Interracial adoption movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant interracial adoption movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, touching, humorous, serious and semi serious films and TV shows about / with interracial adoption, adoption, family relations, parents and children, youth, teenager, society, interracial relations, love and mother daughter relationship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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interracial adoption movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as interracial adoption: Farming (2018), Losing Isaiah (1995), A Brand New Life (2009), The Blind Side (2009), Mixed Company (1974), He Even Has Your Eyes (2016), Diff'rent Strokes (1978), Twisted Roots (2009), Holy Lola (2004), The David Dance (2014).

List of interracial adoption movies

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 6.2
 2K
Farming (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead ...
Style: rough, serious, suspense, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: skinhead, racism, family relations, prejudice, racial prejudice, interracial adoption, hate, brutality, racial slur, hate crime, youth, violence spree ...
Place: britain, nigeria
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Losing Isaiah (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, ...
Style: heartbreaking, touching, emotional, melancholic, serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: adoption, courtroom drama, custody battle, custody, racist, justice, single parent, parents and children, family problems, legal action, abandoned baby, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: cuba
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A Brand New Life (2009)
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: children, orphan, youth, adoption, dysfunctional family, family relations, hopes, parents and children, girl, child abandonment, abandoned by father, family problems ...
Time: year 2009, 70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place: korea, south korea, seoul, asia
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 7.6
 358K
The Blind Side (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.
Style: inspirational, touching, emotional, sentimental, motivational ...
Audience: family outing, chick flick, teens, kids, family friendly ...
Plot: american football, adoption, life, african american, human spirit, family drama, christian, interracial relations, football, rising to stardom, racism, interracial adoption ...
Time: year 2009, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, tennessee, america, boston, mississippi ...
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 5.8
 251
Mixed Company (1974)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Kathy Morrison (Harris), mother of three, who helps run a "color-blind" adoption program, wants to have another biological child. Her husband, Pete (Bologna), the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, finds out he can't produce another ...
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous ...
Plot: adoption, basketball coach, husband wife relationship, interracial adoption, basketball, coach, youth, children, family relations, bare butt, neighbor, prejudice ...
Time: 70s
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I Am Somebody's Child: The Regina Louise Story (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The journey of a young African American girl who navigated over 30 foster homes and psychiatric facilities before age 18, and the one woman, Jeanne, who believed in her. After Jeanne’s unsuccessful attempt to adopt Regina due to a racially ...
Style: sentimental, touching, uplifting, motivational
Plot: adoption, foster child, abused child, interracial adoption, black girl, orphan, search for mother, strong female character, mother love, adult child friendship, society, teacher ...
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He Even Has Your Eyes (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Paul is married to Sali. Everything would be fine if they could get a child. Until the day when Sali receives the call that they have been waiting for so long: their adoption file is approved. He is adorable, he is 6 months old, his name is ...
Style: visually appealing, captivating, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience: chick flick, family outing, boys' night
Plot: adoption, racism, child, police, love and romance, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, blond, love, youth, black, black man ...
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Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, sentimental, touching, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: african american, orphan, adoption, interracial adoption, family relations, brother brother relationship, black, odd couple, family life, siblings relations, parents and children, child care ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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The Color Of Love: Jacey's Story (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Set in a small town in the South, movie centers on Georgia Potter, an old-fashioned widow (Rowlands), whose life changes drastically when her estranged daughter and the son-in-law she never met die in a car crash. When she visits her granddaughter ...
Style: captivating
Plot: racism, interracial relations, child custody, interracial adoption, grandfather grandson relationship, social problems, grandmother grandson relationship, grandparent and grandchild, social issues, custody, youth, birthday party ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
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 5.9
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Twisted Roots (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In this stylish Finnish drama, the secrets and desires of a family can no longer be suppressed. Mikko turns out to have a hereditary illness. Since then he has been worried. How long can he continue to run the family business that he and inherited ...
Style: sincere, captivating, serious, touching
Plot: family relations, secret, parent child relationship, little girl, husband wife relationship, adoption, family secret, family problems, adopted daughter, interracial adoption, dysfunctional family, family crisis ...
Place: finland
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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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The David Dance (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Away from the microphone, David is soft spoken, shy and unsure of himself. However, as his on-air alias ‘Danger Dave,’ the host of “Gay Talk,” he’s poised, witty, and every listener’s best friend! His sister, Kate, a thrice divorced ...
Style: touching, psychological, sexy, melancholic, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: gay, adoption, lgbt, friendship, love, family relations, foster child, brother sister relationship, interracial adoption, gay interest, escapades, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.4
 7K
Cass (2008)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain.
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, rough, powerful ...
Plot: racism, adoption, interracial relations, bullying, lifestyle, going straight, self discovery, rise to the top, parents and children, rebellion, human spirit, rivalry ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: england, britain, london, europe
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Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and salutes. The kids long for a ...
Style: feel good, humorous, funny, romantic, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: large family, blended family, family relations, parenthood, mischievous children, wedding, parents and children, opposites attract, siblings relations, children, family life, eccentric family ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, connecticut
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 6.3
 322
The Jellies (2017)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: After learning his jellyfish parents adopted him, a teen boy tries to find himself.
Style: adult animation, satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: black, friends, satire, relationships, family relations, lifestyle, friendship, adoption, interracial adoption
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Return to Seoul (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Belgium, South Korea, Romania, Cambodia, Qatar
Duration: 119 min.
Story: On an impulse to reconnect with her origins, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born, before being adopted and raised in France. The headstrong young woman starts looking for her biological parents in a country she ...
