Ted (Ben Stiller), un torpe y tímido adolescente, tiene una cita de graduación con la chica de sus sueños, Mary Jensen (Cameron Diaz). La cita es un desastre cuando Ted tiene un doloroso y humillante problema con la cremallera de su pantalón y tiene que ir al hospital. Mary se traslada a otro estado lejos de Ted, y nunca se volvieron a ver. Trece años después, éste sigue enamorado de Mary. Por consejo de su mejor amigo Dom (Chris Elliott), decide contratar a un detective privado llamado Pat (Matt Dillon) para encontrarla; sólo que Pat también se enamora de Mary. Ted y Pat acaban mintiéndose, engañándose en su competencia por Mary y descubren que no son sólo ellos los únicos que toman medidas desesperadas para estar cerca de Mary.
Un hombre parcialmente disminuido, de nombre Karl (Billy Bob Thorton) es liberado del hospital mental en el que se encontraba ingresado. Todo ello 20 años después de matar a su madre y a otra persona. Karl, al que siempre le preguntan si sería capaz de volver a matar -él responde que ya no hay necesidad- vuelve al pequeño pueblo donde nació y entabla amistad con un adolescente llamado Frank (Lucas Black). Muy pronto Karl conocerá a Linda (Natalie Canerday), la madre de Frank, pero se verá apartado de ella por culpa del posesivo novio de ésta, Doyle (Dwight Yoakam)
Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.
When the matriarch of the family suddenly dies, custody of a mentally disabled mother is inherited by her normal daughter.
Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any situation overcame any stigma society tried to label him with.
Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical school. Their relationship becomes strained when Eugene must decide between his devotion to his brother, or his need to go away to complete his training. Things are also not helped by Dominick's co-worker, or Eugene's budding romance.
An awkward 13-year-old leaves her cranky grandfather in rural Texas, to live with her mother in Fort Worth.
LITTLE CHENIER: A CAJUN STORY is the story of a young man who lives a simple life on a houseboat in the Louisiana bayou with his mentally handicapped brother until one is accused of a crime in the small town.
Nito is a teenager with learning difficulties who has been put into a class with kids younger than him who are always mocking and playing jokes on him. Urged by the ideas they've planted in his head, Nito tries to lose his virginity.
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
One of the most honoured and distinguished documentaries in Australian film history. Stepping Out draws attention to the talents of people with intellectual disabilities. The group went on to perform at the Sydney Opera House.
A young woman, Julie 23, starts her first day at her job, caring for the intellectually disabled. Suddenly she is left alone with two young men she has to take responsibility for.
In December 2016 a remarkable chapter in music history was closed as the Finnish punk rock band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät (PKN) retired. Punk Voyage is a feature length documentary film about the last years of the band, with all the ups and downs included. After becoming celebrities in Finland, this incredible quartet continued to conquer new fans around the World. In its seven years run PKN played nearly 300 gigs in 16 countries. In 2015 the band was selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, where they played to over 100 million television spectators. However, the busy traveling and success created a lot of pressure within the band: Kari struggled with the temptations and responsibilities brought by publicity; Sami extended his territory to politics and religion; Toni's and the band's roadie Niila's crush to the the same girl caused conflicts; and Pertti, tired of this all, decided to retire.
A shocking exposé of the deplorable conditions and abuses from the Willowbrook State School for children with intellectual disabilities.
On the heels of a tragedy and the COVID-19 pandemic, a Dallas-based theatre troupe comprised of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are determined to write, rehearse, and perform their 11th annual original musical.
A young barista with Mild Intellectual Disorder realizes he has untapped potential, and decides that the key to reaching his goal is... a key.
Set in a small English village in 1967, liberated Marion is exploring the new social freedoms enjoyed by women in the late 1960s while conscientious and self-conscious Cecily runs the local girls school and is Willa’s main carer. Their differences reach a boiling point over their relationship with Willa, which leads to each sister making their own decision on what it means to have a life worth living.
Halim, a young man with intellectual disability, who's living with his single mother that struggles to take care of him