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51. Glassland (2014)
R | 93 min | Drama
Set in Dublin, 'Glassland' tells the story of a young taxi driver who gets tangled up in the world of human trafficking while trying to save his mother from drug addiction.
Director: Gerard Barrett | Stars: Will Poulter, Toni Collette, Jack Reynor, Michael Smiley
Votes: 1,631
52. Spare Room (2018)
97 min | Drama
When a young widow rents a room to a mysterious veteran, their attraction sparks unforeseen circumstances.
Director: Jenica Bergere | Stars: Skyler Samuels, Martin Sensmeier, Thomas Cocquerel, Cole Sibus
Votes: 358
53. What Is It? (2005)
Unrated | 72 min | Drama
What Is It? is a bewildering, unnerving, surreal, blackly comic film from the visionary mind of Crispin Glover that tells the inner and outer struggles of a young man facing villains and demons on multiple planes.
Director: Crispin Glover | Stars: Michael Blevis, Carlos Richardson, Lisa Fusco, Steven C. Stewart
Votes: 956
54. Any Day Now (I) (2012)
R | 98 min | Drama
In 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.
Director: Travis Fine | Stars: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva, Frances Fisher
Votes: 6,580 | Gross: $0.20M
55. The Theory of Flight (1998)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two miserable people find happiness together: a man dreaming of flying, and a woman dreaming of living.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird
Votes: 2,737 | Gross: $0.07M
56. Jewel (2001 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with four healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down syndrome.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Bergin, Cicely Tyson, Ashley Wolfe
Votes: 406
57. Quiet Chaos (2008)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
A look at the strange bereavement behavior of an Italian executive. Based on a novel by Sandro Veronesi.
Director: Antonello Grimaldi | Stars: Nanni Moretti, Valeria Golino, Isabella Ferrari, Alessandro Gassmann
Votes: 4,154 | Gross: $0.01M
58. Far From the Tree (V) (2017)
Unrated | 93 min | Documentary
Based on the NY Times bestselling book by Andrew Solomon, Far from the Tree examines the experiences of families in which parents and children are profoundly different from one another in a variety of ways.
Directors: Rachel Dretzin, Jamila Ephron | Stars: Amy Allnutt, Jack Allnutt, Harry Burdick, Emily Perl Kingsley
Votes: 643 | Gross: $0.16M
59. KaDeWe (2021– )
45 min | Drama
Series about the Kaufhaus des Westens department store and Eldorado nightclub in the 1920s in Berlin. In these places the lives of Hedi, Fritzi, Harry and Georg intersect. The takeover of ... See full summary »
Stars: Valerie Stoll, Lia von Blarer, Joel Basman, Damian Thüne
Votes: 464
60. Brother of Sleep (1995)
R | 127 min | Drama, Music, Romance
In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. While growing up he is considered strange by the other villagers and ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Vilsmaier | Stars: André Eisermann, Dana Vávrová, Ben Becker, Jochen Nickel
Votes: 1,678
61. Set Me Free (1999)
94 min | Drama, Romance
In the year 1963, an awkward thirteen-year-old girl comes of age during her escapism into the world of cinema, with potentially dangerous results.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Alexandre Mérineau
Votes: 1,076 | Gross: $0.07M
62. Down Under (II) (2016)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide.
Director: Abe Forsythe | Stars: Fayssal Bazzi, Chris Bunton, Michael Denkha, Harriet Dyer
Votes: 1,043
63. Seasons of the Heart (1993)
G | 99 min | Drama, Family
Martha and Jed Richards live in Oregon in 1862. They and their two daughters moved there to make a new life, but the daughters died of cholera along the way. This has left Martha an ... See full summary »
Director: T.C. Christensen | Stars: Leigh Lombardi, Sam Hennings, Claude Akins, Logan Hall
Votes: 234
64. Touched by Grace (2014)
TV-PG | 94 min | Drama
A popular girl befriends a beautiful girl with down syndrome.
Director: Donald Leow | Stars: Stacey Bradshaw, Ben Davies, Amber House, Blakely Bunnell
Votes: 281
65. Pages of Life (2006–2007)
60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
After a young woman gives birth to twins and then suddenly dies, her cold-hearted mother keeps her grandson but rejects his sister with Down syndrome, who is adopted by their kind-hearted surgeon.
Stars: Regina Duarte, Lília Cabral, Ana Paula Arósio, José Mayer
Votes: 444
66. No Child of Mine (1993 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 93 min | Biography, Drama
A 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.
Director: Michael Katleman | Stars: Patty Duke, Tracy Nelson, G.W. Bailey, Susan Blakely
Votes: 174
67. ...and Your Name Is Jonah (1979 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama
A couple whose son had been institutionalized after being diagnosed as intellectually disabled are shocked to discover that the diagnosis was wrong: their son is deaf.
Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Sally Struthers, James Woods, Randee Heller, Titos Vandis
Votes: 459
68. Pink Lagoon (2022)
83 min | Drama
Directors: Juan Arce, Francisco Gallo | Stars: Monica Arce, Elsy Jimenez Falcon, Arturo de las Fuentes, Gerardo Oñate
Votes: 7
69. The Importance of Tying Your Own Shoes (2011)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Alex's high opinion of himself isn't backed up by reality as he is unemployed and having trouble with his girlfriend. When he finally gets a job with the local council/municipality of ... See full summary »
Director: Lena Koppel | Stars: Sverrir Gudnason, Vanna Rosenberg, Mats Melin, Theresia Widarsson
Votes: 2,328
70. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2019)
150 min | Drama, Romance
A feature film shot over the course of two years intended to capture the changing of the seasons along the river in a town in the Fuyang district of Hangzhou city.
Director: Xiaogang Gu | Stars: Zhenyang Dong, Hongjun Du, Wei Mu, Luqi Peng
Votes: 1,135
71. What I Feel for You (2018)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Three simultaneous stories of social inclusion: a single mother of two autistic teenagers, a married couple trying unsuccessfully to have a child, and the father of a Special Olympics athlete.
Director: Raúl Camilo | Stars: Yordanka Ariosa, Robinson Díaz, Nashla Bogaert, Félix Germán
Votes: 87
72. My Father Die (2016)
90 min | Action, Drama
Deaf since having his hearing knocked out at the age of 12, Asher has been training for almost two decades to avenge himself on Ivan, the man that killed his older brother, 21 years ago. ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Brosnan | Stars: Gabe White, Chester Rushing, Trina LaFargue, Gary Stretch
Votes: 1,083 | Gross: $0.00M
73. Mermaid (2007)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In Moscow, a young woman disappears after falling in love with a new man.
Director: Anna Melikyan | Stars: Mariya Shalayeva, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Mariya Sokova, Anastasiya Dontsova
Votes: 3,653
74. Up Syndrome (2000)
82 min | Documentary
University of Texas student Duane Graves chronicles his charismatic childhood chum Rene Moreno, a San Antonio native with Down Syndrome, in this playful, stirring, remarkably unique portrait documentary.
Director: Duane Graves | Stars: Rene Moreno, Bo Rouck
Votes: 163
75. The Sugar Experiment (2023)
92 min | Biography, Drama, History
The film is inspired by a controversial experiment that took place in Sweden in 1948.
Director: John Tornblad | Stars: Amanda Malmberg, Isak Bruno, Elisabeth Ehde Torbjörnsdotter, Henrik Norman
Votes: 264
76. 24 Weeks (2016)
103 min | Drama
At work, Astrid is admired by her fans as a famous cabaret artist and privately a second child is on road to complete her family happiness.
Director: Anne Zohra Berrached | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske
Votes: 1,788
77. Coming Down the Mountain (2007 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama
An original drama by novelist Mark Haddon about two teenage brothers: angst-ridden David and Ben, who has Downs Syndrome.
Director: Julie Anne Robinson | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Tommy Jessop, Julia Ford, Neil Dudgeon
Votes: 534
78. The Room (I) (2006)
80 min | Drama, Thriller
When a strange door appears in a troubled family's house, they will have to face their darkest secrets.
Director: Giles Daoust | Stars: Pascal Duquenne, Maximilien Jouret-Maron, Joe Lewis, Henri Luyckx
Votes: 421
79. Jesus is Dead (2016)
90 min | Comedy
The death of a woman's estranged husband brought her and her family into a road that changes their lives forever.
Director: Victor Villanueva | Stars: Jaclyn Jose, Chai Fonacier, Vincent Viado, Melde Montañez
Votes: 261 | Gross: $0.01M
80. My Brother (2006)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
My Brother is an inner city story of two impoverished boys and mother, L'Tisha, finds herself in a tragic situation.
Director: Anthony Lover | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Tatum O'Neal, Nashawn Kearse, Christopher Scott
Votes: 362 | Gross: $0.03M
81. Treeless Mountain (2008)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
In Seoul, Korea, two sisters must look after each other when their mother leaves them to search for their estranged father.
Director: So Yong Kim | Stars: Chae Gil Byoung, Jung Gil Ja, Shin Hyun Je, Kim Mi Jung
Votes: 1,927 | Gross: $0.06M
82. Girlfriend (2010)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama
A young man with Down syndrome romantically pursues a small-town single mom who is still mixed up with her volatile ex-boyfriend.
Director: Justin Lerner | Stars: Shannon Woodward, Jackson Rathbone, Amanda Plummer, Evan Sneider
Votes: 717
83. Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted (1992 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama
A 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.
Director: George Kaczender | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Chris Burke, Jeffrey DeMunn, Tom Mason
Votes: 105
84. S.A.M. (2020)
16 min | Short, Drama
Two young men form a connection on the swings of their local park.
Directors: Neil Ely, Lloyd Eyre-Morgan | Stars: George Webster, Sam Retford, David Tag, Rebecca-Clare Evans
Votes: 55
85. Wuff (2018)
114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The lives of four best friends Ella, Cecile, Lulu and Silke are turned upside down, and the dogs are involved in a decisive way.
