Best "down syndrome" Movies of All Time

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Where Hope Grows(2014)

PG-13

| 1h 35min | Drama

3.4/5 (with 30 votes)

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.

Directed by Chris Dowling

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The Peanut Butter Falcon(2019)

PG-13

| 1h 37min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

3.7/5 (with 611 votes)

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.

Directed by Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz - With Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Zack Gottsagen, John Hawkes, Bruce Dern, Jon Bernthal, ...

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The Eighth Day(1996)

1h 58min | Drama

3.7/5 (with 113 votes)

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.

Directed by Jaco Van Dormael - With Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou, Didier De Neck, Fabienne Loriaux, Hélène Roussel, ...

Café de Flore(2011)

| 2h | Drama, Romance / Love

3.4/5 (with 76 votes)

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.

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée - With Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent, Evelyne Brochu, Claire Vernet, Jérôme Kircher, ...

Any Day Now(2012)

| 1h 37min | Drama

3.6/5 (with 44 votes)

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.

Directed by Travis Fine - With Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Gregg Henry, Jamie Anne Allman, Chris Mulkey, Don Franklin, ...

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Nata per te(2023)

1h 53min | Drama

3.8/5 (with 7 votes)

Alba has Down syndrome and was left in the hospital when she was born. Thirty families rejected her before the court decided to entrust her to Luca Trapanese, gay and Catholic.

Directed by Fabio Mollo

Twisted Nerve(1968)

1h 52min | Drama, Thriller, Horror

3.4/5 (with 20 votes)

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.

Directed by Roy Boulting, John Boulting - With Hywel Bennett, Hayley Mills, Russell Napier, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay, Barry Foster, ...

A Child Is Waiting(1963)

| 1h 42min | Drama

3.5/5 (with 19 votes)

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.

Directed by John Cassavetes - With Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands, Steven Hill, Paul Stewart, Lawrence Tierney, ...

The Memory Keeper's Daughter(2008)

1h 30min | Drama, TV Movie

3.2/5 (with 17 votes)

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.

Directed by Mick Jackson

Detective Downs(2013)

1h 24min | Comedy, Crime

2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

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.

Directed by Bård Breien - With Liv Bernhoft Osa, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Ida Elise Broch, Per Schaanning, Kari Simonsen, Sven Nordin, ...

24 Weeks(2016)

1h 43min | Drama

3.3/5 (with 17 votes)

Astrid is a comedian who makes people laugh for a living; her husband Markus is her manager and the two of them work well together. They have a nine-year-old daughter and are expecting their second child. When they learn that their child will not be born healthy, they are at first optimistic that they will be able to meet this challenge – although they have no idea what awaits them. But the closer it gets to the due date, the more Astrid begins to worry about the future of her unborn child as well as that of her family and her career. After many discussions and arguments Astrid realises that the decision that will affect all their lives must be made by her alone. What complicates matters further is the fact that, as a successful entertainer, she is in the eye of the public and the media.

Directed by Anne Zohra Berrached - With Julia Jentsch, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Emilia Pieske, Johanna Gastdorf, Karina Plachetka, Sabine Wolf, ...

Brother of Sleep(1995)

2h 7min | Drama

3.3/5 (with 13 votes)

In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. While growing up he is considered strange by the other villagers and discovers his love of music, especially rebuilding and playing the organ at the village church. After experiencing an "acoustic wonder", his eye color changes and he can hear even the most subtle sounds.

Directed by Joseph Vilsmaier - With André Eisermann, Dana Vávrová, Ben Becker, Jochen Nickel, Jürgen Schornagel, Paulus Manker, ...

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The Surrogate(2021)

1h 33min | Drama

2.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Jess is thrilled to be the surrogate for her best friend and his husband, but when a prenatal test comes back, it creates a moral dilemma that threatens their friendship.

Jefftowne(1998)

59min | Documentary

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Jefftowne is a 1998 documentary shot and directed by Daniel Kraus and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It chronicles the life of Jeff Towne, a 40 year old Iowa City resident who suffers from Downs Syndrome, obesity, alcoholism, and circulation problems. Towne also enjoys pornography and lives with his 90-year-old adoptive grandmother.

Directed by Daniel Kraus

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What Is It?(2005)

NC-17

| 1h 12min | Drama, Fantasy

2.8/5 (with 12 votes)

What Is It? is the name of a 2005 experimental film written, starring, funded and directed by Crispin Glover. As of 2008, the film has only been shown at independent theaters, typically accompanied by a question and answer session, slideshow and meet-and-greet/autograph signing with Glover.

Directed by Crispin Glover - With Lisa Fusco, Crispin Glover, Fairuza Balk

Color My World with Love(2022)

1h 24min | TV Movie, Drama, Romance / Love

3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Emma's daughter Kendall becomes engaged, but Emma is concerned as Kendall and her fiancé have Down Syndrome and Emma worries she's not ready to take this step.

A Costume for Nicolas(2021)

1h 20min | Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy

3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

After losing his mother, a boy with Down syndrome takes his trunk of magical costumes to live with his grandparents in this animated tale.

Directed by Eduardo Rivero

The Grown-Ups(2017)

1h 20min | Documentary

3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

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.

Directed by Maite Alberdi

La historia de Jan(2016)

1h 30min | Documentary

3.5/5 (with 2 votes)

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Directed by Bernardo Moll - With Mónica Vic

Beautiful Wonderful Perfect(2005)

1h 40min | Drama, Comedy

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

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.

Directed by Poj Arnon

Dafne(2019)

1h 34min | Drama

3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

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.

Directed by Federico Bondi - With Carolina Raspanti, Antonio Piovanelli, Stefania Casini

Guest Room(2015)

13min | Romance / Love, Drama

2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

A young woman with Down Syndrome grapples with her identity and her potential as a mother after an unplanned pregnancy with her boyfriend.

For Dorian(2012)

16min | Drama, Kids & Family

3.1/5 (with 2 votes)

A father fears the sexual awakening of his disabled son, a teenager living with Down syndrome, and struggles with the notion of letting him grow up.

Directed by Rodrigo Barriuso

Cromossomo 21(2017)

1h 31min | Romance / Love, Drama

Vitória is a girl with Down Syndrome who takes life as any young person of her age. Between swimming lessons, piano and college, she meets Afonso and the passion is instantaneous. The two will start a love story that no difference can shake.

No Child of Mine(1993)

1h 33min | Drama, Kids & Family, TV Movie

2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A woman attempts to stop her daughter signing away her down syndrome grandson for adoption. Based on a true story.

Be My Baby(2014)

1h 41min | Drama

2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Be My Baby "tells the story of Nicole, a confident young woman with Down syndrome who wants to have a boyfriend, get married, have a baby, and just be normal, grew up with neighborhood boy Nick, and as children, they've planned Nick is 15 and wants to be cool, but he is an outsider and constantly under pressure to satisfy everyone, Nicole si of all people, makes him special and gives him what he secretly desires : unconditional love and affection Nicole 's direct and honest nature contrasts with her environment in which all deny their true feelings and become entangled in their "quite normal" abysses.When Nicole expects Nick to have a baby, the openness and tolerance of Families put to the test - a race against sterilization, abortion and deadlocked views and the right to self-determination - a young woman with Down-Sy ndrom.

Directed by Christina Schiewe

Luke, an independent young man with Down's syndrome stumbles upon a wild and life changing friendship.

With Shana Swash

Movies: Best "down syndrome" Movies