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Amazon Prime Video
84
7.9
/95078/
79
/3222/
77
/1375/
4.2
/146238/
98
/174/
92
/981/
82
/36/
cc age 16+

Short Term 12 (2013)
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
81
7.7
/103243/
78
/2928/
77
/1916/
3.9
/133088/
73
/126/
94
/7800/
78
/7/
cc age 14+

The Color Purple (1985)
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
poster
81
7.6
/45311/
73
/443/
71
/378/
3.8
/11377/
90
/174/
91
/1662/
76
/41/
cc age 15+

In America (2003)
A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
poster
77
7.1
/1952/
68
/24/
63
/31/
3.4
/609/
91
/11/
80
/19/

A World Apart (1988)
A White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist parents, and she must piece together what's happening around her when her father disappears one night, barely evading arrest, and, not long after, her mother is detained by the authorities. Some of Molly's White friends turn against her, and her family's friendships with Blacks take on new meaning. Relationships are fragile in the world of apartheid. How will she manage?
poster
77
7.7
/15757/
70
/184/
68
/120/
3.7
/5223/
90
/94/
90
/1783/
77
/25/

Water (2005)
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.
poster
76
6.8
/191389/
66
/3998/
67
/3268/
3.8
/271942/
86
/293/
60
/6428/
85
/50/
cc age 14+

The Tree of Life (2011)
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
poster
fuboTV
72
6.7
/171442/
72
/6707/
72
/4426/
3.8
/1094940/
87
/52/
70
/17565/
63
/19/
cc age 6+

The Parent Trap (1998)
Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.
poster
HBO Max
70
7.5
/615026/
76
/23317/
75
/12456/
3.6
/1670217/
86
/227/
83
/8916/
68
/35/
cc age 16+

The Conjuring (2013)
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
poster
72
66
7.3
/6728/
68
/118/
64
/76/
3.6
/2441/
86
/36/
77
/103/
70
/7/
cc age 14+

Eyes Wide Open (2009)
A middle-aged Orthodox Jew, Aaron, living and working in Jerusalem with his wife and children, meets a homeless 19-year-old student. Aaron offers to give Ezri work as his assistant at his family's butcher shop. The two men grow close and their attraction becomes sexual. Aaron must now confront his own sexuality, his feelings for Ezri, and his obligations to his family and faith.
poster
69
64
6.7
/8476/
63
/143/
62
/108/
3.4
/4491/
84
/70/
72
/402/
73
/21/

Somersault (2004)
Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.
poster
Kanopy
72
56
7.0
/1986/
63
/26/
70
/40/
3.7
/1767/
86
/63/
72
/107/

Treeless Mountain (2009)
A Korean woman leaves her two young daughters with her sister-in-law to search for their estranged father.
poster
Kanopy
77
37
6.9
/601/
73
/23/
58
/6/
3.4
/210/
64
/14/
76
/35/
72
/9/

The Lottery (2010)
Four children enter a high-stakes lottery. If they win, they can attend one of the best schools in New York. A look at the crisis in public education, The Lottery makes the case than any child can succeed.
poster
Kanopy
69
26
8.0
/568/
69
/11/
47
/10/
3.8
/673/
75
/38/

Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives (1977)
More than two dozen men and women of various backgrounds, ages, and races talk to the camera about being gay or lesbian. Their stories are arranged in loose chronology: early years, fitting in (which for some meant marriage), coming out, establishing adult identities, and reflecting on how things have changed and how things should be.
poster
43
25
5.0
/1540/
54
/56/
58
/37/
2.7
/963/
17
/12/
26
/23/

The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)
When Max dies in an accident, he goes straight to Hell. But the Devil Barney makes him an offer: if he manages to get three innocent youths to sell him their souls in the next two months, he may stay on Earth. Max accepts, and returns to Earth, equipped with special powers. However, his task is harder than expected, especially when seven year old Tobi demands that he marry his mother.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
58
10
6.4
/477/
65
/17/
43
/3/
3.0
/701/

Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County (2010)
A documentary that explores the world of children who reside in discounted motels within walking distance of Disneyland, living in limbo as their families struggle to survive in one of the wealthiest regions of America. The parents of motel kids are often hard workers who don't earn enough to own or rent homes. As a result, they continue to live week-to-week in motels, hoping against hope for an opportunity that might allow them to move up in the O.C.
poster
50
?
7.7
/285/
45
/2/
30
/3/

Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen (2001)
Documentary about the subculture of child beauty pageants (usually restricted to girls no older than 5), showing the lengths to which some parents will go to ensure that their children win these pageants...
poster
?
20
/1/

Apostles of Civilised Vice (2000)
A history of homosexuality in South Africa from colonial times to the present. Estimates say that between 1910 and 1933 over 60,000 men were convicted of sodomy. They were overwhelmingly black and unable to afford legal representation.
poster
51
?
8.0
/101/
20
/1/
55
/2/

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School (1996)
Depicts what happens when students K-8 discuss LGBT-related topics in age-appropriate ways. Shot in six public and private schools (in San Francisco and New York City, as well as Madison, Wisconsin, and Cambridge, Massachusetts), It’s Elementary models excellent teaching about family diversity, name-calling, stereotypes, community building, and more.
poster
Hoopla
?
6.4
/68/
70
/1/
30
/3/

Summer in the Shade (2020)
Summer, 1997. Twelve-year-old Grace and eleven-year-old Asta have been friends for as long as they can remember. When her father suddenly leaves, Grace’s fascination with religion and the supernatural becomes an obsession. At the end of the school holidays the girls go to stay in a cottage in the Cornish countryside with Asta’s bohemian mum, Kate. There, troubled Grace is forced to confront her demons...
poster
?
7.9
/332/
80
/3/

Faith School Menace? (2010)
Richard Dawkins looks at Government funded faith schools and the effect they could have on children.
poster
?
20
/1/
10
/1/

Camp Lavender Hill (1997)
This thoughtful documentary profiles Camp Lavender Hill, the first summer camp for children of lesbian, gay and bisexual parents. As we get to know the children in the film, they share how they feel similar and different from children raised in more traditional families.
poster
74
?
8.4
/6/
80
/1/
59
/21/

Irene (2014)
Irene is a single mother who works in a photocopying business. She lives with Santiago, her seven year old son, and her controlling mother Dinia. Then she meets Diego. They go out, she gets drunk, and the failed date triggers in Irene a crisis concerning her sexuality, her motherhood, and the relationship with her mother.
poster
?
7.6
/42/

ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage (2013)
The documentary follows the revival production of the Broadway musical including casting, rehearsals, and opening night.
poster
?
6.1
/74/
35
/2/
10
/2/

One of Them! (1998)
One of Them! was one of two dramas (alongside Niki Caro movie Memory and Desire) inspired by short stories collected in Peter Wells' 1991 book Dangerous Desires. It was made for TV One as a Montana Sunday drama. Set in Auckland, 1965, One of Them! follows Lemmy and Jamie, two teenage boys coming to terms with their sexuality. In the dark days before gay liberation, bullying and intimidation was rife, and while the boys flaunt their sissyness, their internalized homophobia wreaks havoc on their emotional lives — until they can admit to being "one of them".
poster
46
?
5.3
/462/
50
/14/
35
/10/

Secrets (2007)
One night, five teens and a deck of cards. Deception. Revenge. Sex. And it's all about to explode.


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