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Amazon Prime Video
84
7.9
/95093/
79
/3222/
77
/1377/
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
78
8.2
/930492/
80
/18345/
81
/13576/
4.1
/1325250/
86
/84/
93
/29697/
77
/22/
cc age 17+

A Clockwork Orange (1971)
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
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Plex
75
6.8
/2099/
71
/44/
67
/39/
3.4
/679/
100
/5/
80
/18/

Second Best (1994)
The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.
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Kanopy
72
6.7
/10190/
67
/598/
70
/195/
3.5
/27470/
85
/124/
71
/54/
71
/31/
cc age 16+

Memory (2023)
Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.
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Hoopla
72
7.3
/134348/
77
/9271/
75
/3157/
3.5
/271228/
82
/155/
83
/920/
57
/28/
cc age 13+

Instant Family (2018)
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.
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Kanopy
84
71
7.5
/4894/
79
/464/
79
/664/
4.1
/62745/
100
/8/
90
/5/

All Your Faces (2023)
Since 2014, France's restorative justice programmes have offered a safe space for supervised dialogue between offenders and victims. Grégoire, Nawelle, and Sabine, victims of heists and violent robberies, agree to join one of these discussion groups alongside offenders Nassim, Issa, and Thomas, all convicted of violent robberies. Meanwhile Chloé, a victim of childhood sexual abuse, prepares for dialogue with her own agressor after learning he has moved back into town.
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FXNow
69
7.1
/312630/
73
/12401/
71
/6476/
3.7
/474227/
70
/54/
77
/28164/
54
/16/
cc age 13+

Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
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Kanopy
80
69
7.7
/3274/
80
/109/
72
/79/
3.7
/7576/
92
/13/
86
/171/

The Silent Child (2017)
A deaf 4-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.
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Kanopy
68
6.5
/1755/
63
/46/
64
/58/
3.5
/2156/
90
/10/
66
/3/
70
/6/

Paulina (2015)
Paulina is a young lawyer with a promising career in Buenos Aires, who chooses to go back to her home town. Her father, Fernando, is a well known judge. Against his will, Paulina decides to teach in a suburban high school as part of an inclusion program. One night, after the second week working there, she's brutally assaulted by a gang. With the disapproval of the people around her, she decides to go back to work, in the neighborhood where she was attacked, without realizing that her attackers may be even closer than she thought.
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Kanopy
68
6.9
/4065/
72
/188/
71
/482/
3.5
/6347/
81
/37/
76
/5/
59
/19/

Standing Tall (2015)
The film tells the story of Malony and his education as he grows from a six-year-old into an 18-year-old. A minors’ judge and a caseworker work tirelessly to try to save the young offender.
poster
67
6.7
/989/
65
/48/
59
/29/
3.5
/4344/
98
/46/
52
/6/
79
/16/

Fourteen (2019)
Twentysomething Brooklynites Mara and Jo have been close friends since middle school. Gradually, it becomes apparent that the increasingly unstable Jo has troubles that may be the result of substance abuse, or an even deeper problem. Over the course of a decade, the more stable Mara tries to help.
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Amazon Prime Video
66
6.1
/88488/
64
/3632/
62
/1914/
3.0
/88037/
71
/31/
50
/13069/
79
/14/
cc age 6+

Free Willy (1993)
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.
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Hoopla
70
65
6.7
/6061/
68
/183/
64
/89/
3.5
/7866/
92
/12/
72
/418/
59
/9/
cc age 4+

Follow That Bird (1985)
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
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78
65
7.4
/12231/
76
/727/
77
/967/
3.8
/25478/
82
/11/
87
/4/

The Specials (2019)
For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have lived in a different world—the world of autistic children and teens. In charge of two separate nonprofit organizations (The Hatch & The Shelter), they train young people from underprivileged areas to be caregivers for extreme cases that have been refused by all other institutions. It’s an exceptional partnership, outside of traditional settings, for some quite extraordinary characters.
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67
62
6.9
/2614/
72
/465/
68
/194/
3.0
/2978/

