Best Adoptee Movies
by cebraproducciones | created - 21 Sep 2013 | updated - 21 Sep 2013 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Secrets & Lies (1996)
R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook
Votes: 47,216 | Gross: $13.42M
2. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller
Votes: 313,306 | Gross: $52.36M
3. Adoption (1975)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
A lonely middle-aged woman wants to give birth to a child, but her acquaintance with dysfunctional teenagers leads her to the idea of adoption.
Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Katalin Berek, Gyöngyvér Vigh, Péter Fried, László Szabó
Votes: 1,493
4. Adopción (2009)
80 min | Drama
Ricardo, together with his homosexual partner, decide to adopt Juan, born in 1976 under the military dictatorship in Argentina. Ricardo wants his son to know his roots and begins the search for his identity.
Director: David Lipszyc | Stars: Ignacio Monná, Ricardo González, Franco Gross, José María Regueira
Votes: 22
5. Unlocking the Heart of Adoption (2002)
56 min | Documentary
The 56 minute documentary "Unlocking the Heart of Adoption" chronicles filmmaker, Sheila Ganz's journey as a birthmother, and reveals the personal stories of adoptees, birthparents and ... See full summary »
Director: Sheila Ganz
7. Karla & Jonas (2010)
82 min | Family
Karla met Jonas during a summer vacation at the lake. After being unable to stop thinking about him and their kiss she phones him, making up a school assignment about children living in an orphanage, which is precisely where Jonas lives.
Director: Charlotte Sachs Bostrup | Stars: Elena Arndt-Jensen, Joshua Berman, Nanna Koppel, Nikolaj Støvring Hansen
Votes: 268
8. Journey (I) (2004)
17 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Jill, a blind woman who is a few months away from getting married, was adopted when she was very young. She believes that her birth-mother abandoned her due to her blindness. Despite her ... See full summary »
Director: Christine Shin | Stars: Christine McLain, John Emmet Tracy, Cole Delaney, Cynthia Rice
Votes: 15
9. Made in Japan (2007)
6 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ciro Altabás | Stars: Ciro Altabás, Irene González, Pepe Márquez, Maribel Valencia
Votes: 45
10. Matumbo Goldberg (2009)
Short, Comedy
A childless Jewish couple unwittingly adopts a thirty-four-year-old.
Director: Rob Pearlstein | Stars: J. Robin Miller, Rob Pearlstein, Adrian Cruz, Al Vicente
Votes: 18
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