Special (2006)

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He's not your ordinary superhero.

A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.

• Released: 2006-11-17
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 21m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 107 votes

Directed by Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore.

Top cast

• Michael Rapaport as Les Franken
• Paul Blackthorne as Jonas Exiler
• Josh Peck as Joey
• Robert Baker as Everett
• Jack Kehler as Dr. Dobson
• Alexandra Holden as Maggie
• Ian Bohen as Ted Exiler
• Christopher Darga as Steve
• Michael Shamus Wiles as Cop
• Erich Anderson as Newscaster

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Special

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
• Canada: rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling

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