Home Makeover (2010)
When a social worker visits Gru’s house to assess its suitability for children, chaos ensues. Margo, Edith, and Agnes, along with the ever-mischievous Minions, scramble to give the home a makeover in record time. Their attempts to create a warm and inviting environment quickly spiral into hilarity as the Minions’ unorthodox methods lead to outrageous results. This short captures the Minions’ inventive, albeit chaotic, solutions, blending humor with heartwarming moments of teamwork.
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Kanopy
62
6.4
/6840/
69
/177/
65
/103/
3.1
/2805/
46
/28/
73
/374/

Losing Isaiah (1995)
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, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
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Kanopy
74
61
7.2
/2877/
70
/46/
63
/54/
3.7
/4532/
85
/47/
83
/56/

The Apple (1998)
After twelve years of imprisonment by their own parents, two Iranian sisters are finally released by social workers to face the outside world for the first time.
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Amazon Prime Video
63
59
6.1
/5067/
62
/182/
58
/88/
3.2
/12154/
88
/16/
50
/67/

The Baby (1973)
A social worker who recently lost her husband investigates the strange Wadsworth family. The Wadsworths might not seem too unusual to hear about them at first - consisting of the mother, two grown daughters and the diaper-clad, bottle-sucking baby. The problem is, the baby is twenty-one years old.
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73
59
7.3
/3930/
64
/44/
71
/29/
3.6
/1825/
72
/18/
88
/99/

A Thousand Clowns (1965)
Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has gloried in his Uncle's iconoclastic approach to life, tries to play mediator. But when he succeeds, he is alarmed by the uncle's willingness to cave in to society in order to save the relationship.
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Kanopy
53
6.0
/63025/
66
/2433/
59
/1145/
2.9
/29031/
22
/27/
47
/1284/
37
/12/
cc age 15+

The Golden Child (1986)
After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."
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73
52
7.5
/3108/
73
/336/
68
/194/
77
/7/

Despicable Me Presents: Minion Madness (2010)
Three new mini-movies from the creators of Despicable Me. Orientation Day: Three freshly cloned minions go through the wacky orientation process at the evil laboratories of Gru. Home Makeover: The minions "assist" Edith, Margo & Agnes in a home makeover when they find out a social worker is going to pay them a visit. Watch the crazy antics ensue! Banana: A minion finds a banana in his lunch bag. To what lengths will the other minions go through to steal away that coveted yellow goodness?
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Netflix
71
50
6.8
/3659/
67
/146/
70
/94/
3.5
/13484/
81
/8/
cc age 16+

MOTHER (2020)
Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to school. Except raising the little half-sister, his rock-bottom life seems to have no end.
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Kanopy
72
49
6.8
/1357/
63
/51/
70
/31/
3.5
/911/
95
/20/
67
/47/

The Unloved (2009)
Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow her struggle to cope with the system; her only saving being her self-belief and certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit.
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Hoopla
47
6.2
/98823/
64
/3522/
63
/2346/
2.7
/88362/
22
/74/
40
/3104/
25
/15/
cc age 17+

Case 39 (2009)
In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.
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Kanopy
68
46
6.2
/1488/
62
/69/
62
/51/
3.4
/3663/
100
/13/
57
/4/

Alanis (2017)
A young Buenos Aires mother finds employment as a sex worker and struggles to live under the same laws that are supposed to protect her.
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Kanopy
78
42
7.2
/1331/
73
/13/
80
/5/
3.6
/3059/
95
/22/

Agent of Happiness (2024)
The documentary team follows two happiness agents in their forties who spend a month and a half on the road twice a year, going door-to-door with their questionnaires in isolated villages in the Himalayas. The filmmakers undertake to provide an intimate insight into the daily lives and desires of Bhutanese people, and also seek the answer to the universal question of whether happiness can really be measured. Gross National Happiness promises a heart-warming journey into a mysterious, fairytale-like world, which is the exact opposite of the social order dominated by consumption and desires.
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The Roku Channel
55
42
5.3
/1840/
56
/55/
57
/39/
3.1
/1983/
50
/6/
55
/67/
cc age 5+

