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1. Under the Skin (I) (2013)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.
Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Dougie McConnell
Votes: 158,302 | Gross: $2.61M
2. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson | Stars: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 321,173 | Gross: $165.25M
3. Luca (2021)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.
Director: Enrico Casarosa | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo
Votes: 194,467
4. Joe Dirt (2001)
PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.
Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: David Spade, Brittany Daniel, Dennis Miller, Adam Beach
Votes: 61,091 | Gross: $27.09M
5. Shoplifters (2018)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka
Votes: 86,490 | Gross: $3.31M
6. The Cider House Rules (1999)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama, Romance
A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo
Votes: 104,831 | Gross: $57.55M
7. Lilya 4-Ever (2002)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama
Sixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend, the young boy Volodja, live in Russia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharskiy, Pavel Ponomaryov, Lyubov Agapova
Votes: 49,417 | Gross: $0.18M
8. Tchaikovsky's Wife (2022)
143 min | Biography, Drama
Tumultuous relationship between Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the most famous Russian composer of all time, and his wife Antonina Miliukova.
Director: Kirill Serebrennikov | Stars: Alyona Mikhaylova, Odin Lund Biron, Filipp Avdeev, Ekaterina Ermishina
Votes: 1,653
9. Pact of Silence (2023– )
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Thirsty for revenge, a big-time social media influencer infiltrates the lives of four women to discover which of them is the mother who abandoned her at birth and uncover why she was left alone.
Stars: Adriana Louvier, Marimar Vega, Litzy, Kika Edgar
Votes: 1,077
10. Biutiful (2010)
R | 148 min | Drama, Romance
A man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Javier Bardem, Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella
Votes: 94,632 | Gross: $5.10M
11. War Pony (2022)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama
The interlocking stories of two young Oglala Lakota men growing up on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Directors: Gina Gammell, Riley Keough | Stars: Anjeliq Aurora, Sean Baker, Iona Red Bear, Jessica Poor Bear
Votes: 2,531
12. Eye of the Beholder (1999)
R | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A private eye shadows a female serial killer of men all over the U.S. without her knowing as he, strangely enough, occasionally acts as her guardian angel.
Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ashley Judd, Patrick Bergin, Geneviève Bujold
Votes: 15,985 | Gross: $16.46M
13. Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
PG-13 | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Directors: Shôgo Furuya, Satoshi Kon | Stars: Tôru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Shôzô Îzuka
Votes: 46,778 | Gross: $0.13M
14. The Gateway (I) (2021)
R | 91 min | Thriller
A social worker assigned to the care of the daughter of a single mother intervenes when the dad returns from prison and lures them into a life of crime.
Director: Michele Civetta | Stars: Shea Whigham, Olivia Munn, Zach Avery, Bruce Dern
Votes: 1,264
15. Wild Bill (2011)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
A street-toughened parolee finds his two boys abandoned by their mum and fending for themselves. Time to step up, or not.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Sammy Williams, Iwan Rheon
Votes: 14,618
16. Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out (2023)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Itsy's new in town and thinks her life is over until she meets her space-obsessed neighbor Calvin, who believes his parents were abducted by aliens. As an aspiring journalist, Itsy decides to write an exposé, but she discovers much more.
Director: Jake Van Wagoner | Stars: Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte, Elizabeth Mitchell
Votes: 433
17. Sweetness in the Belly (2019)
110 min | Drama
Based on the novel by Camilla Gibb, Lilly is an English child abandoned in Africa, forced to flee Ethiopia for England amid civil war. There she befriends Amina, an Ethiopian refugee, and they begin a mission to reunite scattered families.
Director: Zeresenay Mehari | Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Rafael Goncalves, Dakota Fanning, Chris McHallem
Votes: 800
18. The Wild Child (1970)
G | 83 min | Biography, Drama, History
In a French forest in 1798, a child is found who cannot walk, speak, read or write. A doctor becomes interested in the child and patiently attempts to civilize him.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Cargol, Françoise Seigner, Paul Villé
Votes: 8,898 | Gross: $1.81M
19. Melody Time (1948)
Approved | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An anthology of animated vignettes set to contemporary music.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dennis Day, Laverne Andrews
Votes: 6,948
20. Bloodknot (1995 TV Movie)
R | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
A grieving family opens its household to an unknown woman who claims to have been their dearly departed's girlfriend.
Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Margot Kidder, Allan Royal, Ashleigh Ann Wood, Patrick Dempsey
Votes: 325
21. Blind at Heart (2023)
136 min | Drama, History
Barbara Albert's film adaptation of Julia Franck's bestseller, which won the German Book Prize, is a stirring homage to female physicality and self-empowerment.
