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51. Vixen: The Movie (2017 Video)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Mari McCabe, an orphan who inherited her family Anansi totem, which allows her to have the speed and strength of any animal, must protect her totem, and 4 other elemental totems just like it, from her sister and others who try to take them
Directors: Curt Geda, James Tucker | Stars: Megalyn Echikunwoke, Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, Franz Drameh
Votes: 1,999
52. Eva - Den utstötta (1969)
R | 93 min | Drama
A girl of 14 is embarrassing her foster parents. She exposes herself to a homeless and police. It turns out that the girl has had sex with various men in exchange for a little kindness and ... See full summary »
Director: Torgny Wickman | Stars: Solveig Andersson, Hans Wahlgren, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Einar Axelsson
Votes: 128
53. The Children Nobody Wanted (1981 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Based on the true story of Tom Butterfield and his crusade to provide family life for homeless children, becoming not only the first bachelor caretaker, but the youngest single adult to ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Fredric Lehne, Michelle Pfeiffer, Matt Clark, Noble Willingham
Votes: 263
54. Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Approved | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
After losing her young son, Edna Gladney opposes the unfair laws discriminating against children whose parents are unknown, and opens an orphanage for those children.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt
Votes: 2,293
55. The Arbor (2010)
Unrated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar.
Director: Clio Barnard | Stars: Manjinder Virk, Christine Bottomley, Natalie Gavin, Parvani Lingiah
Votes: 2,135 | Gross: $0.02M
56. Anak ni Baby Ama (1990)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After knowing his true identity, Anghel took the path of crime and violence. After some series of personal tragedies he decided to seek revenge that would lead him behind bars.
Director: Deo Fajardo Jr. | Stars: Robin Padilla, Eddie Rodriguez, Amy Perez, Ilonah Jean
Votes: 40
57. The Stranger in Between (1952)
Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A violent fugitive and a mistreated small boy team up to flee from authority.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whiteley, Elizabeth Sellars, Kay Walsh
Votes: 1,421
58. The Painted Desert (1931)
Passed | 79 min | Drama, Western
Two men find an abandoned baby and fight over the ownership of the child, resulting in lifelong rivalry.
Directors: Howard Higgin, Tom Buckingham | Stars: William Boyd, Helen Twelvetrees, William Farnum, J. Farrell MacDonald
Votes: 826
59. March Comes in Like a Lion (2017)
138 min | Drama, Sport
17-year-old Kiriyama Rei is a promising professional shogi player. His family died in an accident when he was young, and he was adopted by his father's friend Koda, a professional shogi ... See full summary »
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Kasumi Arimura, Kaya Kiyohara, Kana Kurashina
Votes: 381
60. Mission Kashmir (2000)
R | 154 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni
Votes: 7,631
61. 56 Up (2012)
Not Rated | 144 min | Documentary, Biography
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
Directors: Michael Apted, Paul Almond | Stars: Michael Apted, Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield
Votes: 2,470 | Gross: $0.70M
62. Min and Bill (1930)
Passed | 69 min | Comedy, Drama
Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.
Director: George W. Hill | Stars: Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Dorothy Jordan, Marjorie Rambeau
Votes: 1,900
63. Deep in My Heart (1999 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Drama
A white woman who was raped by a black man gives the baby up for adoption. The film follows the life of the child as she grows up and has children of her own.
Director: Anita W. Addison | Stars: Anne Bancroft, Lynn Whitfield, Alice Krige, Cara Buono
Votes: 463
64. Springflod (1990)
105 min | Drama, Romance
Franco lives in a rough part of Copenhagen. His hooker mother has little time for him. Franco drifts into a life of crime, repeatedly confronting the authorities. To give him a new start, ... See full summary »
Director: Eddie Thomas Petersen | Stars: Jesper Gredeli Jensen, Trine Dyrholm, Kirsten Olesen, Peter Schrøder
Votes: 200
65. Jane Eyre (1934)
Approved | 62 min | Drama, Romance
A meek governess and her mysterious employer strike up a romantic relationship.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive, Beryl Mercer, David Torrence
Votes: 433
66. Bahay kubo: A Pinoy mano po! (2007)
130 min | Comedy, Drama
Farmer Eden goes to town selling her produce and finds and adopts Lily which, eventually lead to adoption of several children. Whenever the officials intervene, Eden friends helped Eden out by claiming some of the children are theirs.
