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- DirectorLen CollinStarsStephen MarcusTara BreathnachChristopher DunneLarry and Sophie, two people with intellectual disabilities, long to be together in a world that does everything to keep them apart.
- CreatorScott SilveriStarsMinnie DriverJohn Ross BowieCedric YarbroughThe family of a special-needs teen is good at dealing with the challenges he faces--and excellent at creating new ones.
- DirectorTim GagliardoDonavon WarrenStarsDonavon WarrenPatrick HumeDiana GettingerTwo suicidal paraplegic junkies hustle their way through the city streets trying to find a reason to live.
- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsJavier BardemBelén RuedaLola DueñasThe factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.
- DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsMathieu AmalricEmmanuelle SeignerMarie-Josée CrozeThe true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
- DirectorT.C. ChristensenStarsJasen WadeHeather BeersTatum ChiniquyA teenage girl copes with her diagnosis of terminal juvenile Batten Disease.
- DirectorBill ClarkStarsJoanne FroggattTom RileyPhoebe Nicholls"Starfish" tells the story of a couple whose love is tested to its limit after their perfect life falls apart in a single moment.
- CreatorShaun PyeStarsDavid TennantJessica HynesMiley LockeA young girl with a learning disability makes her way through life.
- DirectorJames MarshStarsEddie RedmayneFelicity JonesTom PriorStephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.
- DirectorThea SharrockStarsEmilia ClarkeSam ClaflinJanet McTeerA girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of.
- DirectorHenry Alex RubinDana Adam ShapiroStarsJoe SoaresKeith CavillMark ZupanQuadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
- DirectorChris DowlingStarsKristoffer PolahaDavid DeSanctisMcKaley MillerA baseball player whose professional career was cut short due to his personal problems is suddenly awakened and invigorated by a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe PantolianoLeonard Shelby, an insurance investigator, suffers from anterograde amnesia and uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife, which is the last thing he remembers.
- StarsRuth MadeleyCarly HoustonRobert Softley GaleEach film is a fictional monologue capturing a life-changing moment for a person with disabilities.
- DirectorSteven SawalichStarsRon LivingstonMelissa GeorgeMichael SheenRichard Pimentel began his life as a fighter, and his life's work became fighting for the rights of others. After losing his hearing in Nam, he overcame his handicap and used his public speaking skills to inspire injured war veterans.
- DirectorDamien O'DonnellStarsJames McAvoySteven RobertsonRomola GaraiWhen the kinetic Rory moves into his room in the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, his effect on the home is immediate. Most telling is his friendship with Michael, a young man with cerebral palsy and nearly unintelligible speech. Somehow, Rory understands Michael, and encourages him to experience life outside the confines of home.
- DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsHilary SwankEmmy RossumJosh DuhamelA drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver.
- DirectorTimothy HuttonStarsEvan Rachel WoodKevin BaconMary Stuart Masterson10 y.o. Harriet's divorced mom owns and runs a motel. Harriet's an outsider and wants to leave. A woman stays there with her adult, disabled son who befriends Harriet.
- DirectorBrett LeonardStarsJohnathon SchaechRJ MitteTerrence HowardA determined high-school senior strives one last time to be a wrestler despite having cerebral palsy, and goes to extreme lengths, crushing obstacles and inspiring others along his journey to prove his abilities. Inspired by real events.
- DirectorTravis FineStarsAlan CummingGarret DillahuntIsaac LeyvaIn the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.
- DirectorMark Steven JohnsonStarsIan Michael SmithJoseph MazzelloAshley JuddA young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
- DirectorRodrigo GarcíaStarsGlenn CloseCameron DiazCalista FlockhartFive California women struggle with personal problems as their own paths unwind in unexpected ways.
- DirectorDylan BakerStarsMark HapkaBram HooverStephen LangWhen a high-school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible, total blindness, he must decide whether to accept his new reality or attempt a return to the game he still loves.
- DirectorHannah MarksJoey PowerStarsJeremy Allen WhiteMaika MonroeDeRon HortonA young couple's relationship develops quickly when one of them is diagnosed with a life-changing illness.
- DirectorIan FitzgibbonStarsThomas Brodie-SangsterLilly ForgáchIan FitzgibbonA dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.