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We’ve compiled a list of the top movies around the web featuring autism; ranging from child friendly to adult films. When possible, we’ve also included links to where you can watch them. Choose one of the options below to skip to your desired category.<\/span><\/p>\n

Child Friendly Movies & TV Shows<\/a>
\nFamily Friendly Movies Autism Movies<\/a>
\nAutism Movies for Young Adults<\/a>
\nAutism Movies for Adult Audiences<\/a>
\nDocumentary Style Autism Movies<\/a>
\nAutism TV Series<\/a><\/p>\n

Disclaimer<\/b><\/p>\n

Most of the actors\/actresses in the movies do a reasonable job of portraying a person with autistic traits. However, the majority do not provide an accurate description of the underlying cause of autism and may, in fact, either label a person as autistic who, given the circumstances presented, may not be, or fail to recognize the disorder and confuse it with another neurodevelopmental disorder.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Pablo (2017)\"\"<\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Animation, Comedy, Family
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>6.9<\/a>
\nStars: <\/strong>Rosie Barry, Rachael Dickson, Sumita Majumdar <\/span><\/p>\n

Watch on Youtube<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

\u201cPablo\u201d features a 5-year-old-boy on the autism spectrum who creates incredible imaginary friends who come to life through his magic crayons. Pablo and his friends go on adventures and they even help him with situations that may make him anxious such as going to the supermarket. The main cast of \u201cPablo\u201d are all on the autism spectrum and some have even co-written some of the scripts. Every episode explores storylines that are honest and humorous and are inspired by real-life experiences of these children.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"inside<\/strong>Inside Out (2015) <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/b>Animation, Adventure, Comedy
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>8.2<\/a>
\nStars: <\/b>Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black
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\nLength:<\/b> 95 Minutes<\/p>\n

This one is not about autism but it’s still a great movie for kids about emotion regulation.<\/i><\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions \u2013 Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness \u2013 conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Please Stand By (2018)\"please<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Comedy, Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>6.7<\/a>
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\nStars:<\/b> Dakota Fanning, Toni Collette, and River Alexander
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\nLength: <\/b> 93 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy, played with exquisite delicacy by Dakota Fanning, follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown. \u201cIt is there for us to conquer, not to fear.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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A Brilliant Young Mind (2015)\"\" <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre:<\/b> Drama, Romance
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>7.1<\/a>
\n<\/span>Stars: <\/b> Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins<\/span>
\n<\/span>Length:<\/b> 111 Minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield) develops a budding friendship with a young girl (Jo Yang) while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Temple Grandin (2010)\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Biography, Drama
\nIMBd Rating:<\/strong> 8.3<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Claire Danes, Julia Ormond, David Strathairn
\nLength: <\/strong> 120 Minutes<\/p>\n

Read Temple Grandin’s publications Inside Autism Spectrum Disorder<\/a> and Employment and Autism Tips<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

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A biopic of Temple Grandin, a woman on the spectrum who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Snow Cake (2006)\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama, Romance
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>7.5<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver and Carrie-Anne Moss
\nLength:<\/strong> 112 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>

Snow Cake is a Canadian drama about a middle-aged woman with autism and the friendship she develops with a man who is traumatized after having a car accident involving her daughter. Sigourney Weaver researched her role, and was coached by autism author and speaker Ros Blackburn.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Little Man Tate (1991)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>6.6<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong>Dianne Weist, Harry Connick, Jr.
\nLength:<\/strong> 118 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>

Fred is a genius with many Aspberger\u2019s traits. His mother, Dede is determined to protect Fred from opportunists who wish to exploit his intellect. An interesting insight into the emotions of a child with autistic traits.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Change of Habit (1969)\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Crime, Drama, Music
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>6.1<\/a>
\nStars: <\/strong>Elvis Presley, Mary Tyler Moore, Jane Elliot, Barbara McNair
\nLength:<\/strong> 97 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>

Elvis plays a physician who runs a medical clinic in a poor neighborhood. Three nuns are sent to assist Elvis in his medical practice. A parent brings her girl to the clinic for an evaluation and treatment. The girl is diagnosed as having autism because she rocks, does not want to be held, and does not respond to sounds. Elvis treats the girl, and she begins to break out of her autism.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Run Wild, Run Free (1969)\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/b>Drama, Family
\n<\/b><\/span>IMBd Rating: <\/b>6.3<\/a>
\n<\/b>Stars:<\/strong> Mark Lester, John Mills, Fiona Fullerton, Gordon Jackson
\nLength:<\/strong> 100 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>

