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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In a post-apocalyptic world, Terry, a zombie-obsessed special needs adult, embarks on a journey to find his absent mother. Along the way, he encounters a Korean family and a gang who both compete to be Terry's chosen family. The story explores themes of love, acceptance, and survival in a dystopian setting.

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.

Since the cult success of Merci Patron!, activist/journalist/filmmaker François Ruffin has become an MP. Here, he attempts to table a law aimed at upholding the rights of what in Quebec are known as caregivers, and shows us in passing how a law whose need seems patently obvious is put together, debated, voted on and . . . dies on the battleground of French politics. A stirring documentary about social injustice that somehow manages to make us bust a gut laughing as we rage with indignation. And also cry at the beauty of it all, thanks to the director’s humanist sensibility and a deft play between reality and fiction.

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.

'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.

“Special,” “Gifted,” “Different,”… Despite the vast inventory of words to describe children who are on the Autism Spectrum, we still understand so little about their worlds outside of the medical lens. In Our World follows 3 children in their day-to-day lives – swimming classes, horse-riding, music lessons, special moments with their parents and therapists – and so much more, converging into a narrative that spells hope. The documentary aims to reveal the intricacies of their world and perhaps pave the way for OUR world, and for both to coexist with empathy and kindness.

Life in the Doghouse follows the inspiring journey of Ron Danta and Danny Robertshaw, a couple who have dedicated their lives to running a dog rescue organization. Faced with the overwhelming number of dogs in need, they have turned their own home into a sanctuary for abandoned and abused dogs. The film explores their tireless efforts to save these dogs, the challenges they face, and the heartwarming stories of the dogs they have rescued and found forever homes for. It also delves into their personal lives and the impact their work has had on their relationship. Life in the Doghouse is a testament to the power of love, compassion, and the unbreakable bond between humans and animals.