Movies and TvShows featuring "special-needs" theme.

Speechless is a sitcom that revolves around the DiMeo family, who have a special needs child named JJ. The show follows their adventures and struggles as they navigate through life with JJ, who is unable to speak due to his cerebral palsy. With the support of their loving family, the DiMeos face various challenges and work together to overcome them. Through a combination of humor and social consciousness, Speechless sheds light on the experiences of disabled individuals and their families in a heartwarming and comedic way.

A hot-tempered basketball coach in Iowa faces legal trouble after hitting a police car while drunk. Instead of jail time, he is sentenced to community service coaching a team of intellectually challenged players. Initially resistant, he forms a bond with the team and helps them improve. Along the way, he learns valuable lessons about teamwork, forgiveness, and personal growth. Despite facing hardships and setbacks, the team, nicknamed The Friends, eventually makes it to the Special Olympics finals in Winnipeg. Their journey is filled with challenges, personal relationships, and the coach's own redemption.

After the death of her parents, a young woman assumes primary guardianship of her special needs brother. But as she attempts to balance her new life with her brother and her own blossoming romance, it becomes painfully clear that life will only make room for one.

Harry and Lloyd, two dim-witted friends, get into ridiculous situations as they try to return a briefcase full of money to its rightful owner.

The Specials follows the lives of a group of special needs adults who receive care and support at a center in Paris. As they navigate their way through daily challenges, they form deep friendships and learn valuable life lessons. This heartwarming film touches on themes of empathy, compassion, and the importance of inclusion in a multicultural society.

A historical film about the Seneca culture featuring the Tonawanda Indian Reservation, Bury My Heart with Tonawanda tells the story of a developmentally disabled boy with Downs Syndrome who is rejected by his own family but is accepted and nurtured by the Tonawanda Seneca Nation.

When a member of parliament makes a promise to his constituents, a series of hilarious and chaotic events unfold as he tries to fulfill his commitments. With a web of lies and broken promises surrounding him, he must navigate a world of political intrigue and deception.

When a struggling comedian reluctantly returns home for the holidays, not only must she deal with her eccentric family, but she ultimately faces a life-changing decision about her special-needs brother.

More Beautiful for Having Been Broken tells the story of a mother and daughter who form a deep bond while on vacation. They discover that they both have a romantic relationship with the same woman, leading to conflict and introspection. As they navigate the complexities of their relationships, they also come to terms with their own mortality and find a sense of closure and acceptance.

A heartfelt story of how a script, a stage, and a theater program composed of adults with disabilities celebrate their creativity, explore life's complexities, and empower a community, in their own words and their own way.

In 'Summer,' a man with special needs forms a deep friendship with his troubled best friend as they navigate through life's challenges and discover the true meaning of loyalty and friendship. Together, they face issues such as self-harm, addiction, and physical disabilities. The movie explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the importance of human connection.

Float is a touching story about a little boy who has the ability to float in the air. His father tries to hide this unique ability from the world, but ultimately learns to embrace his son's differences. The film explores themes of acceptance, individuality, and the unconditional love between a parent and child.

The Falcons is an intimate, observational documentary that delves into the world of the Tshakhruk Ethnoband, a remarkable musical ensemble in the Armenian highlands. Comprised of special-needs children that reside at the state orphanage, these young musicians find solace, strength, and self-expression through the transformative power of music.

Follows the world-famous Kids of Widney High, a group of young adults with developmental disabilities who write, record, and perform their own unique brand of rock music. Based out of Los Angeles, the band grows and becomes involved in other creative endeavors including films, writing, painting, and clothing design. This documentary chronicles Kids' rise to underground cult fame over a ten year period, and incorporates the Kids' recent West Coast tour.

A film that presents the issue of disability through the journey of a young girl with disabilities, and her family in a multicultural environment within a short window of time.

The innocence of a woman due to a mental deficit will become the worst nightmare for her loved ones, after the harsh reality of the outside world made her their victim.

When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows. But attitudes begin to change when he makes a connection with a particularly unruly student.

An autistic boy and his father who returns from war with PTSD help each other find peace with the help of martial arts and music. As a man, Rob also learns to follow his heart when he finds a woman who loves him just as he is.

'Shoelaces' tells the story of a complicated relationship between an aging father and his special-needs son, whom he abandoned while he was still a young boy. Reuben's (60) kidney's are failing and his son Gadi (35), wants to donate one of his own kidney's to help save his father's life. However, the transplant committee objects to the procedure claiming that Rueben, acting as Gadi's sole legal guardian, does not have the right to authorize such an invasive procedure. Gadi, who recently lost his mother, is afraid of losing his father as well. He feels he finally has the chance to do something meaningful; to become a man and stand on his own. He's furious with the committee's decision and sets out to fight for his right to save his father's life. Through the film's portrayal of a relationship full of love, rejection and co-dependency, it manages to shed some light and question the importance of human life, human connection and if life is even possible without it either one of them.