Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "disabled-man"

1. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.

Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt

Votes: 2,146,892

2. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

PG-13 | 166 min | Drama, Western

A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards

Votes: 349,780 | Gross: $5.32M

3. C.B. Strike (2017– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

War veteran turned private detective Cormoran Strike solves brutal murders with the help of his trusted partner Robin Ellacott.

Stars: Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Kerr Logan, Jack Greenlees

Votes: 24,811

4. Malena (2000)

R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War

Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana

Votes: 112,296 | Gross: $3.45M

5. Midnight Cowboy (1969)

R | 113 min | Drama

A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver

Votes: 121,185 | Gross: $44.79M

6. Skyscraper (2018)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller

Votes: 134,545 | Gross: $68.42M

7. In the Line of Fire (1993)

R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott

Votes: 114,011 | Gross: $102.31M

8. Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019)

Unrated | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Follows a troubled young woman returning to her hometown of Niagara Falls, where the memory of a long-ago kidnapping quickly ensnares her.

Director: Albert Shin | Stars: Addison Tymec, Mikayla Radan, Tim Beresford, Janet Porter

Votes: 5,100

9. Dororo (2019)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Sightless Hyakkimaru wields fearsome prosthetics in place of the limbs his father traded to 12 demons. When he encounters the young thief Dororo, the pair sets out to reclaim Hyakkimaru's body parts and survive the demon-infested world.

Stars: Jason Douglas, Rio Suzuki, Mugihito, Chaney Moore

Votes: 20,303

10. The Sessions (2012)

R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.

Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood

Votes: 44,014 | Gross: $6.00M

11. Tell Them You Love Me (2023)

102 min | Documentary

A professor has a relationship with a nonverbal man with cerebral palsy. Their affair leads to a criminal trial over disability and consent. The film shows interviews and footage presenting both perspectives.

Director: Nick August-Perna | Stars: Kate Dulcich, Jerron Herman, Devva Kasnitz, Brenda McCullough

Votes: 251

12. Hello Ladies (2013–2014)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy

A gawky Englishman comes to Los Angeles to find the woman of his dreams.

Stars: Stephen Merchant, Christine Woods, Nate Torrence, Kevin Weisman

Votes: 13,556

13. They Drive by Night (1940)

Approved | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When one of two truck-driving brothers loses an arm, they both join a transport company where the other is falsely charged as an accessory in the murder of the owner.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: George Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino

Votes: 8,857

14. BraveStarr (1987–1989)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A Native American marshal and his friends keep the peace on the frontier planet of New Texas.

Stars: Pat Fraley, Susan Blu, Erika Scheimer, Lou Scheimer

Votes: 3,228

15. Special (2019–2021)

TV-MA | 15 min | Comedy, Drama

A young gay man with cerebral palsy branches out from his insular existence, hoping to finally go after the life he really wants.

Stars: Ryan O'Connell, Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel, Marla Mindelle

Votes: 10,278

16. Rory O'Shea Was Here (2004)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

When 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.

Director: Damien O'Donnell | Stars: James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai, Alan King

Votes: 16,042 | Gross: $0.02M

17. North Star (2022)

30 min | Short, Drama, Romance

A rural rancher and his ailing husband, struggling against poverty and isolation, make a heartbreaking decision in order to preserve the dignity of their marriage.

Director: P.J. Palmer | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Colman Domingo, Laura Innes, Audrey Wasilewski

Votes: 116

18. Safelight (2015)

R | 84 min | Drama

A teenage boy and girl discover a renewed sense of possibility as they go on a road trip to photograph lighthouses along the California coast.

Director: Tony Aloupis | Stars: Evan Peters, Juno Temple, Christine Lahti, Kevin Alejandro

Votes: 2,131

19. Report to the Commissioner (1975)

PG | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence. Detective Bo Lockley is instructed to try to find her, not knowing she's also a cop.

Director: Milton Katselas | Stars: Michael Moriarty, Yaphet Kotto, Susan Blakely, Hector Elizondo

Votes: 1,238

20. Burke & Hare (1972)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.

Director: Vernon Sewell | Stars: Paul Luty, Roy Macready, Derren Nesbitt, Susan Coates

Votes: 563

21. Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)

Approved | 105 min | Crime, Drama

In this sequel to "Knock On Any Door", the residents of a Chicago tenement building band together to insure that the son of Nick Romano does not follow in his father's footsteps...to the electric chair.