Director: Detlev Buck | Stars: Emily Cox, Johanna Wokalek, Marie Burchard, Maite Kelly
Votes: 351
86. Dementer (2019)
80 min | Horror
After 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.
Director: Chad Crawford Kinkle | Stars: Brandy Edmiston, Larry Fessenden, Katie Groshong, Eller Hall
Votes: 316
87. Celebration Family (1987 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama
When James and Janet Marston find, after the birth of their second son, that they can have no more they decide to adopt. The result is a huge family of up to sixty children of all ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, James Read, Diane Ladd, Ed Begley Jr.
Votes: 48
88. Day of the Flowers (2012)
99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two Scottish sisters, one a left-wing activist, the other a popular party girl, travel to Cuba to scatter their late father's ashes. In losing and trying to reclaim their father's ashes, ... See full summary »
Director: John Roberts | Stars: Eva Birthistle, Charity Wakefield, Carlos Acosta, Bryan Dick
Votes: 347
89. Anita (2009)
Unrated | 104 min | Drama
Anita is a girl who suffers from Down Syndrome and lives with her mother in the Once neighborhood in Buenos Aires. On July 18, 1994, the bombing attack on the AMIA changes her life forever.
Director: Marcos Carnevale | Stars: Norma Aleandro, Luis Luque, Leonor Manso, Alejandra Manzo
Votes: 628
90. The Grown-Ups (2016)
82 min | Documentary
A group of friends with Down Syndrome have been attending the same school for 40 years, they have passed all the courses, all the teachers and, even their parents who were with them, are ... See full summary »
Director: Maite Alberdi | Stars: Rita Guzmán, Andrés Martínez, Ana Rodriguez, Ricardo Urzúa
Votes: 320
91. Struck by Lightning (1990)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
This little comedy is set in a small factory come halfway home, employing only handicapped people. Ollie Rennie is the boss and sometime minder of all his workers. He employees Pat ... See full summary »
Director: Jerzy Domaradzki | Stars: Garry McDonald, Brian Vriends, Catherine McClements, Henry Salter
Votes: 144
92. Fire (I) (2014)
90 min | Drama
One day, someone puts a bomb on Carlos car and kill his wife and leaves his daughter of 10 years old without legs. Eleven years later, he lives in Barcelona with his daughter but he never ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Marías | Stars: Jose Coronado, Aida Folch, Leyre Berrocal, Montse Mostaza
Votes: 278
93. The Ghouls (2003)
R | 81 min | Horror
Eric Hayes is a video vulture preying on human violence and suffrage, selling his footage to the highest bidder. Eric's about to discover something beneath the streets even hungrier for blood than he is. He's about to discover the ghouls.
Director: Chad Ferrin | Stars: Timothy Muskatell, Trent Haaga, Tina Birchfield, Gil Espinoza
Votes: 564
94. León y Olvido (2004)
112 min | Drama
Director: Xavier Bermúdez | Stars: Marta Larralde, Guillem Jiménez, Gary Piquer, Miguel Ángel Blanco
Votes: 213
95. Theo and the Metamorphosis (2021)
96 min | Drama
After his father leaves, a 27 year old with Down's syndrome living in the woods has to reinvent his life and open himself up more to things and beings.
Director: Damien Odoul | Stars: Theo Kermel, Pierre Meunier, Sonia Gondry, Vanda Tilseein
Votes: 82
96. Jefftowne (1997)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
The adventures of a 40-year-old, beer-drinking, porno-consuming wrestling fanatic with Down's Syndrome.
Director: Daniel Kraus | Stars: Dave, Kim Davis, Marcus Dunstan, Lyle Harris
Votes: 239
97. Ahaan (2019)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
Jilted by his wife, a man with OCD finds eye opening common ground and camaraderie with his neighbor, a young man with Down Syndrome.
Director: Nikhil Pherwani | Stars: Arif Zakaria, Niharika Singh, Abuli Mamaji, Rajit Kapoor
Votes: 386
98. Landscape No.2 (2008)
Unrated | 90 min | Crime, Thriller
The burglars Sergej and Polde steal the valuable painting "Landscape No.2". By coincidence Sergej also takes a mysterious document dating back to the end of the World War II. Instructor is ... See full summary »
Director: Vinko Moderndorfer | Stars: Marko Mandic, Slobodan Custic, Barbara Cerar, Maja Martina Merljak
Votes: 377
99. Buddies (2012)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Three 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.
Director: Marcelo Galvão | Stars: Ariel Goldenberg, Rita Pokk, Breno Viola, Lima Duarte
Votes: 1,123
100. Mañana no te olvides (2017)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young man with Down syndrome and his grandfather diagnosed with Alzheimer form a special relationship to escape daily hostilities and to try finding happiness.
Director: José Enrique Pintor | Stars: Francis Cruz, Stephany Liriano, Johnnie Mercedes, Marina Frías
Votes: 45