Pippi Longstocking (1997)
Pippi Longstocking is an extraordinary little girl who lives alone in her house, while her father sails the seven seas. Pippi's irrepressibly fun nature makes her easy to befriend, as neighbors Tommy and Annika find, but can also earn ire, especially from social worker Mrs. Prysselius.
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The Roku Channel
37
34
4.6
/3783/
57
/555/
52
/159/
2.1
/1794/
11
/9/
16
/12/

Dead Awake (2016)
Kate Bowman (Jocelin Donahue) is an average social worker who, after the sudden death of her twin sister, is investigating the mysterious deaths of other people who died in their sleep. Shortly before their deaths, the victims all reported a supernatural force that appeared to them while they were suffering from sleep paralysis. When Kate investigates further into the case, she opens herself up to the creature's wrath and soon finds herself and her family suffering from an ancient evil.
poster
68
32
6.8
/203/
68
/5/
62
/7/
3.6
/3711/
70

Kika (2025)
While pregnant with her second child, Kika faces the sudden death of her partner. Totally heartbroken, and broke, she sets her priorities straight : 1.⁠ ⁠make money fast 2.⁠ ⁠stay strong. Dirty underwear, dildos and neurotic parents will unexpectedly help.
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The Roku Channel
60
31
6.3
/1302/
60
/23/
53
/25/
3.2
/596/
66
/38/

Savage Messiah (2002)
As a small-town social worker investigates a commune headed by a spiritual leader calling himself Moses, she discovers a dead child, sadistic rituals, and ruthless mental and physical abuse.
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Amazon Prime Video
65
31
6.6
/475/
73
/43/
70
/23/
3.4
/265/
58
/26/
74
/14/
51
/9/

Urban Hymn (2015)
Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.
poster
50
27
5.3
/2063/
58
/83/
49
/40/
3.2
/338/
38
/16/
41
/4/

Autumn Blood (2013)
Two young orphans in the Tirolian Mountains come under siege by a vicious band of hunters. Frightened of being separated by child services following the death of their mother, a self-sufficient 16-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother - who hasn't spoken a word since seeing his father killed by the mayor - strive to live off the land in peace. Their innocence is shattered, however, when a group of hunters led by the mayor's son brutalizes and rapes the free-spirited girl. Later, when a well-meaning social services worker arrives too late to protect the terrorized siblings, the girl and her brother prepare to take a stand against their ruthless attackers.
poster
59
25
5.6
/828/
65
/43/
52
/64/
3.2
/639/

I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything (1973)
Pierre Gastié-Leroy is the son of a wealthy director of a factory of weapon manufacturing. Despite his parents, two generous uncles and a bishop godfather who try to inculcate him the rigid values of his social level, Pierre is a dreamer, antimilitaristic, social educator who dreams of saving three thugs, his "little guys" at the limit of delinquency. After several resounding failures that sent him to prison, Pierre is ordered by his father to join his factory to direct the social service. Tired of the venality of his father and the foolishness of the "little guys", Pierre hires them at the factory...
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fuboTV
71
24
7.2
/598/
63
/16/
66
/11/
3.3
/1452/
88
/12/

The Boys Next Door (1996)
Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four developmentally disabled men: obsessive-compulsive Norman, bipolar Arnold, childlike Lucien, and schizophrenic Barry. When Jack announces his decision to leave his job, his four charges react quite unexpectedly to the news.
poster
51
23
5.6
/1711/
57
/34/
50
/47/
3.0
/777/
34
/8/

Past Midnight (1992)
A man gets out of prison after 15 years for stabbing his wife to death, and his social worker becomes convinced he was innocent. As she researches his case, and interviews other people who were involved, she begins to fall in love with him, as her friends warn her that he's dangerous.
poster
69
23
7.1
/1148/
68
/43/
70
/20/
3.5
/484/

