The Children of Leningradsky

2005

Polish

7.7

♡ 3

85%

Andrzej Celinski Director

Since the fall of the Iron Curtain an estimated four million children have found themselves living on the streets in the former countries of the Soviet Union. In the streets of Moscow alone there are over 30,000 surviving in this manner at the present time. The makers of the documentary film concentrated on a community of homeless children living hand to mouth in the Moscow train station Leningradsky. Eight-year-old Sasha, eleven-year-old Kristina, thirteen-year-old Misha and ten-year-old Andrej all dream of living in a communal home. They spend winter nights trying to stay warm by huddling together on hot water pipes and most of their days are spent begging. Andrej has found himself here because of disagreements with his family. Kristina was driven into this way of life by the hatred of her stepmother and twelve-year-old Roma by the regular beatings he received from his constantly drunk father. "When it is worst, we try to make money for food by prostitution," admits ...

6 Weeks to Mother's Day

2017

Thai

8.2

♡ 2

100%

Marvin Blunte Director

Patcharin Rodprawbuun as

Kanchnana Wichapong as

Payomsri Sangkrasri as

Sudarat Sakrasear as

150 underprivileged and orphaned students in the remote jungle of Thailand attending the country's first democratic school prepare a special celebration to honor their remarkable adoptive mother on Mother's Day.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island

2022

Japanese

6.7

♡ 6

100%

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Director

Atsumi Tanezaki as Ada

Yuma Uchida as Marcos

Tomofumi Ikezoe as Sleggar Law

Katsuyuki Konishi as Staff Officer

After a covert mission goes wrong, Mobile Suit pilot Amuro Ray and his comrades are stranded on a remote island. The battalion was sent to a land called the Island of No Return to clear off any enemy forces, only to find a group of children and an enemy mecha attack. Now Amuro must find a way for them all to escape this mysterious land, but not before meeting a strange man—Cucuruz Doan.

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

English

7.3

♡ 9

60%

Irving Pichel Director

Richard Long as Drew Hamilton

John Wengraf as Dr. Ludwig

Ian Wolfe as Norton

Amzie Strickland as Ship Passenger

In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John's son and eventually marries her kindly boss. Unknown to her, John has survived but is horribly disfigured and remains in Europe. Years later, on the eve of World War II, Elizabeth refuses to agree to her son's request to enlist and is stunned when an eerily familiar stranger named Kessler arrives from abroad and becomes involved.

Second Best

1994

English

6.8

♡ 3

100%

Chris Menges Director

Jodhi May as Alice

Jane Horrocks as Debbie

Prunella Scales as Margery

John Hurt as Uncle Turpin

The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.

Little Miss Marker

1934

English

6.9

♡ 2

89%

Alexander Hall Director

Frank Mills as Bookie

Frank Conroy as Doctor Ingalls

Edward Earle as Marky's Father

Adolphe Menjou as Sorrowful Jones

Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his little girl, Marthy Jane, as security, or in bookie's terms a "marker". "Marky", as she comes to be known, winds up under the care of Sorrowful Jones and his lady friend, singer Bangles Carson.

The Quest: The Longest Drive

1976

English

5.8

♡ 8

Bernard McEveety Director

John Alvin as Aames

Keenan Wynn as Cooler

Kurt Russell as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine

Tim Matheson as Quentin Beaudine

To save an old friend's ranch, the Beaudine brothers round up a gang of misfits to drive a huge herd to market.

David Copperfield

1935

English

7.3

♡ 4

100%

76%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

George Cukor Director

Madge Evans as Agnes

Elsa Lanchester as Clickett

Lionel Barrymore as Dan Peggotty

Lennox Pawle as Mr. Dick

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.

The Personal History of David Copperfield

2019

English

6.4

♡ 22

92%

based on novel or book

Armando Iannucci Director

Tilda Swinton as Betsey Trotwood

Hugh Laurie as Mr. Dick

Nikki Amuka-Bird as Mrs Steerforth

Benedict Wong as Mr. Wickfield

A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David’s journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, colour and humanity.

The Promised Neverland

2020

Japanese

5.6

♡ 14

77%

live action remake of anime

Yûichirô Hirakawa Director

Minami Hamabe as Emma

Keiko Kitagawa as Isabella

Rihito Itagaki as Norman

Jyo Kairi as Ray

A number of children are being well fed, taken care of, and pampered at a very meticulate and managed orphanage. The facility and grounds are impressive, but the wall acting as a barrier is high. There is a secret to the place and once revealed to several orphans, they're desperate to escape.

