Der blev ikke forventet særlig meget af den kvikke, men dovne kosmologistuderende Stephen Hawking, da han som 21-årige blev diagnosticeret med den dødelige sygdom amyotrofisk lateralsklerose og får to år at leve i. Men på universitet i Cambridge møder han den kunststuderende Jane Wilde og hendes kærlighed gav ham styrken til at kæmpe for sit liv. Hawking ender med både at blive udråbt som Einsteins efterfølger og far til tre børn. I løbet af deres ægteskab lammes Stephens krop langsomt samtidig med, at hans akademiske omdømme når nye højder. Hawkings sygdom sætter deres forhold på alvorlige prøver og ændrer deres liv for altid. I hovedrollerne kan man opleve Eddie Redmayne og Felicity Jones.

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himself.

A documentary telling the remarkable human story of Stephen Hawking. For the first time, the personal archives and the testimonies of his closest family reveal both the scale of Hawking's triumphs and the real cost of his disability and success.

A dreamer who aspires to human flight is assigned public service after one of his attempts off a public building. This leads him to meeting a young woman, who is dying of motor neuron disease. The strong-willed woman admits her wish to be de-flowered before her death. The man, struggling to maintain his relationship with his girl friend, declines but offers to help pay for a gigolo to do the deed. The following events play off the inherent comedy and drama of the circumstances.

Documentary following the life of a young woman living with motor neurone disease (MND) as she takes on motherhood and plans her marriage to the man of her dreams.