300 Miles to Heaven (1989)
Based on a true story dating back to 1985 when two Polish boys, a teenager and his little brother, escaped from communist Poland all the way to Sweden, hidden under a truck. In the movie, their destination has been changed to Denmark.
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MGM Plus
45
22
5.3
/1431/
50
/26/
49
/33/
2.8
/847/
17
/1844/

Bowery at Midnight (1942)
A seemingly charitable soup kitchen operator (who moonlights as a criminology professor) uses his Bowery mission as a front for his criminal gang. Police attempt to close in on the gang as they commit a series of robberies, murders and bizarre experiments on corpses.
poster
68
21
7.1
/774/
64
/18/
70
/22/
3.5
/475/
65
/11/

10½ (2010)
Tommy, 10 years old, is well known by Social Services. He is considered a danger to society. Gilles, his guardian at this halfway house, sees potential for redemption in this kid driven by violence.
poster
64
18
6.5
/430/
56
/12/
71
/17/
3.3
/627/

In the Wake (2021)
Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.
poster
73
17
7.4
/697/
64
/18/
67
/6/
88
/15/

Stone Pillow (1985)
A homeless woman named Florabelle becomes the unwitting guide to the streets for a New York social worker named Carrie who thinks she has lessons to offer the down-and-out clients she serves at the homeless shelter. Soon, however, Carrie realizes that she's the one who has much to learn.
poster
58
17
6.2
/632/
55
/19/
65
/32/
3.3
/391/
43
/1/

Geronimo (2014)
South of France. In the sultry August heat, Geronimo, a young social educator, tries to ease tensions between the youngsters of the St Pierre neighborhood. The mood changes when Nil Terzi, a teenage girl of Turkish origin, flees an arranged marriage, running to the arms of her gypsy lover, Lucky Molina. Their escape sparks hostilities between the two clans. When the jousting and the musical battles begin, Geronimo struggles to quell the ensuing unrest around her.
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Artiflix
54
14
5.6
/975/
63
/21/
51
/15/
3.1
/257/
41
/14/

Dance with Me, Henry (1956)
Bud and Lou are the owners of the amusement park Kiddieland. Bud, a compulsive gambler, gets in trouble with the mob, and Lou finds himself struggling to keep his adopted children. When Bud is forced to make a shady deal, Lou tries to arrange a deal with the DA, but winds up framed for murder.
poster
52
9
5.3
/563/
51
/11/
46
/12/
3.0
/282/

The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957)
A new social worker at a girls' reformatory discovers that her charges are being used by a group of ancient alchemists, who have insinuated themselves as the prison's chief staffers, to keep themselves alive and free from an insidious petrification, which is already afflicting one of their number.
poster
41
9
4.8
/1614/
15
/2/
32
/4/
70
/4/

Gabriela (2001)
Mike is romantic, persistent, and a social worker at a psychiatric clinic. He falls for a new intern, Gabriela, who is passionate and engaged.
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?
60
/1/

Stray (2025)
Ella is a troubled teenage girl living in a residential care home as part of her foster placement. After a year of homelessness and watching her mom struggle, Ella is angry and distrustful of the world around her. When she is expelled because of an outburst, social services cannot find an immediate new placement for her, and Ella has nowhere else to go, posing a problem for Ella's new social worker, Sam.
poster
70
?
6.9
/65/
76
/3/
64
/6/
3.6
/485/

The Typewriter and Other Headaches (2024)
This third opus will take us into the homes of some of the Adamant and Averroes & Rosa Parks’ protagonists, during the visits led by their caregivers.
poster
63
?
8.5
/10/
10
/2/
96
/162/

Damaged Disciples (2025)
Anal retentive atheist social worker Jimmy stumbles upon a society of Angel and Demons, blending in with Humans. Bartering to assist in a grand quest, he has no choice but help end a war between good and Evil, But which side will he take?
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?
6.4
/24/
52
/10/

Happy Birthday to You! (2006)
A dark story about obsession, cats, and birthday presents.


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