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Netflix
83
7.7
/8638/
76
/431/
71
/156/
4.1
/33064/
100
/100/
90
/49/
86
/29/
cc age 15+

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020)
Down the road from Woodstock in the early 1970s, a revolution blossomed in a ramshackle summer camp for disabled teenagers, transforming their young lives and igniting a landmark movement.
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Amazon Prime Video
82
79
8.4
/4942/
79
/337/
77
/89/
4.0
/3796/
91
/39/

George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (1999)
Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and parents, men, names, religion, god, advertising, Bill Jeff and minorities.
poster
78
7.6
/77563/
74
/1267/
73
/1280/
3.7
/31446/
79
/146/
85
/3689/
76
/39/
cc age 17+

A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.
poster
79
77
7.6
/16364/
75
/329/
74
/265/
3.9
/27866/
85
/68/
86
/234/

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
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Amazon Prime Video
81
77
7.7
/10691/
74
/196/
71
/99/
3.8
/4977/
98
/138/
89
/829/
87
/33/
cc age 16+

Murderball (2005)
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
poster
77
7.2
/44850/
71
/1115/
68
/586/
3.5
/13005/
91
/198/
80
/1266/
79
/39/
cc age 17+

The Sessions (2012)
Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.
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Kanopy
76
7.0
/30866/
67
/483/
65
/317/
3.4
/8524/
87
/154/
72
/471/
84
/39/

The Quiet American (2002)
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
6.7
/5022/
71
/252/
65
/119/
3.4
/3521/
87
/119/
82
/65/
69
/25/
cc age 15+

What They Had (2018)
A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.
poster
72
6.9
/2339/
62
/24/
60
/50/
3.5
/1201/
93
/15/
79
/25/

My Favorite Season (1993)
Elderly woman Berthe leaves her house to live with her daughter Emilie. Emilie and her brother Antoine had a falling out three years ago and have not seen each other since, but Emilie invites him for Christmas. Memories will resurface and impact both Berthe's destiny and the strange relationship between Emilie and Antoine.
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Kanopy
68
7.1
/36760/
67
/1667/
66
/1722/
3.5
/29933/
82
/78/
69
/100/
70
/17/

The Brand New Testament (2015)
God lives in Brussels. On Earth though, God is a coward, morally pathetic and odious to his family. His daughter, Ea, is bored at home and can't stand being locked up in a small apartment in ordinary Brussels, until the day she decides to revolt against her dad...
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Kanopy
66
7.2
/26288/
75
/1331/
74
/782/
3.5
/21393/
67
/166/
73
/132/
51
/29/
cc age 12+

Breathe (2017)
Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
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The CW
65
7.2
/39524/
72
/1197/
73
/748/
3.2
/24629/
40
/15/
74
/1544/
cc age 16+

An American Crime (2007)
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
62
6.4
/4210/
75
/462/
63
/105/
3.1
/3685/
69
/35/
55
/42/
cc age 15+

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
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Amazon Prime Video
61
6.3
/7875/
70
/494/
61
/125/
3.1
/3893/
66
/64/
51
/393/
58
/23/
cc age 15+

Freakonomics (2010)
Some of the world's most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything.
poster
54
5.9
/12660/
58
/330/
52
/206/
2.7
/4882/
38
/173/
31
/493/
55
/41/
cc age 16+

Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret Stuckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
poster
61
51
6.8
/5625/
66
/104/
62
/61/
3.1
/1038/
42
/52/
82
/791/
45
/18/
cc age 15+

End of the Spear (2005)
"End of the Spear" is the story of Mincayani, a Waodani tribesman from the jungles of Ecuador. When five young missionaries, among them Jim Elliot and Nate Saint, are speared to death by the Waodani in 1956, a series of events unfold to change the lives of not only the slain missionaries' families, but also Mincayani and his people.
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YouTube TV
71
48
7.2
/2700/
67
/30/
61
/25/
3.4
/985/
86
/7/
74
/33/

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Lillian Roth becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, David Tredman, he dies and Lillian takes her first drink of many down the road of becoming an alcoholic.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
70
44
7.4
/3515/
67
/38/
66
/24/
3.3
/687/
77
/78/

Warm Springs (2005)
Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.
poster
74
44
7.1
/2298/
73
/46/
68
/28/
3.5
/644/
92
/741/

The Five Pennies (1959)
Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.
poster
77
44
7.4
/837/
81
/19/
63
/19/
3.6
/388/
93
/28/
82
/27/
77
/11/

