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1. The Florida Project (2017)
R | 111 min | Drama
Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.
Director: Sean Baker | Stars: Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Rivera
Votes: 128,475 | Gross: $5.90M
2. Sleepers (1996)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric
Votes: 237,641 | Gross: $49.10M
3. I Am Sam (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Drama
An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
Director: Jessie Nelson | Stars: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 155,337 | Gross: $40.31M
4. Empire of Light (2022)
R | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones
Votes: 24,205
5. T2 Trainspotting (2017)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle
Votes: 133,007 | Gross: $2.40M
6. White Oleander (2002)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Renée Zellweger, Robin Wright, Alison Lohman
Votes: 34,088 | Gross: $16.35M
7. The Guardian (2001–2004)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick.
Stars: Simon Baker, Alan Rosenberg, Raphael Sbarge, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 5,892
8. Leave No Trace (2018)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Drama
A father and his seventeen-year-old daughter are living an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon when a small mistake derails their lives forever.
Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard, Derek John Drescher
Votes: 65,307 | Gross: $6.05M
9. Girl in the Picture (2022)
TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
A young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.
Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Karen Parsley, Charles Engles, Merle Bean, Ernest Bean
Votes: 21,684
10. Pete's Dragon (2016)
PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who happens to be a dragon.
Director: David Lowery | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence
Votes: 61,692 | Gross: $76.23M
11. A Thousand and One (2023)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama
After unapologetic and fiercely loyal Inez kidnaps her son Terry from the foster care system, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
Director: A.V. Rockwell | Stars: Teyana Taylor, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross
Votes: 6,944
12. Hereafter (2010)
PG-13 | 129 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
An American construction worker, a French journalist and a London school boy set out on a spiritual journey after death touches their lives in different ways.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Matt Damon, Cécile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard, Thierry Neuvic
Votes: 95,500 | Gross: $32.75M
13. The Glass House (2001)
PG-13 | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.
Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Diane Lane, Leelee Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgård, Bruce Dern
Votes: 39,852 | Gross: $18.00M
14. The Dumping Ground (2013– )
30 min | Drama, Family
In a children's home known as the "dumping ground", the children have many fab, fun-filled adventures together as they grow up in foster care.
Stars: Sarah Rayson, Stacy Liu, Kia Pegg, Miles Butler-Hughton
Votes: 739
15. The Specials (2019)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of two men, educators of children and adolescents with autism.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb, Hélène Vincent, Bryan Mialoundama
Votes: 11,208
16. All to Play For (2023)
112 min | Drama
Barmaid Sylvie is a single mom living with her two sons, Sofiane and Jean-Jacques. One night, Sofiane is injured while being alone in the flat which results in placing him in a foster home. Sylvie is determined to bring her son back home.
Director: Delphine Deloget | Stars: Virginie Efira, Félix Lefebvre, Arieh Worthalter, Mathieu Demy
Votes: 393
17. Love According to Dalva (2022)
83 min | Drama
Dalva is 12, but she dresses and lives like a woman. One day, she's taken away from her house. Dumbfounded at first, she later meets Jayden, a social worker, and Samia, a teen with a temper. A new life seems to start for Dalva.
Director: Emmanuelle Nicot | Stars: Zelda Samson, Alexis Manenti, Fanta Guirassy, Marie Denarnaud
Votes: 1,691
18. God's Not Dead: We the People (2021)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy
Reverend Dave defending himself and a group of Christian homeschooling families after the inspection by the local government official.
Director: Vance Null | Stars: David A.R. White, William Forsythe, Isaiah Washington, Antonio Sabato Jr.
Votes: 1,645
19. Ideal Home (2018)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
A bickering gay couple must suddenly deal with the unexpected task of raising a 10-year-old boy.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd, Jesse Luken, Evan Bittencourt
Votes: 11,618
20. Hungry Hearts (2014)
Unrated | 109 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life-or-death circumstance.
Director: Saverio Costanzo | Stars: Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher, Roberta Maxwell, Brandon Reiss
Votes: 5,944
21. 10½ (2010)
108 min | Drama
Tommy, 10 years old, is well known by Social Services. He is considered a danger to society. Gilles, his guardian at this halfway house, sees potential for redemption in this kid driven by violence.
