Abandoned baby movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant abandoned baby movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, suspense, captivating, serious, suspenseful and psychological films and TV shows about / with abandoned baby, family relations, female protagonist, investigation, adoption, baby, death, female nudity, male female relationship and betrayal plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, South Korea, Russia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as abandoned baby: Hot Springs Geisha (1968), A Good Baby (1999), Short Circuits (2006), Tale in the Darkness (2009), Killing Ground (2016), I'm Sorry, I Love You (2004), Giallo (2009), A Father's Love (2024), Leaving Normal (1992), Adopt a Highway (2019).
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A look at the lives of a troupe of geishas working in a small seaside resort town. For the most part, their lives consist of greeting boatloads of oversexed businessmen and providing bawdy entertainment through the evening followed by private ...
Style:
sensual, erotic drama, atmospheric, erotic, grindhouse ...
Plot:
geisha, abandoned baby, seaside town, rivalry, small town, friendship, gender roles, nightlife, intimacy, loneliness, disappearance, exploitation ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young loner wandering the back roads of North Carolina comes across an abandoned baby. He immediately starts seeking the baby's parents, but starts developing a bond with the child that explores his own isolated roots.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, atmospheric, independent film ...
Plot:
missing child, abandoned baby, family relations, family problems, orphan, isolation, missing person, adoption, violent content, rivalry, legal action, misfit ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
north carolina, appalachia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
At night a city bus driver finds an abandoned baby near a stop. A divorced man comes to pick up his excited son for the weekend. A pretty doctor befriends a quadriplegic. Out of this unfolds a delicate story of human relationships, in which tough ...
Style:
serious, compassionate, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
guilt, father son relationship, abandoned baby, quadriplegic, thoughtful, intimate, empathy, disability, compassion, bittersweet, urban, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
central europe, slovenia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Angelina lives in a big city on the sea coast, where handsome men and beautiful women are strolling the streets with only one purpose: to have fun, flirt and love. But Angelina, being pretty, intelligent, and nice, finds herself lonely. She is a ...
Style:
semi serious, sincere, realistic, touching, art house ...
Plot:
looking for love, social decay, human nature, dull life, society, life is a bitch, lone wolves, singleness, social misfits, small town, misfit, feminism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When young urbanites Ian and Sam decide to go camping, they arrive at their isolated destination to discover another tent already set up, but no sign of its owners. With the other campers at large, Ian and Sam's discovery of a child wandering ...
Style:
slasher, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, scary ...
Audience:
teens, toddlers
Plot:
serial killer, camping, rape, survival horror, backwoods, rape and murder, woods, dog, doctor, murderer duo, husband wife relationship, wilderness ...
Place:
oceania, australia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Cha Moo Hyuk is a man who was adopted by an Australian family but treated cruelly and then abandoned at a young age. By chance, he meets Song Eun Chae, a fashion coordinator dedicated to her employer, singer Choi Yune. Their meeting will have ...
Style:
rough, sad, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
abandoned baby, musician, revenge, family relations, self sacrifice, tragic love, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, love, family problems, betrayal, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In Torino, Celine, an American model, is abducted by a taxi driver while en route home to meet her sister Linda, visiting at her apartment. The next morning, Linda reports that Celine is missing - the sergeant in charge directs her to F.B.I. agent ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, fear, inspector, police investigation, maniac, missing sister, rescue, mysterious character, murder, taxi, police detective, psychopath ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A taxi driver, already struggling to support his wife and children, finds an abandoned baby in the back of his cab.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, heartfelt, realistic ...
Plot:
abandoned baby, secrets, resilience, fatherhood, family drama, marital problem, taxi, relationship problems, family problems, husband wife relationship, couple relations, relationships ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A female buddy story in which Meg Tilly plays a child-like 20-something who has just walked out on her abusive husband. Darly (Christine Lahti) is fleeing a life as a waitress and stripper and is on her way to Alaska to claim a home and family she ...
