Movies about Autism
Explore films and series about autism — A mind that meets the world on different terms. Watchin ranks titles by how strongly they explore this theme, so you can find something that fits how you feel tonight.
Watchin ranks 72 films and series about autism by how strongly each one explores the theme, using a taste model built on viewer ratings rather than genre labels.
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- The Good Doctor (2017)
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Human (2015)
- The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
- Piper (2016)
- My Name Is Khan (2010)
- You (2018)
- Atypical (2017)
- Move to Heaven (2021)
- Gifted (2017)
- Temple Grandin (2010)
- Orphan Black (2013)
- Close (2022)
- The Specials (2019)
- Boys (2014)
- Impulse (2018)
- Being There (1979)
- Barfi! (2012)
- The Book of Life (2014)
- Happiness (1998)
- Chocolate (2008)
- Lizzie McGuire (2001)
- The Accountant (2016)
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Common questions
What are the best movies about autism?
Watchin's highest-ranked films and series about autism include The Good Doctor, Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Forrest Gump. Ranking reflects how strongly each title explores the theme, not how recent or popular it is.
How does Watchin decide which titles are about autism?
Each title is scored against autism as a life topic from its story, themes and emotional tone, then ranked by audience rating among titles with enough ratings to be reliable. Titles below 250 ratings are excluded so the list is not dominated by obscure entries with a handful of perfect scores.
How many films and series about autism are there?
Watchin's catalogue contains 72 titles about autism that meet the ratings threshold. The full ranked list is free to browse.