Movies Like Adam Hills: Take His Legs

If you liked Adam Hills: Take His Legs (2019), a movie directed by Pete Thomas and Torquil Jones, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Passion Fish (1992)
★ 7/10
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
2
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
★ 7.5/10
No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age…
3
Triumph (2021)
★ 6.7/10
A bright and determined teen who has mild cerebral palsy strives to be a wrestler on his high school's team and to win over the heart of a classmate, the girl of his dreams.
4
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (2023)
★ 7.1/10
As Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double in the Harry Potter films, David Holmes' work has been seen worldwide by millions of people. Tragically an on-set accident ended what David calls "the best job in the world," leaving…
5
Radio (2003)
★ 7.4/10
In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend…
6
Stronger (2017)
★ 7/10
A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.
7
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games (2018)
★ 6.6/10
Following an unproductive harvest season, it’s up to Maya and her brave friends to save their hive by competing in a series of games.
8
Moneyball (2011)
★ 7.3/10
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
9
Fist Fight (2017)
★ 6/10
When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
10
Head Full of Honey (2018)
★ 6.3/10
A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkable adventure with him.
11
Series 7 (2001)
★ 6.4/10
A reality TV program selects six contestants to participate in a free-for-all, no holds barred deathmatch, where they must skillfully outwit and kill each other in order to be the last person alive.
12
The Dink (2026)
★ 6.4/10
Desperate to save a struggling country club and earn his father's respect, a washed-up tennis pro is compelled to break a sacred vow and do the unthinkable: play pickleball.
13
Clash of the Thundermans (2026)
★ 6.6/10
When Chloe develops a destructive new superpower, the Hero League orders her to an elite boarding school for superheroes to learn control of her abilities. Faced with the prospect of sending Chloe away for years, the…
14
The Greatest Showman (2017)
★ 7.9/10
The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
15
The Fundamentals of Caring (2016)
★ 7.3/10
Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit…
16
Grudge Match (2013)
★ 6.1/10
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.
17
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
★ 7/10
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
18
Hot Shots! (1991)
★ 6.6/10
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to…
19
The Water Diviner (2014)
★ 6.8/10
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war-torn landscape to find the truth and…
20
The Upside (2019)
★ 7.1/10
Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his…