Here we've displayed a list of the best Adoption films : A Peck on the Cheek(2002), Secrets & Lies(1996), 12(2007), Torch Song Trilogy(1988), The Official Story(1985), To Each His Own(1946), Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport(2000), Three Identical Strangers(2018), Philomena(2013), Muqaddar Ka Sikandar(1978), The Omen(1976), Yaadon Ki Baaraat(1973) ... ...
Drama
India
2002
135 Minutes
Madhavan Simran Prakash Raj Nandita Das P.S. Keerthana
adopted daughter young girl cousin writer mother parent raw emotional intense profound india sri lanka family home woods civil war adoption terrorism family search quest
A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her real mother, she begs to be taken to Sri Lanka, where her mother works with a militant group of activists.
Drama
UK|France
1996
142 Minutes
Timothy Spall Brenda Blethyn Phyllis Logan Marianne Jean-Baptiste Claire Rushbrook Ron Cook Lesley Manville Elizabeth Berrington Michele Austin Lee Ross Emma Amos
doctor mother blue-collar worker daughter brother powerful tense funeral london backyard café family dysfunction mother/daughter relationship family history adoption class distinctions friendship discovery transformation 1990s
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Russia
2007
153 Minutes
Sergey Makovetskiy Sergey Garmash Aleksei Petrenko Yuriy Stoyanov Sergei Gazarov Nikita Mikhalkov Mikhail Efremov Valentin Gaft Oleksii Gorbunov Sergei Artsybashev Viktor Verzhbitskiy
juror stepfather teenager musician entertainer survivor dark somber school russia prison murder racism trial survival war adoption rivalry fall 2000s
Twelve jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen adolescent charged with murdering his stepfather.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1988
118 Minutes
Harvey Fierstein Anne Bancroft Matthew Broderick Brian Kerwin Karen Young Charles Pierce
gay man drag queen male model teacher mother inspiring emotional endearing new york city stage homophobia homosexuality lost loves acceptance family adoption love transformation quest 1980s
Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very ... See full summary »
Drama
Argentina
1985
110 Minutes
Norma Aleandro Héctor Alterio Chela Ruíz Chunchuna Villafañe Hugo Arana Guillermo Battaglia Patricio Contreras María Luisa Robledo
husband wife daughter wealthy man emotional tense sad argentina household adoption deception marriage military missing persons mother/child relationship discovery quest 1980s
During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
Drama
USA
1946
122 Minutes
Olivia de Havilland John Lund Mary Anderson Roland Culver Phillip Terry Bill Goodwin Virginia Welles Victoria Horne Griff Barnett Alma Macrorie Bill Ward
businesswoman pilot lord wife father son engaging fascinating intense london roof new york state pharmacy household train station illegitimate child adoption jealousy love world war ii
An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.
Documentary
UK|USA
2000
122 Minutes
Alexander Gordon
jew child german czech foster child british man bleak chilling england foster home germany czechoslovakia austria world war ii refugees adoption nazis kindertransport holocaust escape
The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Germany in the late 1930s.
Documentary, Drama, History, Biography, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
2018
96 Minutes
Robert Shafran David Kellman Lawrence Wright Will Ennis Scotty Murray Silvi Alzetta-Reali
identical twin adopted son engaging fascinating shocking family home identical twins adoption scandal experiments mystery 20th century
In 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. But their quest to find out why turns into a bizarre and sinister mystery.
Drama
UK|USA|France
2013
97 Minutes
Judi Dench Steve Coogan Michelle Fairley Barbara Jefford Anna Maxwell Martin Mare Winningham Sophie Kennedy Clark Peter Hermann Ruth McCabe
pregnant teen television reporter adopted son nun irishwoman emotional gripping heartwarming ireland convent united states city town adoption teen pregnancy search friendship discovery love quest
A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
Drama, Romance
India
1978
189 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Vinod Khanna Rekha Amjad Khan Kader Khan Rakhee Shreeram Lagoo
orphan rich girl friend prostitute wealthy man father emotional disheartening india street household graveyard bar class conflict friendship adoption smuggling unrequited love betrayal forbidden love
When a homeless and orphaned young man finds work in the house of a wealthy man, he falls in love with the daughter of that wealthy man. But things start to change a lot thereafter.
