24 Chronic Illness And Disability Movies That Will Change The Way You See The World

Chronic illness and disability take many forms but are not always depicted accurately in film and TV. Here are 24 shows and movies that portrayed these struggles accurately.

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Babyteeth
3.4
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House
4.2
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The Intouchables
4.2
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+5
The Fundamentals of Caring
3.9
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Love & Other Drugs
3.2
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+3
Breaking Bad
4.5
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+3
The Father
4.4
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+5
When Marnie Was There
3.6
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+4
Unrest
3.8
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+3
Star Trek: Discovery
3.5
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
3.8
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The Fault in Our Stars
3.6
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
3.8
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+4
POSE
4.1
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+3
Brain on Fire
3.4
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+1
Cake
3
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The Theory of Everything
3.6
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+4
Panic Room
3.6
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+5
The Upside
3.5
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+2
Five Feet Apart
3.5
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+3
50/50
3.7
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+5
Run
3.1
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The Peanut Butter Falcon
3.7
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+6
ER
4
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+4

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