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51. The Blue Veil (1951)
113 min | Drama
Louise Mason is a young widow who fills her empty life with the task of becoming a children's nurse. As the years pass, and the widow tries to find her own place in life, her young charges,... See full summary »
Directors: Curtis Bernhardt, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Jane Wyman, Charles Laughton, Joan Blondell, Richard Carlson
Votes: 485
52. Casanova Brown (1944)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In this hilarious romantic comedy, Gary Cooper gets a lesson in diapers and formula after stealing his child from his ex-wife (Teresa Wright), who was planning to give her up for adoption.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Frank Morgan, Anita Louise
Votes: 1,270
53. Good Old Daze (1994)
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ten years after their Upper Sixth, Bruno, Momo, Leon and Alain meet together in the waiting room of a maternity hospital. The father of the awaited baby is Tomasi, their best friend at that... See full summary »
Director: Cédric Klapisch | Stars: Romain Duris, Vincent Elbaz, Nicolas Koretzky, Julien Lambroschini
Votes: 3,311
54. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Musical
A filmmaker attempts to sell a surreal script he has written, which comes to life as he pitches it.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, Billy Lenhart
Votes: 2,647
55. Same Old Song (1997)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A musical story about how people find their love on the streets of beautiful Paris.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azéma, Jean-Pierre Bacri, André Dussollier
Votes: 4,482 | Gross: $0.03M
56. Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy
The Kettles leave their ultra-modern home and return to the country looking for uranium. Ma and Tom's mother-in-law, Mrs. Parker, fight over whether their grandchild will be raised "hygienically".
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall
Votes: 866
57. Brink of Life (1958)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
Three women in a maternity ward reveal their lives and intimate thoughts to each other, where they face the choice of keeping their babies or offering them for adoption.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Eva Dahlbeck, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Votes: 3,371
58. One Born Every Minute (2010–2018)
60 min | Documentary
A ground-breaking look at the drama and emotion of a maternity unit, from the perspective of the parents-to-be and the maternity ward staff
Stars: Paul Venables, Jonathan Kydd, Steven Hartley, Christian Jessen
Votes: 211
59. I Want to Keep My Baby! (1976 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A 15-year-old girl becomes pregnant by her boyfriend and decides to keep the baby and raise her on her own, instead of initially choosing abortion at the insistence of her boyfriend, or raising the baby at home with her meddling mother.
Director: Jerry Thorpe | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Susan Anspach, Jack Rader, Lisa Mordente
Votes: 109
60. Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A Los Angeles doctor falls for a Mississippi girl working as a nurse's aide in his hospital.
Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Sandra Dee, Peter Fonda, Macdonald Carey, Margaret Lindsay
Votes: 794
61. 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: 791
62. Apartment for Peggy (1948)
Approved | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A retired professor rents his attic apartment to pregnant Peggy and her GI-Bill-student husband. The professor ponders if his life is no longer useful while the young couple faces the challenges shared with many WW II veterans' families.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Jeanne Crain, William Holden, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 1,144
63. Bizarre (1970)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A brainy sex flick with a sense of humor, the film begins with a narrator/mummy who guides us through a number of vignettes promising to show what some of us go through in the pursuit of ... See full summary »
Director: Antony Balch | Stars: Richard Schulman, Janet Spearman, Dorothy Grumbar, Anthony Rowlands
Votes: 418
64. Baby Snatcher (1992 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
A woman is delighted to have given birth to a baby girl. Her life is turned into a nightmare, however, when her daughter goes missing. The police mount a frantic search, but, to the woman's... See full summary »
Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Veronica Hamel, Nancy McKeon, Michael Madsen, David Duchovny
Votes: 450
65. Live Is Life (2021)
TV-MA | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
Five friends spend one last summer together as they begin transitioning to adulthood.
Director: Dani de la Torre | Stars: Adrián Baena, Juan del Pozo, Raúl del Pozo, David Rodríguez
Votes: 1,250
66. A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An unsettling drama that cinematically captures and recreates the psycho-analytic experience.
Director: Dana Lustig | Stars: Stuart Martin, Emilia Fox, Dougray Scott, Jodie Whittaker
Votes: 538
67. Having Babies (1976 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The story of four couples who are about to have children using the Lamaze method.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Adrienne Barbeau, Ronny Cox, Harry Guardino
Votes: 99
68. The Unborn II (1994)
R | 83 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A sinister fertility experiment has created a generation of twisted children. A relentless woman has made it her business to destroy these mutant babies before they destroy the world! One ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Jacobson | Stars: Michele Greene, Robin Curtis, Scott Valentine, Darryl Henriques
Votes: 459
69. The Eye 2 (2004)
R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
After a failed suicide attempt, a pregnant woman gains the ability to see ghosts.
