Autism-related Movies

Temple Grandin (2010)
Temple Grandin is an autistic woman who revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. The film follows Temple Grandin’s life through a series of flashbacks. (107 mins.)
Director: Mick Jackson

Rain Man (1988)
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt’s father left a fortune to his savant autistic brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country and start bonding. (133 mins.)
Director: Barry Levinson

Touch (2012-2013 TV Series)

A widower struggling to raise his emotionally challenged son discovers that he can predict events before they happen. (43 mins.)

Under the Piano (1996)
An autistic child growing up in the 1940’s and 50’s with a mother who is bitter because her fear of success has denied to herself a possible career in opera. This anger translates into an over-protectiveness of her mentally ill daughter, even into the child’s adulthood. But a loving sister, herself having an arm that is paralyzed, is a bastion against the limitations imposed by the mother and finally helps her sister to live a more full life. (92 mins.)
Director: Stefan Scaini

After Thomas (2006)

A true story about a couple’s struggles to meet the challenges of their son’s autism. (93 mins.)

Director: Simon Shore

Miracle Run (2004 )
The social stigma and discrimination of autistic children is present in the movie Miracle Run. The life of Corrine Morgan-Thomas, the mother of autistic twins Stephen and Philip, changes drastically when she finally finds out that her sons are autistic.(120 mins.)
Director: Gregg Champion

Mozart and the Whale (2005)
A love story between two savants with Asperger’s syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship. (94 mins.)
Director: Petter Næss

Adam (2009)

Adam, a lonely man with Asperger’s Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth. (99 mins.)

Director: Max Mayer

Cries from the Heart (1994)

Michael is an autistic 7-year-old child. He cannot speak or write. His mother, Karen, sends him to a special school to help him learn… (120 mins.)

Director: Michael Switzer

Autism: The Musical (2007 Documentary)

Follows five autistic children as they work together to create and perform a live musical production. (94 mins.)

Director: Tricia Regan

Silent Fall (1994)

An autistic boy witnesses his parents’ double murder. Richard Dreyfuss as a controversial therapist, seeks to probe the child’s mind in order to solve the case. (101 mins.)

Director: Bruce Beresford

David’s Mother (1994 )

A woman estranged from her husband and family insists on caring for her autistic son alone. (92 mins.)

Director: Robert Allan Ackerman

Fielder’s Choice (2005 )

Phillip Fielder is a man who is struggling to rise up in his competitive career. Then his sister passes away leaving him custody of her 8-year-old autistic son. Soon Fielder learns responsibilities of being a father. (85 mins.)

Director: Kevin Connor

The Story of Luke (2012)

Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn’t expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn’t taking no for an answer. (96 mins.)

Director: Alonso Mayo