Horror
UK|USA
1976
111 Minutes
Gregory Peck Lee Remick David Warner Billie Whitelaw Leo McKern Harvey Stephens Patrick Troughton Martin Benson Anthony Nicholls Holly Palance John Stride
ambassador wife priest nanny adopted son photographer shocking frightening italy england israel miscarriage roman catholicism adoption evil child antichrist mystery 1970s
Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?
Drama, Action
India
1973
164 Minutes
Dharmendra Zeenat Aman Vijay Arora Nasir Khan Ajit Tariq
brother musician gardener criminal crime boss young woman engaging suspenseful family home india street robbery murder brother relationship family music adoption revenge love discovery
Three brothers are separated after their parents' murder. Years later, their only hope of avenging their parents and reuniting as a family lies in the song they learned as children.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
119 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Rose Byrne Octavia Spencer Isabela Moner Tig Notaro Gustavo Quiroz Julianna Gamiz Margo Martindale Julie Hagerty Michael O'Keefe Tom Segura
wife husband adopted daughter brother sister airy amusing hilarious emotional melodramatic heartwarming united states orphanage school adoption orphanage new experiences trust lie sibling relationship
A couple find themselves in over their heads when they foster three children.
Drama
Hungary
1975
89 Minutes
Kati Berek Laszlo Szabo Gyongyver Vigh
factory worker teenager married man boyfriend orphan middle-aged woman sad emotional profound tender hungary apartment restaurant kitchen street adoption feminism motherhood neglect adultery
Single factory worker Kata, 43, wants to have a child with her long-time secret lover, a married man called Joska. He doesn't like the idea. Kata befriends teenage schoolgirl Anna, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2008
110 Minutes
Queen Latifah Dakota Fanning Jennifer Hudson Alicia Keys Sophie Okonedo Nate Parker Tristan Wilds Hilarie Burton Paul Bettany
teen girl father caregiver sister beekeeper teen boy heartwarming tender south carolina small town estate abuse civil rights racism adoption father/daughter relationship suicide growing up forbidden love underdog
In 1964, a teenage girl in search of the truth about her mother runs away to a small town in South Carolina and finds a family of independent women who can connect her to her past.
Drama
USA|Spain
2009
126 Minutes
Naomi Watts Annette Bening Kerry Washington Jimmy Smits Samuel L. Jackson S. Epatha Merkerson Cherry Jones Elpidia Carrillo Shareeka Epps David Morse Eileen Ryan
mother daughter physical therapist lawyer husband emotional powerful profound law office hospital restaurant household orphanage adoption parenthood marriage pregnancy family regret discovery
A drama centered around three women: A fifty-year-old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption thirty-five years ago, and a woman looking to adopt a child of her own.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2002
85 Minutes
child alien sister social worker mad scientist agent endearing amusing hawaii household forest courtroom spaceship family adoption experiments friendship love loneliness escape
A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive.
Romance
USA
1941
107 Minutes
Bette Davis George Brent Mary Astor Lucile Watson Hattie McDaniel Grant Mitchell Jerome Cowan Sam McDaniel Thurston Hall Russell Hicks Olin Howland
sweetheart pianist pilot maid mother manager melodramatic cheeky gutsy new york city maryland country house arizona rivalry marriage divorce death adoption deception quest
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is now pregnant with his child.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2014
108 Minutes
Don Scime Guy Adkins Antoinette LaVecchia Jordan Baker Tonye Patano Lauren Lopes Andrea Andolina Jim Hanley
radio host gay man sister orphan partner listener brooding emotional intense buffalo, n.y. radio station bar apartment forest car self-discovery adoption mentorship love trust
David, the host of a local gay radio show in Buffalo, New York, struggles with self-doubt when his single sister asks him to be the father figure for her soon to be adopted Brazilian child.... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Cary Grant Betsy Drake Lurene Tuttle Randy Stuart John Ridgely Irving Bacon Mary Treen Iris Mann George Winslow Clifford Tatum Jr.
orphan boy girl disabled person husband wife emotional endearing amusing heartwarming new jersey household town orphanage family adoption troubled youth depression marriage disability
New Jersey couple Anna and Poppy Rose adopt several kids born into less fortunate circumstances, including a desperately unhappy 13-year-old girl and a physically handicapped boy with a penchant for getting into serious trouble.
