Molly (1999)

Director
John Duigan

Main cast
Elisabeth Shue; Aaron Eckhart; Jill Hennessy; Thomas Jane; D.W. Moffett

Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance

Description
Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due budget cuts, Molly is left in the charge of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck allows her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with unexpectedly drastic results.


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