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Jane Wants A Boyfriend

Gordon
over 6 years ago

I've just found a movie where the led character has Aspergers. A young lady wants to enter the dating scene against the well meaning but protective sister. The only other movie I can think of with an Autistic lead is Rain Man. Dustin Hoffman is an incredible actor. I don't know what this movie is like yet.

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  • over 6 years ago

    Here is a list of film featuring character on the autism spectrum I'm working on. It doesn't feature non-English speaking films (i'm working on that) or any sort of documentary. It does feature a few TV series. 

    I'm currently making my way through the films taking note and reviewing and as far as I am aware all the films describe an individual as being autistic or having Asperger's, although House of Card (1993) and Nell (1994) only mention and suspect autism. I've included these two because they do clearly and numerously name autism and the implication is that the behaviour observed in the character is 'autistic'. I have chosen to not list films or programs where it is speculated in the real world that the character is autistic i.e Forrest Gump (1994) and also not films with a passing reference to someones behaviour as being autistic such as Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011).

    Change of Habits (1969)

    The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

    Rain Man (1988)

    Backstreet Dreams (1991)

    Family Pictures (1993)

    House of Cards (1993)

    Cries from the Heart (1994)

    Silent Fall (1994)

    Davids Mother (1994)

    Nell (1994)

    Under the Piano (1995)

    Cube (1997)

    Mercury Rising (1998)

    Nightworld: Lost Souls (1998)

    Molly (1999)

    Bless the Child (2000)

    Miracle Run (2005)

    Mozart and the Whale (2005)

    Fielder’s Choice (2005)

    Killer Diller (2006)

    After Thomas (2006)

    Snow Cake (2006)

    Breaking and Entering (2006)

    Imagination (2007)

    God’s Ear (2008)

    The Black Balloon (2008)

    Adam (2009)

    Mary and Max (2009)

    All The Small Things (2009)

    Dear John (2010)

    Burning Bright (2010)

    Temple Grandin (2010)

    Fly Away (2011)

    A Mile in His Shoes (2011)

    The Story of Luke (2012)

    Joyful Noise (2012)

    White Frog (2012)

    Empty Room (2012)

    Alphas (2012)

    Touch (2012)

    Season of Miracles (2013)

    Stand Clear of the Closing Door’s (2013)

    X + Y (A Young Beautiful Mind) (2014)

    I Am Me (2015)

    Jane Wants a Boyfriend (2015)

    Too Hip for the Room (2015)

    Parenthood (2010-15)

    Jack of the Red Hearts (2016)

    Po (2016)

    The A Word (2016)

    The Darkness (2016)

    The Accountant (2016)

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  • over 6 years ago

    Here is a list of film featuring character on the autism spectrum I'm working on. It doesn't feature non-English speaking films (i'm working on that) or any sort of documentary. It does feature a few TV series. 

    I'm currently making my way through the films taking note and reviewing and as far as I am aware all the films describe an individual as being autistic or having Asperger's, although House of Card (1993) and Nell (1994) only mention and suspect autism. I've included these two because they do clearly and numerously name autism and the implication is that the behaviour observed in the character is 'autistic'. I have chosen to not list films or programs where it is speculated in the real world that the character is autistic i.e Forrest Gump (1994) and also not films with a passing reference to someones behaviour as being autistic such as Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011).

    Change of Habits (1969)

    The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

    Rain Man (1988)

    Backstreet Dreams (1991)

    Family Pictures (1993)

    House of Cards (1993)

    Cries from the Heart (1994)

    Silent Fall (1994)

    Davids Mother (1994)

    Nell (1994)

    Under the Piano (1995)

    Cube (1997)

    Mercury Rising (1998)

    Nightworld: Lost Souls (1998)

    Molly (1999)

    Bless the Child (2000)

    Miracle Run (2005)

    Mozart and the Whale (2005)

    Fielder’s Choice (2005)

    Killer Diller (2006)

    After Thomas (2006)

    Snow Cake (2006)

    Breaking and Entering (2006)

    Imagination (2007)

    God’s Ear (2008)

    The Black Balloon (2008)

    Adam (2009)

    Mary and Max (2009)

    All The Small Things (2009)

    Dear John (2010)

    Burning Bright (2010)

    Temple Grandin (2010)

    Fly Away (2011)

    A Mile in His Shoes (2011)

    The Story of Luke (2012)

    Joyful Noise (2012)

    White Frog (2012)

    Empty Room (2012)

    Alphas (2012)

    Touch (2012)

    Season of Miracles (2013)

    Stand Clear of the Closing Door’s (2013)

    X + Y (A Young Beautiful Mind) (2014)

    I Am Me (2015)

    Jane Wants a Boyfriend (2015)

    Too Hip for the Room (2015)

    Parenthood (2010-15)

    Jack of the Red Hearts (2016)

    Po (2016)

    The A Word (2016)

    The Darkness (2016)

    The Accountant (2016)

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