Style:
road movie, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
road trip, friendship, truck driver, waitress, female friendship, female protagonist, buddy, waking up, journey, girl power, buddies, couple relations ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
alaska, wyoming, portland oregon, usa, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Having spent the last 21 years in a Californian prison for possession of marijuana, a middle-aged man must find his way in a world that has changed completely since he was incarcerated in the 1990's. Finding an abandoned baby in a dumpster sets ...
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, touching, colorful, scenic ...
Plot:
ex convict, baby girl, baby, new life, angst, journey, parenting, internet, abandoned baby, adoption, clinic, women ...
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A female detective investigates the case of a young mother whose infant left behind has died.
Style:
melancholic, grim, tense, suspense, noir ...
Plot:
female detective, lesbian, abandoned baby, lgbt, lesbian relationship, crime investigation, child neglect, female protagonist, family drama, loneliness, ethical dilemma, negligence ...
Place:
south of france, france
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
A big-time social media influencer plunges headfirst into the lives of four women fueled by a thirst for the truth about her birth — and revenge.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
rape, abandoned baby, secret, teenage pregnancy, murder, influencer, social media, male female relationship, relationships, couples, parents and children, couple relations ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Lilya lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilya hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working ...
Style:
sad, bleak, depressing, harsh, brutal ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
poverty, human trafficking, prostitution, friendship, sexual abuse, prostitute, life is a bitch, suicide, teenage prostitution, teenage life, depression, rape ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
denmark, estonia, europe, russia, eastern europe ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A single young mom forms an unlikely friendship with author Peyton, after a desperate situation forces her to abandon her child on Peyton's doorstep.
Style:
romantic, sincere, captivating, entertaining, light
Plot:
single mother, child abandonment, custody, parents and children, male female relationship, relationships, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, unlikely couple, abandoned, baby, young mother ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, South Korea
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Young Jinhee is taken by her father to an orphanage near Seoul. He leaves her there never to return, and she struggles to come to grips with her fate. Jinhee desperately believes her father will come back for her and take her on a trip. The film is ...
Style:
sincere, serious, touching, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
hopes, children, adoption, youth, dysfunctional family, family relations, parents and children, girl, orphan, abandoned by father, family problems, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 2009, 70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
korea, south korea, seoul, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Learn to forgive others, and get forgiveness to yourself. In the forgotten taiga village lives a gloomy and unsociable Trofim Rusanov, senior fishing inspector. He is used to the fact that each day is filled with routine. But one day, on his usual ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, dark, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
taiga, wildlife, brutality, man versus nature, life philosophy, obsession, self discovery, fear, nature, child in peril, murder, abandoned baby ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
El Privilegio de Amar is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from 27 July 1998 through 26 February 1999. Starring Adela Noriega, René Strickler, Helena Rojo and Andrés GarcÃa with the ...
Style:
novela, soap opera, telenovela
Plot:
stepmother stepson relationship, unrequited love, abandoned baby, heartache, suicide attempt, marriage, dark past, emotionally vulnerable, privilege, jealousy, reconciliation, secret ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The morning after kicking off their semester with a patriotic "stars, stripes, and strippers" party, the members of the Omega fraternity awaken to a find a baby on their doorstep. After little to no deliberation, the Omegas decide to ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, funny, light, independent film
Plot:
american football, responsibility, custody, slacker, prank, friendship between men, abandoned baby, family relations, unplanned pregnancy, self doubt, partying, confusion ...
Place:
america, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A young woman tries to find her origins after having been abandoned as an infant at a cemetery wrapped in a cloth with satanic symbols, but as she gets closer to answers a malevolent spirit is telling her to leave.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
ghost, female protagonist, supernatural horror, abandoned baby, abandoned, supernatural, satanist, secret, undercover, obsessive quest, identity, occult ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
This drama follows the last few days in the life of Elvira (formerly Erwin) Weisshaupt. Years before, Erwin told a co-worker, Anton, that he loved him. "Too bad, you aren't a woman," he replied. Erwin took Anton at his word. Trying to ...
