Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "autistic-woman"

1. The Bridge (2011–2018)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.

Stars: Sofia Helin, Rafael Pettersson, Sarah Boberg, Candice van Litsenborgh

Votes: 76,978

2. Astrid et Raphaëlle (2019– )

TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Autistic archivist Astrid Nielsen and impulsive inspector Raphaëlle Coste work together to solve crimes in and around Paris.

Stars: Sara Mortensen, Lola Dewaere, Benoît Michel, Jean-Louis Garçon

Votes: 3,210

3. Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)

TV-14 | 75 min | Drama

Due to her 164 I.Q., impressive memory and creative thought process, autistic 27-year-old lawyer Woo Young Woo graduated at the top of her class from a prestigious law school.

Stars: Park Eun-bin, Kang Tae-oh, Kang Ki-young, Jeon Bae-soo

Votes: 26,846

4. Dinosaur (2024– )

30 min | Comedy

Nina's world is shaken when her sister Evie, also her best friend, hastily decides to get engaged, threatening to upend the dynamics of their close relationship.

Stars: Ashley Storrie, Kat Ronney, Danny Ashok, David Carlyle

Votes: 367

5. Temple Grandin (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama

A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of the top scientists in the humane livestock handling industry.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Claire Danes, Julia Ormond, David Strathairn, Catherine O'Hara

Votes: 32,627

6. Music (I) (2021)

PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Musical, Thriller

Zu is newly sober when she receives news that she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister named Music, a young girl on the autism spectrum. The film explores two of Sia's favorite themes: finding your voice and creating family.

Director: Sia | Stars: Kate Hudson, Leslie Odom Jr., Maddie Ziegler, Mary Kay Place

Votes: 9,089

7. Please Stand By (2017)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.

Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Alice Eve, Toni Collette, Lexi Aaron

Votes: 15,276 | Gross: $0.01M

8. On Body and Soul (2017)

Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

When slaughterhouse workers Endre and Mária discover they share the same dreams, where they meet in a forest as deer and fall in love, they decide to make their dreams come true, but it's difficult in real life.

Director: Ildikó Enyedi | Stars: Alexandra Borbély, Géza Morcsányi, Réka Tenki, Zoltán Schneider

Votes: 29,940

9. The Chase (I) (2009– )

60 min | Comedy, Drama, Game-Show

A fast-paced game show where contestants must compete against 'The Chasers,' the show's eccentric and pompous know-it-all characters, in a variety of questions in order to win money by answering more of them correctly than the Chasers.

Stars: Bradley Walsh, Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty

Votes: 2,476

10. Everything's Gonna Be Okay (2020–2021)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

After their father's untimely death, Nicholas and his two half-sisters are left to cope with not only a devastating loss, but also the realization that Nicholas is the one who must rise to the occasion and hold it all together.

Stars: Josh Thomas, Kayla Cromer, Adam Faison, Maeve Press

Votes: 3,134

11. Chocolate (2008)

R | 110 min | Action, Drama

An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.

Director: Prachya Pinkaew | Stars: JeeJa Yanin, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee

Votes: 18,875 | Gross: $0.01M

12. As We See It (2022)

TV-MA | 264 min | Comedy, Drama

Three autistic roommates find a way to live together and strive for similar things in life.

Stars: Rick Glassman, Sue Ann Pien, Albert Rutecki, Chris Pang

Votes: 4,252

13. Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen (2024)

57 min | Comedy

The irreverent Scottish comedian tackles big themes like death, decline and the disappointments of middle age in her stand-up special filmed in Bristol.

Director: Phoebe Bourke | Star: Fern Brady

Votes: 380

14. Snow Cake (2006)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance

A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.

Director: Marc Evans | Stars: Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, Emily Hampshire

Votes: 13,288 | Gross: $0.03M

15. Jack of the Red Hearts (2015)

PG | 102 min | Drama, Family

A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.

Director: Janet Grillo | Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Famke Janssen, Scott Cohen, Israel Broussard

Votes: 2,376

16. Molly (1999)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A bachelor becomes the unwilling guardian of his autistic, intellectually disabled sister; then an experimental treatment works a dramatic change in her brain and his attitude.

Director: John Duigan | Stars: Elisabeth Shue, Aaron Eckhart, Jill Hennessy, Thomas Jane

Votes: 3,138 | Gross: $0.02M

17. The Chase Australia (2015– )

Game-Show

The Australian version of the quiz series where four contestants have to compete against a professional quizzer, known as the "Chaser", in order to win a cash prize.

