Keyword: orphan

A Dog of Flanders

5.4

1960

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The emotional story of a boy, his grandfather, and his dog. The boys dream of becoming a great classical painter appears shattered when his loving grandfather dies.

Auntie Mame

7.9

1958

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An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his fathers estate objects to the aunts lifestyle.

Oliver Twist

4

1982

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This animated version of the classic Charles Dickens faithfully follows the adventures of the young orphan Oliver Twist. He escapes from the workhouses of 19th century England and must battle fate for his survival in the streets of London. Oliver falls prey to villains, not the least of which is social injustice. His involvement with a gang of thieves brings him to meet the roguish Artful Dodger and the master of the thieves kitchen, Fagin. His protected by a wealthy gentleman but forced to return to the gang to take part in a robbery, where he is wounded. While he is recovering the mystery of his identity unfolds. Truth triumphs in the end when Oliver is adopted by his benefactor, and the thieves are brought to justice.

Sparrows

7.3

1926

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Molly, the eldest child at a baby farm hidden deep in a swamp, must rescue the others when their cruel master decides that one of them will be disposed of.

Buttons

5.4

2018

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Follow the heartwarming journey of two orphan girls whose only wish is to find a home for Christmas. With a little help from their guardian angels (Dick Van Dyke and Dame Angela Lansbury), they discover miracles can happen when you believe.

The Housemaid

5.8

2016

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When an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife... who is out for blood.

Journey for Margaret

7.2

1942

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1940. For the better part of the war thus far, New York news correspondent John Davis and his wife Nora Davis have been in the hot spots of western Europe, including Rotterdam and much of France, which has just fallen to the Nazis. The war has taken a toll on John professionally, as he has closed himself off emotionally in his writing solely to be able to cope. They have decided to move to London where they consider a safer place to start their family, but still within the war zone for John to do his work. A tragic event results in Nora too closing herself off from the war happening around them, she and John who ultimately decide to move back to Connecticut. With Nora having left and John having one more story left to write, things change when that story deeply effects John. That story is about Riswick Childrens House run by caring Trudy Strauss, it which takes in children displaced by the war, especially those that have faced some sort of trauma. He especially connects with two children, Margaret and Peter who each has a different history which brought them to Riswick. In that care for the two of them, John may have to make the most difficult decision in his life concerning both their futures with the enemy bombs a constant occurrence now in London.

Anne of Green Gables

7

1934

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A romantic teenage girl is adopted by a pair of elderly siblings in turn-of-the-century Canada.

The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives

5.3

1933

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Christmas Eve. A poor orphan boy trudges through the snow, pathetically. He finally arrives at his miserable cabin. While he is crying, Santa arrives and, singing the title song, offers to take the boy to his workshop. They arrive, and the toys go wild (in the full version, they sing the title song, but this has been censored in some versions due to outdated stereotypes). He plays with a few toys. A candle falls off the tree and starts a fire. The toys try in vain to fight the fire; the boy hooks up a hose to a set of bagpipes and takes care of it.

Boy Trouble

6.9

1939

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Shopkeeper Homer Fitch (Ruggles) hates the changes in his household when his wife adopts two orphan boys but realizes how much he loves the boys when they are struck with scarlet fever.

Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables

7

2010

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Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story covers Annes growth from about eleven to seventeen years old as she makes friends, goes to school and studies. At a difficult point in her life, Anne will have to make a hard choice and perhaps find a new dream.

Dondi

4.7

1961

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World War II GIs adopt an Italian war orphan.