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

2016

Japanese

7.3

♡ 13

Action

Animation

based on novel or book

Akiyuki Shinbo Director

Maaya Sakamoto as Kiss-Shot Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade

Hiroshi Kamiya as Koyomi Araragi

Takahiro Sakurai as Meme Oshino

Yui Horie as Tsubasa Hanekawa

One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his own life as a human. Now Koyomi has to face the vampire hunters to retrieve Kiss-shot’s limbs which were taken by these hunters...

A Week Away

2021

English

5.8

♡ 23

61%

Roman White Director

David Koechner as

Sherri Shepherd as

Kat Conner Sterling as

Bailee Madison as Avery

Troubled teen Will Hawkins has a run-in with the law that puts him at an important crossroad: go to juvenile detention or attend a Christian summer camp. At first a fish-out-of-water, Will opens his heart, discovers love with a camp regular, and sense of belonging in the last place he expected to find it.

Orphan

2009

English

7.0

♡ 205

60%

Jaume Collet-Serra Director

Jimmy Bennett as Daniel

Vera Farmiga as Kate

CCH Pounder as Sister Abigail

Genelle Williams as Sister Judith

After losing their baby, a married couple adopt 9-year old Esther, who may not be as innocent as she seems.

A Shine of Rainbows

2009

English

7.1

♡ 4

50%

Vic Sarin Director

Aidan Quinn as Alec

Ian McElhinney as Father Doyle

Connie Nielsen as Maire

Jack Gleeson as Seamus

An orphaned boy named Tomás is adopted by Maire O’Donnell to live on a whimsical Irish isle filled with new friends, secret caves and a lost baby pup seal stranded on the coast. But when Maire's reluctant husband Alec refuses to accept Tomás as his own son, the boy drifts down a fateful path of adventure and self-discovery, illuminating how rainbows can shine around - and within - us all.

The Secret of Moonacre

2008

English

6.1

♡ 35

23%

46%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Gabor Csupo Director

Tim Curry as Coeur De Noir

Natascha McElhone as Loveday

Augustus Prew as Robin De Noir

Ioan Gruffudd as Sir Benjamin Merryweather / Sir Wrolf Merryweather

When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.

Pack Up Your Troubles

1932

English

7.2

♡ 10

70%

George Marshall Director

Frank Hagney as Doughboy

Charlie Hall as Janitor

Frank Rice as Perkins

Muriel Evans as Relieved Bride

The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.

Broker

2022

Korean

7.1

♡ 35

94%

Hirokazu Koreeda Director

Dong-won Gang as Dong-soo

IU as Moon So-young

Kang-ho Song as Sang-hyeon

Doona Bae as Soo-jin

Sang-hyun is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, who was left in the baby box, to sell him at a good price. Meanwhile, detectives were watching, and they quietly track them down to capture the crucial evidence.

Stella Maris

1918

English

6.9

♡ 2

90%

Marshall Neilan Director

Georgia French as Child at Easter Party

Conway Tearle as John Risca - also Spelled Riska

Mary Pickford as Miss Stella Maris / Unity Blake

Lou Conley as The Nurse

Stella Maris is a beautiful, crippled girl, who is cared for by a rich family. They shield her from the harsh realities of the world, so that she has no idea of the cruel things that some people do. Unity Blake is a poor orphan all too familiar with the harsh realities of the real world. These two young women both fall in love with John, love which is complicated by the fact that he is still married to (though separated from) a bad wife.

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

1988

English

6.1

♡ 8

los angeles, california

Ray Patterson Director

Kenneth Mars as Director / Dogcatcher

Frank Welker as Dobey / Rasputin

Teresa Ganzel as Kitty Glitter

Richard Erdman as Sid Buckman / Car Wash Manager

Beverly hills dowager leaves everything to Benny the Ball because her only rightful heir, her niece Amy, is missing. But that's only if Benny stays alive for 48 hours. If not, evil butler Snerdly and his mad Russian Wolfhound are next in line - and he's quick to pull every trick in the book to do poor Benny in and the troop sets off to rescue Benny and find the lost heir Amy.

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

1991

English

7.2

♡ 7

73%

Steve Miner Director

Mark Jeffrey Miller as Candy Man

Cliff Robertson as Doctor W.F. Carver

Kathleen York as Marie

Gabrielle Anwar as Sonora Webster

A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.

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The Children of Leningradsky

6 Weeks to Mother's Day

Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island

Tomorrow Is Forever

Second Best

Little Miss Marker

The Quest: The Longest Drive

David Copperfield

The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Promised Neverland

Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

A Week Away

Orphan

A Shine of Rainbows

The Secret of Moonacre

Pack Up Your Troubles

Broker

Stella Maris

Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken