down syndrome
101 movies and shows
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Sat, 12 Apr 2008
During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndrome, he hands the second child over to Caroline without his wife's knowledge. Henry's fateful decision yields grave consequences for his family over the next 20 years.
Any Day Now
Fri, 14 Dec 2012
In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight the legal system to adopt the child.
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Fri, 09 Aug 2019
A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.
Where Hope Grows
Sun, 06 Apr 2014
Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he mindlessly sleepwalks through his days and the challenge of raising his teenager daughter. His life is in a slow downward spiral when it is suddenly awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person – Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
What Is It?
Thu, 27 Jan 2005
A young man journeys through a bizarre land inhabited by mentally impaired people, demons, and snails.
I'mPerfect
Thu, 25 Dec 2025
It explores themes of love, acceptance and self-discovery through the story of two individuals, Jiro and Jessica, who have down syndrome.
Red Christmas
Fri, 17 Jun 2016
A mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell bent on tearing them apart.
Dafne
Thu, 21 Mar 2019
Dafne has recently lost her mother – and Luigi his wife – in an accident. But whilst this 30-year-old, who was born with Down’s syndrome, is still managing to master her life with verve after the terrible disaster, her father sinks into a depression. It will take all the energy Dafne can muster to help him get back on his feet. Fortunately, headstrong Dafne happens to have a lot of it up her sleeve.
Chef Antonio's Recipes for Revolution
Sat, 05 Mar 2022
A feature documentary following Antonio de Benedetto, an Italian chef on a quest to change the world with food. His apprentices are aspiring chefs with Down syndrome, who travel from across Italy to train and work in hospitality and take their place at the table of life and find their pathway to freedom and independence.
Jewel
Wed, 07 Feb 2001
In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with five healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down's syndrome.
Beautiful Wonderful Perfect
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
The story of two kids, Kaew and Tong who catch a bus to Bangkok while escaping a rowdy boy who tries to bully Tong. The two innocent kids heading to the big city without knowing what they'll have to face in the future. When they step out from the bus, the adventure is about to begin.
The Eighth Day
Wed, 22 May 1996
Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person.
A Child Is Waiting
Wed, 13 Feb 1963
Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital. Jean, who tries to shelter the children with her love, suspiciously regards Dr. Clark's stern training methods. She becomes emotionally involved with 12-year-old Reuben Widdicombe, who has been abandoned by his divorced parents.
Detective Downs
Fri, 25 Oct 2013
Detective Robert has his own office, a trench coat, a Bogart hat and Downs syndrome. The only thing he is missing is a case. Then a lady comes to his rescue.
The Grown-Ups
Thu, 08 Jun 2017
A group of friends with Down Syndrome have been attending the same school for 40 years, and they are tired of being treated like children, they are grown-ups and want to live as such.
Poppy
Fri, 01 Oct 2021
A young woman with Down Syndrome begins a journey chases her dream of becoming a mechanic, despite being held back by the person she trusts the most.
Ferret
Sat, 23 Mar 2024
Ferret, a guy who gets his nickname from escaping debt collectors, arrives at the Piccolo bar for his first shift. Leather booths, live jazz singer, exotic cocktails: the type of place that appeals to him... that's why he doesn't really want to work there, but rob the the establishment's safe!
Café de Flore
Thu, 17 Nov 2011
Jacqueline is a young mother living in 1960s Paris with her disabled son Laurent. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care for her son and vows to give Laurent a “normal” life full of happiness. Antoine, is a successful DJ in present day Montreal who seems to have it all: a thriving career, two beautiful daughters, partner Rose, with whom he is passionately in love. However, nothing is perfect and Antoine’s ex-wife Carole remains devastated by their recent separation.
A Costume for Nicolas
Thu, 16 Sep 2021
After losing his mother, a boy with Down syndrome takes his trunk of magical costumes to live with his grandparents in this animated tale.
Down in Number 5
Sat, 01 Aug 2009
Southern Gothic tale of a coal miner pushed to his limits for the love of his son.