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MGM Plus
87
8.2
/143894/
80
/2565/
81
/2270/
4.2
/113601/
100
/49/
95
/774/
cc age 8+

The Kid (1921)
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
poster
Hoopla
81
7.8
/52588/
80
/2388/
79
/1420/
4.2
/211788/
92
/77/
91
/913/
75
/25/
8.2
/160371/
cc age 13+

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
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.
poster
HBO Max
81
7.4
/205311/
74
/7503/
72
/4120/
3.7
/241225/
88
/122/
86
/8463/
82
/21/
cc age 9+

Superman (1978)
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
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Amazon Prime Video
78
7.5
/21245/
73
/391/
72
/295/
3.6
/23945/
96
/25/
85
/578/
cc age 10+

Wuthering Heights (1939)
The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy -- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.
poster
Hulu
78
7.7
/19434/
76
/963/
70
/240/
3.6
/37351/
93
/14/
82
/491/

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock lives between the Kringles and Sombertown.
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Disney Plus
76
7.0
/181639/
72
/7640/
71
/5226/
3.7
/352573/
80
/111/
71
/3294/
74
/28/
cc age 8+

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.
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Disney Plus
76
7.6
/210254/
75
/11350/
72
/6510/
3.7
/329494/
88
/42/
82
/13671/
65
/8/
cc age 5+

The Jungle Book (1967)
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.
poster
74
7.4
/4562/
70
/30/
69
/61/
3.7
/1480/
73
/77/
89
/203/
60
/24/

Together (2002)
When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor, success finally seems within reach - until a shocking discovery begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that sets him apart?
poster
73
8.0
/72762/
80
/1513/
82
/2367/
4.0
/33183/
58
/40/
91
/1388/
58
/28/

The Legend of 1900 (1998)
The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.
poster
72
7.2
/25906/
72
/456/
72
/418/
3.8
/49749/
58
/121/
80
/1736/
59
/36/

Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.
poster
Disney Plus
69
6.8
/119570/
72
/6799/
69
/3033/
3.6
/378423/
68
/143/
74
/14890/
61
/27/
cc age 7+

Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.
poster
Netflix
68
6.8
/82858/
71
/5104/
67
/2459/
3.3
/177429/
81
/137/
73
/1853/
59
/34/
cc age 6+

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
poster
67
6.8
/35361/
66
/808/
67
/1214/
3.2
/25629/
61
/140/
63
/700/
65
/36/
cc age 13+

Oliver Twist (2005)
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
poster
67
6.9
/40003/
71
/750/
68
/527/
3.8
/82339/
64
/50/
80
/2093/
65
/25/
cc age 16+

Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.
poster
Disney Plus
65
7.2
/137670/
73
/4987/
70
/2076/
3.4
/92170/
52
/63/
80
/8866/
47
/12/
cc age 9+

Willow (1988)
The evil Queen Bavmorda hunts the newborn princess Elora Danan, a child prophesied to bring about her downfall. When the royal infant is found by Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, he's entrusted with delivering her from evil.
poster
MGM Plus
72
64
7.3
/5707/
65
/93/
67
/93/
3.6
/3803/
88
/17/
71
/43/

Orphans of the Storm (1921)
France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.
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Criterion Channel
78
62
7.4
/2862/
69
/53/
72
/81/
3.9
/6799/
100
/5/
78
/24/

Naked Childhood (1969)
Handed over to foster care by his mother—who's unwilling to give up permanent custody—the now-adolescent François understands that nothing in life is permanent, and his increasingly erratic actions reflect this knowledge.
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Kanopy
59
5.4
/37082/
58
/1191/
55
/667/
2.9
/40280/
60
/43/
39
/1381/
64
/14/
cc age 6+

Popeye (1980)
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.
poster
74
59
7.6
/3185/
71
/35/
68
/28/
3.8
/1764/
81
/16/
84
/40/
67
/7/

To Each His Own (1946)
During World War I, small-town girl Josephine Norris has an illegitimate son by an itinerant pilot. After a scheme to adopt him ends up giving him to another family, she devotes her life to loving him from afar.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
6.4
/13691/
66
/526/
67
/411/
3.2
/8599/
43
/37/
49
/264/
54
/15/

Twin Dragons (1992)
Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two inevitably get mistaken for each other.
poster
76
52
7.5
/2278/
66
/19/
73
/38/
3.6
/1239/
93
/524/

Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
poster
50
5.5
/34986/
62
/1274/
62
/884/
2.7
/25704/
43
/1136/
27
/12/
cc age 12+

