Autism Movies, Autism List Movies

Rain Man 1988

8 /10

Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.

Run Time: 134 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Dec 11, 1988

Director: Director: Barry Levinson,

Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Gerald R Molen, Jack Murdock,

The Devils 2002

7.1 /10

Les Diables (The Devils) chronicles the struggle of an autistic girl and her brother trying to survive without their parents.

Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Sep 11, 2002

Director: Director: Christophe Ruggia,

Stars: Adle Haenel, Vincent Rottiers, Rochdy Labidi, Jacques Bonnaff, Aurlia Petit,

Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat mitzvahs—where he strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter.

Run Time: 108 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Jun 17, 2022

Director: Director: Cooper Raiff,

Stars: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Vanessa Burghardt, Evan Assante, Leslie Mann,

Somersault 2004

6.7 /10

Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.

Run Time: 105 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Jun 19, 2004

Director: Director: Cate Shortland,

Stars: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson, Nathaniel Dean,

Breaking and Entering 2006

6.5 /10

Set in a blighted, inner-city neighbourhood of London, Breaking and Entering examines an affair which unfolds between a successful British landscape architect and Amira, a Bosnian woman – the mother of a troubled teen son – who was widowed by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Run Time: 129 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Dec 15, 2006

Director: Director: Anthony Minghella,

Stars: Jude Law, Juliette Binoche, Vera Farmiga, Robin Wright, Martin Freeman,

Triangle 2009

6.9 /10

When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong. Her suspicions are realized when the yacht hits a storm and the group is forced to board a passing ocean liner to get to safety, a ship Jess is convinced she’s been on before.

Run Time: 99 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Oct 16, 2009

Director: Director: Christopher Smith,

Stars: Melissa George, Liam Hemsworth, Emma Lung, Rachael Carpani, Michael Dorman,

The Tale 2018

7.2 /10

An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.

Run Time: 115 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Jan 20, 2018

Director: Director: Jennifer Fox,

Stars: Laura Dern, Isabelle Nlisse, Elizabeth Debicki, Jason Ritter, Ellen Burstyn,

On Body and Soul 2017

7.5 /10

Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream.

Run Time: 116 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Mar 02, 2017

Director: Director: Ildik Enyedi,

Stars: Alexandra Borbly, Morcsnyi Gza, Rka Tenki, Ervin Nagy, Zoltn Schneider,

Jack of the Red Hearts 2016

7 /10

A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.

Run Time: 102 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Feb 26, 2016

Director: Director: Janet Grillo,

Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Famke Janssen, Scott Cohen, Taylor Richardson, Israel Broussard,

Simple Simon 2010

7 /10

Simon has Asperger's syndrome and doesn't like changes in his life. He lives with his big brother Sam and Sam's girlfriend Frida. When Frida can't stand having to adapt to Simon's peculiarities anymore she takes off, leaving Simon with having to find a new, perfect, girlfriend for his brother.

Run Time: 85 Min . MMPA: 7 . Release: Sep 03, 2010

Director: Director: Andreas hman,

Stars: Bill Skarsgrd, Martin Wallstrm, Cecilia Forss, Sofie Hamilton, Susanne Thorson,

I Am Sam 2001

7.6 /10

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

Run Time: 132 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Dec 28, 2001

Director: Director: Jessie Nelson,

Stars: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Dakota Fanning, Richard Schiff,