In a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor becomes interested in the case and patiently attempts to civilise the boy.

Nell

1994

English

6.5

♡ 26

59%

kaspar-hauser-syndrom

lake

loss of loved one

twin sister

Michael Apted Director

Richard Libertini as Alexander Paley

Liam Neeson as Jerome Lovell

Jodie Foster as Nell

Nick Searcy as Todd Peterson

In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.

Nine Meals from Chaos

2018

Spanish

5.8

♡ 1

cannibal

Drama

feral child

post-apocalyptic future

Iván Noel Director

Martina Mondino Abril as Child

Rodrigo Gonzalez Bozzetto as Child

Tatiana Gonzales Bozzetto as Child

Carlos Sebastian Castro as Child

Eight years after a cataclysm and disease ravaged the human race, leaving just one in every ten surviving, all social structures have crumbled like sand castles. All remaining animals have been consumed and no sowing has yet been possible. It is Man at his most basic, destitute level.

Darlin'

2019

English

4.9

♡ 18

69%

Pollyanna McIntosh Director

Jeff Pope as Clown

John McConnell as Dr. Grant

Allison Gobuzzi as Lottie

Eugenie Bondurant as Mona

Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where she’s to be rehabilitated into a "good girl" as an example of the miraculous work of the church. But Darlin’ holds a secret darker than the "sins" she is threatened with, and she is not traveling alone. The Woman who raised her, equally fierce and feral, is ever present in the shadows of Darlin’s psyche and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to get in her way.

Jackal of Nahueltoro

1969

Spanish

7.6

♡ 4

90%

Miguel Littin Director

Pedro Villagra as Capitan del pelotón de ejecución

Rubén Sotoconil as Corporal Campos

Héctor Noguera as Eloy Parra

Nelson Villagra as José del Carmen Valenzuela Torrès dicho El Chacal

Based on an actual murder case that ignited a furious debate over the death penalty in Chile in 1960, this experimental social drama portrays the life and death of an illiterate peasant who, while drunk, murdered the woman with whom he had a relationship and her five children.

Mockingbird Don't Sing

2001

English

6.3

♡ 8

72%

Harry Bromley Davenport Director

B.J. Ward as Amanda Black

Sean Young as Dr. Judy Bingham

Kim Darby as Louise Standon

John Valdetero as Wayne Lacy

The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for nearly thirteen years) and what happened when she was finally rescued.

George of the Jungle

1997

English

5.6

♡ 59

56%

san francisco, california

Sam Weisman Director

Holland Taylor as Beatrice Stanhope

Frank Welker as Lion / Little Monkey / Shep / Tooki Tooki Bird / Gorilla sound effects

Samantha Harris as Ursula's Friend

Leslie Mann as Ursula Stanhope

Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable klutz who has a rainforest full of animal friends: Tookie, his big-beaked toucan messenger; Ape, a witty talking gorilla; and Shep, a peanut-loving pooch of an elephant. But when poachers mess with George's pals, the King of Swing swings into action.

A Werewolf Boy

2012

Korean

7.2

♡ 24

100%

Sung-hee Jo Director

Joong-Ki Song as Chul-Su

Gyo-hwan Koo as Drunk Man

Yeon-Seok Yoo as Ji-tae

Bo-Young Park as Younger Sun-yi / Eun-ju

An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

The Legend of Tarzan

2016

English

6.2

♡ 523

36%

David Yates Director

Samuel L. Jackson as George Washington Williams

Margot Robbie as Jane Clayton

Christoph Waltz as Leon Rom

Ella Purnell as Young Jane Body Double

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins

2005

English

5.5

♡ 7

Brian Smith Director

Ron Perlman as Kago

Glenn Close as Kala

Lance Henriksen as Kerchak

Estelle Harris as Mama Gunda

When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him.

Pete's Dragon

2016

English

6.7

♡ 328

88%

David Lowery Director

Karl Urban as Gavin

Bryce Dallas Howard as Grace

Robert Redford as Meacham

Toby Halbrooks as Unfortunate Ambulance Patient

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

The Jungle Book

1994

English

6.1

♡ 29

Stephen Sommers Director

Cary Elwes as Boone

Sam Neill as Brydon

John Cleese as Dr. Plumford

Lena Headey as Kitty

Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can find.

The Jungle Book 2

2003

English

5.3

♡ 57

19%

Steve Trenbirth Director

Devika Parikh as

John Goodman as Baloo

Jimmy Bennett as Hathi-Jr.

Haley Joel Osment as Mowgli

Mowgli has been living in the man-village with his little stepbrother Ranjan and his best friend Shanti. But the man-cub still has that jungle rhythm in his heart, and he misses his old buddies Baloo and Bagheera. When Mowgli wanders back to the wild for some swingin' fun, he soon finds the man-eating tiger Shere Khan is lurking in the shadows and planning his revenge.

Mama

2013

English

6.2

♡ 183

63%

Andrés Muschietti Director

Jessica Chastain as Annabel

David Fox as Burnsie

Christopher Marren as Cop

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Lucas / Jeffrey

Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.

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