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 7.6
 104K
Philomena (2013)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Style: touching, sentimental, realistic, captivating, sad ...
Plot: adoption, convent, catholic church, journalist, catholic, journalism, self discovery, religious intolerance, faith, nun, elderly, illegitimate son ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 1950s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place: ireland, england, washington d.c., britain, usa ...
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Earwig and the Witch (2020)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.
Style: anime, visually appealing, atmospheric, stylized, dark fantasy ...
Audience: kids
Plot: orphan, adoption, orphanage, witch, black cat, abandoned by mother, notebook, talking animal, superpower, fantasy world, supernatural power, youth ...
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Hide in the Light (2018)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: An adventurous group of friends dare to break into the abandoned orphanage and quickly find themselves trapped and fighting against unnatural forces.
Style: scary, suspenseful, entertaining, melancholic, exciting ...
Plot: paranormal phenomena, ghost, teamwork, paranormal investigation, brutality, vengeance, exorcism, fear, haunting, darkness, orphanage, demon ...
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Christmas Is Here Again (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: When the evil Krad steals Santa's toy bag, he crushes the holiday spirit- and over time, the world's children forget all about Christmas. Now, a wide-eyed orphan and her band of friends will embark on the polar adventure of a lifetime, as ...
Style: exciting, feel good, humorous, stylized, christmas special ...
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: christmas, orphan, reindeer, holiday, best friend, escapades, young heroes, goofy hero, imaginary, animal life, optimism, heroic mission ...
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The Whoopee Boys (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Two New York hustlers (Michael O'Keefe, Paul Rodriguez) go to Palm Beach, Fla., and enroll in a charm school to please an heiress.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: teenager, inheritance, high society, school, illuminati, orphanage, merchant, partner, nudity, profanity, friends, couples ...
Time: year 1986, 80s, 20th century
Place: florida
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Christmas Oranges (2012)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In a town not so far away and a time not so long ago, baby Rose was left on the porch of Greenwoods Orphanage, where Mrs. Hartley (Nancy Stafford) and the children under her tender care become her family. But when tragedy strikes, Rose (Bailee ...
Style: uplifting, fairy tale, sincere, touching, social ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, orphanage, orphan, slice of life, christmas eve, friendship, kindness, christmas spirit, care, lifestyle, child protagonist, bereavement ...
Time: 20th century
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 6.2
 610
Jumpman (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia, Lithuania, Ireland, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Young Oksana puts her newly born Denis in a baby box. Sixteen years later she steals him away from a children's home, intent on making amends for her maternal neglect, and to exploit him to earn money in a corrupt legal system.
Style: disturbing, melancholic, suspenseful, rough
Plot: mother son relationship, blackmail, corruption, lie, swindle, young man, bandit, escapades, extortion, organized crime, criminal, abandoned baby ...
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What's Left of You (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min.
Story: On his 18th birthday, wealthy but spoiled Ozgur(Ekin Koc) gets a surprise from his deceased grandfather's will. He has to leave his luxurious life in Istanbul and graduate from a public school in a small village on the Aegean coast. After ...
Style: romantic, light, sincere, colorful
Plot: school, first love, inheritance, last will and testament, orphanage, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, promise, countryside, getting home, wealth, rural setting, flashback ...
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 6.5
 757
Holy Lola (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The story of a young couple, Pierre and Geraldine, and their desire for a child, which leads them on a journey of initiation to Cambodia. On their difficult and transformative adventure, they must contend with obstructive authorities and the ...
Style: touching, realistic, serious, sincere
Plot: adoption, family relations, interracial adoption, orphan, bribery, adoptive father, society, couple relations, babies and infants, politics, friendship, bureaucracy ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: cambodia
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 8.7
 43K
Monster (2004)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan, Poland
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Style: anime, psychological, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: moral dilemma, false accusation, doctor, hospital, murder, mastermind, protagonist as suspect, manipulation, life is a bitch, choice, guilt, society ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: germany, europe, czech republic
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 6.4
 130
In Your Place (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story: Christian and Renato are identical twins who have opposite lives: Christian grew up in an orphanage and is underemployed, struggling to survive. Renato was adopted by a rich family and had everything that money can buy. When they meet again as ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, psychological, captivating, novela ...
Plot: identical twins, moral ambiguity, adopted son, foster child, rich and poor, brother brother relationship, family problems, brothers, death, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, death of father ...
Place: rio de janeiro
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 5.4
 22K
Like Mike (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable ...
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, touching, black comedy ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: basketball, youth, sport team, teenage life, wish come true, teenager, orphanage, rising to stardom, prodigy, hopes, superhuman powers, ambition ...
Place: los angeles, england, europe, california
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 7.4
 41K
Oliver! (1968)
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story: Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
Style: visually appealing, sentimental, social, epic, dark ...
Audience: kids, toddlers, family outing, teen drama, adult
Plot: orphan, street kid, broadway, dance, child, children, runaway, charles dickens, dog, dancing, happy ending, coming of age ...
Time: 19th century, year 1968, 1800s, 1900s, victorian era ...
Place: england, london, europe, britain
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the ...
Style: fairy tale, light, exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: magic, witch, wizard, fantasy world, sorcerer, good versus evil, magical creature, friendship, magic wand, chase, harry potter, teleportation ...
Time: 1920s, year 2016, 2010s, 20th century
Place: new york, arizona, london, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
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 6.5
 12K
December Boys (2007)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they ...
Style: sentimental, touching, emotional, sad, realistic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: adoption, friendship, youth, teenage boy, male bonding, summer vacation, orphan, best friend, love and romance, couple relations, parents and children, orphanage ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 60s, 2000s
Place: australia, south australia, tasmania
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 5.4
 33K
Problem Child (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Ben Healy (John Ritter) and his social climbing wife Flo adopt Junior a fun-loving seven year old. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares. But is ...
Style: funny, feel good, hilarious, light, slapstick ...
Audience: family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: adoption, mischievous children, chase, spoiled brat, troublemaker, children, child hero, child, friends, dark humor, kidnapping, childhood ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: texas, usa
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 7.5
 3K
The Italian (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.
Style: sentimental, touching, realistic, breathtaking, inspirational ...
Plot: orphan, children, orphanage, youth, boy, adoption, coming of age, friendship, adolescence, family relations, self discovery, hopes ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: russia, soviet union, europe, italy
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 4.7
 7K
Tin & Tina (2023)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA, Romania
Duration: 119 min.
Story: After a traumatic miscarriage, Lola and her husband Adolfo adopt Tin and Tina, a lovely albino brother and sister with an ultra-catholic education that makes them interpret Holy Bible verbatim.
Style: captivating, detective, suspenseful, serious, dread
Plot: adoption, hospital, foster child, brother and sister, brother, parents and children, parents, sister, foster home, children, foster parent, adoptive father ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: spain
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A Christmas Tale (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A tale of a boy from a wealthy family who during his work at the post office steals Christmas gifts from the wealthy to give to the poor people of Stockholm.
Plot: european, storytelling, christmas dinner, comic book, orphan, husband wife relationship, good samaritan, christmas present, post office, father son relationship, charity, voice over narration ...
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My Daddy Long Legs (1990)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Judy Abbott is an orphan living in New York, who at the age of 17 finds herself in receipt of a college scholarship and monthly allowance from a mysterious benefactor. Her benefactor believes she has great potential as a writer and wishes to see her ...
Style: anime, juvenile, shoujo
Audience: kids
Plot: high school, friendship, slice of life, orphan, coming of age, school, high school life, money, education, orphanage, grownups, fall in love ...
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The Secret of the Ant-Child (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Traveling in North Benin, Cécile crosses the path of a young African mother deposited him, distraught, a baby in arms ... Cecile will adopt this child will grow African and Lancelot in France. The year of its seven years, she left with him to the ...
Style: touching, emotional, serious, realistic
Plot: adoption, parents and children, uncover truth, family relations, homecoming, babies and infants, orphan, male female relationship, ritual, african tribe, school teacher, school ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, africa
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 6.8
 163
Tiger Mask W (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Two young wrestlers face each other in a recently revived underground wrestling organization, the Tiger's Lair, which destroyed the wrestling dojo they grew up in. One took over the training facilities of Naoto Date at the foot of Mount Fuji, ...
Style: exciting, captivating, uplifting, intense, inspirational ...
Plot: fight, wrestling, follow your dream, ambition, pride and honor, rivalry, contests and competitions, rivals, championship, human spirit, determination, character study ...
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My Little Bossings (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Torky is a bookkeeper working for Baba a millionaire cash management specialist. Because of some conflict in her business that puts her life in danger, Baba entrusts the safety of her son Justin to Torky who takes him home to meet his daughter Ice ...
Plot: scam, hiding, single parent, orphanage, nun, accountant, father daughter relationship, disguise, sister sister relationship, swimming pool, demolition, watermelon ...
Place: the philippines
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 3.4
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Old School (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A crazy movie, a kind of UFO, hectic comic book.
Style: spoof
Plot: voice over narration, gangster, friend, friendship, violence, gang, orphanage, thief, theft, orphan, television reporter, twenty something ...
Time: 70s
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 7.1
 207
Darna (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Darna is a Philippine drama/fantasy series adapted from Mars Ravelo's fictional superheroine of the same name; directed by Dominic Zapata and Don Michael Perez and developed by Jun Lana. It is the third series based on the Darna graphic novels ...
Style: parody, disturbing, captivating, tense
Plot: female protagonist, dual identity, superheroine, super powers, death of family, super villain, supernatural power, supernatural ability, girl heroine, save the world, strong female lead, supernatural ...
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Men Not Allowed (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Men have been the bane of Tanya's (Payal Rohatgi) and Urmila's (Tina Rajumdar) existence since they were young; fed up, they decide it's time for a big change in this Bollywood drama. Tanya's father and Urmila's uncle both ...
Plot: lesbian sex, lesbian, lesbian relationship, lgbt, mogul, love, woman, married, lesbianism, adultery, business tycoon, drug addict ...
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 5.5
 2K
Wanda Nevada (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In the American Southwest of the 1950s, middle-aged vagabond Beaudray Demerille survives as a cardsharp who moves from town to town. But his latest victory brings him unwanted spoils in the form of Wanda Nevada, a fiery 13-year-old. At first ...
Style: funny, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot: treasure hunt, mysticism, nymphet, sex, father daughter relationship, age difference, young love, orphan, ghost, gambling, gold mine, teenage girl ...
Time: year 1979, 50s, 1950s
Place: usa, nevada, arizona
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 6.6
 365
Fire-Eater (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother, Sirkka, leaves the girls in the care of their grandmother, an old communist, and runs away with a German soldier. Their life under the ...
Plot: children, twins, control, mother daughter relationship, sibling rivalry, sister sister relationship, coming of age, motherhood, grandmother, bad mother, communist, post war ...
Time: 60s, 1950s
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The Three Brothers (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Three half-brothers are reunited at their mother's funeral. After being told of their inheritance they quickly spend the money, only to find out that they will not receive it after all. The men grow closer while deciding how to proceed.
Style: not serious, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light ...
Plot: inheritance, trial, on the run, disorder, family problems, family relations, partner, cons and scams, money, brother brother relationship, little boy, misfit ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: france, europe, paris france
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 6.4
 698
Proteus (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An exquisite period piece that skillfully explores the intersections of sex, race and politics takes place in 18th century South Africa, telling the passionate (true) story of two men caught in an unjust system rife with racism, homophobia and ...
Style: serious, emotional, sincere, realistic, sexual ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: prison, gay, gays and lesbians, interracial relations, racism, gay slur, island, forbidden love, prison life, opposites attract, legal, confined ...
Time: 18th century
Place: south africa, africa, amsterdam
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