Director: Barbara Albert | Stars: Mala Emde, Max von der Groeben, Thomas Prenn, Liliane Amuat
Votes: 71
22. A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Horror
A crime novelist whose research on Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck must confront his worst fears when a film executive takes a sudden interest in his movie script.
Directors: Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell | Stars: Simon Pegg, Paul Freeman, Amara Karan, Clare Higgins
Votes: 15,213
23. In a Year with 13 Moons (1978)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama
A transgender woman tries to salvage something from the wreckage love has made of her life by confronting her anguished past, hoping to find ultimate acceptance among former acquaintances and herself.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar
Votes: 4,740
24. Who Saw Her Die? (1972)
Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Between a four-year gap in the murder of a young girl, the daughter of a well-known sculptor is discovered dead, and her parents conduct an investigation, only to discover they are much out of their depth.
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: George Lazenby, Anita Strindberg, Adolfo Celi, Dominique Boschero
Votes: 2,916
25. Tribes and Empires: Storm of Prophecy (2017–2018)
45 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The series is set in the fictional world of Novoland and tells the story of loyalty, friendship, enmity, struggles and romance between the young descendants during the twilight years of the Duan Dynasty.
Stars: Xuan Huang, Shawn Dou, Fangsheng Lu, Qinqin Jiang
Votes: 313
26. The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)
PG | 110 min | Drama
A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in 1970, when the World Cup coincides with political crackdowns by the military dictatorship.
Director: Cao Hamburger | Stars: Michel Joelsas, Germano Haiut, Daniela Piepszyk, Paulo Autran
Votes: 6,660 | Gross: $0.76M
27. Ja Myung Go (2009)
Action, Drama, Fantasy
A sad story of how the power struggle, female rivalry and a mystical omen destroyed the kingdom.
Stars: Jung Ryeo-won, Park Min-Young, Jung Kyung-ho, Jin Ji-hee
Votes: 233
28. Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
125 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A successful entrepreneur in his fifties decides to abandon his loved ones and the empire he has built to find the liberty he yearns for, unaware that the itinerary of one's life often changes in the funniest of ways.
Director: Claude Lelouch | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Richard Anconina, Lio, Béatrice Agenin
Votes: 2,775
29. Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A 12-year-old orphan who has just inherited a fortune is trapped on an island with his uncle, a former British Intelligence commander who intends to kill him. A young girl is the boy's only... See full summary »
Director: William Castle | Stars: Nigel Green, Mary Badham, Pat Cardi, Robert Pickering
Votes: 528
30. Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968)
X | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A teenage goldsmith with a dark past tragically falls in love with a young nude model.
Director: Susumu Hani | Stars: Haruo Asanu, Kazuko Fukuda, Kuniko Ishii, Ichirô Kimura
Votes: 929
31. Half-Price (2003)
63 min | Drama
Follows the low-key adventures of three young siblings, Romeo (Kolia Litscher), Launa (Lila Salet), and the youngest, Leo (Cindy David), left on their own in a rundown Paris apartment.
Director: Isild Le Besco | Stars: Cindy David, Kolia Litscher, Lila Salet
Votes: 215
32. Orphan Train (1979 TV Movie)
143 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1854, there were over 10,000 abandoned, orphaned children living on the streets of New York City. Out of this desperate situation was born the orphan Train. This is a fictionalized account, based on actual events.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Jill Eikenberry, Kevin Dobson, Linda Manz, Graham Fletcher-Cook
Votes: 265
33. Cennet'in Gözyaslari (2017–2018)
Drama
Cennet was abandoned as a baby, and has struggled bravely through life, desperate for motherly love she has missed out on.
Stars: Esra Ronabar, Berk Atan, Almila Ada, Zehra Yilmaz
Votes: 455
34. Instant Daddy (2023)
112 min | Comedy, Drama
Valentin Roxas was raised by his Tatay Lito alone, when his mother left them to work abroad when he was seven. To maintain a sense of normalcy, Lito wrote young Val letters supposedly from his mother promising that she would come back.
Director: Crisanto Aquino | Stars: Ryza Cenon, Althea Ruedas, Jerald Napoles, Danita Paner
Votes: 126
35. My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (2023)
Animation, Action, Comedy
The story of retired adventurer Belgrieve and his beloved daughter Angeline, who becomes an elite adventurer but loves only her father.
