Philadelphijski zaštitar na sveučilišnom stadionu, inače bivši igrač footballa, David Dunn, jedini je preživjeli u katastrofalnoj željezničkoj nesreći. Ne samo da je preživio, nego je prošao bez i najmanje ozljede. I, mnogo neobičnije, , nakon nesreće shvaća da ga u životu prati sreća, kao da mu ništa ne može nauditi i kao da je neranjiv.
17-godišnja Ruby, jedina čujuća članica obitelji, svojim gluhim roditeljima i bratu pomaže u ribolovu. U školi se pridružuje lokalnom zboru, gdje uviđa da voli pjevati. Zborovođa je uvjerava da razmisli o glazbenoj školi, a sada je djevojka prisiljena birati između obitelji i novog sna.
Nakon očeve smrti Charlie sazna da mu je otac ostavio samo auto i grm ruža, a 3 milijuna dolara nekom udruženju Cincinnati Trust. Tražeći to udruženje, sazna da ima brata Raymonda koji živi u ustanovi za psihički poremećene osobe, koji je autističan, čita, savršeno pamti, osobito brojeve, ali ne povezuje činjenice. Kako bi se bolje upoznao s bratom kojeg prvi put vidi, a i kako bi se domogao novca, Charlie povede Raymonda sa sobom.
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.
Hans, patuljak koji je dio predstave sa nakazama, obožava prelijepu umjetnicu na trapezu, Cleopatru. Frieda, Hansova zaručnica, koja je također patuljak, upozorava ga da Cleopatra samo želi njegov novac. Kako bi se uvukla u uski krug koji čine nakaze, Cleopatra počne vezu sa Herculesom, iznimno snažnim muškarcem. Naime, ona planira zavesti Hansa i preoteti njegovo bogatstvo, ali kada nakaze vide njeno pravo lice posljedice mogu biti samo tragične.
With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.
Moderna avanturistička priča u stilu Marka Twaina, SOKOL OD KIKIRIKI-MASLACA priča je o Zaku (Zack Gottsagen), mladiću s Downovim sindromom koji bježi iz doma kako bi slijedio svoj san o pohađanju škole profesionalnog hrvanja svog idola, Salt Water Rednecka (Thomas Haden Church). Neobičan razvoj događaja spoji ga s Tylerom (Shia LaBeouf), sitnim kriminalcem u bijegu koji postaje Zakov neočekivani trener i saveznik. Zajedno se provlače kroz delte, izmiču hvatanju, piju viski, pronalaze Boga, love ribu i uvjere Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), ljubaznu zaposlenicu doma zaduženu za Zakov povratak, da im se pridruži na putovanju.
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis falls in love with a fishmonger while working for him as a live-in housekeeper.
A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent.
Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come to understand the importance of hope and the necessity of true friendship.
In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to stay out of the spotlight. When a fading Hollywood actress, Cher, decides to get her show "Honey and the Beaze" cancelled, she hires Walt -- and his brotherly appendage -- as her costars. But their addition surprisingly achieves the opposite.
After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing. Joining a new circle of friends, including a man with cerebral palsy and an alcoholic war veteran, Richard discovers his gift for motivational speaking and becomes an advocate for people with disabilities.
A quadriplegic man is given a trained monkey help him with every day activities, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master and those who get too close to him.
After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.
Martin, a young blind photographer, is divided between his friendship with restaurant worker Andy and the exclusive love that Celia—who is terribly jealous of this new friendship—has for him.
Tsuneo is a university student working part-time in a mah-jong parlour. Lately the customers have been talking about an old lady who pushes a baby carriage through the streets. They say she is carrying something for a crime syndicate, and they wonder what it is she has in the carriage Money? Drugs? One day, the owner of the mah-jong parlour sends Tsuneo out to walk his dog. A baby carriage comes rolling down a hill and crashes into a guard rail. The old lady asks him to look into the carriage, where he finds a young woman clutching a knife. This is how Tsuneo first meets the girl who calls herself Josee.
Based on the incredibly true story of a Spanish man with Multiple Sclerosis who tried to finish an Iron-Man: 3,8km swimming, 180km cycling and 42 running. And he was told that he could not make 100 meters.
Dok je bio na izletu čamcem, Scott Carey je izložen radioaktivnom oblaku. Isprva se ništa ne čini drukčije, ali nekoliko mjeseci kasnije Scott shvaća da se smanjio za nekoliko centimetara. Posjećuje liječnika, koji priznaje da je zbunjen. Dok se Scott nastavlja smanjivati, postaje ogorčen i obruši se na svoju ženu Louise, jer se boji da lijek nikada neće biti pronađen.
A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.