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Burl Ives, Shelley Winters, James Darren, Jean Seberg

Votes: 596

22. The Goldfish (2019)

111 min | Comedy

A good natured comedy about tax evasion and disability.

Director: Alireza Golafshan | Stars: Tom Schilling, Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Lisa Bitter, Sabrina Dietel

Votes: 2,650

23. Japan (2002)

R | 122 min | Drama

A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness, he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old, religious woman. Although but a few words are spoken, love grows.

Director: Carlos Reygadas | Stars: Alejandro Ferretis, Magdalena Flores, Yolanda Villa, Martín Serrano

Votes: 4,001

24. Vida perfecta (2019–2021)

30 min | Comedy, Drama

When a young woman's life begins to slip into disarray, her sister and best friend come to her rescue.

Stars: Leticia Dolera, Celia Freijeiro, Aixa Villagrán, Enric Auquer

Votes: 1,182

25. Dark Journey (1937)

Not Rated | 77 min | Adventure, Crime, Romance

During World War I, a German spy and a French spy meet and fall in love.

Director: Victor Saville | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Vivien Leigh, Joan Gardner, Anthony Bushell

Votes: 1,459

26. Kimi ga Kokoro wo Kuretakara (2024– )

46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

When Ame Aihara (Mei Nagano) was a high school student in Nagasaki, she wasn't confident in herself due to her past. Taiyo Asano (Yuki Yamada) was a student attending the same school as Ame... See full summary »

Stars: Natsuki Deguchi, Kenichi Endo, Sei Matobu, Wakana Matsumoto

Votes: 8

27. Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)

Passed | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott

Votes: 1,451

28. Pick of the Litter (2018)

TV-PG | 80 min | Documentary

Pick of the Litter follows a litter of puppies from the moment they're born and begin their quest to become Guide Dogs for the Blind, the ultimate canine career. Cameras follow these pups ... See full summary »

Directors: Don Hardy, Dana Nachman | Stars: Diane Meer, Terry Blosser, Janet Gearheart, Sharon Kret

Votes: 1,648 | Gross: $0.53M

29. Kills On Wheels (2016)

103 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Two disabled teenagers looking for meaning in their lives, team up with a wheelchair hit-man.

Director: Attila Till | Stars: Zoltán Fenyvesi, Szabolcs Thuróczy, Ádám Fekete, Mónika Balsai

Votes: 3,855 | Gross: $0.02M

30. Revolt of the Zombies (1936)

Approved | 65 min | Adventure, Horror

An international expedition is sent into Cambodia to destroy an ancient formula that turns men into zombies.

Director: Victor Halperin | Stars: Dorothy Stone, Dean Jagger, Roy D'Arcy, Robert Noland

Votes: 1,886

31. The Switchblade Sisterhood (2023)

124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman discovers second-wave feminism, while meeting with her estranged half-sister, as they encounter the grief, rage, jealousy and injustice that govern their lives.

Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: British Flower, Kieran Hudson, Catherine Tomsen, Seaton Kay-Smith

Votes: 26

32. Born of Fire (1987)

R | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A musician searches for the Master Flautist, a supernatural creature who is planning to blow up the world.

Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Peter Firth, Suzan Crowley, Stefan Kalipha, Orla Pederson

Votes: 653

33. Keep the Change (I) (2017)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A New York City romantic comedy, Keep the Change is the unlikely love story of two people who meet in a support group.

Director: Rachel Israel | Stars: Jessica Walter, Christina Brucato, Tibor Feldman, Sondra James

Votes: 949 | Gross: $0.20M

34. In Your Arms (2015)

88 min | Drama

Maria is a caring young nurse who wants to break free. Niels is an incurable patient who wants to travel to Switzerland to commit assisted suicide. Together they embark on an intense ... See full summary »

Director: Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm | Stars: Lisa Carlehed, Peter Plaugborg, Johanna Wokalek, Verena Bosshard

Votes: 281

35. Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955)

101 min | Drama, Romance

Adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's classic risqué novel about an aristocratic wife who has a passionate affair with her gamekeeper.

Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Danielle Darrieux, Leo Genn, Erno Crisa, Janine Crispin

Votes: 206

36. Above & Beyond (2001)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance

A cop, who falls in love with his best friend's wife, is being tormented by his responsibility for the friend's immobility. Meanwhile, the paralyzed friend (also a cop) is trying to fight for his own dignity.

