Movies about orphans

Movies about orphans
List of the best movies about orphans selected by visitors to our site: The Windermere Children, The Blind Side, The Turning, Paper Lives, Oliver Twist, School of Life, Not Cinderella's Type, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, August Rush, Finding Mother.

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

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Country
Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, military
CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany

The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration02:09

    Oversized African-American, Michael Oher, the teen from across the tracks and a broken home, has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple, Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrehorror, drama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, India, Canada

    A young woman quits her teaching job to be a private tutor (governess) for a wealthy young heiress who witnessed her parent's tragic death. Shortly after arriving, the girl's degenerate brother is sent home from his boarding school. The tutor has some strange, unexplainable experiences in the house and begins to suspect there is more to their story.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountryTurkey

    In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Czech Republic
    Duration02:10

    Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:55

    Paris 1930. Paul has only ever had one and the same horizon: the high walls of the orphanage, an austere building in the Parisian working class suburbs. Entrusted to a joyful country woman, Célestine, and her husband, Borel, the rather stiff gamekeeper of a vast estate in Sologne, the city child, recalcitrant and stubborn, arrives in a mysterious and disturbing world, that of a soverign and wild region. The huge forest, misty ponds, heaths, and fields all belong to the Count de la Fresnaye, an elderly taciturn man who lives alone in his manor.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    Indy Zimmerman's life is far from perfect. With a step mom who seems to make it her goal in life to make indy's life horrible, step sister's who want nothing to do with her, and a boy who ruined her life suddenly wanting to be a part of it, life is already more than difficult. throw high school, relationships and tragity in the mix and things couldn't be worse. When the most popular boy at school, Bryant Bailey, kills her cat, Indy wants nothing to to with him, but he seems set on being a part of her life, and after all attempts of getting rid of him fail, she decides to give him a chance. He might not be her type but Indy quickly learns first impressions can be wrong.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:32

    Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to blame.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama, music
    CountryUSA, South Korea
    Duration01:49

    A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    Duration01:58

    A precocious orphan from Central Asia comes to America to find his long lost mother. Along the way he befriends a down on his luck small time hustler, and together they set in motion a daring scheme to solve all their problems. However, things don't go according to plan.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:36

    The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Spain
    Duration02:28

    As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.

    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: 7.3
    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: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryRussia
    Duration05:24

    Yana is a chief editor of a glamorous magazine whose life completely changes after she is pushed to adopt a little gipsy boy Yanko.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family, music
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:28

    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.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    In Assassin's Bullet, Slater plays Robert Diggs, a black ops agent who comes to work for Ambassador Ashdown (Hunger Games star Donald Sutherland), tracking down a vigilante assassin in Eastern Europe. The maverick hit(wo)man has been taking out high-profile targets on the U.S. hit list, and Diggs must uncover the killer's identity before there's an international incident. The usual game of cat and mouse ensues.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA

    When a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:37

    A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, family, biography
    CountryUSA

    To save their cash-strapped orphanage, a guardian and his kids partner with a washed-up boat captain for a chance to win a lucrative fishing competition.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

      About an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in November 1820, her crew take to three fragile whalers. Alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the men must decide whether to head for the nearest islands - a thousand miles downwind to the west - or set out on an epic journey of almost three thousand miles to reach the South American mainland. Fear of cannibals forces them to choose South America. Almost three months later, the first whaler is rescued by another whaleship. Only three men are still alive. A week later the captain's whaler is also rescued, with just two men aboard. The third whaler is never found. This is a story of human endurance and what men in extremis will do to survive.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:11

      A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrethriller, drama, short
      CountryUSA

      In a small supermarket in a blue collar town, a black man smiles at a 10 year old white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      Hannah and Amber Baker are trapped in a dark Southern underworld of violence, drugs and bikers. Both live in fear of their "Uncle Frank" Stinson, the ruthless leader of a crime organization.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      A small time crook and a newly-orphaned teenage boy team up to perform a string of robberies.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      A man watches his life unravel after he is left by his blind girlfriend.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:22

      Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As the quartet debate their options, the conversation reopens old wounds between the siblings.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, history
      CountryFrance, Israel, Italy, India, USA
      Duration01:52

      A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.

      Markimdb: 4
      Genrehorror
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:00

      A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrehorror
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      On his 18th birthday, Johnny finds out that he's come into an inheritance - and his family were a lot stranger than he ever knew...

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genredrama, musical, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:31

      In 1977 New York City, the talented and soulful youth of the South Bronx chase dreams and breakneck beats to transform music history.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration02:51

        A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:42

        Lonely widow Joyce rents out a room in her house and becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests.

        Markimdb: 4.6
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller
        CountryCanada, USA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:05

        In 2030 the world is in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as a result of global warming.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Spain
        Duration01:40

        Though no one can see him, Hollow Face lurks in the corners, desperately desiring love but only knowing how to spread fear and hate. He creeps into the life of John Farrow after Farrow’s beloved 13-year-old daughter Mia is assaulted in their home. The line between the real and the imaginary blurs as fissures start to open within the family unit. It seems that no security measure can keep Hollow Face out.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genredrama, music
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:43

        Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognizes a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrehorror, drama
        CountryMexico, USA, Venezuela

        An American priest working in Mexico is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his demon one final time.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genrethriller
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:48

        After a family tragedy in the chaotic city, Chris and Maggie Conley, in a last-ditch effort to save their dying marriage, purchase an isolated home in the deepest woods, to which they quickly discover evil has a key.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genrecomedy, drama, military, history
        CountryNew Zealand, Czech Republic, USA

        A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        Dear Sidewalk tells the story of Gardner, a 24 year old mail-carrier, who is struggling to contend with his identity as his quarter-life crisis is in full swing. His regimented routine is thrown out the window when he meets Paige, a divorcee, enduring a mid-life crisis of her own. In this relationship there exists a synchronicity, as they find, despite their age difference, they're both confronting existential problems surrounding identity, love, and the choices in front of them.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryCanada, USA
        Duration00:30

        The third installment in V.C. Andrews’ bestselling series that began with "Flowers in the Attic," "If There Be Thorns" follows Christopher and Cathy Dollanganger as they live together as man and wife with Cathy's two sons who are unaware of the incestuous nature of their parents' relationship. But when a mysterious woman moves in next door and befriends the younger boy, Bart, he begins a strange transformation and displays accusatory behavior towards Cathy and Christopher. When Christopher discovers their mysterious neighbor is, in fact, his mother Corrine Dollanganger, all of the family's long-hidden secrets are revealed in a tragic climax.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA, Canada

        A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genremelodrama, drama, musical, military, history
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:38

          An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.

          Markimdb: 4.7
          Genrecomedy, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:37

          A young couple discovers a secret room filled with cash while house-sitting for rich friends who die while out of the country.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genreaction, comedy, adventure, western
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:10

            When his long-lost outlaw father returns, Tommy "White Knife" Stockburn goes on an adventure-filled journey across the Old West with his five brothers.

            Markimdb: 6
            Genrethriller, drama
            CountryUSA, Mexico
            Duration01:36

            A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
            Duration02:24

            Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.

            Markimdb: 5.2
            Genrefamily
            CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, USA
            Duration01:27

            Walking with Dinosaurs 3D is a film depicting life-like 3D dinosaur characters set in photo-real landscapes that transports audiences to the prehistoric world as it existed 70 million years ago. The film is based on the 1999 documentary television miniseries Walking with Dinosaurs, produced by the BBC. Walking with Dinosaurs 3D is being produced by Evergreen Studios, the company that produced Happy Feet, and it is was released on October 11, 2013.




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