Stars: Issa Schultz, Brydon Coverdale, Matt Parkinson, Anne Hegerty

Votes: 125

18. I Am Greta (2020)

TV-14 | 97 min | Documentary, Biography

The documentary follows Greta Thunberg, a teenage climate activist from Sweden, on her international crusade to get people to listen to scientists about the world's environmental problems.

Director: Nathan Grossman | Stars: Greta Thunberg, Svante Thunberg, Niclas Svenningsen, António Guterres

Votes: 8,381

19. Jane Wants a Boyfriend (2015)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young woman with Asperger's syndrome tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.

Director: William Sullivan | Stars: Louisa Krause, Gabriel Ebert, Eliza Dushku, Polly Draper

Votes: 2,175

20. Keep the Change (I) (2017)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A New York City romantic comedy, Keep the Change is the unlikely love story of two people who meet in a support group.

Director: Rachel Israel | Stars: Jessica Walter, Christina Brucato, Tibor Feldman, Sondra James

Votes: 947 | Gross: $0.20M

21. Drive Me to the End (2020)

TV-14 | 81 min | Drama

'Drive Me to the End' centers around Ryan (Richard Summers-Calvert) and Sunny (Kate Lister), estranged family members who find themselves car-sharing to a funeral in Scotland. With both ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Summers-Calvert | Stars: Kate Lister, Richard Summers-Calvert, Tracey Wilkinson, Claire King

Votes: 573

22. Seeing the Unseen (2019)

82 min | Documentary

Icelandic documentary that looks into the lives of 17 Icelandic women who all have one thing in common; a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum.

Directors: Kristján Kristjánsson, Bjarney Lúðvíksdóttir | Stars: Elín Sigurðardóttir, Embla Sól Björgvinsdóttir, Eydís Eva Guðlaugsdóttir, Guðlaug Svala Steinunnar Kristjánsdóttir

Votes: 40

23. The Chasers Road Trip: Trains, Brains and Automobiles (2021)

60 min | Documentary

Three of the stars of game show The Chase, Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace and Mark Labbett, embark on the geekiest road trip ever. They embark on a global adventure to explore intelligence from animals to children to AI.

Stars: Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett, Rob Brydon

Votes: 39

24. Girls with Autism (2015 TV Movie)

Documentary

Autistic girls at Limpsfield Grange school learn to cope with life. Thought of as a disorder primarily of boys Girls With Autism shows us how teen girls cope with their autism and how they differ from autistic boys.

Director: Nick Poyntz

Votes: 15

25. Dernières nouvelles du cosmos (2016)

89 min | Documentary

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Director: Julie Bertuccelli | Stars: Hélène 'Babouillec' Nicolas, Véronique Truffert, Pierre Meunier, Marguerite Bordat

Votes: 75

26. Make it at Market (2023– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2023)

44 min | Reality-TV

Belinda from Northamptonshire worried her autism would hold her back from glass-blowing, but it's all she wants to do. Paul and Becky met and married after their partners passed away. They upcycle furniture, but need to grow the business.

Directors: Selina Chan, Thomas MacNab, Aman Mistry, Iain Robson, Martin Connery | Stars: Dominic Chinea, Zoe Pocock

27. World's Most Dangerous Roads (2011– )
Episode: South Africa (2023)

TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary

Darren Harriott is a former bouncer and self-confessed city boy, while Ria Lina is full of adventurous spirit with a PhD and autism. How will they fare travelling in South Africa?

Director: Mat McDonnell | Stars: Darren Harriott, Ria Lina

Votes: 10

28. The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014– )
Episode: Sour Grapes (2014)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The annual Brokenwood wine show is disrupted when the body of the guest judge, a well-known wine critic, is found dead in a fermentation vat.

Director: Joshua Frizzell | Stars: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Pana Hema Taylor, Nic Sampson

Votes: 469

29. I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2002– )
Episode: The Viper Pit (2018)

Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography

Emily takes on "The Viper Pit" in the first Bushtucker Trial.

Directors: Ian Colley, Marty Denholm, Tim Finlay, Jan Genesis, Peter Leeson, Hayley MacFarlane, Paul Newton, Chris Power, Evan Pugh | Stars: John Barrowman, Anne Hegerty, James McVey, Sair Khan

Votes: 23