Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "orphaned"

1. The Witcher (2019– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

Stars: Freya Allan, Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Eamon Farren

Votes: 572,757

2. Despicable Me (2010)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.

Directors: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud | Stars: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews

Votes: 586,267 | Gross: $251.51M

3. Conan the Barbarian (1982)

R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.

Director: John Milius | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman

Votes: 163,012 | Gross: $39.57M

4. The Dark Tower (2017)

PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the tower's disillusioned guardian to stop an evil warlock known as the Man in Black who plans to use the boy to destroy the tower and open the gates of Hell.

Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Dennis Haysbert

Votes: 146,119 | Gross: $50.70M

5. The Nightingale (I) (2018)

R | 136 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

Director: Jennifer Kent | Stars: Aisling Franciosi, Maya Christie, Baykali Ganambarr, Addison Christie

Votes: 35,969 | Gross: $0.39M

6. Master Gardener (2022)

R | 111 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.

Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell, Esai Morales

Votes: 10,342

7. The Last Legion (2007)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, History

As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.

Director: Doug Lefler | Stars: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Peter Mullan

Votes: 37,142 | Gross: $5.93M

8. Girl in the Picture (2022)

TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery

A young mother's mysterious death and her son's subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman's true identity and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.

Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Karen Parsley, Charles Engles, Merle Bean, Ernest Bean

Votes: 21,866

9. Yosuga No Sora (2010)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Romance

After the death of their parents, Haru and his twin sister Sora move to the country.

Stars: Hiro Shimono, Hiroko Taguchi, Kayo Sakata, Ryôko Ono

Votes: 1,697

10. The Hexer (2002– )

50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A mutated warrior and monster slayer takes on different contracts.

Stars: Michal Zebrowski, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Maciej Kozlowski, Marta Bitner

Votes: 1,554

11. The Unknown (1927)

Unrated | 68 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.

Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Joan Crawford, Nick De Ruiz

Votes: 9,209 | Gross: $0.41M

12. Our House (I) (2018)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young genius accidentally invents a device that amplifies the paranormal activity within his family's house, possibly bringing back the spirits of loved ones, and unleashing things far worse.

Director: Anthony Scott Burns | Stars: John Ralston, Thomas Mann, Percy Hynes White, Lucius Hoyos

Votes: 9,082

13. The Breaking Point (1950)

Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An otherwise moral captain of a charter boat becomes financially strapped and is drawn into illegal activities in order to keep up payments on his boat.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez

Votes: 4,451

14. A Prince for Christmas (2015 TV Movie)

87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Wanting to escape an arranged marriage, a European prince flees to the United States. There, he meets a struggling young waitress who may just be his one true love.

Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Viva Bianca, Kirk Barker, Aaron O'Connell, Brittany Beery

Votes: 2,103

15. Blackout (IV) (2008)

R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Three people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.

Director: Rigoberto Castañeda | Stars: Amber Tamblyn, Aidan Gillen, Armie Hammer, Katie Stuart

Votes: 3,975

16. Oliver Twist (I) (1982 TV Movie)

103 min | Crime, Drama

The classic Charles Dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Tim Curry, Michael Hordern, Timothy West

Votes: 567

17. Our Mother's House (1967)

Approved | 104 min | Drama, Thriller

British children hide Mother's death. Then, Father returns.

Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Leclere, Pamela Franklin, Louis Sheldon

Votes: 2,285

18. Love Is a Story (2021)

Fantasy, Romance

Tristan and Damar, two people who have been friends for a long time, turn out to be in love with the same woman. One day, an unexpected event changes their lives.

Stars: Amanda Rawles, Jerome Kurnia, Chicco Kurniawan, Rebecca Klopper

Votes: 38

19. The Great Elephant Escape (1995 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Adventure

Matt Cunningham is a thirteen-year-old whiz kid from Los Angeles who's completely absorbed by his laptop computer. Preferring his travels on the information highway, Matt is dismayed to ... See full summary »

Director: George Miller | Stars: Stephanie Zimbalist, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Leo Burmester, Adetokumboh M'Cormack

Votes: 173

20. Dying to Win (2022 TV Movie)

Thriller

A gold medal gymnast is catapulted back into the spotlight when she finds her mother and step dad murdered in the family home.

Director: Jeff Hare | Stars: Mia Dinoto, Jacob Taylor, Kinnik Sky, Marianne Lu

Votes: 94

21. De indiaan (2009)

75 min | Adventure, Family

An adopted eight-year-old Peruvian boy wants to look like his typically Dutch father; however, an encounter with a band of Peruvian-Indian street musicians will inspire him to find his roots. Can he become a true Indian in the Netherlands?