Mark Lester (of Oliver fame ), plays Philip Ransome, a northern English boy about 10 years old, who has been mute since age 3. He spends his days roaming the moors alone. His parents despair of a cure. Gradually Philip emerges from his shell. But the way out is full of heartbreak and setbacks.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) \"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/b>Drama, Fantasy, Romance
\n<\/b><\/span>IMBd Rating:<\/b> 6.5<\/a>
\n<\/b>Stars:<\/strong> Jay Underwood, Lucy Deakins, Fred Savage, Colleen Dewhurst, Fred Gwynne, Louise Fletcher
\nLength:<\/strong> 114 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>

A teenager with autism is sent to live with his uncle after his parents die in an airplane crash. The teenager exhibits many features of autism such as social withdrawal, no languge, and stereotypic behaviors. A girl who lives in a house next door befriends the teenager. Initially, she becomes his friend, but later she becomes his tutor. After much one-on-one contact, the teenager becomes more aware of other people and starts to show emotions. Because of his uncle\u2019s alcohol problem, the teenager is sent to an institution. At the end of the movie, the teenager flew away to avoid being institutionalized.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Silence (1974)
\n<\/strong>Also known as Crazy Jack and The Boy<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama, Family
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\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>4.2
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\nStars:<\/b> Will Geer, Ellen Geer, Ian Geer, Richard Kelton
\nLength:<\/strong> 88 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>

An autistic child is lost during a camping trip and is befriended by a hermit. The child leaves the hermit\u2019s house and is then faced with the dangers of the woods. He is later rescued.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Nathan’s Kingdom\u00a0(2018)<\/h4>\n

Genre:\u00a0<\/b>Drama, Science Fiction
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>7.2<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Madison Ford, Jacob Lince, Peter Mendoza
\nLength:<\/strong> 93 Minutes<\/p>\n

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Nathan\u2019s Kingdom is about a young autistic man (Nathan) struggling with his teenage opiate-addicted sister (Laura), and together they risk their lives to find a fictitious kingdom with the potential of changing their lives forever.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Keep the Change (2017)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, Romance
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>6.3<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Brandon Polansky, Samantha Elisofon, Jessica Walter, Will Deaver, Tibor Feldman
\nLength:<\/strong> 94 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

When aspiring filmmaker David is mandated by a judge to attend a social program at the Jewish Community Center, he is sure of one thing: he doesn\u2019t belong there. But when he\u2019s assigned to visit the Brooklyn Bridge with the vivacious Sarah, sparks fly and his convictions are tested.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"A Boy Called Po (2016)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Drama, Fantasy
\nIMBd Rating:<\/strong> 6.9<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder
\nLength:<\/strong> 99 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch On Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

This searing family drama centers on an overworked widower as he cares for his increasingly taciturn son Patrick, an autistic boy who deals with bullying at school by retreating into his own private fantasy world.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"Jack of Red Hearts (2015)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Drama, Family
\nIMBd Rating:<\/strong> 7.2<\/a>
\nStars<\/strong>: AnnaSophia Robb, Famke Janssen, Scott Cohen
\nLength: <\/strong> 102 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Category:<\/strong> Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>6.9<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock
\nLength: <\/strong> 129 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Oskar, a child suffering from a developmental disorder, sets out to discover a message left by his father when he accidentally comes across a mysterious key.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"Ocean Heaven (2010)
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Genre:<\/strong> Drama
\nIMBd Rating:<\/strong> 7.6<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Jet Li, Zhang Wen, Lun-Mei Kwei
\nLength:<\/strong> 96 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

A terminally ill father tries to teach his autistic son everything he needs to survive after he passes away.<\/em><\/p>\n

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My Name is Khan (2010)\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>8.0<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Sheetal Menon
\nLength:<\/strong> 165 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

