Here we've displayed a list of the best Foster Home films : Secret Lives: Hidden Children & Their Rescuers During WWII(2002), Hunt for the Wilderpeople(2016), My Life as a Zucchini(2016), I Am Sam(2001), Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport(2000), Mother of Mine(2005), Breakfast on Pluto(2005), Shazam!(2019), Frisco Jenny(1933), Begin Again(2013), Patrik, Age 1.5(2008), The First of May(1998) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2002
72 Minutes
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Through interviews we meet some of the people who risked their lives to hide Jewish children during World War II and how this experience has continued to affect the survivors.
Comedy, Adventure
New Zealand
2016
101 Minutes
Sam Neill Julian Dennison Rima Te Wiata Rachel House Rhys Darby Taika Waititi Cohen Holloway Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne Oscar Kightley Stan Walker Mike Minogue
young boy foster mother foster father dog social worker teenager amusing charming thrilling intense emotional melodramatic new zealand farm foster home forest waterfall wilderness relationships foster care
A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush.
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Switzerland|France
2016
66 Minutes
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After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
Drama
USA
2001
132 Minutes
Sean Penn Michelle Pfeiffer Dakota Fanning Dianne Wiest Loretta Devine Richard Schiff Laura Dern Brad Allan Silverman Joseph Rosenberg Stanley DeSantis Doug Hutchinson
father daughter mentally disabled person lawyer foster mother friend disheartening profound emotional courtroom foster home apartment soccer game coffee shop school parenthood father/daughter relationship mental disability custody battle friendship
A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
Documentary
UK|USA
2000
122 Minutes
Alexander Gordon
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The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Germany in the late 1930s.
Drama, History
Finland|Sweden
2005
105 Minutes
Topi Majaniemi Marjaana Maijala Maria Lundqvist Michael Nyqvist Esko Salminen Aino-Maija Tikkanen Brasse Brännström Marie Göranzon Kari-Pekka Toivonen Åsa Persson Leif Andrée
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During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (2002)), "... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK
2005
135 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Liam Neeson Stephen Rea Brendan Gleeson Gavin Friday Laurence Kinlan Ruth Negga Eva Birthistle Liam Cunningham Bryan Ferry Ian Hart
orphan priest rocker police officer magician transsexual intricate offbeat unrestrained uplifting northern ireland london club park foster home irish republican army sexual identity glam rock magic prostitution
In the 1970s, a young trans woman, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age by leaving her Irish town for London, in part to look for her mother and in part because her gender identity is beyond the town's understanding.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Jack Dylan Grazer Djimon Hounsou Grace Fulton Ian Chen Jovan Armand Faithe Herman Cooper Andrews Marta Milans
teenager disabled boy bully foster mother superhero friend amusing emotional endearing uplifting hilarious cheeky philadelphia convenience store subway foster home school classroom superhuman abilities saving the world
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Ruth Chatterton Donald Cook James Murray Louis Calhern Helen Jerome Eddy Hallam Cooley Pat O'Malley Harold Huber J. Carrol Naish
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Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2013
68 Minutes
Joshua Samson Lisa Spurrier Bill Gillane Dusti Jones Savanna Kylie Lewis Matt Mascaro Trevor Hawkes Michael Solarez Sarah Kent
teenager teen girl abusive mother abusive father foster mother friend engaging heartwarming melodramatic emotional charming foster home coming of age foster care child abuse dramatization childhood trauma happiness adventure quest
12-yr-old Jessica Jones world is torn apart when she is taken out of her abusive home & placed in to Foster care. Jessica will grapple with her past, present, & future. She will meet numerous struggles along the way.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
Sweden
2008
103 Minutes
Gustaf Skarsgård Torkel Petersson Thomas Ljungman Amanda Davin Annika Hallin Jacob Ericksson Mats Blomgren Antti Reini
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A Swedish gay couple adopt what they think is an 18-month-old orphan, only to meet their new son, a 15-year-old homophobic delinquent.
Drama
USA
1998
111 Minutes
Dan Byrd Julie Harris Charles Nelson Reilly Robin O'Dell Tom Nowicki Mickey Rooney Gerard Christopher
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Eleven-year-old Cory (Dan Byrd) is a foster child nobody wants. Carlotta (Academy Award-nominee Julie Harris) is an elderly woman the world has forgotten.
Comedy, Action
UK|USA
2016
83 Minutes
Sacha Baron Cohen Mark Strong Isla Fisher Penélope Cruz Rebel Wilson Gabourey Sidibe Ian McShane Annabelle Wallis Sam Hazeldine Johnny Vegas Nick Boraine
idiot girlfriend child brother assassin government official cheeky hilarious campy england foster home house soccer field warehouse car reunion hijinx family assassination survival
A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother.
Kids & Family, Musical, Comedy
USA
2014
118 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Quvenzhané Wallis Rose Byrne Bobby Cannavale Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje David Zayas Cameron Diaz Zoe Colletti Nicolette Pierini Eden Duncan-Smith Amanda Troya
orphan foster mother billionaire political candidate adviser dog amusing charming uplifting foster home mansion new york city fundraiser office bedroom adoption parent/child relationship foster care children vs. adults politics
A foster kid, who lives with her mean foster mom, sees her life change when business tycoon and New York City mayoral candidate Will Stacks makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.
Horror
USA
2019
100 Minutes
Nora-Jane Noone Peyton Wich Eugenie Bondurant Charlie Talbert Mackenzie Graham Sabrina Gennarino Lauryn Canny Bryan Batt Cooper Andrews Pollyanna McIntosh Thomas Murphy
teen girl nun priest suspenseful sultry striking frightening engaging dark foster home hospital boarding school civilization culture shock horror catholicism growing up transformation escape pursuit
A direct sequel to 2011's The Woman.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2020
85 Minutes
Mark Wingett Toyah Willcox Steven M. Smith Louisa Warren Paul Danan Kate Lush
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A 11 years old girl arrives at a foster home, bringing her doll and dollhouse. Soon after, strange things begin to happen and everyone is in danger.
Drama
2014
103 Minutes
Ivo Pietzcker Georg Arms Johann Fohl Luise Heyer Odine Johne Johannes Hendrik Langer Jacob Matschenz Nele Mueller-Stöfen Vincent Redetzki Sebastian Stielke
young boy mother brother foster child missing person friend engaging emotional heartwarming lighthearted melodramatic gripping foster home mother/son relationship brother relationship relationships foster care fear adventure discovery
Jack, a 10-year-old boy, and his younger brother Manuel embark on a journey to find their missing mother.
Drama
2009
106 Minutes
Robert Carlyle Susan Lynch Michael Socha Lauren Socha Molly Windsor
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