In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted...
Central Station
1998
Walter Salles
8.1
Drama
Brazil
111
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
The Boy and the Beast
2015
Mamoru Hosoda
7.9
Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Japan
119
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
Shoplifters
2018
Hirokazu Kore-eda
7.8
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Japan
120
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface,...
My Life as a Zucchini
2016
Claude Barras
7.8
Animation, Comedy, Drama
France
66
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and love as he searches for a new family of his own.
Slumdog Millionaire
2008
Danny Boyle
7.7
Drama, Romance
United Kingdom
121
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
Wes Anderson
7.7
Comedy, Drama, Romance
United States of America
94
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and t...
A Little Princess
1995
Alfonso Cuarón
7.6
Drama, Family, Fantasy
United States of America
97
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.
Tarzan
1999
Chris Buck
7.4
Family, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Action
United States of America
88
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
August Rush
2007
Kirsten Sheridan
7.4
Family, Drama, Music
United States of America
114
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.
The Devil's Backbone
2001
Guillermo del Toro
7.3
Fantasy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Spain
108
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
Hugo
2011
Martin Scorsese
7.2
Adventure, Drama, Family
United Kingdom
126
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the go...
The Orphanage
2007
J. A. Bayona
7.2
Horror, Drama, Thriller
Spain
105
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
Jane Eyre
2011
Cary Joji Fukunaga
7.2
Drama, Romance
United Kingdom
120
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling...
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
Gary Trousdale
7.1
Drama, Animation, Family
United States of America
91
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 F...
The Cider House Rules
1999
Lasse Hallström
7.1
Drama
United States of America
126
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about l...
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
Don Bluth
6.8
Drama, Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Ireland
84
When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back...
Oliver Twist
2005
Roman Polanski
6.7
Crime, Drama, Family
Czech Republic
130
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. Bro...
Before I Wake
2016
Mike Flanagan
6.5
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
United States of America
97
An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
2011
Damon Santostefano
6.4
Comedy, Family, Romance, Drama
United States of America
88
In this modern telling of the classic tale, aspiring singer Katie Gibbs falls for the new boy at her performing arts high school. But Katie's wicked stepmother and stepsister are scheming to crush her dream before she can sing her way into his heart.
Free Willy
1993
Simon Wincer
6.2
Family, Adventure, Drama
United States of America
112
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 Lindl...
Annie
2014
Will Gluck
6.2
Comedy, Drama, Family
United States of America
118
Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everythi...
The Glass House
2001
Daniel Sackheim
6
Drama, Thriller
United States of America
107
When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.