Benda Bilili! (2010)
Ricky has a dream: to make Staff Benda Bilili the best band in Congo Kinshasa. Roger, a street child, more than ever wants to join these stars of the ghetto, who get around in customized tricycles. Together, they must avoid the pitfalls of the street, stay united and find the force to hope in music. For six years, from the first rehearsals to their triumph in international festivals, BENDA BILILI! (“beyond appearances”) is the story of this dream come reality.
poster
70
40
6.8
/1581/
70
/16/
60
/14/
3.1
/526/
88
/8/
61
/19/
82
/4/
cc age 12+

Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially his wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the story follows the various influences on his life and his determination to recover.
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fuboTV
54
39
5.2
/2183/
55
/88/
50
/88/
2.8
/1289/
59
/57/

FDR: American Badass! (2012)
Chronicles the adventures of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as he rides a "wheelchair of death" to stop the world from being taking over by polio-carrying werewolves during WWII. A deadly menace that are led by Werewolf Hitler, Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito.
poster
67
37
6.4
/1432/
70
/30/
63
/31/
3.2
/554/
78
/1184/

The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
One year before the Olympics, Jill Kinmont, an 18-year-old skiing champion, suffers a fall during competition and is left paralyzed. With her life now completely altered, she undergoes an exhausting fight to regain some of what she has lost.
poster
70
34
7.0
/437/
73
/14/
62
/13/
93
/14/
60
/7/
64
/8/

That Man: Peter Berlin (2006)
He slept with Sal Mineo, was photographed by Andy Warhol, and he was lusted after by millions of men around the world. Model, photographer, filmmaker, clothing designer, and porn icon Peter Berlin is his own greatest creation. Berlin is front and center in this bio documentary from director Jim Tushinski, and featuring interviews with director John Waters, novelist Armistead Maupin, 70s porn director Wakefield Poole and more, all with Berlin as the subject. This intimate film reveals the legendary man with the white saran wrapped pants, undersized leather vests, and Dutch-boy haircut
poster
33
3.3
/15924/
46
/716/
45
/441/
1.9
/13574/
16
/19/
19
/522/

Captain America (1990)
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain America winds up frozen until the 1990s. He reawakens to find that the Red Skull has changed identities and is now planning to kidnap the President of the United States.
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Amazon Prime Video
64
32
6.8
/1615/
65
/16/
56
/18/
3.3
/205/
57
/7/
75
/31/

The War Bride (2001)
During World War II, a Cockney woman marries a Canadian soldier and adjusts to life in Alberta.
poster
51
32
5.7
/1109/
58
/41/
53
/36/
3.0
/2465/
29
/197/

The Oily Maniac (1976)
A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.
poster
69
31
7.2
/1361/
69
/11/
67
/18/
3.4
/457/
72
/171/

Sister Kenny (1946)
An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
poster
64
28
6.7
/1329/
67
/15/
55
/12/
3.2
/560/
70
/258/

Interrupted Melody (1955)
Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian, equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer’s oeuvre. And she’s a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes.
poster
37
28
4.1
/2045/
42
/107/
47
/71/
2.0
/2772/
20
/58/

Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)
Following the murder of Andre Toulon by Nazi assassins during the height of World War II, a young Danny Coogan finds his crate of mysterious puppets, and discovers their plan to attack a secret American manufacturing plant.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
68
25
7.9
/644/
59
/27/
30
/4/
3.6
/708/
88
/8/
85
/3/

Mama's Boy (2022)
Traveling back to the places where he grew up, Dustin Lance Black explores his childhood roots, gay identity and close relationship with his mother, who overcame childhood polio, abusive marriages and Mormon dogma, while becoming Black’s emotional rock and, ultimately, the inspiration for his activism. With a wealth of personal photographs and candid memories from Black’s family, colleagues, and friends, this documentary embraces the personal to tell a universally hopeful tale of resilience and reconciliation through the power of love and shared stories.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
25
6.3
/872/
61
/23/
61
/27/
3.2
/1600/
33
/8/

Never Fear (1950)
A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a major career is devastated to learn that she has contracted polio.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
44
18
3.7
/1630/
42
/30/
46
/32/
2.7
/382/

All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005)
During a Day of the Dead celebration, the dead come to life to prey upon the living. In the remote Mexican village of Santa Bonita, a nightmare lay buried for over a century. But when a group of hard-partying students from the OC are stranded in this strange town, they discover an innkeeper with a dark secret a sheriff with a shocking past and a holiday that demands the most horrific sacrifice of all. Now the ceremony can commence. The hordes of the undead have been unleashed. And on this day, an unstoppable feast of human flesh has begun!
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Amazon Prime Video
69
17
7.0
/791/
71
/51/
65
/13/
71
/7/

Christmas for a Dollar (2013)
America is in the midst of the Great Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially since Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death nearly a year ago. The older children do their best to take care of the family, but it’s the younger children—Hopalong Cassidy fan Norman and straight-talking little Ruthie—who struggle most. Now, with their mother gone and their father overwhelmed by doctor bills from young Norman’s battle with polio, the Kamp siblings fully expect a Christmas without presents. But when William scrapes together a dollar in coins to use for Christmas gifts, everything begins to change.
poster
61
16
6.8
/578/
50
/12/
53
/13/
3.4
/496/
67
/14/

Frida Still Life (1986)
This film is a chronicle of painter Frida Kahlo, and her encounter with the personalities of her time. Despite being confied to a wheelchair as a result of polio, operations and amputations, she faces and traces some of the most colorful and controversial aspects of Mexican history, during the dominant time of Mexican muralism.
poster
61
16
7.0
/488/
70
/4/
65
/6/
42
/319/

A Man to Remember (1938)
On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.
poster
Hoopla
56
15
6.6
/1054/
65
/17/
57
/19/
3.3
/379/
27
/5/

Time Table (1956)
An insurance detective encounters numerous surprises when he is assigned to investigate a meticulously-planned train robbery in Arizona.
poster
59
14
6.8
/658/
53
/11/
63
/22/
3.4
/272/
46
/5/

The Magnet (1950)
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
poster
36
10
2.4
/1349/
36
/34/
27
/17/
60
/8/

The Directive (2019)
In the aftermath of an incurable virus spread, a robot seeking to eradicate humanity deceptively guides a Red Cross survivor to sanctuary with the false hope of his family awaiting in Safe Zone 57.
poster
43
9
5.7
/393/
45
/4/
56
/10/
17
/32/

The Fireball (1950)
Johnny Casar runs away from the orphanage to start a successful career as a roller skater and after setbacks learns to curb his ruthlessness and ambition.
poster
59
8
6.1
/267/
61
/13/
63
/12/
55
/4/

Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
Scott, a poor farm boy, is given a wild pony from a wealthy ranch owner's herd to ride to and from school. Scott and his pony soon become an inseparable team, until one day the pony suddenly disappears. Soon after, the ranch owner's handicapped daughter Josie has a wild pony especially trained to pull her cart. But Scott is convinced that Josie's pony is actually his, which leads to a court battle that divides their small Australian town. One child must ultimately lose the pony when true ownership is decided.
poster
?
70
/1/

Belum Ada Judul (2025)
Umar Bakri, a respected high school teacher, faces public outrage after a video of him slapping a student goes viral. Despite pressure to explain, he remains silent to protect a secret that could ruin his students' futures. A touching drama about sacrifice, morality, and a teacher’s unwavering dedication.
poster
?
8.8
/65/

FDR: A Presidency Revealed (2005)
For twelve years he stood as America's 32nd President, a man who overcame the ravages of polio to pull America through the Great Depression and WWII. From his legendary Fireside Chats to his sweeping New Deal, Franklin Delano Roosevelt revolutionized the American way of life. FDR: A Presidency Revealed examines one of history's most compelling figures. Inspired by his cousin Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt rose to the nation's highest office during the depths of one of its darkest periods. A man of few words, he brought a nation together through his revolutionary Fireside Chats. He introduced vast reforms like Social Security and work relief for the unemployed. At the same time, his administration hid a dark underbelly teeming with covert maneuvers, spy rings, and powerful enemies.
poster
Hoopla
?
7.7
/27/
73
/10/

Fannie's Last Supper (2010)
"Fannie's Last Supper" reveals the origins of American cooking and explores how the culinary expert Fannie Farmer sowed the seeds of the modern food revolution.
poster
?
8.8
/36/

The Shot Felt 'Round The World
The story of how a community and a nation, boldly led by a young Dr. Jonas Salk and his research team at the University of Pittsburgh, came together in the early 1950's to defeat polio, the most feared disease of the 20th century. By highlighting the stories of the unsung heroes who waged war with Salk and his team against the 'summer plague,' the documentary does what no other film on the subject has - it reveals the story from the insiders' point of view and gives audiences hope that the spirit of cooperation which spurred the development of the Salk polio vaccine could be a model for solving contemporary problems.
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?
20
/1/

Epidemien (2001)
N/A
poster
?
8.2
/74/
66
/3/
62
/5/

The Final Inch (2009)
A documentary about the ongoing efforts to eradicate polio in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
poster
The Roku Channel
58
?
6.9
/160/
53
/3/
53
/7/

Bathing Franky (2012)
Haunted by his relationship with a fellow inmate, Steve struggles to reconnect with his girlfriend and the world around him. In an attempt to re-integrate with society Steve takes a Meals On Wheels job, only to befriend a seasoned clown who cares for his elderly mother that lives in an extravagant world of make-belief.


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