autism

Burning Bright | United States of America
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IMDB
5.9 (6288 votes)
After her lousy stepfather steals her savings to buy a vicious tiger, Kelly loses all hope of going to college. But Kelly's situation worsens when a hurricane leaves her and her autistic brother boarded up in their house with the man-eating beast. This edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the gutsy heroine and her younger sibling as they struggle to outwit the ravenous predator and find a way to survive.

Genre
IMDB
5.8 (2601 votes)
Budget
21,000,000.00$
Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due budget cuts, Molly is left in the charge of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck allows her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.

Jack of the Red Hearts | United States of America
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IMDB
7.2 (1828 votes)
A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.

Snow Cake | Canada| United Kingdom
Genre
IMDB
7.5 (12029 votes)
Budget
12,000,000.00$
A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.

Normal | Canada
Genre
IMDB
5.7 (1343 votes)
Budget
2,500,000.00$
A deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout.

White Frog
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IMDB
6.8 (1843 votes)
Story of a neglected teen with mild Asperger’s syndrome whose life is changed forever when tragedy hits his family

After Thomas | United Kingdom
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IMDB
7.5 (634 votes)
Television film adaptation of the true story ("A Friend Like Henry" by Nuala Gardner) of a young autistic boy and his extraordinary friendship with his dog, Thomas.

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IMDB
7.1 (26126 votes)
A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

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7.2 (33037 votes)
Adam, an awkward teen, spends a summer with his older sister, who is part of New York City's lesbian and trans activist scene. He meets the girl of his dreams but can't figure out how to tell her he's not the trans man she thinks he is.

Mozart and the Whale | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.9 (8461 votes)
Budget
12,000,000.00$
A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

Please Stand By | United States of America
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IMDB
6.7 (9509 votes)
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 follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.

Magnificent 7 | United Kingdom
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IMDB
6.7 (328 votes)
Inspired by the life of Jacqui Jackson. Helena Bonham Carter stars as Maggi, a mother with seven children - three 'normal' daughters and four sons who are each, in one form or another, autistic.

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