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1. Into the Wild (2007)
R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden
Votes: 658,535 | Gross: $18.35M
2. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson
Votes: 75,000
3. Smile (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 107 min | Adventure, Drama
High school student Katie signs up for a trip to China, where she meets Lin, who has a facial deformity that discourages her from ever showing her face, but her friendship with Katie helps her start to see life in a new way.
Director: Jeffrey Kramer | Stars: Mika Boorem, Yi Ding, Sean Astin, Luoyong Wang
Votes: 1,024
4. Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Approved | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
After losing her young son, Edna Gladney opposes the unfair laws discriminating against children whose parents are unknown, and opens an orphanage for those children.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt
Votes: 2,293
5. Torch Singer (1933)
Passed | 71 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
When she can't support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer.
Directors: Alexander Hall, George Somnes | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners, Lyda Roberti
Votes: 789
6. Unbroken Ties aka Myittar
92 min | Drama | Completed
Having lived his whole life in an orphanage, Min embarks on a journey to a foreign land, seeking a brighter future, only to unravel a past he never imagined.
Director: Graham Streeter | Stars: Gin Mung, Htun Eaindra Bo, Lu Min, Brittney Powell
7. Rolling Home (1946)
Passed | 71 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A small town minister adopts an orphan boy and his injured rodeo horse.
Director: William Berke | Stars: Jean Parker, Russell Hayden, Raymond Hatton, Pamela Blake
Votes: 90
8. My Khmer Heart (2000)
95 min | Documentary
Director: Janine Hosking | Stars: Geraldine Cox, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Hun Sen, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 33
9. Screen Snapshots: WAIF International Ball (1957)
Approved | 9 min | Documentary, Short
Columbia production number 1853: The brightest stars of Hollywood gather to honor Jane Russell and celebrate the founding in 1951 of WAIF (the World Adoption International Fund), and also ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Ralph Staub, Jane Russell, Robert Waterfield, Rhonda Fleming
10.
Metalocalypse (2006–2013)
Episode:
Fatklok AKA Fat Kid at the Detharmonic
(2006)
TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Comedy, Music
Dethklok struggles with parenthood after they adopt an overweight, mentally deficient boy. Also, having made too much money during the year, the band performs with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at a charity concert as a tax write off.
Director: Chris Prynoski | Stars: Tommy Blacha, Brendon Small, Mark Hamill, Victor Brandt
Votes: 219
11.
Candace Owens (2022– )
Why Women Are Wrong to Boycott Kyte Baby
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Candace Owens
Votes: 6