Directors: Danny Pang, Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Shu Qi, Eugenia Yuan, Jesdaporn Pholdee, Thanarat Poonnarattanakul
Votes: 5,089
70. Three Secrets (1950)
Approved | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Three women who secretly gave up their newborn sons for adoption in 1945 wonder if the 5-year-old survivor of a plane crash, named in the the local newspapers, is their long-abandoned son.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ruth Roman, Frank Lovejoy
Votes: 673
71. Enormous (2019)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy
A world traveling pianist and her husband have decided not to have a baby, but then he sees a surprise childbirth on a flight and tampers with her pill.
Director: Sophie Letourneur | Stars: Marina Foïs, Jonathan Cohen, Jacqueline Kakou, Ayala Cousteau
Votes: 1,705
72. For Heaven's Sake (1950)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An angel disguises himself as a crusty old rancher in order to visit Earth and help an unborn child find suitable parents.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Clifton Webb, Joan Bennett, Robert Cummings, Edmund Gwenn
Votes: 510
73. The Girls of Huntington House (1973 TV Movie)
74 min | Drama
An unmarried teacher in a school for unwed mothers finds herself becoming too emotionally attached to her students and their problems.
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Shirley Jones, Mercedes McCambridge, Pamela Sue Martin, William Windom
Votes: 148
74. Four Wives (1939)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Three of the four musically inclined daughters of Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, are settling into their lives as wives, but not all is well. Thea Lemp has long ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Gale Page
Votes: 734 | Gross: $0.36M
75. 24 Weeks (2016)
103 min | Drama
At work, Astrid is admired by her fans as a famous cabaret artist and privately a second child is on road to complete her family happiness.
Director: Anne Zohra Berrached | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske
Votes: 1,787
76. The Very Thought of You (1944)
Passed | 99 min | Drama, Romance, War
Army sergeants Dave and "Fixit" spend a three-day pass in Pasadena, where they meet Janet and Cora, two young women who work in a parachute factory.
Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark, Faye Emerson
Votes: 703
77. A Touch of Love (1969)
M/PG | 107 min | Drama
A young London woman, studying for her doctorate in the British Museum, spends her nights trying to avoid the sexual admiration of men in her life.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Michael Coles, John Standing
Votes: 479
78. Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
A high-school senior and his girlfriend get married when they find out she's pregnant.
Director: Robert Day | Stars: Desi Arnaz Jr., Christopher Norris, Dan Dailey, Dina Merrill
Votes: 102
79. Affectionately Yours (1941)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females. He's in Lisbon attempting his latest "conquest" when ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, Rita Hayworth, Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 652
80. One Cab's Family (1952)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
A happily married pair of taxicabs are delighted when Junior enters their lives, but this delight turns to consternation when he states his ambition to become a hotrodder...
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 522
81. Night Cries (1978 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Horror
A young woman whose baby died in childbirth refuses to believe it and has dreams that her child is still alive and in danger. A scientist who is conducting experiments about dreams tries to help her.
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: Susan Saint James, Michael Parks, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Dolores Dorn
Votes: 110
82. The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
83 min | Drama, Fantasy
Over a period of a week the voice of God is heard on radios all over the world.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: James Whitmore, Nancy Reagan, Gary Gray, Lillian Bronson
Votes: 935
83. Japanese War Bride (1952)
Approved | 91 min | Drama
Korean War veteran returns home to rural Salinas, California with his new Japanese wife, whom he met at a war hospital. The couple are forced to deal with the sometimes subtle, sometimes ... See full summary »
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Shirley Yamaguchi, Don Taylor, Cameron Mitchell, Marie Windsor
Votes: 166
84. Maternal Instincts (1996 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Thriller
A pregnant doctor's life is made hell by the deranged patient to whom she gave a hysterectomy, without the patient's consent.