Director: Daniel Grou | Stars: Claude Legault, Robert Naylor, Eugénie Beaudry, Blaise Tardif
Votes: 725
22. Luis and the Aliens (2018)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An 11-year-old boy befriends three aliens after they crash their spaceship onto the grounds of an closed gas station by his house.
Directors: Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein, Seán McCormack | Stars: Callum Maloney, Dermot Magennis, Ian Coppinger, Paul Tylak
Votes: 2,923 | Gross: $0.15M
23. Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017)
Unrated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.
Director: Matt Tyrnauer | Stars: Scotty Bowers, William Mann, David Kuhn, Stephen Fry
Votes: 1,804 | Gross: $0.46M
24. The Black Balloon (2008)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Romance
All Thomas wants is a normal adolescence but his autistic brother, Charlie, thwarts his every opportunity. Will Thomas, with the help of his girlfriend, Jackie, accept his brother?
Director: Elissa Down | Stars: Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Toni Collette, Erik Thomson
Votes: 9,234 | Gross: $0.09M
25. The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Octavia Spencer
Votes: 5,305
26. What Will People Say (2017)
106 min | Drama
The story of Nisha, daughter of a Pakistani-Norwegian family, who is kidnapped to Pakistan by her parents when her father finds her in bed with a man.
Director: Iram Haq | Stars: Maria Mozhdah, Adil Hussain, Ekavali Khanna, Rohit Saraf
Votes: 5,945 | Gross: $0.04M
27. Eastern Boys (2013)
Unrated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A businessman makes a regular arrangement with a Ukrainian prostitute, despite the youngster's involvement in a controlling street gang.
Director: Robin Campillo | Stars: Olivier Rabourdin, Kirill Emelyanov, Daniil Vorobyov, Edéa Darcque
Votes: 3,844 | Gross: $0.02M
28. Raining Stones (1993)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix, Ricky Tomlinson
Votes: 4,919 | Gross: $0.09M
29. Sleepwalking (2008)
R | 101 min | Drama
The drama follows a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment.
Director: Bill Maher | Stars: Charlize Theron, Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Deborra-Lee Furness
Votes: 6,059 | Gross: $0.17M
30. Ben X (2007)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Thriller
As an alternative to getting bullied at school, an autistic teenager retreats into the world of online role-playing games.
Director: Nic Balthazar | Stars: Marijke Pinoy, Greg Timmermans, Cesar De Sutter, Gilles De Schryver
Votes: 19,381 | Gross: $0.00M
31. The Wild Little Bunch (1973)
105 min | Drama
"The 14" or "Existance" has a mother of 14 children living in poor working class England falling sick and the children try to carry on as a family. Convincing acting from young actors raises this gritty tale above the horizon.
Director: David Hemmings | Stars: Jack Wild, June Brown, Liz Edmiston, John Bailey
Votes: 302
32. Glass House: The Good Mother (2006 Video)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Young siblings Abby and Ethan are adopted by outwardly perfect parents Eve and Raymond Goode, only to find that that their new guardian's remote mansion is far from the idyllic abode that it initially appears to be.
Director: Steve Antin | Stars: Angie Harmon, Joel Gretsch, Jordan Danger, Bobby Coleman
Votes: 2,827
33. Custody (I) (2016)
TV-14 | 104 min | Drama
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Director: James Lapine | Stars: Viola Davis, Hayden Panettiere, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 1,247
34. Anything Is Possible (2013)
TV-Y7 | 93 min | Drama, Family, Music
Ethan Bortnick plays the leading role as Nathan, a young boy who's separated from his mother when she goes missing during a trip to Japan to help after the tsunami. The movie explores ... See full summary »
Director: Demetrius Navarro | Stars: Ethan Bortnick, Jonathan Bennett, Lacey Chabert, Fatima Ptacek
Votes: 512
35. Father (2020)
120 min | Drama
A Serbian man fights to regain custody of his children.
Director: Srdan Golubovic | Stars: Goran Bogdan, Boris Isakovic, Nada Sargin, Milica Janevski
Votes: 3,042
36. Gun-Shy (2003)
Unrated | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Dito Tsintsadze's drama focuses on a loner whose life changes dramatically, when he gets to know a beautiful, but strange girl. Lukas, a young man doing "meals on wheels" instead of ... See full summary »
Director: Dito Tsintsadze | Stars: Fabian Hinrichs, Lavinia Wilson, Johan Leysen, Ingeborg Westphal
Votes: 633
37. In Safe Hands (2018)
G | 110 min | Drama
Theo was born an unwanted child. The social services set out to find the perfect home for his adoption.
