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1. North Country (2005)
R | 126 min | Drama
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Director: Niki Caro | Stars: Charlize Theron, Jeremy Renner, Frances McDormand, Thomas Curtis
Votes: 45,000 | Gross: $18.32M
2. You Don't Know Jack (2010 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 134 min | Biography, Drama
A look at the life and work of doctor-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Al Pacino, Brenda Vaccaro, John Goodman, Deirdre O'Connell
Votes: 30,427
3. You're Not You (2014)
R | 102 min | Drama
A drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver.
Director: George C. Wolfe | Stars: Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel, Stephanie Beatriz
Votes: 26,888
4. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan
Votes: 12,034
5. Jenifer (2001 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
The triumphant true story of three sisters who unite in the face of adversity when one of them is diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Laura San Giacomo, Jane Kaczmarek, Annabella Sciorra, Jane Alexander
Votes: 373
6. Indestructible (2007)
Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary
Diagnosed with ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease, film-maker Ben Byer starts documenting his life. One of the most intimate and powerful films you will encounter on a degenerative illness.
Director: Ben Byer | Stars: Stanley Appel, Barbara Byer, Ben Byer, John Byer
Votes: 45
7. At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story (1998 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama
Based on a true story, Sue Rodriguez must face a gripping question, are we in charge of our own lives? Confronted by a terminal, debilitating illness that will ultimately take her life, she... See full summary »
Director: Sheldon Larry | Stars: Wendy Crewson, Carl Marotte, Patrick Galligan, Walter Learning
Votes: 130
8. So Much So Fast (2006)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
A man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease deals with the woman falling for him and a brother who becomes obsessed with finding a cure.
Directors: Steven Ascher, Jeanne Jordan | Stars: Jesse Abbott-Dallamora, Robert Bonazoli, Tyler DiVittorio, Benjamin Heywood
Votes: 232 | Gross: $0.02M
9. A Call to Arms (2009)
85 min | Documentary, History, War
The eyewitness story of the illegal U.S. and U.K. military anthrax vaccination programs, which is recommended by Montel Williams as the Must-See Documentary of the Year. Because of the ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Miller | Stars: Michael Douglas, Linda Hamilton, Scott Miller, Melissa Mosich Miller
Votes: 60
10. Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit (2011)
52 min | Documentary
Directors: Jean-Bernard Andro, Patrice M. Regnier
Votes: 8
11. Merhaba (2011)
20 min | Short, Drama
When Özge Güven flew over 5,000 miles to Istanbul, Turkey to visit her father, she never expected his neurodegenerative disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, to have progressed so quickly... See full summary »
Director: Lauren Brady | Stars: Fadik Sevin Atasoy, Sönmez Atasoy, Paxton Winters, Nursel Köse
Votes: 25
13. Through Riley's Eyes (2000)
30 min | Short, Drama
We as human beings are faced with different choices every day without choice we are powerless. Riley a jazz trumpet player stricken with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) never expected to be faced with this one.
Director: Susan Turner-Cray | Stars: Emily Bird, Nathaniel Bird, Paula Pisani Cohen, Daniel Dupont
Votes: 23
14. In Sickness and in Health (2007)
61 min | Documentary
Chronicles the lives of three same-sex couples fighting to marry the partners they love-and tragically, one couple's heartbreak as their dream dies at the cruel hands of ALS.
Director: Pilar Prassas
Votes: 8
15. Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure (2004 TV Movie)
Documentary
A documentary about Jenifer Estess, who was diagnosed with ALS in 1997, and her founding of Project ALS with her sisters Valerie and Meredith.
Director: Joseph F. Lovett | Stars: Jenifer Estess, Meredith Estess, Valerie Estess, Joseph F. Lovett
Votes: 29
16. Wie Handschuhe voll Sand (2006 TV Movie)
74 min | Documentary
The film tells a story about six people who are suffering from ALS in different stages.
Director: Reinhild Dettmer-Finke
17. Leave Them Laughing (2010)
89 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Life and quips about death from the wheelchair of a woman who vows to exit laughing. Once a nationally-known performer of ballads, skits and self-parody, now fated by Lou Gehrig's Disease ... See full summary »
Director: John Zaritsky | Stars: Mac Zilber, Carla Zilbersmith
Votes: 21
18.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Jungle Love
(2005)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
To avoid Freshman hazing, Chris runs away to South America, when the family get him, Peter learns that he's the richest man in the tribe.
Directors: Seth Kearsley, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,825
19.
The Jane Pauley Show (2004–2005)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2004)
60 min | Talk-Show
The value of documenting one's own life is explored, with the main guest being a 39-year-old woman with Lou Gehrig's Disease who wants to make a record of her life for her 3-year-old son. ... See full summary »
Stars: Jane Pauley, David Isay, Steve Zeitlin
20.
Empire (2015–2020)
Episode:
Pilot
(2015)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Music
Lucious Lyon, told he has a terminal illness, needs one of his family members to step up and take over his company. Meanwhile his ex-wife, recently released from prison, has plans of her own.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Terrence Howard, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers
Votes: 1,169