Director: Joel Lamangan | Stars: Maricel Soriano, Eric Quizon, Marian Rivera, Shaina Magdayao
Votes: 69
67. I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive (2009)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
Given up for adoption as a toddler, troubled teenager Thomas becomes obsessed with tracking down his birth mother. After years of searching, Thomas finds her single, with a small child, ... See full summary »
Directors: Claude Miller, Nathan Miller | Stars: Vincent Rottiers, Sophie Cattani, Christine Citti, Yves Verhoeven
Votes: 580 | Gross: $0.01M
68. Lea (1996)
100 min | Drama, Romance
51-year-old Herbert Strehlow, a furniture restorer, falls in love with 21-year-old Lea, who has not spoken a word since childhood when her father killed her mother. She bears a striking ... See full summary »
Director: Ivan Fíla | Stars: Lenka Vlasáková, Christian Redl, Hanna Schygulla, Miroslav Donutil
Votes: 498 | Gross: $0.03M
69. Sole (2019)
102 min | Drama
Lena is seven months pregnant and she's ready to sell the baby in her belly. Ermanno agrees to pretend to be the father. Fabio, the uncle of Ermanno, will pay them to buy the child that he ... See full summary »
Director: Carlo Sironi | Stars: Claudio Segaluscio, Sandra Drzymalska, Bruno Buzzi, Marco Felli
Votes: 861
70. Get Your Stuff (2000)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A wealthy professional gay couple, who wish to adopt children, see their lives turned topsy turvy when they take in two misbehaving brothers, supposedly just for one night.
Director: Max Mitchell | Stars: Cameron Watson, Anthony Meindl, Elaine Hendrix, Grady Hutt
Votes: 624
71. Next of Kin (1984)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Drama
Unhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the process.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Patrick Tierney, Berj Fazlian, Sirvart Fazlian, Arsinée Khanjian
Votes: 1,047
72. Rännstensungar (1974)
97 min | Drama
When her mother dies, the poor and unknown painter Johan Fahlén takes care of Ninni. She is paralyzed from below the waist, but Fahlén promises that one day she will be able to walk. While ... See full summary »
Director: Torgny Anderberg | Stars: Cornelis Vreeswijk, Anita Lindblom, Monica Zetterlund, Karin Falck
Votes: 410
73. Zerwany (2003)
97 min | Drama
From orphanage to foster home and back, then to the reformatory, 10-year-old Mateusz endures cruel brutality while aspiring to unite with his mother.
Director: Jacek Filipiak | Stars: Krzysztof Ciupa, Lech Dyblik, Agnieszka Dygant, Jan Frycz
Votes: 82
74. A Dog's Best Friend (1959)
Approved | 70 min | Drama, Western
A young orphan rejects his foster parents--instead turning to a German Shepard whose master was recently murdered. Stumbling on some evidence, the boy is rescued from the killer by his dog.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Bill Williams, Marcia Henderson, Roger Mobley, Roy Engel
Votes: 94
75. Rise of the Dead (2007 Video)
R | 72 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In the sleepy small town of Dudley, Ohio, a terrifying future awaits. Laura Childs (Erin Wilk) is under attack by the undead, and not even those closest to her can save her from the evil forces at hand.
Director: William Wedig | Stars: Erin Wilk, Stephen Seidel, Peter Blitzer, Chris Ferry
Votes: 644
76. Michou d'Auber (2007)
124 min | Drama
Set in France during the struggle for Algerian independence, Messaoud's mother is terminally ill and his father, needing to work long hours in the factory, can't look after him, so decides ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Gilou | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye, Mathieu Amalric, Samy Seghir
Votes: 835
77. Night of Evil (1962)
88 min | Drama
The story of a young girl who goes from being a high school cheerleader to a stripper who commits an armed robbery.
Director: Richard Galbreath | Stars: Lisa Gaye, William Campbell, Lynette Bernay, Remo Pisani
Votes: 95
78. Rose of Cimarron (1952)
Approved | 72 min | Western
A white girl raised by Indians sets out to find out who murdered her adoptive parents.
Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Jack Buetel, Mala Powers, Bill Williams, Jim Davis
Votes: 167
79. One Man's Journey (1933)
Passed | 72 min | Drama
Dr. Eli Watt, a widower, comes to a small town, considering himself a failure in his attempt to have a meaningful career in New York. He raises his son Jimmy as well as Letty, a baby whose ... See full summary »
Director: John S. Robertson | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, May Robson, Dorothy Jordan, Joel McCrea
Votes: 535
80. Filmpje! (1995)
104 min | Action, Comedy
Bob and Annie separate. After the court case Annie gives Bob two airline tickets for a tropical island to save their relationship. However, Bob takes someone else with him on holiday: ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Ruven | Stars: Paul de Leeuw, Rijk de Gooyer, Olga Zuiderhoek, Tom Jansen
Votes: 1,336
81. The Ocean Waif (1916)
Unrated | 40 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
An abused woman finds love in the arms of a famous novelist.
Director: Alice Guy | Stars: Carlyle Blackwell, Doris Kenyon, Edgar Norton, Fraunie Fraunholz
Votes: 481
82. Terminator the Second (2011 TV Movie)
96 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Terminator the Second is a parody of the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, constructed solely of lines and phrases from the plays of William Shakespeare.
Directors: Cody DeVos, Marshall Weber | Stars: Jamie Bradley, Randal Cooper, Jasson Cring, Phillip Currie
Votes: 6
83. A Normal World (2020)
103 min | Drama
Ernesto learns that his mother has passed, and worse, they plan to bury her in a graveyard. Determined to fulfill his late mum's wishes, he plots to steal the coffin.
Director: Achero Mañas | Stars: Ernesto Alterio, Gala Amyach, Ruth Díaz, Pau Durà
Votes: 316
84. The Kid from Cleveland (1949)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Baseball team (the Cleveland Indians) helps a troubled teenaged fan.