Director: Jeanne Herry | Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Gilles Lellouche, Élodie Bouchez, Olivia Côte
Votes: 2,608 | Gross: $0.00M
38. In the Best Interest of the Child (1990 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Jennifer's daughter is having nightmares and acting violently. It dawns on Jennifer that Mandy might be sexually abused by her father. What will she do when the court isn't favourable in Mandy's hour of need?
Director: David Greene | Stars: Meg Tilly, Ed Begley Jr., Michael O'Keefe, Michele Greene
Votes: 124
39. Class (2010 TV Movie)
G | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Preppy and wealthy Whitt Sheffield is in his last semester of law school when a professor assigns him to act as an advocate for a young, single mother who needs help finding - and keeping -... See full summary »
Director: David S. Cass Sr. | Stars: Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Justin Bruening, Constance Marie, Eric Roberts
Votes: 504
40. The Theory of Flight (1998)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two miserable people find happiness together: a man dreaming of flying, and a woman dreaming of living.
Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird
Votes: 2,735 | Gross: $0.07M
41. Patrik, Age 1.5 (2008)
Unrated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Swedish gay couple adopt what they think is an 18-month-old orphan, only to meet their new son, a 15-year-old homophobic delinquent.
Director: Ella Lemhagen | Stars: Gustaf Skarsgård, Torkel Petersson, Tom Ljungman, Amanda Davin
Votes: 10,394 | Gross: $0.06M
42. Meant to Be (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
A young man searches for his mother and discovers God's plan for him.
Director: Bradley Dorsey | Stars: Erika Eleniak, Bradley Dorsey, Erin Sossamon, Kristen Renton
Votes: 366
43. Listen (II) (2020)
73 min | Drama
In the London suburbs, Bela and Jota face serious difficulties when "social services" raise concerns about the safety of their three children. The 7-year-old daughter's deafness triggers a process in the system that seems to go on forever.
Director: Ana Rocha | Stars: Lúcia Moniz, Sophia Myles, Ruben Garcia, Kiran Sonia Sawar
Votes: 2,086
44. The Betrayed Girls (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
About the child abuse revelations in Rochdale and other towns. Featuring the testimony of victims and the shocking truth from those who spoke out.
Director: Henry Singer | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Ann Cryer, Andrew Norfolk, Mohammed Shafiq
Votes: 31
45. A Holiday to Remember (1995 TV Movie)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Carolyn leaves the big city with her daughter Jordi for her childhood village. She meets her former fiance and finds a lost boy who she wants to adopt, but Jordi is not too keen on the idea.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Connie Sellecca, Asia Vieira, Brenda Bazinet, Kyle Fairlie
Votes: 698
46. A Thief's Daughter (2019)
102 min | Drama
Her father is a convicted, her boyfriend rejects her, her brother is troublemaker, her baby needs money and she's half-deaf of one ear. Bad times to be Sara.
Director: Belén Funes | Stars: Greta Fernández, Eduard Fernández, Àlex Monner, Tomás Martín
Votes: 1,046
47. When I Was 12 (2001 TV Movie)
83 min | Drama
A tween girl moves with her alcoholic mother and abusive brother to Burnley. She meets and older boy, suffering from a similar home, and they run away together.
Director: Dominic Savage | Stars: Holly Scourfield, Jody Latham, Ashley Thewlis, Lisa Millett
Votes: 56
48. All American Christmas Carol (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A white-trash mom is visited by three ghosts intent on showing her a path to a brighter future.
Director: Ron Carlson | Stars: Taryn Manning, Beverly D'Angelo, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Eddie Jemison
Votes: 636
49. A Sinful Life (1989)
R | 90 min | Comedy
A former 'Sonny and Cher' dancer tries to pull her life together when social services threaten to take her daughter away from her.
Director: William Schreiner | Stars: Anita Morris, Dennis Christopher, Shelly Desai, Rita Gomez
Votes: 92
50. Don't Take My Baby (2015 TV Movie)
57 min | Drama
A young, disabled couple fight social services for custody of their new-born daughter.
Director: Ben Anthony | Stars: Queen Allen, Amanda Barnley, Jill Buchanan, Kate Budge
Votes: 96