Style: captivating, exciting, dramatic, thought provoking, interesting
Plot: journey, adoption, adopted daughter, life, foster parent, interracial adoption, parents and children, adoptive father, foster home, biological father, birth mother, adoptive mother ...
Place: seoul, south korea
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The Family Stone (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story: An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Style: sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous, funny ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: christmas, cancer, holiday, family drama, terminal illness, secret, brother sister relationship, dysfunctional family, love, family values, christmas season, snow ...
Time: 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place: usa, connecticut
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 7.3
 179
The Hat Squad (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Hat Squad is a crime drama television series that ran for only one season on CBS, during the 1992–1993 season. 13 episodes were made, but only 11 of them aired.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, detective
Plot: police investigation, police, adoption, family relations, vengeance, partners against crime, sibling relationship, chases and races, orphan, brother brother relationship, interracial adoption, avenge ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
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 7.4
 325K
Lady Bird (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York.
Style: thought provoking, art house, realistic, semi serious, teen ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot: coming of age, teenager, high school, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, first love, loss of virginity, prom, friendship, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, teen angst ...
Time: year 2002, year 2017, 2010s, near future, year 2003 ...
Place: sacramento california, california, new york, usa
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 6.4
 22K
Joy Ride (2023)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric ...
Style: entertaining, funny, captivating, exciting, humorous ...
Audience: adult
Plot: female protagonist, female friendship, childhood, friend, journey, friendship, travel, trip, foster child, birth mother, interracial friendship, group of friends ...
Time: year 1998
Place: china, seattle, beijing china, paris france
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Lovely & Amazing (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Style: humorous, touching, erotic, realistic, talky ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: sister sister relationship, lifestyle, love affair, love, older woman younger man relationship, society, parents and children, coma, cigarette smoking, women, nudity, bittersweet ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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 8.0
 30K
The Fosters (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Stef Foster, a dedicated police officer, and her partner Lena Adams, a school vice principal, have built a close-knit, loving family with Stef's biological son from a previous marriage, Brandon, and their adopted twins, Mariana and Jesus. Their ...
Style: sentimental, realistic, melancholic, teen, sincere ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot: lesbian, adoption, teenage life, foster child, foster home, gays and lesbians, troubled teen, teenage girl, lesbian mother, family problems, family life, supportive parent ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: san diego california, usa, california
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 6.0
 10K
Gigantic (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms a relationship with quirky, wealthy Harriet whom he meets at his mattress store. As their relationship flourishes, unbeknownst to them, a hitman is ...
Style: realistic, surreal, independent film, stylized, talky ...
Audience: date night
Plot: adoption, dysfunctional family, family relations, loneliness, eccentricity, couple relations, love and romance, love affair, youth, eccentric family, hipster, homeless ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, florida, china
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 4.9
 58K
Fantasy Island (2020)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A group of contest winners arrive at an island hotel to live out their dreams, only to find themselves trapped in nightmare scenarios.
Style: suspense, surprise ending, suspenseful, psychological, psychotronic ...
Plot: reality vs fantasy, supernatural, island, danger, jungle, survival, twists and turns, revenge, remote island, wish come true, heroes, hostage ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
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Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 463 min.
TV show
Story: The intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Explore the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in ...
Style: suspense, social, captivating, psychological, novela ...
Audience: chick flick, teen drama
Plot: mother daughter relationship, strong female character, female protagonist, conflict, racial tension, parents and children, female artist, family relations, teenage sexuality, social differences, lesbian, lgbtq ...
Time: 90s, year 1997
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 6.5
 3K
Happy, Happy (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. She is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys, and who refuses to have sex with her because she "isn't particularly ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, sincere, sexual, witty ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: cuckold, gay husband, family problems, love affair, self discovery, love triangle, sexual relations, male female relationship, dysfunctional marriage, marital problem, neighbor neighbor relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
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 6.2
 46K
90210 (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: 90210 revolves around several students at the fictional West Beverly Hills High School, including new Beverly Hills residents Annie Wilson and Dixon Wilson. Their father, Harry Wilson, has returned from Kansas to his Beverly Hills childhood home ...
Style: realistic, romantic, captivating, teen, humorous ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: high school, rich kid, teenager, high school hunk, teenage life, family relations, high school student, teen romance, friends, teenage love, social relations, siblings relations ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: beverly hills, california, los angeles, usa
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12 and Holding (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Three pre-adolescents with virginal and eager-of-signals naivety, hit headlong against monstrous and inhospitable loneliness, in the incandescent fire among the ashes of their own inocence.
Style: touching, realistic, emotional, heartbreaking, sad ...
Plot: teenager, coming of age, friendship, childhood, children, vengeance, dysfunctional family, family relations, loss of son, family problems, family in crisis, parents and children ...
Time: year 2005
Place: new jersey
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 7.2
 2K
The Ride (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The story of John Buultjens, who has dedicated his life to the sport of BMX.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating
Audience: family friendly
Plot: interracial adoption, interracial family, interracial relations, athlete's life, racial issues, ambition, interracial friendship, coping, racial relations, lifestyle, bmx, skater ...
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 8.5
 478K
Modern Family (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 5378 min.
TV show
Story: The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Style: sitcom, humorous, funny, mockumentary, teen ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: gay, everyday life, family relations, generation gap, family life, adolescence, gay adoption, parents and children, mother daughter relationship, couple relations, blended family, gay couple ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, southern california, usa, los angeles
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