From the Netherlands, the story of a Muslim man, Rizwann, who has Asperger\u2019s syndrome and is detained by authorities after 9\/11 when authorities mistake his odd behaviors for suspicious terrorist behavior. He later is helped by a therapist and begins a journey to meet US President Obama to clear his name.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Adam (2009)\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Comedy, Drama, Romance
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>7.2<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong>Hugh Dancy, Rose Bryne, Peter Gallagher
\n<\/strong>Length:<\/strong> 99 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger\u2019s Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Mozart and The Whale (2005)\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Comedy, Drama, Romance
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>6.9<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell
\nLength:<\/strong> 94 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>

A love story between two savants with Asperger\u2019s syndrome whose social disparities sabotage their budding relationship. This film is based on the story of Jerry and Mary Newport.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Killer Diller (2004)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/b>Drama, Music
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>6.7<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Lucas Black, Fred Willard, William Lee Scott, Ashley Johnson
\nLength:<\/strong> 95 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>

A guitar playing car thief meets an autistic savant piano player, and together they transform a group of reluctant halfway house convicts into The Killer Diller Blues Band.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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I Am Sam (2001)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>7.6<\/a>
\nStars:<\/b> Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer
\nLength:<\/strong> 132 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

The story of an autistic man living independently and functioning well in the real world until his life changes drastically when he becomes a father and is left to care for his small child.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Other Sister (1999)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Comedy, Drama, Romance
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>6.5<\/a>
\nStars:<\/b> Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Giovanni Ribisi
\nLength:<\/strong> 129 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

A girl with many autistic traits proves herself capable of living independently when she moves into an apartment and starts college.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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What\u2019s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>7.8<\/a>
\nStars:<\/b> Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen
\nLength:<\/strong> 118 Minutes<\/p>\n

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Gilbert Grape lives in a small town where nothing much happens. The town\u2019s most interesting resident is Gilbert\u2019s autistic brother Arnie.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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House of Cards (1993)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>6.3<\/a>
\nStars:<\/strong> Asha Menina, Kathleen Turner, Tommy Lee Jones, Esther Rolle
\nLength:<\/strong> 109 Minutes<\/p>\n

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A bright, young girl withdraws soon after her father is killed by falling off a cliff. She believes that by withdrawing socially and climbing tall structures, she will reunite with her father who she believes is near the moon. She exhibits many autistic characteristics, such as insistence on sameness, good coordination, lack of social interaction, and no language. At the end of the movie, the mother builds a circular tower which is similar to a tower the child built from playing cards. The mother climbs the tower with her daughter, and the girl comes out of her autistic-like state.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Accountant (2016)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Action, Crime, Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>7.3<\/a>
\nStars:<\/b> Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons
\nLength:<\/strong> 140 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Netflix<\/a> \/ Watch on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities, and the body count starts to rise.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Lighthouse of the Whales (2016)
\n<\/strong>El Faro De Las Orcas<\/em> <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Biography, Drama, Romance
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b> 6.7<\/a>
\nStars: <\/strong> Maribel Verd\u00fa, Joaqu\u00edn Furriel, Joaqu\u00edn Rapalini
\nLength: <\/strong>110 minutes<\/p>\n

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Lola travels with her autistic son, Tristan, to Patagonia to meet Beto, a wildlife keeper who has a very special relationship with wild orcas. Tristan has shown a strange empathy and stimulus response to the killer whales. Lola\u2019s determination to fight for the improvement of her son, Tristan\u2019s peculiar personality and his relationship with nature will make their lives change forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lola viaja con su hijo autista, Trist\u00e1n, hasta la Patagonia para encontrarse con Beto, un guardafauna que tiene una relaci\u00f3n muy especial con las orcas salvajes. Trist\u00e1n ha mostrado una extra\u00f1a empat\u00eda y respuesta de est\u00edmulos ante las orcas. La determinaci\u00f3n de Lola de luchar por la mejora de su hijo, la peculiar personalidad de Trist\u00e1n y su relaci\u00f3n con la naturaleza har\u00e1n que la vida de todos ellos cambie para siempre.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Rain Man (1988)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/b>Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>8.0<\/a>
\nStars<\/b>: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino
\nLength: <\/b>133 Minutes<\/p>\n

ARI Founder, Dr. Rimland<\/a>, was the technical advisor on this movie.<\/i><\/p>\n

