Featured Children Drama Movies

List of the best dramatic movies about special children selected by visitors to our site: Life As We Know It, Five Feet Apart, Me Before You, Spotlight, Wonder, The French Dispatch, Call Me by Your Name, The Best of Me, Begin Again, Capernaum.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:55

After a distastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have is common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control -- all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:25

A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:33

    In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, reporters Michael Rezendes, Matt Carroll and Sacha Pfeiffer interview victims and try to unseal sensitive documents. The reporters make it their mission to provide proof of a cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredrama, family
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Canada
    Duration02:15

    The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Germany

    The quirky staff of an American magazine based in 1970s France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryItaly, France, USA, Brazil
    Duration02:09

    Elio Perlman is spending the summer with his family at their vacation home in Lombardy, Italy. When his father hires a handsome doctoral student, the curious 17-year-old finds himself developing a growing attraction to the young man.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

      A long lost music producer finds a singer-songwriter right about the moment he has given up all hope on life.

      Markimdb: 8.4
      Genredrama
      CountryLebanon, USA, France, Cyprus, Qatar, United Kingdom
      Duration02:05

      Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:00

        After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Singapore, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, India

        Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

          Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genredrama, detective, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration00:40

          After the sudden death of ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander, his wife Alison investigates when mysteries from her husband's past come knocking.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:56

            On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

            Markimdb: 8
            Genredrama, biography
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:58

              Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

              Markimdb: 7.9
              Genredrama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:46

                The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genrecomedy, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:34

                A California high school student plans to escape from her family and small town by going to college in New York.

                Markimdb: 7.4
                Genredrama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:22

                  A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

                  Markimdb: 7.5
                  Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, USA
                  Duration01:55

                  England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.

                  Markimdb: 7.3
                  Genredrama, biography, history
                  CountryUSA, Japan
                  Duration02:30

                  A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

                  Markimdb: 7.2
                  Genrecomedy, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:01

                  A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

                  Markimdb: 6.8
                  Genrecomedy, drama, biography
                  CountryFrance, USA
                  Duration01:50

                  On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

                  Markimdb: 7.7
                  Genrecomedy, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:59

                  A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.

                  Markimdb: 7.8
                  Genremelodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA

                  Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

                  Markimdb: 8
                  Genredrama
                  CountryIndia, USA, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong
                  Duration02:35

                    Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUSA, Canada
                    Duration02:32

                    After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.

                    Markimdb: 7.4
                    Genredrama, biography
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:03

                    On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genredrama, western
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:32

                    A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back to his Montana reservation.

                    Markimdb: 7.6
                    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:40

                    Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

                    Markimdb: 6.9
                    Genredrama, adventure, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:09

                    A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genredrama, music, biography, history
                    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
                    Duration02:05

                    Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genredrama, biography
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:12

                    A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

                    Markimdb: 8
                    Genredrama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:26

                    Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

                    Markimdb: 8
                    Genredrama, biography, history
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
                    Duration01:58

                    The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

                    Markimdb: 7
                    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, South Africa, USA
                    Duration01:54

                    Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genremelodrama, drama
                    CountryAustralia, USA
                    Duration02:23

                    An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genrecomedy, drama, biography
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:07

                    George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.

                    Markimdb: 7.6
                    Genrecomedy, drama
                    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China
                    Duration02:26

                    A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

                    Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
                    CountryUSA

                    Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

                    Markimdb: 8.4
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA, Canada
                    Duration02:25

                    During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

                    Markimdb: 7.6
                    Genredrama
                    CountrySpain, Thailand, USA
                    Duration01:49

                      In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.

                      Markimdb: 7.3
                      Genrecomedy, drama, family
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:53

                      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.

                      Markimdb: 7.1
                      Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:41

                      A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.

                      Markimdb: 6.5
                      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:42

                      A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.

                      Markimdb: 8.3
                      Genredrama
                      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA

                      A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

                      Markimdb: 7.6
                      Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:32

                      A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived for the past two and a half years.

                      Markimdb: 7.1
                      Genredrama, biography
                      CountryUSA, China, Canada
                      Duration01:55

                      Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination.

                      Markimdb: 6.8
                      Genremelodrama, drama
                      CountryUSA, Canada
                      Duration01:44

                      Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

                      Markimdb: 8
                      Genredrama, biography
                      CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, USA, India
                      Duration01:43

                      A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.




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