Director: Stuart Alexander | Stars: Costas Mandylor, Alexandra Paul, Adam Baldwin, Robert Costanzo

Votes: 207

37. Perfect (2022– )

Comedy

Set in Liverpool, Perfect follows three young disabled people who become friends when they meet on a work preparation scheme. Together they navigate life, dating, and a system that seems designed to only benefit the people who run it.

Stars: George Robinson, Shreya M. Patel, Wills Whittington, Jo Griffin

Votes: 42

38. Girls in the Night (1953)

Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A family's efforts to move out of a slum area into a better neighborhood is hampered when their son is accused of the murder of a local blind beggar.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Harvey Lembeck, Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Leonard Freeman

Votes: 110

39. Goodbye CP (1972)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

An intimate documentary about a group of people with cerebral palsy in Japan that confronts our preconceptions and prejudices about who they are, what they feel, and how they view their lives.

Director: Kazuo Hara | Stars: Kazuo Hara, Sachiko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yokota, Kôichi Yokozuka

Votes: 232

40. Act of God (2022)

21 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A disabled man's commute is interrupted by a $100 bill lying on the sidewalk, just out of reach. It flutters away as soon as he moves towards it, leading him on a chase that forces him to reconsider his toxic ideal of self-sufficiency

Directors: Spencer Cook, Parker Smith | Stars: Spencer Cook, Tinus Seaux, Steve Way

Votes: 21

41. L'assistante (2013)

15 min | Short, Drama

Isabelle is a physiotherapist. After work, she is involved in a completely different activity.

Directors: David Guiraud, Anne-Claire Jaulin | Stars: Maud Simon, Mathéo Capelli, Sébastien Panariello, Chantal Banlier

Votes: 18

42. Du bleu jusqu'en Amérique (1999)

100 min | Drama

Victim of a terrible accident, overnight the young Camille Balaise finds himself in another world; that of rehabilitation. His life till now no longer counts, what is to become of him he ... See full summary »

Director: Sarah Lévy | Stars: Samuel Jouy, Marion Cotillard, Albert Dupontel, Claude Perron

Votes: 146

43. Divlje meso (1982 TV Movie)

92 min | Drama

In Skopje in 1939 a family of a disabled bricklayer clashes over tradition, patriarchal morality and modern world views as fascism and World War II loom on the horizon.

Director: Slobodan Unkovski | Stars: Ljiljana Krstic, Ljuba Tadic, Lazar Ristovski, Svetozar Cvetkovic

Votes: 9

44. Dzien Wisly (1980)

70 min | Drama, History, War

Set in a suburb of Warsaw in September of 1944, as the Germans were withdrawing after leaving the city of ruins after the Warsaw uprising and the Russians were preparing to cross the river.

Director: Tadeusz Kijanski | Stars: Ewa Borowik, Marek Dabrowski, Edmund Fetting, Zygmunt Fok

45. Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza (2022)

37 min | Comedy

Rosie Jones welcomes up-and-coming comedy talent to the stage in this special for UKTV Play and Dave's YouTube channel. The show is split into two parts.

Stars: Rosie Jones, Lara Ricote, Bethany Black, Josh Pugh

46. Wheels of Freedom (2018)

78 min | Documentary

Follows a disabled man's dream of travelling across Europe on a power wheelchair.

Director: Aleksi Puranen | Stars: Ville Jaaranto, Risu, Touko Tumanto, Maiju Isosaari

Votes: 51

47. Active Partners (1979)

18 min | Documentary, Short

Male quadriplegic has satisfying sex life with female partner.

48. Mario Makes a Movie (2004)

Not Rated | 12 min | Short

A developmentaly disabled man learns how to use a movie camera

Director: Roger Deutsch

Votes: 22

49. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode: The Gimp (1986)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An advocate for the handicapped demands something be done about a rash of robberies against the disabled. Chris goes undercover in a wheelchair and finds herself smitten with the activist.

Director: Sharron Miller | Stars: Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly

Votes: 76

50. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Kein Risiko (1988)

59 min | Crime, Drama

A man is found shot to death in a drifting boat. His widow finds company very soon. Meanwhile, a psychologist is conducting a most peculiar research.

Director: Alfred Weidenmann | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Hannes Jaenicke

Votes: 54