Director: George Kaczender | Stars: Delta Burke, Beth Broderick, Garwin Sanford, Sandra Nelson
Votes: 254
85. Paid in Full (1950)
Passed | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Jane Langley has always done all she can for her selfish sibling Nancy. After both sisters fall in love with handsome Bill Prentice, Jane graciously steps aside. Relationships among all ... See full summary »
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Robert Cummings, Lizabeth Scott, Diana Lynn, Eve Arden
Votes: 291
86. The Flea Circus (1954)
Passed | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
The entire entourage of a flea circus runs away to join a dog.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Francoise Brun-Cottan, Daws Butler, William Hanna, Shepard Menken
Votes: 442
88. Having Babies II (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
The story of various couples who get caught up in the personal and emotional crises of birth, adoption and hospitalization, and also of the hospital and health care workers who take care of them.
Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Tony Bill, Cliff Gorman, Carol Lynley, Lee Meriwether
Votes: 67
89. Nobody's Baby (1937)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
After trying to break into show business, two mismatched friends become nurses. One of their patients is a new mother who has hidden her pregnancy from her husband, the nightclub dancing ... See full summary »
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Patsy Kelly, Lyda Roberti, Lynne Overman, Robert Armstrong
Votes: 170
90. Life Begins (1932)
Passed | 71 min | Drama, Romance
At a maternity hospital, future fathers pace the corridors while their wives wait for their babies either anxiously or happily. Efficient and compassionate nurse Miss Bowers keeps the ward ... See full summary »
Directors: James Flood, Elliott Nugent | Stars: Loretta Young, Eric Linden, Aline MacMahon, Glenda Farrell
Votes: 548
91. Bowling (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
An HR director is sent in to restructure the hospital, a task which involves closing down the loss-making maternity unit. Four women of different ages, backgrounds and convictions will ... See full summary »
Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Stars: Catherine Frot, Mathilde Seigner, Firmine Richard, Laurence Arné
Votes: 529
92. Brother Rat (1938)
Passed | 89 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.
Director: William Keighley | Stars: Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Johnnie Davis, Jane Bryan
Votes: 557
93. The Blue Veil (1942)
90 min | Drama, Family
In 1914, in the first months of World War I, Louise Jarraud loses her husband, killed on the front. Shortly after, she gives birth to a baby, who soon dies. Devastated by this double ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Stelli | Stars: Gaby Morlay, Elvire Popesco, André Alerme, Fernand Charpin
Votes: 88
94. Rocket-bye Baby (1956)
7 min | Animation, Sci-Fi, Family
A cosmic mix-up results in a Martian baby being delivered to Earth, while an Earth baby is sent to Mars. Joseph Wilbur and his wife try to raise the green-skinned, ingenious Martian tyke as... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 539
95. A Bun in the Oven (2016)
100 min | Comedy
The test is positive! Nicole, 49 year old mom, is pregnant again. Calamity or good news? The whole family is upside down.
Director: Nadège Loiseau | Stars: Karin Viard, Philippe Rebbot, Hélène Vincent, Manon Kneusé
Votes: 584
96. Stage on Screen: The Women (2002 TV Movie)
180 min | Drama
Roundabout Theatre's 2001 stage production of Claire Boothe Luce's all-female play `The Women;' aired on PBS.
Directors: Jay Sandrich, Judy Kinberg | Stars: Jason Alexander, Jen Davis, Kelly Mares, Mary Bond Davis
Votes: 137
97. A Child Is Born (1939)
Approved | 79 min | Drama
A maternity ward, staffed by sympathetic nurses, serves mothers-to-be from all walks of life. These include a happy mother of a large family; a secretly-married teenager who thinks their ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Gale Page
Votes: 214 | Gross: $0.04M
98. Having Babies (1978–1979)
60 min | Drama
Dr. Julie Farr is a busy physician st Lake General Hospital where many of her patients are either expectant mothers or new parents. Dr. Blake Simmons is her veteran co-worker who's a mentor to the the young Dr. Ron Danvers.
Stars: Susan Sullivan, Mitchell Ryan, Dennis Howard, Beverly Todd
Votes: 21
99. Women in Hospital (1977)
85 min | Drama
Schuman and Oberhoff are successful hospital doctors who treat pregnant women. However, their personal lives are a mess. Schuman has to deal with his drug-addicted wife Claudia, while Oberhoff deals with his teenage daughter's pregnancy.
Director: Rolf Thiele | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Stephen Boyd, Lillian Müller, Karin Dor
Votes: 29
100. Having Babies III (1978 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Dr. Julie Farr presides over three impending births and cannot help but get involved in the lives of her troubled patients.
Director: Jackie Cooper | Stars: Kathleen Beller, Patty Duke, Phil Foster, Dennis Howard
Votes: 33