Director: Herbert Kline | Stars: George Brent, Lynn Bari, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Cook
Votes: 136
85. We Are Dad (2005)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary, History, Reality-TV
A gay couple who are pediatric AIDS nurses become foster parents to infants who are HIV positive, and decide to challenge the State of Florida's law banning adoption by gay people
Director: Michel Horvat | Stars: Roger Croteau, Steven Lofton, Alan Ball, Ron Brenesky
Votes: 100
86. Onna de aru koto (1958)
100 min
Married for a decade, a couple have no child. He is a lawyer, however, and as a result of one of his cases has the daughter of an imprisoned man living with them. The girl, who is ... See full summary »
Director: Yûzô Kawashima | Stars: Masayuki Mori, Setsuko Hara, Yoshiko Kuga, Tatsuya Mihashi
Votes: 12
87. Cutie Honey: Tears (2016)
92 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Scientist Dr. Kisaragi creates Cutie Honey, an android that possesses human emotions, in order to stop an evil organization.
Directors: Takeshi Asai, Ryo Higuchi | Stars: Keita Arai, Hina Fukatsu, Ren Imai, Nicole Ishida
Votes: 299
88. Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A young orphan girl wants a small-time gambler to be her father.
Director: John Farrow | Stars: John Litel, Ann Sheridan, Frank McHugh, Janet Chapman
Votes: 130
89. Kapag kumulo ang dugo (1999)
Action
Jesus parents were both criminals.
After they died Jesus was left in the care of his grandmother. Jesus grew up to be a good man but he was violent a treat he got from his parent.
He became... See full synopsis »
Director: Leonardo L. Garcia | Stars: Jeric Raval, Daisy Reyes, Kier Legaspi, Roy Alvarez
Votes: 9
90. Northwest Rangers (1942)
Passed | 65 min | Drama, Western
Boyhood friends grow up into different professions, one a dedicated Royal Canadian Mountie, the other a notorious if well liked gambler.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: James Craig, William Lundigan, Patricia Dane, John Carradine
Votes: 191
91. Little Mary Sunshine (1916)
46 min | Drama
Just after Bob's fiancée breaks off their engagement, he meets young Mary, whose mother has just died, and the two of them comfort each other.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Marie Osborne, Henry King, Marguerite Nichols, Andrew Arbuckle
Votes: 58
92. Rolling Home (1946)
Passed | 71 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A small town minister adopts an orphan boy and his injured rodeo horse.
Director: William Berke | Stars: Jean Parker, Russell Hayden, Raymond Hatton, Pamela Blake
Votes: 90
93. Beyond Acceptance (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
The story of a family's struggle to accept, a ten-year-old foster child, and their journey of loving the unlovable.
Director: Leslie Naugle | Stars: Larry Bowron, Trent Garnaat, Traci Bowron, Katherine Gifford
Votes: 69
94. Begin Again (I) (2013)
68 min | Drama, Family
12-yr-old Jessica Jones world is torn apart when she is taken out of her abusive home & placed in to Foster care. Jessica will grapple with her past, present, & future. She will meet numerous struggles along the way.
Directors: Bill Gillane, Joshua Samson | Stars: Lisa Spurrier, Bill Gillane, Dusti Jones, Savanna Kylie Lewis
Votes: 66
95. Together (XXIII)
Documentary | Post-production
30 years after family tragedy drove her into the foster care system, Juliet, a Vietnamese-American woman, returns to the scene of her mother's death to confront her unresolved trauma and ... See full summary »
Director: Yasmin Mistry | Stars: Juliet Pearrell, Jen Kimble, Hong Nguyen, Josh Kimble
96. The Unfortunate Sex (1920)
60 min | Drama
Given away by her wealthy father, James Harrington, as an infant because she was born a female, Peggy has been raised by a kindly underworld crook. One day, while selling papers at the news... See full summary »
Director: Elsier La Maie | Stars: Frances Edmonde, George Larkin, Harry von Meter, Katharine Lewis
97. Young Mother Hubbard (1917)
73 min | Drama
Forced by the death of her mother to care for her three brothers and sisters, little Mona Fairfax is known to farmers of her district as Young Mother Hubbard. The children's step-father, ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Berthelet | Stars: Mary McAllister, William Clifford, Carolyn Irwin, Granville Bates
Votes: 28
98. Kinderspiel (2011)
18 min | Short, Drama, Family
Sixteen-year-old Leon seeks his place between social responsibility and youthful levity.
Director: Lars Kornhoff | Stars: Neil Belakhdar, Ludwig Hilz, Leopold Hilz, Chiara von Galli
Votes: 28
99. Kesä kartsalla (1982 TV Movie)
54 min | Drama, Family
Director: Timo Martinkauppi | Stars: Samuel Franck, Liisi Tandefelt, Heikki Liikanen, Iivari Sipilä
Votes: 6
100. Moon Child (2018)
59 min | Documentary
Director: Anna Korhonen | Stars: Anna Korhonen, Sani Ahre, Mei, Eve
Votes: 9