Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "adopting-a-child"

1. Thief (1981)

R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob before going straight.

Director: Michael Mann | Stars: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi

Votes: 39,104 | Gross: $11.49M

2. Shoplifters (2018)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka

Votes: 86,560 | Gross: $3.31M

3. Cargo (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

After an epidemic spreads all over Australia, a father searches for someone willing to protect his daughter.

Directors: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke | Stars: Simone Landers, Martin Freeman, Marlee Jane McPherson-Dobbins, Lily Anne McPherson-Dobbins

Votes: 48,158

4. Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007 TV Movie)

PG | 97 min | Drama

A troubled foster child with an affinity for drawing and artwork, becomes attached to her eccentric and forgetful new foster mother, also an artist.

Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Alfre Woodard, Jodelle Ferland, Ridge Canipe

Votes: 1,159

5. Home Invasion (2012 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Thriller

After a woman kills a home invasion robber in self-defense, his vengeful girlfriend befriends her at a crime victim support group and sets about trying to destroy her life.

Director: Doug Campbell | Stars: Haylie Duff, Lisa Sheridan, Jason Brooks, C. Thomas Howell

Votes: 732

6. My Blue Heaven (1950)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Musical

Betty Grable and Dan Dailey are a married song and dance team who cannot have children. The movie follows the travails as they try and adopt and keep the kids they adopt while performing on their TV show.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, David Wayne, Jane Wyatt

Votes: 566

7. Harvie Krumpet (2003)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Short

The odd biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.

Director: Adam Elliot | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Kamahl, John Flaus, Julie Forsyth

Votes: 9,030

8. Secret Life of A Student (2021 TV Movie)

Thriller

High school teacher Lauren finds her life up side down when her job, the custody of her adopted daughter and even her safety is in danger when an angry student falsely claims to have had an affair with her.

Director: Jason James | Stars: Rhonda Dent, Kaden Connors, Stephen Adekolu, Justyna Bania

Votes: 146

9. Their First Mistake (1932)

Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family

Stan convinces Oliver to adopt a baby to placate his wife, but upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, leaving the two buffoons to care for the squealing baby.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Billy Gilbert

Votes: 1,611

10. Mister Scoutmaster (1953)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Family

Snobby TV star (Clifton Webb) worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and that's why his TV show is failing. He becomes a Boy Scout leader in an effort to "get in touch.... See full summary »

Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Clifton Webb, Edmund Gwenn, George Winslow, Frances Dee

Votes: 480

11. Silver Skates (1943)

Approved | 78 min | Musical

Claire (Patricia Morison), owner of an ice-show, faces bankruptcy because Belita (Belita), star of the show, is about to leave and marry her sweetheart Tom (Henry Wadsworth). Danny (Kenny ... See full summary »

Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Kenny Baker, Patricia Morison, Belita, Frick and Frack

Votes: 127

12. A Child of the Prairie (1915)

63 min | Western

In the wild west, Tom's wife, Nell, yearns to return to big city life. Slippery Jim offers her a way--and she takes the couple's young daughter with her. Will Tom ever see his child again?

Director: Tom Mix | Stars: Tom Mix, Louella Maxam, Norma Maxam, Ed Brady

Votes: 23

13. Alice in Chains: Rainier Fog (2019 Music Video)

5 min | Comedy, Music

Official music video for Alice in Chains' 2019 single "Rainier Fog".

Directors: Alice in Chains, Peter Darley Miller | Stars: Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, William DuVall

Votes: 14

14. A Home Away from Home (2023)

95 min | Drama

Caroline, a German girl who has moved to India and has been adopted by a Tamil couple.

Director: G. Venkatesh Kumar | Stars: Naresh Arora, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sriranjani, Aneesh Surendar

Votes: 18

15. Till Death: Azalea's Wrath (2019)

105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After losing their child, a couple starts a fresh chapter in a new home where evil spirits lurk. Meanwhile, a robber experiences the same dark omens.

Director: Sein Qudsi | Stars: Khir Rahman, Vanida Imran, Namron, Kodi Rasheed

Votes: 78

16. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: The Miraculous Journey of Tadpole Chan (1960)

30 min | Drama

Josephine Little stays busy with her business in post war Hong Kong but falls for the charms of a young boy Tadpole, who is homeless. She works to get him stateside clashing with government official Dobson in the process.

Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Bellamy, Dick Kay Hong, James Hong

Votes: 41

17. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Goo Goo Gai Pan (2005)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Selma decides to adopt a child, so the whole family goes to China.

Directors: David Silverman, Lance Kramer | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,601

18. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Sleeping with the Enemy (2004)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Because she thinks her own children do not appreciate her anymore, Marge becomes a mother figure for Nelson.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Lauren MacMullan | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,637

19. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Jim Jones: Unholy Massacre Part 1 (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

More than 900 Americans died in an isolated jungle in northern Guyana in November 1978. The man responsible, Jim Jones, has gone down in history as a madman who drove his followers to ... See full summary »

Director: Renee Cullen | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Stephan Jones, John R. Hall, John Cobb

Votes: 41

20. Famalam (2018– )
Episode: Episode #3.4 (2020)

Comedy

Idris Elba proves he is a dab hand at everything, a Police Officer displays her comedic timing while Mozart invents a new hit. Movie star Babatunde Warrington invites a film crew to his bachelor pad and rap star Yemi Chedda adopts a child.

Director: Tom Marshall | Stars: Vivienne Acheampong, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Samson Kayo, John Macmillan

Votes: 8

21. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Jack Cassidy and Tim Conway (1973)

TV-G | 45 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include a parody of "A Star Is Born".

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 40

22. Maternal (2023)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2023)

60 min | Drama

A routine operation takes a critical turn for Catherine and Maryam wrestles with the idea of adopting another child.

Director: Amanda Blue | Stars: Parminder Nagra, Lara Pulver, Lisa McGrillis, Tareq Al-Jeddal

Votes: 29

23. The Booth at the End: Fan Continuation (2016– )
Episode: Are You Ready to Make a Deal? (2016)

30 min | Drama, Thriller

At the Old Schoolhouse Inn the man's mere presence attracts a client but he also feels the need to solicit a client. New clients are appalled or surprised with their tasks which include ... See full summary »

Stars: Chris Abel, Sadie Abel, Trish Basinger, Lamar C. Brown

24. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: Brother (2019)

TV-14 | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joins forces with Captain Pike to unravel the mystery of seven mysterious red signals that have appeared across the universe.

Director: Alex Kurtzman | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman

Votes: 5,122

25. Jessica Jones (2015–2019)
Episode: A.K.A. Camera Friendly (2019)

TV-MA | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Sallinger posts a video teasing his next crime, Jessica responds with her own media play. Jeri demands that Malcolm identify the masked woman.

Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Krysten Ritter, Rachael Taylor, Eka Darville, Jeremy Bobb

Votes: 2,028