A wealthy white paraplegic and his black parolee caregiver are mutually changed for the better.
The Upside (2017)
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)
What a delightful visual parable of reconciliation from director and screenwriter Gus Van Sant! Based on John Callahan’s autobiography of the same name, the title comes from one of the sardonic cartoons that made Callahan beloved and controversial. His story is both a recovery tale (the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are central) and …
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Me Before You (2016)
A girl who loves loud colors for her clothes, after caring for a paraplegic for several weeks, learns he will submit to euthanasia even though he loves her, and despite her pleas.