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A car dealer returns to his boyhood home soon after learning about his father\u2019s death. His father left a large sum of money to a benefactor, who he later discovers is left to his autistic brother, Raymond. Raymond was institutionalized soon after his mother\u2019s death because of the fear that he might accidentally hurt his younger brother. Raymond has many autistic features, such as perseverations, insistence on sameness, rocking, self-injury, and savant abilities. Throughout the movie, the car dealer gets to know his brother during a cross-country car trip.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Mercury Rising (1998)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/b>Action, Crime, Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>6.1<\/a>
\nStars:<\/b> Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Miko Hughes
\nLength:<\/b> 111 Minutes<\/p>\n

Watch on Netflix<\/a> \/ Watch on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

A brilliant 9-year-old autistic boy becomes a target for assassins after he breaks a top government code. An undercover FBI agent finds the boy hiding in his closet and protects him.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Cube (1997)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>7.2<\/a>
\nStars:<\/b> David Hewlett, Julian Richings, Helen Holloway
\nLength:<\/strong> 90 Minutes<\/p>\n

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This low-budget science-fiction drama, winner of a 1997 Toronto Film Festival prize for \u201cBest Canadian First Feature,\u201d depicts the plight of a group of people clad in prison-style uniforms and trapped in futuristic cube-like metal cells. One of the prisoners is Kazan, an autistic man.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Backstreet Dreams (1990)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama
\nIMBd rating: <\/b>5.2<\/a>
\nStars:<\/b> Brooke Shields, Sherilyn Fenn, Tony Fields, Burt Young, Anthony Franciosa
\nLength:<\/strong> 104 Minutes<\/p>\n

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A gangster, with apparent mafia connections, winds up taking care of his autistic son. The child displays many autistic behaviors, such as social withdrawal, does not speak, and rocks. A graduate student decides to help the child as well as help the father leave the mafia.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Pit (1981)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Horror, Mystery
\nIMBd rating: <\/b>5.9<\/a>
\nStars:<\/b> Sammy Snyders, Richard Alden, Jeannie Elias, Laura Hollingsworth
\nLength:<\/strong> 96 Minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>

Twelve year-old Jamie Benjamin (Sammy Snyder) is a misunderstood lad. His classmates pick on him, his neighbors think he\u2019s weird and his parents ignore him. But now Jamie has a secret weapon: deep in the woods he has discovered a deep pit full of man-eating creatures he calls Trogs\u2026and it isn\u2019t long before he gets an idea for getting revenge and feeding the Trogs in the process!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Life, Animated (2016)\"\"<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Documentary, Comedy, Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>7.5<\/a>
\nStars: <\/strong>Owen Suskind, Ron Suskind, Cornelia Suskind
\nLength:<\/strong> 92 Minutes<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Little Mermaid,\u201d \u201cThe Lion King\u201d and other animated Disney movies help a young autistic man to develop reading, writing and communication skills.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Horse Boy (2009)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Documentary
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>7.3<\/a>
\nStars:<\/b> Rupert Isaacson, Kristin Neff, Rowan Isaacson
\nLength: <\/strong> 93 Minutes<\/p>\n

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A writer documents the journey his family takes to Mongolia to consult with nomadic shamans on the healing of their autistic son.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Atypical (2017)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/b>Comedy, Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/b>8.3<\/a>
\nStars: <\/b>Jennifer Jason Leigh, Keir Gilchrist, Brigette Lundy-Paine<\/span><\/p>\n

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This heartfelt comedy follows Sam, a teenager on the autism spectrum, who has decided he is ready for romance. In order to start dating \u2014 and hopefully find love \u2014 Sam will need to be more independent, which also sends his mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) on her own life-changing path. She and the rest of Sam\u2019s family, including a scrappy sister and a father seeking a better understanding of his son, must adjust to change and explore what it means to be \u201cnormal.\u201d The series is created and written by Robia Rashid and Academy Award-winning producer Seth Gordon.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"The Good Doctor (2017)<\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama
\nIMBd Rating:<\/strong> 8.2<\/a>
\nStars: <\/strong>Freddie Highmore, Nicholas Gonzalez, Antonia Thomas <\/span><\/p>\n

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Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and Savant syndrome, is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The A Word (2016)<\/h4>\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama
\nIMBd Rating: <\/strong>7.8
\nStars: <\/strong> Max Vento, Matt Greenwood, Lee Ingleby<\/p>\n

Watch it on Amazon Prime<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

The Hughes family work and love and fight like every other family. Then, their youngest son is diagnosed with autism and they don\u2019t feel like every other family anymore.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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