots (1998)
A group of people gather at a Copenhagen suburban home to break all the limitations and to bring out the 'inner idiot' in themselves.
poster
Netflix
64
63
5.6
/180835/
64
/391/
62
/83/
3.2
/15765/
69
/36/
90
/65/
46
/8/
cc age 14+

Laal Singh Chaddha (2022)
Events in India's history — from the Emergency and the famous Cricket World Cup win to the Punjab riots — unfold from the perspective of an innocent Sikh man Laal Singh Chaddha, a person with a low IQ but high optimism. Laal is able to achieve everything under the sun but his childhood love continues to elude him.
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Kanopy
65
63
6.7
/9720/
67
/300/
65
/185/
3.3
/17986/
63
/8/
65
/132/

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves being stalked one by one.
poster
The Roku Channel
62
7.6
/160513/
76
/3285/
75
/2403/
3.5
/82339/
35
/144/
86
/12306/
28
/33/
cc age 14+

I Am Sam (2001)
Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.
poster
75
62
7.5
/3984/
64
/50/
69
/68/
3.8
/1883/
92
/751/

The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)
The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps together with the cows. He meets the disabled Anna who is the first one to treat him as an adult. One day he has had enough of Höglund's maltreatment and moves in with Anna's family. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
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Netflix
62
6.9
/46539/
71
/1539/
73
/805/
3.1
/32540/
34
/119/
79
/4490/
38
/32/
cc age 11+

Radio (2003)
In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.
poster
61
6.4
/19475/
64
/370/
60
/280/
3.2
/11590/
48
/94/
61
/595/
56
/30/

Human Nature (2001)
Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.
poster
64
58
6.3
/5710/
65
/205/
69
/172/
3.2
/4121/
61
/6099/

Heart of Dragon (1985)
A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.
poster
70
54
7.0
/3411/
66
/26/
68
/47/
3.4
/1054/
77
/22/
74
/59/

Dominick and Eugene (1988)
Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical school. Their relationship becomes strained when Eugene must decide between his devotion to his brother, or his need to go away to complete his training. Things are also not helped by Dominick's co-worker, or Eugene's budding romance.
poster
73
51
7.2
/3390/
69
/30/
62
/39/
3.7
/962/
88
/48/

Luna Papa (1999)
The unborn child of Mamlakat is telling her story. She is 17, beautiful and vivacious, and dreaming secretly of becoming an actress. She lives with her father and brother in a small village in Central Asia. One night she is seduced by an actor from a travelling troupe, who poses as a friend of Tom Cruise, and gets her pregnant. She tries to abort, but her father and brother become determined to find the seducer, setting in motion a cascade of comic adventures.
poster
70
49
7.4
/6225/
66
/48/
75
/21/
3.4
/3333/

The Painting Pool (2013)
Maryam (Negar Javaherian) and Reza (Shahab Hosseini) are different from other people, it's not just a simple difference, but a very big difference. They must try to prove to others they have solved the big difference with the miracle of love ...
poster
75
47
7.5
/3113/
69
/34/
71
/32/
3.7
/1066/
87
/26/

Angels of the Universe (2000)
The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.
poster
Hoopla
46
5.6
/2757/
57
/44/
55
/42/
2.9
/735/
50
/10/
28
/24/
41
/17/

The Secret Agent (1996)
In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a lazy anarchist organization. In order for the anarchists to be arrested, an act of terrorism must occur. So Verloc decides to set up bombs – which leads to tragedy – not only for himself but also for his family, including wife Winnie and brother-in-law, Stevie.
poster
The Roku Channel
62
44
6.7
/3138/
71
/64/
64
/59/
3.4
/743/
33
/6/
72
/82/

Digging to China (1997)
Precocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.
poster
fuboTV
49
40
5.3
/3274/
54
/119/
53
/85/
2.6
/6473/
36
/52/

Slaughterhouse (1987)
Faced with the town lawyer, the sheriff, and a rival slaughterhouse owner trying to purchase his land, Lester Bacon decides to take matters into his own hands, ordering his hulking and mentally deranged son to permanently dispose of anyone who conspires against them.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
34
4.1
/13320/
52
/809/
44
/325/
1.8
/23637/
15
/73/
32
/165/
18
/19/
cc age 16+

The Fanatic (2019)
A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
32
6.9
/910/
67
/47/
64
/16/
3.3
/694/
50
/10/
92
/15/
46
/4/
cc age 13+

So B. It (2016)
A young girl named Heidi who lives with her mentally disabled mother, travels across the country to find out about her and her mothers past.
poster
Kanopy
29
2.7
/51810/
37
/555/
40
/480/
1.5
/17189/
6
/185/
14
/1437/
18
/37/
cc age 18+

