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Sibs in Media - Spotlight on Films

Updated: Apr 12


Sib Stories on Television


Atypical (2017-2021, Netflix)

Little Voice (2020, Apple TV+)

Speechless (2016-2019, Hulu, ABC)

Stumptown (2019-2020, Amazon, ABC)

There She Goes (2018, Britbox)

Parenthood (2010-2015, Hulu, NBC) *

Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008-2013, Hulu, Freeform)

Life Goes On (not streaming)


*A non-disabled actor portrays a character with disability



Sib Stories on Film

Siblings (2021, link)

Limits of My World (2019, Amazon)

Wonder (2017, Amazon)

Kelly’s Hollywood (2016, Amazon)

My Sister’s Keeper (2009, Amazon)*

My Sister's Keeper (2002, Hallmark)*

Tru Confessions (2002, Disney, Amazon)*

The Other Sister (1999, Amazon)*

There’s Something About Mary (1998, Starz)*

What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993, Showtime)*

Rain Man (1988, HBO Max)*

Parenthood (1988, Amazon)*

The Family Next Door (2014, not streaming)*

The Black Balloon (1999, not streaming)*

Dominic & Eugene (1988, not streaming)*


*A non-disabled actor portrays a character with disability




Featuring Characters with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Peanut Butter Falcon (2019, IMDb TV, Amazon)

The Good Doctor (2017- , ABC, Hulu)*

Love on the Spectrum (2020- , Netflix)

Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020, Netflix)

I am Sam (2001, Netflix)*

My Left Foot (1989, Showtime)*


*A non-disabled actor portrays a character with disability

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