Cinema Therapy Movies
A compilation of movies on various subjects – including Deaf Cultural topics – is provided below. Please feel free to Google a given title with the year to find out more information on the movie / video.
Addictions
- 28 Days (2000)
- Clean and Sober (1988)
- Drugstore Cowboy (2007)
- Barfly (1987)
- Ironweed (1987)
- Hard Eight (1997)
- Alcoholics Anonymous (Third Edition): American Sign Language (2009)
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions: American Sign Language (2006)
Adoption & Attachment
- Martian Child (2007)
- Dark Matter of Love (2014)
Anger & Forgiveness
- The Upside of Anger (2005)
- Anger Management (2003)
- Dolores Claiborne (1999)
- Changing Lanes (2002)
- Antwone Fisher (2003)
- An Unfinished Life (2006)
- Gandhi (1982)
- The Straight Story (1999)
Audism
- Crash (2005)
- Audism Unveiled (2008)
- The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
- Rabbit-Proof Fence (2011)
- Introduction to Deaf Hate Crime (2010)
Autism Spectrum
- My Name is Khan (2010)
- Gerald (2009; ASL Films)
- Temple Grandin (2010)
- Loving Lamposts (2011)
- Mozart and the Whale (2006)
- Ocean Heaven (2010)
- Talk to Me: A Documentary Film (2003)
- Wretches and Jabberers (2011)
- Snow Cake (2006)
Bipolar
- Beautiful (2000)
- Mr. Jones (2013)
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- Vincent and Theo (1990)
- All She Ever Wanted (1996)
Body Image
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
- Real Women Have Curves (2002)
- Shallow Hal (2001)
CODA
- Deaf Mosaic: A Bridge Between. Program No. 212. (1987, February)
- Deaf Mosaic: KODA, A National Organization For Kids of Deaf Adults. Program No. 908. (1993, December)
- Deaf Parents: Voice with Hearing Children? (2014; That! Vlog)
- Live at SMI (video No. 256): Elinor Kraft. (1994)
- Love Is Never Silent (1985, December 1)
- Passport Without A Country (1992/1993)
- Tomorrow Dad Will Still Be Deaf And Other Stories (1997)
Deaf Entertainment Movies in ASL
- Black Sand (2010)
- Forget Me Not (2010)
- Hard Man (2012)
- In The Can (2015)
- Beyond the Embers (2015)
- Lake Windfall: Are You Prepared? (2013)
- Slot: Steep Slot, Steeper Risk (2014)
- The Legend of the Mountain Man (2008)
- Versa Effect (2012)
- Wrong Game (2007)
Deaf Issues
- Sound and Fury (2000)
- Sound and Fury: 6 Years Later (2006)
- Children of a Lesser God (1986)
- The Miracle Worker (2000)
- And Your Name is Jonah (1979)
Deaf Culture
- ASL Pah! Deaf Student’s Perspectives On Their Language (1992)
- Deaf Culture Lecture: Cultural Differences (1994)
- Deaf Culture Lecture: Shared Wisdom For Families (1996)
- Deaf Culture Lecture: Tools For A Cross-Cultural Adventure (1996)
Depression
- It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
- What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
- Dead Poets Society (1989)
- Elizabethtown (2005)
- Ordinary People (1980)
- Unstrung Heroes (1995)
- Life of Pi (2012)
Domestic Violence
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
- Precious (2010)
- Take My Eyes (2003)
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
- The Color Purple (1985)
Grief
- Fearless (1993)
- Deeply (2000)
- Ghost (1990)
- Rabbit Hole (2010)
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Music – Sign Language
- Best Sign Language Music Videos – Official List (1994; Jules Dameron)
- Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
OCD
- As Good as it Gets (1997)
- Breaking the Waves (1996)
- Matchstick Men (2003)
Schizophrenia
- Clean Shaven (1994)
- A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- Shine (1996)
- Dear John (2010)
- Foxcatcher (2014)
Self-Esteem & Authentic Self
- Harold and Maude (1971)
- My Life (1993)
- Still Alice (2015)
- Nell (1994)
- Gattaca (1997)
- The Other Sister (1999)
- Sliding Doors (1998)
- The Hammer (2010)
Stress Management
- The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
- Happy (2011)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- Moneyball (2011)
- Cast Away (2000)
- Cinderella Man (2005)
“Zone” Movies
- Office Space (1999)
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Meet the Parents (2000)
- Airplane! (1980)
- There’s Something About Mary (1998)
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
- Zoolander (2001)
- Ghostbusters (1985)
- Wayne’s World (1992)
- Clueless (1995)
- Three Amigos! (1986)
- Dumb and Dumber (1994)
- Groundhog Day (1983)
- Happy Gilmore (1996)
- Fletch (1985)