asperger's syndrome
40 movies and shows
Rain Man
Mon, 12 Dec 1988
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
Mary and Max
Thu, 09 Apr 2009
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.
My Name Is Khan
Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.
Goyo
Thu, 27 Jun 2024
A young autistic museum guide lives by a strict routine — until he falls in love with his coworker and must confront a whirlwind of new, intense emotions.
Mercury Rising
Fri, 03 Apr 1998
Renegade FBI agent Art Jeffries protects a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Sun, 25 Dec 2011
A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.
Adam
Tue, 07 Jul 2009
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
I Am Greta
Fri, 16 Oct 2020
Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike for the climate as her question for adults was, if you don’t care about my future on earth, why should I care about my future in school? Within months, her strike evolved into a global movement as the quiet teenage girl on the autism spectrum becomes a world-famous activist.
Mozart and the Whale
Sat, 10 Sep 2005
A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.
I, Olga Hepnarova
Thu, 24 Mar 2016
Olga is a complex young woman desperate to break free from her unfeeling family and social conventions. With her Louise Brooks-like tomboyish looks she drags herself, chain-smoking, from one job to another until she appears to find her niche as a truck driver. Although she has female lovers she does not form a bond with any of them; instead she clashes, time and again, venting herself in wordless emotional outbursts and other behavioural extremes.
Simple Simon
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
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.
Ben X
Sun, 26 Aug 2007
Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite. Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors.
White Frog
Fri, 10 May 2013
Story of a neglected teen with mild Asperger’s syndrome whose life is changed forever when tragedy hits his family.
Aku Jati, Aku Asperger
Thu, 31 Oct 2024
Jati, a teen on the autism spectrum, struggles with change when his brother's breakup disrupts their routine — so he tries to find him a new girlfriend.
Mr. Know-It-All
Wed, 09 May 2018
A football coach afraid of commitment has to take care of his nephew with Asperger's Syndrome.
The Other Me
Thu, 19 Jan 2017
A lonely criminology professor attempts to solve the mystery behind five murders by decoding the puzzle of five Pythagorean theorems, in a crime story that features renowned French actor François Cluzet in a key-role.
Don't Believe the Hype
Thu, 06 Oct 2016
Dawid, Vanessa and Ludwig are the finalists at a pitch-competition for a movie about the German Rap phenomenon CRO. As the three youngsters work out their extraordinary film ideas, they must fight through unexpected personal challenges.
Jane Wants a Boyfriend
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
A young woman with Asperger's tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.
Aspire
Fri, 25 Apr 2025
A man in his early 30s, living with Asperger's syndrome and trying to navigate where he wants to be in life, falls into a romantic relationship that challenges him to work on areas he needs improvement on.
Here Awhile
Sun, 13 Oct 2019
Terminally ill Anna returns to Oregon to reconnect with her estranged brother while simultaneously making the heart-wrenching choice to end her life putting to use the Death with Dignity Act.