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51. Thriller (2018)
TV-MA | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A childhood prank comes back to haunt a clique of South Central Los Angeles teens when their victim returns home during their high-school Homecoming weekend.
Director: Dallas Jackson | Stars: Jessica Allain, Luke Tennie, Mitchell Edwards, Paige Hurd
Votes: 1,311
52. Terror at Red Wolf Inn (1972)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery
College student Regina wins a getaway vacation at the quiet Red Wolf Inn, which is run by a friendly elderly couple, but it gradually becomes clear that something is amiss.
Director: Bud Townsend | Stars: Linda Gillen, John Neilson, Arthur Space, Mary Jackson
Votes: 725 | Gross: $0.12M
53. An Adolescent (2001)
R | 132 min | Drama, Romance
Tomokawa is a tough guy turned bored cop who spends much of his time sating lonely housewives and looking after retarded teen Sukemasa. One day while hanging out at a bar, he is approached ... See full summary »
Director: Eiji Okuda | Stars: Eiji Okuda, Mayu Ozawa, Akira Shoji, Mari Natsuki
Votes: 546 | Gross: $0.07M
54. So My Grandma's a Lesbian! (2019)
TV-MA | 94 min | Comedy
A promising young lawyer sees her plans to wed into an important and ultraconservative family in danger when her grandma decides to marry her girl friend.
Director: Ángeles Reiné | Stars: Rosa Maria Sardà, Verónica Forqué, Ingrid García Jonsson, David Verdaguer
Votes: 1,385
55. Yo (2015)
79 min | Drama
Yo is a young man with limited mental skills. He is told he is 15 years old, but appears older. Yo lives and works in his mother's restaurant located by a busy freeway. He loves his mother ... See full summary »
Director: Matias Meyer | Stars: Raúl Silva Gómez, Elizabeth Mendoza, Ignacio Rojas Nieto, Isis Vanessa Cortés
Votes: 83
56. 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: 445
57. The ABC's of Sex Education for Trainable Persons (1975)
20 min | Short, Documentary
This training film is meant for professionals who work with the mentally impaired, and is meant to teach them how to help their patients deal with sexual issues.
Director: Max Brecher | Stars: William Block, Beverly Camp, Richard Dix, Rick Fullerton
Votes: 203
58. King of the Jungle (2000)
R | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Seymour's happy New York existence comes to a tragic end after he witnesses the murder of his mother, a renowned civil rights activist. When he finds a firearm in the home of his best friend, he embarks on a deranged quest for revenge.
Director: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld | Stars: Cliff Gorman, John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez, Julie Carmen
Votes: 598 | Gross: $0.03M
59. Behind the Mask (1999 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Dr. Bob Shushan is an overworked and absent father who runs a centre for the mentally and physically challenged. When Shushan suffers a heart attack, his life is saved by James Jones, a ... See full summary »
Director: Tom McLoughlin | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Matthew Fox, Mary McDonnell, Bradley Whitford
Votes: 466
60. Tuftland (2017)
89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A headstrong textile student tries to overcome her problems by accepting a summer job offer in Kyrsyä, an offbeat, remote village.
Director: Roope Olenius | Stars: Veera W. Vilo, Saara Elina, Miikka J. Anttila, Ria Kataja
Votes: 465
61. 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: 2,502
62. Lost in Paradise (2011)
103 min | Drama, Romance
Khoi, a naive twenty-year-old, travels to Ho Chi Minh City from the countryside to begin a new life. It's his first time in the big city and he's looking for a place to live. He befriends ... See full summary »
Director: Ngoc Dang Vu | Stars: Manh Hai Luong, Vinh Khoa Ho, Linh Son Nguyen, Phuong-Thanh
Votes: 758
63. Harmful Insect (2001)
92 min | Drama
Following the divorce of her parents, her mother's suicide attempt, and the rumors of an affair with her teacher, a lonely 7th grader starts skipping school in an attempt to find herself.
Director: Akihiko Shiota | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Seiichi Tanabe, Tetsu Sawaki, Ryô Amamiya
Votes: 953
64. Little Chenier (2006)
R | 120 min | Drama
Deep in the bayou sits a floating town called Little Chenier. It is here that Beaux and his mentally challenged brother, Pemon, run a bait-and-tackle shop. Pemon is accused of a crime, and Beaux chooses to protect his brother at all costs.
Director: Bethany Ashton Wolf | Stars: Johnathon Schaech, Frederick Koehler, Tamara Braun, Jeremy Davidson
Votes: 611 | Gross: $0.09M
65. The Hawk Is Dying (2006)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama
When stricken with a family tragedy, George becomes obsessed with taming a wild, red-tail hawk. In a tour-de-force performance he locks himself into a battle of wills with a fierce creature that would rather die than succumb.
Director: Julian Goldberger | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Michelle Williams, Michael Pitt, Rusty Schwimmer
Votes: 1,289 | Gross: $0.01M
66. Children of Darkness (1983)
57 min | Documentary
A significant number of American children and teenagers - from all social backgrounds - suffer from mental disorders, schizophrenia, autism and emotional problems, leading them to isolation... See full summary »
Directors: Ara Chekmayan, Richard Kotuk | Stars: Peter Thomas, Richard Kotuk, John Brooks, Billy Calhoun
Votes: 441
67. Next to Her (2014)
89 min | Drama
Cheli, 27, is raising her mentally challenged 24yo sister, Gaby, alone. When the social worker finds out that Cheli leaves Gaby alone in the house while Cheli is at work, Cheli is compelled... See full summary »
Director: Asaf Korman | Stars: Liron Ben-Shlush, Dana Ivgy, Yaakov Zada-Daniel, Sophia Ostrisky
Votes: 576
68. Eggs (1995)
86 min | Comedy, Drama
Two brothers in their seventies, Pa and Moe, have lived together all their lives in a little house in the country, the only interruption being when Pa made a weekend trip to Småland on his ... See full summary »
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Sverre Hansen, Kjell Stormoen, Leif Andrée, Juni Dahr
Votes: 958
69. Scalene (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A perceptual thriller told from three points-of-view revolving around the rape of a female college student by a mentally handicapped man and his mother's subsequent revenge after his incarceration.
Director: Zack Parker | Stars: Margo Martindale, Adam Scarimbolo, Hanna Hall, Jim Dougherty
Votes: 790
70. Transe (2006)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama
Sonia, a girl from St Petersburg, decides to seek a better life in western Europe. She first gets a job at a car dealer in Germany. But she is suddenly kidnapped and sold into sexual ... See full summary »
Director: Teresa Villaverde | Stars: Ana Moreira, Viktor Rakov, Robinson Stévenin, Iaia Forte
Votes: 579
71. After Image (2001)
R | 92 min | Drama, Thriller
The story of a clairvoyant who falls in love with a crime photographer. Soon, both become involved in the search for a pathological murderer.
Director: Robert Manganelli | Stars: John Mellencamp, Terrylene, Michael Zelniker, Louise Fletcher
Votes: 371
72. Blue Film Woman (1969)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
A father's debt to a loan shark leads his wife and daughter to take desperate measures.
Director: Kan Mukai | Stars: Miki Hashimoto, Keisuke Kawatô, Reo Mizumori, Rika Koyanagi
Votes: 285
73. It Came from the Sky (1999 TV Movie)
R | 92 min | Drama
Jarvis and Pepper crash land their small plane on the roof of the Bridges family. Pepper finds herself having a positive effect on the households' disabled son Andy.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Yasmine Bleeth, Christopher Lloyd, John Ritter, JoBeth Williams
Votes: 459
74. Chaebi (2017)
114 min | Drama, Family
A mother who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer prepares her mentally disabled son for her inevitable passing.
Director: Young-Jun Cho | Stars: Ko Du-shim, Kim Seong-gyoon, Park Chul-min, Shin Jung-yoon
Votes: 85
75. Röd snö (1985)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
November 1942. Young Norwegian Anne Eriksen returns to a small boarding-house in Dalsland, Sweden near the Norwegian border, where she has spent the summers during her childhood. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Kjersti Holmen, Tomas von Brömssen, Ingvor Wennberg, Sven Nordin
Votes: 573
76. The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
In the tradition of classic classroom dramas such as To Sir, with Love (1967), comes the story of dedicated teacher Conor MacMichael (Glenda Jackson), who tries to reach out and give to her... See full summary »
Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Oliver Reed, Michael Murphy, Rosalind Cash
Votes: 477
77. By Hook or by Crook (2001)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
By Hook or by Crook chronicles the tale of two unlikely friends who commit petty crimes as they search for a path to understanding themselves and the outside world. Silas Howard plays Shy (... See full summary »
Directors: Harry Dodge, Silas Howard | Stars: Silas Howard, Harry Dodge, Stanya Kahn, Carina Gia
Votes: 341 | Gross: $0.00M
78. Ladygrey (2015)
Unrated | 109 min | Drama
Ten years after the end of apartheid, a South African community tries to live without recalling the violent clashes of the past. But when the silence is suddenly broken, some of the most innocent citizens may be in peril.
Director: Alain Choquart | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Jérémie Renier, Emily Mortimer, Claude Rich
Votes: 262
79. The Pasta Detectives (2014)
97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The child-duo Rico and Oskar. One is more sluggish but because of fantasy and his own world view; the other is smart but scared of life.
Director: Neele Leana Vollmar | Stars: Anton Petzold, Juri Winkler, Karoline Herfurth, Axel Prahl
Votes: 610
80. Colour from the Dark (2008)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror
Pietro and Lucia live on an isolated farm with Alice, Lucia's younger sister. Poor farmers, they live tilling the soil. Pietro is a good worker and a strong man who, unlike his three ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Zuccon | Stars: Debbie Rochon, Michael Segál, Marysia Kay, Gerry Shanahan
Votes: 902
81. The Moonlight Sonata (1988)
86 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A female fashion model Anni Stark (played by Tiina Björkman) takes leave from the fashion business and goes to Finland's Lappland (a wilderness region in Northern Finland, better known as ... See full summary »
Director: Olli Soinio | Stars: Tiina Björkman, Kari Sorvali, Kim Gunell, Mikko Kivinen
Votes: 1,033
82. My Brother Simple (2017)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
Ben and Barnabas are inseparable since they are small. The two of them, however, are no ordinary pair of brothers, for Barnabas, with his twenty-two years, remained mentally at the age of three.
Director: Markus Goller | Stars: David Kross, Frederick Lau, David Berton, Annette Frier
Votes: 738
83. Down's Revenge (2019)
108 min | Action, Drama, Horror
A revenge of a mentally challenged teenager whose death occurs from school bullying.
Director: Lekhraj Patel | Stars: Krishna Karishma, John Savage, Gabriela Alvarez, Mike Benitez
Votes: 72
84. The Woods Have Eyes (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Based on a true story. Summer as usual until a group of young children go missing in the forest. Tracked by a hunter and his crazy sons, to survive the children must take revenge into their own hands.
Director: Anthony Indelicato | Stars: Frank Adonis, Joseph Anthony, Ron Arabia, Michael Bolten
Votes: 518
85. Dina (2017)
Not Rated | 103 min | Documentary
An eccentric suburban woman and a Walmart door greeter navigate their evolving relationship in this unconventional love story.
Directors: Antonio Santini, Dan Sickles | Stars: Dina Buno, Scott Levin, Frank Costanzo, Jeannie Levin
Votes: 1,221 | Gross: $0.09M
86. The Blood of God (2019)
127 min | Drama
The distinction between faith and religion is explored amid an assortment of frayed relationships when a devout Christian man contracts a life-altering illness, forms a drug dependency and becomes the key suspect in a murder investigation.
Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: Richard Littlehales, Matias Klaver, Vicki Gard, Meili Bookluck
Votes: 123
87. Bonds of Love (1993 TV Movie)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama, Romance
A divorced woman falls in love with a mentally-disabled man, but his family objects to their relationship.
Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Kelly McGillis, Treat Williams, Steve Railsback, Grace Zabriskie
Votes: 158
88. Carry Me Home (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama
A widow named Harriet and her two children Carrie and Brian are living in rural New York in 1947 and are still recovering from the death of Harriet's husband killed in World War II. Carrie ... See full synopsis »
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Anderson, David Alan Basche, Ashley Rose
Votes: 233
89. 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
90. Carmina y amén. (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A 60-year-old woman tries to hide that her husband is dead.
Director: Paco León | Stars: Carmina Barrios, Paco Casaus, María León, Mari Paz Sayago
Votes: 1,843
91. Dennis van Rita (2006)
84 min | Drama
Shy, gentle half-wit Dennis, whose only obsession is train-spotting, is released early on account of good behavior after a rape sentence. His parents who run a modest barbershop, skeptic ... See full summary »
Director: Hilde Van Mieghem | Stars: Els Dottermans, Matthias Schoenaerts, Veerle Baetens, Damiaan De Schrijver
Votes: 413
92. One Special Victory (1991 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Sport
A fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a certain charge. He is sentenced to community service. He is assigned to coach a basketball team ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Cooper | Stars: John Larroquette, Kathy Baker, Christine Estabrook, Dirk Blocker
Votes: 95
93. Undercurrent (2010)
95 min | Drama
The crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of week long tours at sea. Then, during one dark and dreary night this ... See full summary »
Director: Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson | Stars: Ingvar Sigurdsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Gísli Örn Garðarsson
Votes: 384
94. Life on Liberty Street (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Romance
A nurse, trying to salvage her life after her husband and job are gone, winds up working in a halfway house full of mildly brain-damaged patients and receives help from those she helps.
Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Annabeth Gish, Ethan Embry, Wendy Phillips, Ed Begley Jr.
Votes: 183
95. This Is Vanity (2013)
23 min | Short, Drama
The dark and tragic tale of a tiring mother who struggles to protect both herself and her disabled teenage daughter from the continual attacks of local adolescents. Repeatedly rebuffed and ... See full summary »
Director: Oliver Goodrum | Stars: Lucy Brown, Dominic Mafham, Richard Crehan, Sophie Farquhar
Votes: 234
96. Moonlight in Tokyo (2005)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
"Swan Lake," "The Ugly Duckling," magical realism, and two Chinese men in Tokyo. Jun is mildly mentally disabled, in his late 20s, living with his siblings after his mother has died. ... See full summary »
Directors: Felix Chong, Alan Mak | Stars: Leon Lai, Chapman To, Kuei-Mei Yang, Michelle Ye
Votes: 209
97. In Pot We Trust (2007 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary
Documentary examining the cases of five chronically ill people who have been prescribed medical marijuana as part of their treatment.
Director: Star Price | Stars: Aaron Houston, Jacqueline Patterson
Votes: 373
98. Shattered Illusions (1998)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
A Psycho stalks a talk radio personality and her mentally challenged sister.
Director: Becky Best | Stars: Colette O'Connell, Leland Crooke, Bruce Weitz, Richard Lynch
Votes: 48
99. Henri (2013)
103 min | Drama
When restaurant owner Henri's beloved wife Rita tragically passes away, he finds his complacent life turned upside down. Adrift without the wife who kept the business running, Henri cannot ... See full summary »
Director: Yolande Moreau | Stars: Pippo Delbono, Miss Ming, Jackie Berroyer, Simon André
Votes: 279
100. Flesh and Blood (2002 TV Movie)
76 min | Drama
A man who was adopted at birth traces his real parents, and discovers that they have severe learning disabilities and do not know he exists.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Steve Evets, Barbara Marten, Des Cummings
Votes: 172