Movies & Documentaries on Down Syndrome People
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- DirectorIndia DupréStarsKatheryn WinnickBoyd AustinAlan ShearmanAn unconventional mother's fight to keep her children.
- DirectorNeville PierceStarsTim McInnernyNicholas PinnockLucy BoyntonWhen a menacing stranger traps a landlord and his pregnant daughter in their pub, a psychological game of cat and mouse begins.
- DirectorToa StappardStarsNicholas PinnockLauren PyeA desperate man tries to help the ones he loves. But you can't save everyone.
- DirectorBradley WigorStarsKate JacksonDrew EbersoleMatthew SettleRose Earl is proud as a peacock when Bobby, her eldest, whom she raised, like his kid brother Michael, to become moral men and model citizens, is the first member of the modest family ever to get accepted at college. It will take a while till she starts getting aware of it, but after he joins a respectable fraternity Bobby becomes ever more influenced by his roomy, the ambitious Tom Stahl, who promises him the world as they form an unbeatable team, the suave killer type and the puppy-eyed ideal son-in-law, and gradually drags him into the dark side of his glamorous life-style, complete with an adult lover, Chelsea Coals, who drags the boys even further from the righteous path, straight into crime; at last, after things have already gone wrong for them, he gets doubts and wants out, but they are too deep already. Rose's life becomes a never-ending nightmare when Bobby is suddenly missing, and she must gradually discover the grim truth before she gets to solve Bobby's fate...
- DirectorAlex YonksStarsMarin HinkleGavin CasalegnoEmma FuhrmannA teenage girl battling cancer sneaks out on Halloween with her two best friends for a night to remember.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsBilly MayoBrandon GreenhouseAngela BullockA dark domestic-horror drama about the ties that bind--and the ties that really bind.
- DirectorDavid FrankelStarsBryan CranstonAnnette BeningRainn WilsonBased on the true story about long-married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town.
- DirectorMarc SteeleStarsMari Ane AndersonRobert BlancheMason Treviño BrownDawn is ready to finish high school when her neglectful, party-loving mother is tragically killed, forcing Dawn to go to live with her Aunt Jamie who co-pastors a church with her husband, Willem. Not long into her stay, things go terribly wrong and Dawn runs away. When Dawn's Aunt Jamie realizes her home was not the safe haven she thought it was, she embarks on a courageous search for Dawn.
- DirectorAllan HarmonStarsRichard HarmonJaren Brandt BartlettCraig BierkoA policeman father gets a repeat juvenile offender to be a cross country running partner for his blind high school son.
- DirectorDavid AlfordStarsJoseph StamWendy Mitchell PiperRyan Henderson"Found" is the story of an innocent teenage boy raised up in the Appalachian Mountains on a small old fashioned homestead devoid of modern conveniences and tucked away from the broader culture at large. Through a sudden tragedy, he suddenly finds himself cast out, alone and adrift into our high-speed, hi-tech modern world until he meets a troubled family who takes him into their home for better or for worse. What he learns about himself and what others around him discover about themselves brings new meaning to the phrase "testing your faith" (James 1:2-4).
- DirectorGeorge KaczenderStarsJoBeth WilliamsChris BurkeJeffrey DeMunnA down-syndrome boy is left in an institute by his parents. Ginny, who works in the institute wants to have custody over Jonathan but has to fight the system and the parents.
- DirectorPeter MarkleStarsJohn SavageMeg FosterChris BurkeHaunted by an event in his past, a Florida man sees a chance for self-redemption through a plot that reunites him with an ex-girlfriend.
- DirectorJoey TravoltaStarsRJ MitteLee PurcellAndrea F. FriedmanA young man with a troubled past searches for his biological mother and discovers that she is developmentally disabled.
- DirectorHilary PryorStarsJune BostonMaria Luisa CianniTyler FortinA young woman with Down Syndrome who lives in a group home finds a puppy she names Smudge. In order to keep Smudge, she must keep his presence a secret.
- DirectorStuart FryerStarsBobby LockwoodOtto BaxterVanessa BaileyAfter Harry's eighteenth birthday party goes too far, he must reconcile his feelings of shame and resentment for his brother Josh, who has Down's Syndrome. The film takes a closer look at the rocky relationship between the two brothers.
- DirectorEva KraljevicStarsEva KraljevicMia KraljevicEva and Mia are sisters. Mia is cheerful, friendly, has Down's syndrome, doesn't care much for fashion and likes people. Eva has filmed her interactions with Mia over a period of ten years in an attempt to understand their relationship.
