Best Autism movies!

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It's definitely worth it

The Indian film board (I'm not sure if that's what they're called, if not, I apologize) tried to have it nominated for an Oscar but was unfortunately turned down. It definitely has potential and it's, hands down, a lot better than some of the foreign nominations that year.

I've only seen Snow Cake. I really liked it.

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Forrest Gump doesn't have Asperger's, he's mentally delayed.

There's a new movie coming out this summer, called "Adam" and it is specifically about a young man with AS.

Yeah, I would say that it would have to be "Rain Man" and "Molly" starring Elizabeth Shue.

John Nash has Schizophrenia, not Autism. There are similarities between the two. I used to watch that movie daily. It really is a great movie.

I've read the book and watched the movie. Who do you think has Autism in the film?

I've seen that no one has mentioned House of Cards. It's not my favorite, but it's good if you really want to watch a movie about Autism.

FINALLY! This movie (even though it's not really a movie) is a more honest portrayal of auties AND Aspies than a lot of the stuff other people on here have mentioned. The musical they ended up doing in the movie was pretty corny (no offense to those who liked this movie), but the kids, esp. Henry and Wyatt, seem like people I could actually relate to! I just can't say the same for "Rain Man". Sure, maybe Dustin Hoffman's character would've been an accurate comparison to me back when I was in 3rd grade and 5th grade and got really horrible behavioral results from taking Prozac and Zoloft, but otherwise that character is NOTHING like me or any other Aspies I know. BTW, that last sentence is NOT meant to be taken as an insult, I really DID take those medications and that's truly the one time in my life (if any) that I could've seen myself as Raymond Babbitt.

"Mozart and the Whale" I have seen but the characters were so flat, and...again...stereotypes, and ill-informed ones at that. I know that the story was based on an actual couple with AS, but I think Hollywood messed with them when they made the characters.

"Napoleon Dynamite" was really good, but the fact that the title character pretty much lacked a sense of humor also bothered me. Despite what the stereotypes say, a lot of the Aspies I've come to know can be REALLY funny!

Would anyone here count "Revenge of the Nerds" as an autie movie? Probably not, but remember, they ARE nerds Plus the way Lewis laughs and is naive about what the cheerleaders tell him at the beginning of the movie totally seem like AS stereotypes, and the fact that Wormser is in college even though he's 12 years old (and he's good at aerodynamics too), not to mention everything about the character Poindexter (how he gets easily afraid of things, he's eerily quiet, he thinks he's good at the violin even though he isn't, etc.) As for the other characters, Gilbert didn't seem like his character was one that I really got to know through the movie, Takashi is just a "nerd" since he's a foreign exchange student, Lamar is more of an outcast than a nerd because of his....ummm.... "alternative lifestyle", and I dunno why Booger is even considered a nerd in the movie (but his character's hilarious!) The Omega Mu girls, particularly Judy and the nameless girl that Poindexter talked to also seemed Aspie.

Mozard and the whale is nothing compared to ben x, ben x is a far more intense film, with better romance (in my opinion), deep focus on bullying (some of the worst iv'e seen in my entire life ) i thought i was bullied bad in school!!. The meltdowns that he throws makes me wonder if he is autie instead of AS though, but i think this movie is recommended to a more adult audience

You mean there's really something called "Autism the Musical"? I thought it was a joke!

Nope, it ain't...Surprise! BTW, Henry in "Autism the Musical" is Stephen Stills' (from '60s folk-rock groups Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Stills and Nash) son (well, really, one of his many sons). Another kid in the movie, Adam, also had a famous parent, it was his mom and she was a fashion model or something in the '80s but I forgot what her name was.

Rain man

Snow Cake

Motsart and the Whale

Murcury rising

currently I am watching The boy who could fly and let me tell you, it's pretty cracked up. Apparenly autistic people can fly -our secrit is out. The film has an eratic plot line and very few of the charicters are likeable acept the autistic boy. Also, due to the age of the film itself, the special affects are bad.

In the end, all the people's problems are sloved because the autistic boy can fly. Oh and the bully's dog's name is Hitler.

wow....

I would not recommend Miracle Run. It was so damn melodramatic, the mother was an airhead, and I didn't buy that the kids where autistic.

No media on autism should be seen by the public so many lie infested messages.