Stars: Saori Hayami, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Maki Kawase, Rumi Okubo
Votes: 208
36. Bernie (1996)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
A 30 year old orphan finds his life's official version hard to swallow. His parents couldn't possibly have abandoned him in a trash can as a baby. No, they were victims of a mafia plot and today, if they're still alive, they need his help.
Director: Albert Dupontel | Stars: Claude Perron, Albert Dupontel, Roland Blanche, Hélène Vincent
Votes: 4,039
37. Kunwara Baap (1974)
137 min | Comedy, Drama
A poor rickshaw-puller adopts an abandoned child and brings him up as his son but tragedy strikes when the boy becomes crippled as a result of polio infection.
Director: Mehmood | Stars: Mehmood, Bharathi, Aachi Manorama, Bhushan Tiwari
Votes: 442
38. Cradle Song (1933)
Passed | 76 min | Drama
The only filmed English version of Gregorio Martinez Sierra's classic Spanish play.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Dorothea Wieck, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Louise Dresser
Votes: 35
39. Dhool Ka Phool (1959)
153 min | Drama
Mahesh and Meena fall in love but he marries another girl at his father's behest. When Meena takes their baby to Mahesh, he rejects her saying their relationship was a mistake.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Mala Sinha, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Nanda Karnataki, Manmohan Krishna
Votes: 201
40. Capitães da Areia (2011)
96 min | Adventure
About the life and adventures of a gang of abandoned street kids known as Capitães da Areia (Captains of the Sands), in Salvador, Bahia, during the 1950s.
Directors: Cecília Amado, Guy Gonçalves | Stars: Jean Amorim, Ana Graciela, Roberio Lima, Israel Gouvea
Votes: 1,048
41. 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
42. 6 Ways to Die (2015)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Mystery man John Doe wants 6 things taken from the top North American narcotics distributor Sunny "Sundown" Garcia: his freedom, his love, his reputation, his most valuable possession, his money and his life.
Director: Nadeem Soumah | Stars: Vinnie Jones, Vivica A. Fox, Dominique Swain, Bai Ling
Votes: 982
43. The Vengeful Beauty (1978)
82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After her whole family was slaughtered under the order of the emperor, a pregnant martial artist is on the run, and struggles to avoid being caught or back-stabbed by even her closest friends.
Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Ping Chen, Hua Yueh, Lieh Lo, Norman Chu
Votes: 279
44. My Boy (1921)
55 min | Comedy, Drama
An orphan escapes immigration officials at Ellis Island and goes to live with an old ship's master who can't find work and can't pay the rent.
Directors: Albert Austin, Victor Heerman | Stars: Mathilde Brundage, Claude Gillingwater, Jackie Coogan, Frank Hayes
Votes: 304
45. Daughter of Deceit (1951)
78 min | Comedy, Drama
After discovering he's being cheated on by his wife María, Quintin kicks her out of the house. Upon leaving, his wife confesses that their daughter Martha is actually not Quintin'd daughter... See full summary »
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Fernando Soler, Alicia Caro, Fernando Soto, Rubén Rojo
Votes: 751
46. Brother (2019)
TV-MA | 96 min | Drama
Because he wanted to protect his little brother from a father too violent, Teddy, a young man without history, is accused of the murder of his father and is sent to a closed educational ... See full summary »
Director: Julien Abraham | Stars: MHD, Darren Muselet, Aïssa Maïga, Jalil Lespert
Votes: 1,295
47. När syrenerna blomma (1952)
105 min | Drama
Young man struggles with life and love in 1880s Stockholm.
Director: Ivar Johansson | Stars: Kenne Fant, Nine-Christine Jönsson, Gudrun Brost, Eva Stiberg
Votes: 40
48. Heiran (2009)
PG | 85 min | Drama, Romance
An Iranian high school student falls for an illegal foreign worker and follows him to Tehran.
Director: Shalizeh Arefpoor | Stars: Baran Kosari, Mehrdad Sedighian, Farhad Aslani, Jaleh Sameti
Votes: 398
49. Approved for Adoption (2012)
Not Rated | 70 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
Comic-book artist Jung returns to Seoul for the first time since he was abandoned at the age of 5.
Directors: Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin | Stars: Maxym Anciaux, Mahé Collet, Christelle Cornil, William Coryn
Votes: 628 | Gross: $0.00M
50. OT: Our Town (2002)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
Dominguez High, in the infamous Compton, CA, has not produced a play in over twenty years. With no money and no stage, two teachers and twenty-four students attempt to produce Thornton Wilder's American Classic OUR TOWN.
Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy | Stars: Catherine Borek, Karen Greene, Ebony Starr Norwood-Brown, Archy Posada
Votes: 323