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In Me Before You (2016), the main characters, Lou Clark and Will Traynor, know almost everything about themselves.
Lou knows how many steps it takes from the bus stop to get to her house; knows that she loves her job at the coffee shop and that she doesn’t have any feelings for her boyfriend Patrick.
However, Lou has no idea that very soon she will be out of work, and in general, cardinal changes will take place in her life.
Will Traynor knows that after that fatal accident, he lost all desire to live. He knows that because of all this, he feels insignificant and lives very sadly for him. But he still has no idea that very soon Lou will literally flutter into his gloomy reality. And neither one nor the other guess that they are destined to change each other’s lives …
Movies about people with disabilities who are able to fight for their happiness can bring even the strongest of us to tears and make them admire their inner strength and courage.
Here is a list of movies similar to Me Before You.
10 You are not you (2014)
A promising young pianist, Kate, at the peak of her professional success, suddenly falls ill and soon finds herself confined to a wheelchair.
A husband hires a music college nurse who dreams of becoming a rock star, Beck. Beck and Kate are absolute antipodes. Beck’s life is full of surprises and confusion, she is irresponsible, both in domestic and professional affairs, and in her personal life.
Kate, on the other hand, was always reasonable and tried to plan her future. However, now, being in a severe depression, Kate, more than anything else, wants to try to live without looking back, forget about her fears, and in this matter, Beck will become her excellent assistant.
“You are not you” – a good and life-affirming film.
9. Hurry to Love (2002)
Film “Hurry to love” Based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The main theme of the melodrama is the relationship between two completely different, but so close and dear to each other people.
His name is Landon Carter. He is a popular boy at school. He is handsome, self-confident, determined. Her name is Jamie Sullivan. She is a diligent student, the daughter of a priest, and sings in the church choir.
As a result of one accident, these two opposites will unite. Jamie will help Landon work on the role in the play, but at the same time make him swear that he will not fall in love with her. He will easily make a promise to her, but it won’t be long before he realizes that Jamie is the love of his life.
But life has prepared a difficult test for them – there is too little time left before the inevitable separation …
8. Patch of Blue (1965)
A blind, uneducated white girl finds herself a friend in the guise of a black man who uses every opportunity to help her leave her impoverished and cruel family life …
“Patch of Blue” – a beautiful and unusual film that will not be understood by everyone.
7. 1+1 (2011)
Philip, an aristocrat who received a disability as a result of an accident, is looking for a person who can cope with the functions of a nurse. He needs not just attendants, but an assistant whom he could trust.
In his luxurious mansion, Philip conducts a kind of casting, but to the surprise of all its participants, the place goes to, it would seem, the most unworthy of the applicants – a black guy who grew up in a disadvantaged area and had just left the prison.
What can unite a rich disabled person and a guy with a criminal past? Of course, nothing. But, probably, this is the reason for such a strange choice of Philip.
“1 + 1” – a dynamic film that is suitable for viewing by any viewer.
6. The Fault in the Stars (2014)
Picture “The Fault in the Stars” Based on the novel of the same name by American writer John Green.
The main character of the film is a young, attractive girl named Hazel. Her external charm is spoiled by the fact that she is terminally ill – she has terminal cancer.
One day, Hazel met no less than herself, a charming young man named Augustus. This is a self-confident and slightly cynical person. A spark immediately flew between them. It turned out that this is their first real feeling …
5. And in my soul I dance (2004)
“And in my soul I dance” a heartfelt picture about the fate of people with disabilities who defend their right to live fully.
Suffering from cerebral palsy, young man Michael has been living in a nursing home all his life. He is practically immobilized, hardly anyone can make out his speech. Only with the advent of another patient, Rory, who is ill with a fatal disease – muscular dystrophy, does a sharp turn happen in Michael’s life.
The friends were able to convince the commission and receive an allowance to live on their own. Thanks to his new friend, Michael was still able to become a full member of society.
4. The Sea Within (2004)
The plot of the picture “Sea Inside” based on the true story of a Spaniard named Ramon Sampedro. Even in his early youth, he had an accident – he jumped from a high cliff into the sea, as a result of which he was seriously injured. This made him disabled. In an immobilized state, he spent almost thirty years. All these years he tried to obtain permission to carry out euthanasia. But no matter what he did, nothing came of it.
The last two years of Ramon’s life, his relationship with the two main women who were next to him during this period, is discussed in this film.
3. Cartagena (2009)
Painting events “Cartagena” take place in Colombia. Former boxer Leo has long retired from professional sports, now he is just a drinking loser.
And then one day, in the small town where Leo lives, a rich French woman named Moriel arrives. Due to an accident, she became disabled. Since her physical abilities are limited, she needs the constant help of a nurse.
However, this lady has a very intractable character and, moreover, she is distinguished by her harsh treatment of her employees. No one next to her can stand even a week, but Leo really needs funds, so he decides to agree to this work …
2. Stephen Hawking Universe (2014)
“Stephen Hawking Universe” is a story of devoted love and great discoveries.
A young physics student full of ideas and energy, Stephen Hawking, meets future art critic Jane Wilde. The guy shows great promise in the field of cosmology.
Fascinating meetings, gatherings with friends, dancing in the evenings and smart debates about science, religion and art are a thing of the past – Hawking is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease.
The disease is incurable. He may die in 2 years, but even such a hopeless forecast does not frighten Jane …
1. Breathe for us (2017)
Robin Cavendish, the hero of the picture “Breathe for us”, was able to win the heart of impregnable Diana, and the lovers thought that a long and happy life awaited them. In addition, they will find out that very soon they will have a baby.
But in this idyll, like a bolt from the blue, Robin’s terrible diagnosis invades – polio. Now this young and cheerful man is completely immobilized.
Paralysis is irreversible, so the man loses all hope of recovery. Doctors tell pregnant Diana that she and her husband have only a few months left to be together. But a courageous woman decides to throw all her strength into the struggle for family happiness …