Problem Child (1990)
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. 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.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
49
4.7
/6768/
53
/649/
59
/280/
2.1
/40591/
28
/68/
68
/8/
46
/23/
5.3
/12269/
cc age 8+

Earwig and the Witch (2021)
A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch.
poster
58
42
4.9
/1909/
59
/53/
54
/47/
2.5
/1576/
80
/922/

The Wizard of Oz (1925)
A farm girl learns she is a princess and is swept away by a tornado to the land of Oz.
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Hoopla
42
4.6
/64591/
56
/2121/
59
/1839/
2.3
/93563/
12
/90/
55
/8025/
26
/22/
cc age 14+

Little Man (2006)
After leaving the prison, the dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins to his moron brother Percy to steal an expensive huge diamond in a jewelry for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of the executive Vanessa Edwards, whose husband Darryl Edwards wants to have a baby. Percy convinces Calvin to dress like a baby and be left in front of the Edwards's house to get inside the house and retrieve the diamond. Darryl and Vanessa keep Calvin for the weekend and decide to adopt him, while Walken threatens Darryl to get the stone back.
poster
62
39
6.9
/2479/
67
/38/
66
/32/
3.3
/1251/
33
/9/
71
/23/

Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.
poster
62
38
6.6
/2336/
63
/78/
55
/15/
3.2
/1030/
100
/11/
28
/12/

Annie Live! (2021)
Annie, the beloved seven-time Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation, comes to life like never before in a live musical event starring Harry Connick, Jr., Nicole Scherzinger, Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty and Taraji P. Henson, with newcomer Celina Smith in the title role of Annie. The iconic musical follows smart and spirited little orphan Annie, whose whole life changes when larger-than-life billionaire Daddy Warbucks takes her away from an orphanage run by the mean Miss Hannigan. One of Broadway's all-time biggest hits, the stage production features such popular songs as "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life," which are adored by generations of audiences around the world.
poster
Disney Plus
67
38
7.0
/916/
66
/70/
65
/63/
3.3
/1539/

Bearly Asleep (1955)
Park ranger Donald sends his bears off to hibernate, but Humphrey would rather stay in his hammock, run out for a glass of water, etc., than sleep; when he does get to sleep, his snoring gets him thrown out. His search for a new bed leads him right into the ranger's house.
poster
69
38
7.0
/1172/
63
/16/
65
/43/
3.5
/598/
77
/286/

Monsieur Vincent (1947)
The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.
poster
69
37
7.7
/1450/
60
/20/
71
/49/
3.6
/1000/

The Milky Waif (1946)
Jerry finds himself in charge of a foundling mouse called Nibbles, who is eager to steal milk from Tom's bowl and oblivious to the danger.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
63
36
6.5
/1176/
52
/24/
65
/29/
3.1
/733/
75

Wuthering Heights (1998)
Gipsy boy Heathcliffe is adopted by a god-fearing landowner in northern England and grows up as the soul-mate of the daughter, Cathy Earnshaw. When father dies, stern son Hindley returns and bans Heathcliffe to the stables; when they spy upon their upper class neighbors, Edgar Linton sends the dogs upon them and chases Heath but starts an affair -love comes only from him- with her. When Hindley's socialite wife Frances dies in childbirth, he is completely embittered, becomes a drunk unable to care for his son Hareton and has to sell Wuthering Hights- to Heathcliffe. After a misunderstanding Cathy marries Linton, Heath retorts by a loveless match with his sister. Even Cathy's death doesn't stop the cycle of spite, grief and harm so it poisons the next generation's lives as well while she keeps haunting Heathcliffe
poster
67
35
7.0
/1286/
65
/35/
67
/26/
3.4
/1712/

Paul Bunyan (1958)
A retelling of the classic Canadian / American tall tale of the enormous lumberjack and his loyal companion, an equally huge blue ox.
poster
71
34
7.8
/1416/
67
/28/
68
/37/
3.6
/952/

Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)
Baby-Faced Finster robs a bank, but the baby carriage with the money in it goes down Bugs' rabbit hole.
poster
50
32
6.2
/2674/
57
/30/
60
/36/
3.0
/932/
20
/5/
41
/35/

The Outrage (1964)
At a disused railway station, three men -- a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector -- discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan Carrasco for the murder of a man and the rape of his wife. In their recounting, the three explore the conflicting testimonies of the parties involved in the crimes. Disconcerting new questions arise with each different version of the event.
poster
67
31
7.3
/1209/
64
/11/
65
/16/
75
/12/
65
/11/