Comedy
USA
1938
85 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Jane Bryan Allen Jenkins Willard Parker Ruth Donnelly John Litel Eric Stanley Harold Huber Edward Brophy Paul Harvey Bobby Jordan
police officer bootlegger bar owner gangster orphan wife lighthearted cheeky new york state household business adoption prohibition crime murder transformation fall 1930s
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|Belgium|France
2006
105 Minutes
Olivier Gourmet Paul Ahmarani Jean-Pierre Cassel Gabriel Arcand Lorraine Pintal Guy Pion Janine Sutto Marie Brassard Henri Chassé
engineer inventor writer son father wife offbeat intricate endearing belgium quebec canada road family secrets family bloodline journey inventions adoption friendship adventure
An eccentric Belgian inventor travels to Québec to search for his family, which uncovers a secret history between two seemingly unrelated people.
Drama
USA
1941
118 Minutes
Irene Dunne Cary Grant Beulah Bondi Edgar Buchanan Ann Doran Eva Lee Kuney Leonard Willey Wallis Clark Walter Soderling Baby Biffle Edmund Elton
newspaper owner wife child social worker assistant gripping melodramatic sad new york city family home japan parenthood adoption tragic death unhappy marriage quest love 1940s
A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.
Kids & Family, Drama
Canada|Ireland
2009
101 Minutes
Connie Nielsen Aidan Quinn John Bell Jack Gleeson Tara Alice Scully Niamh Shaw Bonnie Bollivar Gerald Boner Laura Doherty Adam Downey Karl O'Neill
orphan wife husband emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming passionate orphanage irish sea ireland orphanage loneliness new life adoption trust nature love rescue
A lonely orphan's life is transformed by an extraordinary woman who teaches him to conquer grief and discover the magic in nature and himself.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada|Germany|France
2009
123 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Peter Sarsgaard Isabelle Fuhrman CCH Pounder Aryana Engineer Jimmy Bennett Margo Martindale Karel Roden Rosemary Dunsmore
mother father daughter son orphan nun dark suspenseful tense chilling orphanage household hospital family home loss adoption deception insanity marriage husband/wife relationship
A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.
Drama
USA
1934
79 Minutes
Dawn O'Day Tom Brown O.P. Heggie Helen Westley Sara Haden Murray Kinnell Gertrude Messinger June Preston Charley Grapewin Hilda Vaughn
orphan doctor brother sister schoolboy emotional charming prince edward island farm school orphanage family feud illness young love adoption farming forbidden love growing up underdog 1900s
A romantic teenage girl is adopted by a pair of elderly siblings in turn-of-the-century Canada.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
2013
143 Minutes
Henry Cavill Amy Adams Michael Shannon Diane Lane Russell Crowe Antje Traue Harry Lennix Richard Schiff Christopher Meloni Kevin Costner Ayelet Zurer
superman adoptive father adoptive mother teacher classmate superhero brooding powerful thrilling smallville small town farm school krypton family home growing up adoption secret identity super powers metamorphosis
An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened, when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
Drama
UK
1954
89 Minutes
Cornell Borchers Yvonne Mitchell Armin Dahlen Alexander Knox Geoffrey Keen Liam Redmond Eddie Byrne Theodore Bikel Ferdinand Mayne Andre Mikhelson Pamela Stirling
orphan missing person child judge adoptive father adoptive mother melodramatic emotional bleak germany orphanage house courtroom street adoption presumed dead family foster care custody battle world war ii
A story of litigation between a birth mother and an adopted family due to a child lost during a war.
Comedy
USA
1995
95 Minutes
Woody Allen Helena Bonham Carter Mira Sorvino Michael Rapaport F. Murray Abraham Claire Bloom Olympia Dukakis David Ogden Stiers Jack Warden Peter Weller Dan Moran
sportswriter wife prostitute porn star boy biological mother outlandish witty new york city parenthood adoption greek mythology genius discovery quest 1990s
When he discovers his adopted son is a genius, a New York sportswriter seeks out the boy's birth mother: a ditzy porn star and prostitute.
Drama
UK
2020
99 Minutes
Gemma Arterton Gugu Mbatha-Raw Penelope Wilton Lucas Bond Dixie Egerickx Amanda Root Jessica Gunning David Horovitch Tom Courtenay Amanda Lawrence Sally Scott
writer evacuee lover emotional endearing heartwarming kent village seaside world war ii war bonding relationships adoption escape discovery transformation 1970s
During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.