Director: Ineke Houtman | Stars: Matthias den Besten, Claire Lapadu, David Verbaas, Jaivey Gebbink

Votes: 197

22. Erotiki symfonia (1972)

109 min | Drama, Romance

A distinguished classical pianist reunites with her twin sister and her ill father after ten years, only to face an irrevocable tragedy and an equally doomed clandestine affair. But, even in the name of love, can one go on living a lie?

Director: Kostas Kazakos | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Kostas Kazakos, Andreas Filippides, Notis Peryalis

Votes: 160

23. Sarah and the Squirrel (I) (1982)

60 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

The story is about a little girl during the beginning of the Second World War. It is also known as "Sarah" and "The Seventh Match".

Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Mia Farrow, Joan Bruce, John Faasen, Ron Haddrick

Votes: 107

24. The Wide World of Mystery (1973–1976)
Episode: Alien Lover (1975)

74 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An orphaned teenager becomes involved with an alien who was beamed to Earth from another galaxy in a TV signal. Is the alien a dream come true or a harbinger of doom?

Director: Lela Swift | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Pernell Roberts, Susan Brown, John Ventantonio

Votes: 52

25. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
Episode: The Flypaper (1980)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

The police are dragging the marshes for a missing school-girl and a sinister man is approaching other young girls. Young Sylvia is on a bus on the way home from school when a friendly old man begins to talk to her.

Director: Graham Evans | Stars: Roald Dahl, Alfred Burke, Pat Keen, Lorna Yabsley

Votes: 499

26. Inés of My Soul (2020)
Episode: Un mundo nuevo (2020)

Drama

A NEW WORLD: After the death of her mother, Inés Suárez lives in Plasencia together with her sister Asuncion and her authoritarian grandfather. There she meets Juan de Malaga, a merchant ... See full summary »

Directors: Alejandro Bazzano, Vicente Sabatini | Stars: Elena Rivera, Eduardo Noriega, Carlos Serrano, Ismael Martínez

Votes: 32

27. Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (1985)

Drama, Crime

Esther meets Dr. Woodcourt, who plans to be a ship surgeon. Lady Dedlock visits Jo concerning Nemo and later meets the Jarndyce wards. Charley is hired by Jarndyce, who later learns of the plans of Ada and Richard.

Director: Ross Devenish | Stars: Diana Rigg, Denholm Elliott, Bernard Hepton, Sylvia Coleridge

Votes: 13

28. First Ladies (2020)
Episode: Eleanor Roosevelt (2020)

Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Biography

Eleanor Roosevelt and former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created arguably the most formidable political partnership in American history. Eleanor's desolate childhood sowed the seeds... See full summary »

Director: Katharine English | Stars: Robin Wright, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Paul Sparrow, Allida Black

Votes: 53

29. Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003)
Episode: Amayodori (2003)

TV-MA | Animation, Action, Adventure

Jubei gets attacked and poisoned. He meets a boy and his mother and cure him. But he finds out that the monster that poisoned him can take different bodies.

Directors: Tatsuyuki Nagai, Tatsuo Satô | Stars: Rikiya Koyama, Maria Kawamura, Motoko Kumai, Kôji Ishii

Votes: 31

30. Who Do You Think You Are? (2010– )
Episode: Vanessa Williams (2011)

TV-PG | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Season Premiere -- Multi-faceted performer Vanessa Williams explores the roots of her trailblazing ancestors.

Director: David Gardner | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Beverly G. Bond, Vincent L. Clark, Natalie Cottrill

Votes: 42

31. The Power of Film (2024)
Episode: Part 4 - Heroes and Villains (2024)

TV-PG | 38 min | Documentary

Film dramas often portray central characters as heroes or villains, yet the two are frequently quite similar. Memorable films tend to compensate for the real world's lack of justice, commitment and altruism.

Director: Laura Gabbert | Star: Howard Suber

Votes: 49

32. Celebs on the Farm (2018–2021)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2018)

45 min | Reality-TV

On a damp and drizzly day the celebs must dress their scarecrows with whatever is to hand. Megan gets quite emotional when she is asked to nurse an orphaned lamb.

Director: Jonathan Robinson | Stars: Sandi Bogle, Lorraine Chase, Charlotte Dawson, Megan McKenna

33. V.C. Andrews' Heaven (2019)
Episode: Gates of Paradise (2019)

TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Orphaned and crippled, Heaven's daughter Annie is whisked off to Farthinggale Manor by Tony Tatterton. She pines for her lost family, especially her beloved cousin/half-brother Luke. ... See full summary »

Director: Gail Harvey | Stars: Jason Priestley, Lizzie Boys, Johannah Newmarch, Jason Cermak

Votes: 392