Gigli (2003)
Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki, a gorgeous free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with the kidnapping. But Gigli begins falling for the decidedly unavailable Ricki, which could be a hazard to his occupation.
poster
55
26
5.3
/2532/
58
/41/
43
/27/
3.2
/750/
58
/16/

Once in a Lifetime (2000)
Mona Bergström is a sweet eurovision-obsessed woman in her 30s. She is married to a lazy husband and has four children, all named after her favorite Swedish Eurovision popstars. Her brother is a crossdressing guy self-titled "Candy Darling". Mona works in a retirement home for disabled people, where she is responsible for taking care of a young man named David who suffers a movement-restricting disease forcing him into a wheelchair. David's parents have abandoned him, as they wanted a normal child. Mona holds a big place in David's heart, and vica versa. David's goal is to get his parents to come and visit him, and he wants to show them that he is a great person, despite his handicap. Therefore he works with music on his computer, and his goal is to create a song, send it to "The Cardigans", a famous Swedish band and have them play the song and credit him, hoping his parents would spot it and want to visit him.
poster
70
24
7.4
/779/
63
/13/
71
/22/
3.6
/771/

Something Has Happened (1987)
As the AIDS epidemic was spreading in 1987, the Swedish government commissioned Roy Andersson to make an educational film about the disease. In these twenty or so monotone scenes, Andersson criticizes the medical community for its dehumanizing and racist tendencies when researching HIV and AIDS.
poster
51
15
5.0
/1239/
49
/24/
53
/31/
3.0
/244/
44
/3/

Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005)
A mentally challenged man fights his former father-in-law for custody of his daughter.
poster
47
?
4.5
/178/
65
/12/
32
/4/

The Caregiver (2023)
When a couple hires a caregiver for their disabled son, her dark past emerges, endangering everyone she encounters.
poster
Netflix
67
?
7.1
/220/
64
/9/
3.4
/348/

Amma Cheppindi (2006)
A mentally underdeveloped boy stays with his family; the people who live in his neighbourhood consider him to be less intelligent, until he saves everyone from a bomb threat in a rocket centre during a prominent event.
poster
?
6.6
/41/
100
/1/

Tropicana (2025)
A lonely middle-aged woman divides her time between her monotonous job at the supermarket and taking care of her disabled mother and estranged family members. The mysterious murder of the head cashier at the supermarket, sends her on a journey into the depths of her repressed desire revealing her deep longing for warmth and human connection.
poster
?
6.9
/47/
100
/1/
60
/1/

Alle Alle (2007)
Ina, just released from prison, returns to the place of her childhood in search of life and meets the occasional desperado Domühl in her mother's house, which has been empty for thirty years. Hagen, a mentally handicapped resident, also ends up in this unusual landscape somewhere in the middle of nowhere south of Berlin in search of his uncle.
poster
41
?
5.0
/180/
15
/2/
60
/1/

The Clean and Narrow (2000)
An ex-convict tries to make an honest living and take care of his girlfriend and her mentally slow brother.
poster
?
8.7
/18/
10
/2/

Just Like The Butterfly (2022)
A husband with a brain disorder that affects his long-term/ short-term memories recounts his marriage & discovers why it’s ending.
poster
?
100
/1/

There Are People (2018)
A scream amid so many silences, an attempt to rescue the human's gaze upon himself.
poster
?
100
/1/

Uma Gota de Esperança (2021)
A mother discovers that her son has a disability that causes her breast milk to intoxicate him. But the discovery comes too late to prevent the loss of neurons.
poster
?
7.7
/80/
62
/8/
83
/3/

Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace (1972)
A shocking exposé of the deplorable conditions and abuses from the Willowbrook State School for children with intellectual disabilities.
poster
?
6.6
/57/
10
/1/
52
/5/

Taureau (1973)
A family that does not conform to the social norms of a small village must suffer the intolerance of the other villagers when the mentally-challenged son falls in love with the schoolteacher.
poster
?
7.9
/33/
100
/2/

Archie (2015)
A small boy with learning difficulties. He is written off by just about everyone, until he makes an unlikely friendship that changes everything
poster
?
6.9
/18/
60
/2/
40
/1/

Bi anai (2011)
At the death of his father, Paulo, the youngest son, will have to be in charge of his mentally handicapped brother Daniel. Based on the novel by Bernardo Atxaga.
poster
?
75
/2/

Dr Turner's Mental Home (1929)
A wicked doctor experiments on the inmates of his mental home


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