The Inheritors (1998)
In a small farming valley in Austria in the beginning of the 20th century a tyrannical farmer is found dead, and all the farmhands are relieved to be free of their tyrant. But the farmer was childless, so suddenly they all inherit the farm together. Now conflicts begin, as nobody is the boss and nobody has to obey.
poster
62
31
6.0
/1522/
61
/17/
62
/17/
3.1
/876/
65
/344/

Bundle of Joy (1956)
Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss' son. After getting fired from her job, she finds an adorable baby on the steps of the foundling home and the folks inside mistake her for the mother. Fisher, well-meaning, but obtuse, tries to help her out with the baby, and the buds of romance begin to appear. Meanwhile old Merlin, the owner of the store, thinks he just might be a grandfather...
poster
69
31
7.5
/1047/
69
/24/
66
/33/
3.4
/1042/

Baby Butch (1954)
An alley cat is foraging for food when he sees Tom's house and decides it's a rich haul. He dresses as a foundling baby and lands on the doorstep. Tom takes him in and Butch proceeds to raid the fridge between Tom's babying him. What he doesn't know is that Jerry's going to grab the ham Butch swiped every chance he gets.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
31
6.1
/1565/
63
/64/
55
/200/
3.1
/3495/
38
/1/

I, Cesar (2003)
Cesar is a young schoolboy living in Paris with his family. Their life is ordinary, but Cesar wants more excitement (which he creates, in one instance, by claiming to his teachers that his father has been arrested). During the school holidays, Cesar and his friend Sarah decide to help their mutual friend, Morgan, find his father who supposedly lives in London. Each one tells their parents that they're staying with the other two, and together they sneak out to begin their search.
poster
Kanopy
63
30
6.5
/1073/
59
/26/
63
/33/
3.4
/1015/

Every Child (1979)
This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film celebrating UNESCO's Year of the Child (1979). It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration of Children's Rights: every child is entitled to a name and a nationality. The film took home an Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film.
poster
45
30
4.3
/1486/
47
/69/
41
/95/
2.6
/2278/

Dragon Ball The Magic Begins (1991)
An unauthorized live-action adaptation of the Dragon Ball manga, it follows a band of misfit adventurers trying to stop King Horn and his goal to collect all seven Dragon Balls, and his wish of ultimate power.
poster
49
29
6.3
/2156/
54
/27/
56
/33/
2.9
/1009/
18
/11/
47
/26/

Anthony Adverse (1936)
Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.
poster
55
28
6.5
/1895/
61
/30/
60
/29/
3.4
/1345/
18
/11/
58
/8/

Forever Amber (1947)
Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.
poster
70
28
7.3
/1167/
68
/24/
69
/22/
3.5
/886/

Awful Orphan (1949)
Porky Pig's quiet life in his high-rise apartment building is rudely disrupted when an obnoxious mutt sneaks in and refuses to leave.
poster
58
23
6.3
/893/
61
/30/
59
/74/
3.2
/385/
47
/13/

On Air (2012)
At 40, Molina is the most famous radio host in France: she hosts a nightly call-in show where she answers questions from callers with sexual and emotional problems. When she decides to look for her mother whom she never knew, she discovers her living in the suburbs.
poster
The Roku Channel
45
22
5.1
/1674/
48
/48/
51
/65/
2.9
/406/
18
/30/

The Daisy Chain (2008)
A grieving couple move to a remote Irish village in the wake of their baby daughter's death. They soon take in an orphaned autistic girl, only to become involved in a series of strange occurrences.
poster
70
18
7.3
/609/
75
/15/
63
/21/
3.5
/439/

Billy Boy (1954)
A deep south farmer is initially delighted to get a baby goat, but this soon turns to apprehension when he discovers that it eats literally anything (including, at one point, the animation artwork).
poster
64
17
6.6
/603/
66
/10/
66
/29/
3.4
/368/
55
/2/

Teresa Venerdì (1941)
A comedy of errors where floundering pediatrician Pietro takes a job as an orphanage health inspector to pay for the debts of his high-spending girlfriend Loletta, only to end up mistakenly engaged with Lilli, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and pursued by lovestruck 18-year-old orphan Teresa Venerdì.
poster
63
15
6.5
/567/
54
/5/
65
/3/
70
/22/

Close to My Heart (1951)
A journalist's wife insists on adopting an abandoned child.


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