- DirectorPisut MahaphanThe story is started from Wongtanong, the Indy magazine founder called A Day from Thailand who've been traveled to Italy and found that the family of the down syndrome people they let the Down syndrome kids live a normal life as everybody else. Therefore, he wish to know more about Thailand's Down syndrome kids situation in Thailand, his home town. Finally he met 5 of most interesting THAI's Down syndrome kids who live a normal but wonderful life.
- DirectorMarcelo GalvãoStarsAriel GoldenbergRita PokkBreno ViolaThree young people with Down syndrome decide to run away in search of three simple wishes: Stalone wants to see the sea, Aninha looks for a husband and Marcio needs to fly.
- DirectorSondra Martin HicksStarsTeresa CodyCraig GarnerA mother does the impossible, finds treatment for Down syndrome, dramatically improving IQ and quality of life for her son and others.
- DirectorJohn LuksetichStarsMaria LuksetichErica LamkinLeJonA women's perfect world is shattered when she finds herself the conservator of a young women with Down's Syndrome.
- DirectorDaniel KrausStarsDaveKim DavisMarcus DunstanThe adventures of a 40-year-old, beer-drinking, porno-consuming wrestling fanatic with Down's Syndrome.
- DirectorYonatan NirA group of young people with Down syndrome embark on a demanding trek through the Himalayas with their siblings. As they deal with physical and emotional challenges, unresolved conflicts come to surface and heartwarming friendships develop.
- DirectorThomas LeaderA heart-warming documentary film about four people with learning disabilities' journey to happiness.
- DirectorRobin HofmannStarsRyan PaynterKayla KosmalskiShawn Alexander ThompsonWhile doing community service, Jax Donovan meets a young man with Down Syndrome. He also befriends Bailey, and Juliette, and they forge a friendship that teaches them about love, life and forgiveness.
- DirectorFrank W. KellyStarsRobin BarnesAnne FarrellStephen KernaghanJoe and Sarah are a couple with Down Syndrome, they love each other and want to be together. But Sarah's over-protective father are standing in their way.
- DirectorIgnacio MarquezStarsGreyber RengifoRuper VásquezBrenda MorenoEspecial tells the story of Chúo. A student with Down Syndrome who wants to be treated as a normal person and his loving relationship with his father, a musician.
- DirectorAlessandra ZekaStarsVanessa WilliamsNashawn KearseChristopher ScottA behind-the-scenes look at the two actors, Christopher Scott and Donovan Jennings, both of whom have Down Syndrome, and their personal journeys in making the feature motion picture, My Brother, written and directed by Anthony Lover.
- 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.
- DirectorMichael KatlemanStarsPatty DukeTracy NelsonG.W. BaileyA woman accustomed to always having the last word in every situation finds herself trying to "rescue" her grandson Jesse, from being signed away to grow up in an institution for Down Syndrome children.
- DirectorSarah GurfieldStarsChaney KleyRichard KarnMary Kate SchellhardtA love story involving three childhood buddies; two girls, one born with Down syndrome, and one boy, who grow up fighting who they are inside, and how they are perceived by society as a whole, with some surprising turn of events.
- DirectorJoe BluhmMichael Joseph McDonaldNick HerdAs the first animated film to star a character with Down syndrome, Freebird tells the coming-of-age story of Jon, a boy with Down Syndrome who learns to navigate the world with a loving mother, an absent father, a classroom bully, and a life-long crush. In just five minutes, we watch 45 years of his life flash by.
- ShortDirectorDevin MontgomeryStarsDevin MontgomeryGeorgina WolfeDaniella MontgomeryJack is suffering from PTSD and craved the life he thought he was going to have with his girlfriend. After a tragedy, Jack thinks he has nothing to live for. Jack's sister Elle, who has Down Syndrome, shows him light in his darkness.
- DirectorChad Crawford KinkleStarsBrandy EdmistonLarry FessendenKatie GroshongAfter fleeing a backwoods cult, a woman tries to turn her life around by taking a job in a home for special needs adults, only to discover that she must face her dark past to save a down syndrome girl.
- DirectorJohn JarrattStarsGerard O'DwyerJustin BanksChad R. BennettWith his mother dying of lung cancer, Sal, in his 30's and with Down Syndrome, embarks on a journey to find his father - a rock band singer that his mother had a one-night stand with - 30 years ago.
- DirectorMick JacksonStarsEmily WatsonDermot MulroneyHugh ThompsonA father separates his son from his twin sister at birth to prevent him and the mother from knowing she was born with Down syndrome. Based on the novel by Kim Edwards.
- DirectorFrank WhaleyStarsJulian ShatkinOlga MeredizDebra MessingLiving with abundant resources, 12-year-old cello prodigy Reggie lives a solitary life in Manhattan; estranged from family, jobless, and having boyfriend problems, sometime-musician 23-year-old Eleanor needs a new job and residence.