Style:
disturbing, philosophical, depressing, controversial, art house ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
transsexual, gender, lgbt, transgender, sex, gay, suicide, loser, identity, unrequited love, father daughter reunion, emotional breakdown ...
Time:
year 1978, 20th century, 70s
Place:
frankfurt germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
TV show
Style:
captivating, thrilling, serious, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mother and daughter, hidden identity, family secret, secrets, marooned, abandoned by mother, searching for the truth, family problems, absent mother, abandoned baby, problem ...
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story:
Mysterious Incredible Terminator is a Taiwanese drama starring Aaron Yan, Gui Gui, Alien Huang and Christine Fan. It was produced by Three Giant Productions.
It was boardcasted on cable TV Gala Television Variety Show/CH 28 from 8 November 2008 to ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, romantic, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
investigation, school, genius, friendship, teamwork, brother sister relationship, love and romance, abandoned baby, twists and turns, university, puzzle, female teacher ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The devastating disappearance of a young girl haunts her grieving family in this fact-based tale feature debut from filmmaker Dionysius Zervos. Hungering for some quality alone time with her new boyfriend, Ray (Costas Mandylor), single mother ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
single mother, family tragedy, family drama, disappearance, loss, beach, grief, missing child, marooned, separation from family, separation, mother and daughter ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
Wild Country is a low budget British horror film which was shot on location in and around Glasgow, Scotland in October.The cast was made up of mostly unknown actors with the exception of Martin Compston and a cameo appearance by Peter Capaldi. The ...
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, scary, crying ...
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, adoption, youth, dangerous animal, teenage life, wilderness, danger, abandoned baby, legends and myths, creature feature, creature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe, glasgow scotland
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
TV show
Story:
A hotel owner and father of four faces a predicament with the arrival of his abandoned son. Will the family dynamics get spicier or sour?
Style:
sentimental, emotional, tension
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, family conflict, parenting, abandoned baby, siblings, elderly couple, heartwarming, reconciliation, empathy, family secret, slice of life ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
In the wake of the significant societal changes in the 1970s, the life of a Saudi family is turned upside down after sheltering a baby found at the mosque.
Style:
historical drama, family saga, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arab culture, arabic history, social change, cultural difference, historical character, life, society, abandoned baby, cultural conflict, social realism, gender roles, adoption ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
saudi arabia, middle east, arabia
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An army veteran who returns home to the Ozarks finds an abandoned young boy in the woods, and as she searches for clues to the boy's identity, discovers the local folklore about a spirit, which comes in the form of a child.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, serious, rough, dark ...
Plot:
female protagonist, superstition, ptsd, folklore, supernatural, love interest, forest, post traumatic stress disorder, abandoned baby, child in peril, danger, isolation ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A car crash victim, humiliated housewife and two repressed teens are connected by their relationships with hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, independent film, tension ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
double life, strong female character, social problems, social realism, secret, doctor patient relationship, friendship between men, secret life, organized crime, drug use, car accident, anguish ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
usa, america, midwest, kentucky, cincinnati ohio ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
I Love You, Don't Cry is a family South Korean family drama series broadcast by MBC in 2008-2009 starring Lee Yoo-ri, Lee Jung-jin and Oh Seung-hyun. The daily drama aired on MBC on Mondays to Fridays at 20:15 from November 17, 2008 to May 22, ...
Style:
romantic drama, dramatic, sincere, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
single father, ex girlfriend, son, mother, father, ex boyfriend, marriage, engaged, biological father, family drama, couples, couple relations ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.
Style:
sexy, psychological, neo noir, erotic, enigmatic ...
Plot:
serial killer, obsession, murder, femme fatale, secret agent, surveillance, secret service, obsessive love, voyeur, making love, stalking, female serial killer ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
alaska, san francisco, chicago, new york, pittsburgh ...
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