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Films with Neurodivergent characters

This is a list of movies featuring characters who exhibit traits commonly associated with neurodivergence, even if they are not explicitly labeled as such in the film. These characters often display unique ways of thinking, processing emotions, or interacting with the world that align with traits seen in autism, ADHD, OCD, and other neurodivergent experiences. While some portrayals may be intentional, others may simply reflect familiar stereotypes or characteristics. This list is meant to highlight and explore these representations in film

  • The Big Short
  • Miss Meadows
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Finding Dory
  • Temple Grandin
  • Silver Linings Playbook
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
  • Amélie
  • Flubber
  • Extraordinary Attorney Woo
  • The Accountant
  • The Accountant²
  • Split
  • Jane Wants a Boyfriend
  • The Theory of Everything
  • Rain Man
  • Forrest Gump
  • Inside I'm Dancing
  • As Good as It Gets
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Mr. Holland's Opus
  • A Beautiful Mind
  • Inside Out
  • Please Stand By
  • Snow Cake
  • Little Man Tate
  • I Am Sam
  • Killer Diller
  • Mozart and the Whale
  • Adam
  • Mercury Rising
  • Cube
  • Somebody
  • What's Eating Gilbert Grape
  • The Green Mile
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • The Sea Inside
  • Shine
  • Memento
  • Into the Wild
  • My Name Is Khan
  • The Black Balloon
  • Being There
  • Blindness
  • Scent of a Woman
  • Requiem
  • The King's Speech
  • The Piano
  • Pi
  • Lorenzo's Oil
  • The Intouchables
  • Room
  • My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
  • Some Kind of Spark
  • The Reason I Jump
  • Everything's Gonna Be Okay
  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
  • Spirited Away
  • Spirited Away: Live on Stage
  • Matilda
  • Front of the Class
  • Deej
  • Words on Bathroom Walls
  • Canvas
  • The Fundamentals of Caring
  • Tarnation
  • Elling
  • Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
  • Lars and the Real Girl