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1. Freaks (2018)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father's protective and paranoid control.
Directors: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew
Votes: 40,575
2. A Little Princess (1995)
G | 97 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Sara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Liesel Matthews, Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Rusty Schwimmer
Votes: 36,747 | Gross: $10.02M
3. Belle (2021)
PG | 121 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shôta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro
Votes: 17,203
4. Legacy (1998–1999)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Widower Ned Logan struggles to raise his family alone while upholding the legacy of running a prestigious Kentucky horse farm.
Stars: Brett Cullen, Jeremy Garrett, Sharon Leal, Grayson McCouch
Votes: 432
5. Another (2012)
TV-MA | 286 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A young man named, Koichi Sakakibara, transfers to a new school where he finds himself drawn into a mystery involving a mysterious girl and a series of gruesome deaths.
Stars: Atsushi Abe, Natsumi Takamori, Tomoaki Maeno, Monica Rial
Votes: 18,283
6. The Blonde One (2019)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance
In the suburbs of Buenos Aires, Gabriel has just moved in with his colleague, Juan. Shy and reserved, Gabo is reluctant to follow Juan's wandering hands and meaningful looks.
Director: Marco Berger | Stars: Gaston Re, Alfonso Barón, Malena Irusta, Ailín Salas
Votes: 4,247
7. The Butcher Boy (1997)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle
Votes: 11,477 | Gross: $1.82M
8. The Gates (2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A metropolitan police officer becomes chief of police in a gated suburban neighborhood where vampires, werewolves, witches, and other supernatural entities reside.
Stars: Rhona Mitra, Frank Grillo, Marisol Nichols, Luke Mably
Votes: 8,450
9. The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Family
Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.
Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, Laurence Naismith, Jean Anderson
Votes: 2,605
10. Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Setsuko Hara, Ineko Arima, Chishû Ryû, Isuzu Yamada
Votes: 4,964
11. Jack & Sarah (1995)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young American woman becomes a nanny in the home of a recent British widower.
Director: Tim Sullivan | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 5,563 | Gross: $0.22M
12. Secret Beyond the Door... (1947)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
After a lovely woman and her new husband settle in an ancient mansion on the East coast, she discovers that he may want to kill her.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave, Anne Revere, Barbara O'Neil
Votes: 5,726
13. Northern Borders (2013)
108 min | Drama
'Northern Borders' tells the story of ten year-old Austen Kittredge who is sent by his father to live on his grandparents' Vermont farm, where he experiences wild adventures and uncovers ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Craven | Stars: Bruce Dern, Geneviève Bujold, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jacqueline Hennessy
Votes: 432
14. Hideaways (2011)
88 min | Fantasy, Thriller
James Furlong, motherless, discovered an extraordinary gift by accident which caused the death of his father and his grandmother.
Director: Agnès Merlet | Stars: Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Treadaway, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Susan Lynch
Votes: 2,862
15. The Black Velvet Gown (1991 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 103 min | Drama
In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Bob Peck, Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, Brendan P. Healy
Votes: 658
16. Jumpman (2018)
95 min | Crime, Drama
Young Oksana puts her newly born Denis in a baby box. Sixteen years later she steals him away from a children's home, intent on making amends for her maternal neglect, and to exploit him to earn money in a corrupt legal system.
Director: Ivan I. Tverdovskiy | Stars: Anna Slyu, Denis Vlasenko, Daniil Steklov, Aleksandra Ursulyak
Votes: 612
17. Chiquititas (1995–2001)
60 min | Musical, Family, Comedy
The orphans living at the manor known as Rincón de Luz have their tough reality transformed by a sweet-hearted, dedicated young woman.
Stars: Camila Bordonaba, Nadia Di Cello, Santiago Stieben, Guillermo Santa Cruz
Votes: 545
18. Chiquititas Brasil (1997–2001)
Comedy, Drama, Family
The orphans living at the manor known as Raio de Luz have their reality transformed by a sweet-hearted, dedicated young woman.
Stars: Bibi Vogel, Carlos Mesquita, Fabiana Uría, Luciana Vicente
Votes: 165
19. Explicit Ills (2008)
R | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A drama of four interconnecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in Philadelphia.
Director: Mark Webber | Stars: Paul Dano, Rosario Dawson, Naomie Harris, Lou Taylor Pucci
Votes: 866 | Gross: $0.03M
20. The Last Snow of Springtime (1973)
95 min | Drama
A recently divorced couple's son is diagnosed with leukemia.
Director: Raimondo Del Balzo | Stars: Bekim Fehmiu, Agostina Belli, Renato Cestiè, Nino Segurini
Votes: 260
21. The Chinese Botanist's Daughters (2006)
105 min | Drama, Romance
At the house of a famous Chinese botanist teacher his daughter and a female intern fall in love with each other - a forbidden love that must be kept secret.
Director: Sijie Dai | Stars: Mylène Jampanoï, Xiaoran Li, Dong Fu Lin, Weiguang Wang
Votes: 2,501
22. Chiquititas sin fin (2006– )
60 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The orphans living at the Demont shelter have their reality transformed when a magical maid lands at their manor.
Stars: Jorgelina Aruzzi, Gastón Ricaud, Silvina Acosta, Lali Espósito
Votes: 121
23. Flower in the Pocket (2007)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Two boys, Li Ahh and Li Ohm, grow up motherless. Their father, Sui, is a workaholic who shuts himself out of the world. The boys' quest to reach out to their father leads them to adopt a ... See full summary »
Director: Seng Tat Liew | Stars: Zi Jiang Wong, Ming Wei Lim, James Lee, Amira Nasuha
Votes: 192
24. Rolling Man (1972 TV Movie)
73 min | Drama
During the 1970s, a tow-truck driver serves 4 years in prison and upon release he tries to find his 2 motherless children and to put his life back together.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Dennis Weaver, Don Stroud, Donna Mills, Jimmy Dean
Votes: 101
25. Atashinchi no danshi (2009– )
60 min | Comedy
Chisato is homeless and on the run from debt collectors, when a wealthy man offers to pay off her debt if she marries him for one month. However, Chisato discovers that there are clauses to... See full summary »
Stars: Maki Horikita, Jun Kaname, Yoshinori Okada, Osamu Mukai
Votes: 440
26. A Hobo's Christmas (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
An old hobo finds the family he walked out on 20 years before.
