Movies Similar to There once was a man

Underdog(2019)

A young girl meets a MMA coach and they quickly form a bond based on their mutual struggles with their own addictions.

This Girl's Life(2004)

"Slice of life" take on life of international porn celebrity, Moon, and her musings on modern life, love and loss.

Another in the Fire(2025)

On May 22, 1980, Michael Sinclair Walter was in a near fatal car accident in Redondo Beach, California. In a coma, paralyzed, blind in one eye, and with a million to one chance of survival, Michael battled back against doctors’ predictions. He not only overcame a horribly broken body, but he overcame addictions and personal behavior that were major obstacles to his eventual success.

Never Steady, Never Still(2017)

A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.

Run Uje Run(2020)

Uje, a pop star in the 1990s, gets diagnosed with Parkinson's. This is a film about his everyday struggles.

Mercy(2022)

When fifteen year old Mercy faces the unimaginable, her courage and resilience come to the fore. What could have been the end of her story is only the start of a new journey.

Late Night(2019)

A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.

Saving Milly(2005)

True story based on the best-selling book by Mort Kondracke.

Elena Knows(2023)

As her Parkinson's disease progresses, a woman leads a relentless investigation into finding those responsible for the sudden death of her daughter.

The Next Level(2024)

After a deadly accident and a tough move, a young basketball player must learn to overcome adversity and make the most of his new situation.

I Swear(2025)

True life story of John Davidson. Diagnosed with Tourette’s at 15, targeted as insane by his peers, he struggled with a condition few had witnessed. Campaigning for Tourette’s as an adult, he accepted his MBE from the Queen in 2019.

Wavering(2019)

As her Parkinson's disease intensifies, a National Parks Ranger struggles to accept her new limitations.

After Last Season(2009)

Two neurology students create a telepathy experiment together to visualize a murderer, who recently knifed another student.

Buddy Joe(2017)

The New Music(2019)

After a Parkinson's diagnosis a classically trained pianist embarks on a path of self discovery leading him to a punk band. Their rebellious lifestyle and music provide a distraction to his troubles and a sharp contrast to his old life.

150

150 is an inspiring, hilarious, and downright gob-smacking story that follows Erchana Murray-Bartlett’s dream to break a Guinness World Record by running 150 marathons in 150 days. Narrated by TV personality Osher Günsberg, 150 captures this seemingly impossible adventure with heart and humour, as one woman battles unavoidable injury, physical exhaustion, and her own mental toughness to run from the top of mainland Australia to the bottom. 6500 kms. Spanning the most gruelling landscape on the planet, through some of the wildest weather imaginable, this heartwarming documentary celebrates failure, vulnerability, and the pursuit of a childhood dream. With the entire world watching every step, when everything and anything can happen, 150 proves that the only limits we have are the ones we place on ourselves.

Mind Over Matter(2017)

A young man born with Cerebral Palsy battles a paralyzed left hand, bullies and stereotypes about the disabled to defy the odds and make it as a rock and roll guitarist. Ultimately, sharing the stage with the very band that inspired him to start (or to achieve the impossible).

Behind Our Walls(2023)

In America, the prison system has become a place of retribution, not restoration. Inmates are often treated as sub-human, and often find themselves feeling hopeless. But a small midwest college decides to give inmates an opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree. Experience the journey of the resilient inmates as they fight incredible odds to change their lives – and change the system.

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie(2023)

A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?

Me To Play(2021)

As their bodies give way to Parkinson's disease, two New York actors put their hearts into one final Off-Broadway production of Beckett's "Endgame," the play that posits, "there's nothing funnier than unhappiness."