Director: Will Mackenzie | Stars: Barnard Hughes, Gerald McRaney, Wendy Crewson, William Hickey
Votes: 449
27. They Meet Again (1941)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Musical
Dr. Christian takes time out from his appointed rounds to help clear a bank teller of embezzlement charges.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin, Maude Eburne
Votes: 117
28. The Sporting Venus (1925)
66 min | Drama, Romance
A rich heiress falls in love with a medical student despite being engaged to a foreign prince.
Director: Marshall Neilan | Stars: Blanche Sweet, Ronald Colman, Lew Cody, Josephine Crowell
Votes: 129
29. Yeol-se-sal soo-ah (2007)
95 min | Drama
13-year-old Soo-ah lives with her widowed mother, who since her husband's death has been supporting them by running a diner and is always too busy for Soo-ah, who retreats into believing ... See full summary »
Director: Hee-jung Kim | Stars: Lee Se-yeong, Choo Sang-mi, Choi Moo-seong, Yoon-ah Kim
Votes: 69
30. Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (2009)
TV-G | 93 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A teenage girl discovers a magical world, which forces her to come to terms with her grief for her deceased mother, and her tenuous relationship with her father.
Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Christine Marie Cabanos, Patrick Seitz, Julie Maddalena, Julie Ann Taylor
Votes: 757
31. Punam (2006)
27 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Nine-year-old Punam Tamang, lives in Bhaktapur, Nepal. She lost her mother when she was five years old and since that time she has been the family caretaker to her small siblings while her ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Lucian Muntean, Natasa Urban | Star: Punam Tamang
Votes: 51
32. Country (2000)
92 min | Drama
The film describes the relationship between a father and his two motherless sons in Ireland, and how it changes when their aunt from London arrives.
Director: Kevin Liddy | Stars: Lisa Harrow, Des Cave, Gary Lydon, Marcella Plunkett
Votes: 54
33. Minä, siili ja trumpetti (1983 TV Movie)
49 min | Family
Director: Matti Ijäs | Stars: Kimmo Lempinen, Risto Salmi, Esko Pesonen, Sirkku Grahn
Votes: 24
34. Journey of a Red Fridge (2007)
52 min | Documentary
This is a story of a 17-year-old boy named Hari Rai, who lives in a small village in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal, and his extraordinary journey. Hari is a student. However, he also ... See full summary »
Directors: Lucian Muntean, Natasa Urban | Star: Hari Prasad Rai
Votes: 41
35. Me (III) (2018)
4 min | Short, Drama
Director: Hiba Mohamad | Stars: Rodrig Andrisan, Louise Latham
36.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
Soapbox Derby
(1966)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sam encourages a local boy who is entering the Soapbox Derby Races.
Director: Alan Jay Factor | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, George Tobias
Votes: 322
37.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972)
Episode:
Bully for You
(1969)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Eddie is embarrassed by a knock-out punch he received from Joey Kelly, who Tom learns is smaller and younger than Eddie. Tom is concerned that Eddie is neither fighting back or defending ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: Bill Bixby, Miyoshi Umeki, Brandon Cruz, Kristina Holland
Votes: 29
38.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972)
Episode:
Mother of the Year
(1969)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Eddie is feeling left out in school. Eddie's teacher, Miss Lister - who is really Mrs. Rogall - is pregnant and the mothers of her students are planning a surprise party for her. Of course,... See full summary »
Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Bill Bixby, Miyoshi Umeki, Brandon Cruz, Pamela Peadon
Votes: 21
39.
Fallen Angels (1993–1996)
Episode:
The Quiet Room
(1993)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the 1940's and 1950's some members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) had more interests than their slogan suggests: to protect and to serve. In this episode sadistic Streeter ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Bonnie Bedelia, Vinessa Shaw, Patrick Breen
Votes: 60
40.
Rags to Riches (1987–1988)
Episode:
Foley vs. Foley
(1987)
Not Rated | Comedy, Drama, Family
Spiro's Place, the girls' favorite malt shop, is being shut down to make way for a new development. Nick encourages the girls to protest until he learns that they are actually protesting his new project, the Foley Center.
Director: Michael Lange | Stars: Joseph Bologna, Tisha Campbell, Blanca De Garr, Kimiko Gelman
Votes: 15
41.
Rags to Riches (1987–1988)
Episode:
High Society
(1987)
Not Rated | Comedy, Drama, Family
Nick was not invited to his country club's debutante ball. He signs Rose up to prove a point to the rich snobs. But she is depressed and going through a phase (Spasskism). The Foley household must give her a crash course in etiquette.
Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Joseph Bologna, Tisha Campbell, Blanca De Garr, Kimiko Gelman
Votes: 18
42.
Glee (2009–2015)
Episode:
Home
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When Kurt sets his dad, Burt, up with an unexpected partner, his plan for a nuclear family may backfire.
Director: Paris Barclay | Stars: Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig, Jane Lynch
Votes: 1,680
43.
Der Fall Maurizius (1981– )
Episode:
Erster Teil
(1981)
82 min
Director: Theodor Kotulla | Stars: Thomas Petruo, Martin Halm, Heinz Bennent, Alice Treff