Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "orphaned-girl"

1. Redeeming Love (2022)

PG-13 | 134 min | Drama, Romance, Western

Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers.

Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane, Famke Janssen

Votes: 14,081

2. M3GAN (2022)

PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own.

Director: Gerard Johnstone | Stars: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Amie Donald

Votes: 142,228 | Gross: $93.88M

3. Annie (1982)

PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking

Votes: 49,478 | Gross: $57.06M

4. Lilo & Stitch (2002)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.

Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers

Votes: 211,519 | Gross: $145.79M

5. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Biography

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.

Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin

Votes: 302,341 | Gross: $155.33M

6. Hanna (2019–2021)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama

In equal parts high-concept thriller and coming-of-age drama, HANNA follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl raised in the forest, as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is.

Stars: Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Áine Rose Daly, Cherrelle Skeete

Votes: 42,290

7. See You on Venus (2023)

94 min | Drama, Romance

An 18 year-old orphaned girl wants to travel to Europe to track down her biological mother, so when she meets a kind-hearted young man reeling from the guilt of a fatal accident, she convinces him to accompany her on the journey.

Director: Joaquín Llamas | Stars: Virginia Gardner, Alex Aiono, Rob Estes, Eowyn Nyby Krieger

Votes: 3,234

8. Anne of Green Gables (1985)

TV-G | 100 min | Drama, Family

An orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her fiery spirit and imagination.

Stars: Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, Patricia Hamilton

Votes: 22,643

9. Fruits Basket (2019–2021)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

After Tohru is taken in by the Soma family, she learns that twelve family members transform involuntarily into animals of the Chinese zodiac and helps them deal with the emotional pain caused by the transformations.

Stars: Manaka Iwami, Laura Bailey, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Eric Vale

Votes: 9,042

10. The Rescuers (1977)

G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.

Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn

Votes: 69,879 | Gross: $71.22M

11. Modern Times (1936)

G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford

Votes: 259,354 | Gross: $0.16M

12. News of the World (2020)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl taken by the Kiowa people years ago to her aunt and uncle against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home.

Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson

Votes: 95,603

13. A Hazard of Hearts (1987 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley (Christopher Plummer) has lost his estate and all of his money playing dice, he realizes that he only has one thing left of value: his daughter ... See full summary »

Director: John Hough | Stars: Diana Rigg, Edward Fox, Helena Bonham Carter, Fiona Fullerton

Votes: 1,349

14. Ballet Shoes (2007 TV Movie)

PG | 85 min | Drama, Family, Musical

In 1930s London, three orphan girls are adopted by their great uncle, who is an eccentric paleontologist, and his niece.

Director: Sandra Goldbacher | Stars: Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton, Emilia Fox

Votes: 9,171

15. Life on the Line (I) (2015)

R | 97 min | Action, Thriller

A crew of men who do the high-wire work of fixing the electrical grid are hit by a sudden deadly storm.

Director: David Hackl | Stars: John Travolta, Kate Bosworth, Devon Sawa, Gil Bellows

Votes: 6,234

16. Red Beard (1965)

Not Rated | 185 min | Drama

In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan

Votes: 21,089

17. Revoir Paris (2022)

105 min | Drama

Three months after surviving a terrorist attack in a bistro, Mia is still traumatized and unable to recall the events of that night. In an effort to move forward, she investigates her memories and retraces her steps.

Director: Alice Winocour | Stars: Virginie Efira, Benoît Magimel, Grégoire Colin, Maya Sansa

Votes: 3,151

18. Not Cinderella's Type (2018)

97 min | Drama, Romance

A kind-hearted orphan lives with her emotionally abusive relatives until a popular boy takes an interest after accidentally killing her cat.

Director: Brian Brough | Stars: Paris Warner, Tim Flynn, Tanner Gillman, Scott Christopher

Votes: 2,866

19. My Man (2014)

129 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

After losing everything in a tsunami, 10-year-old Hana is taken in by 26-year-old distant relative Jungo Kusarino. They live as father and daughter but share a profound sense of loss. Jungo... See full summary »

Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Tadanobu Asano, Aoba Kawai, Tatsuya Fuji

Votes: 709

20. The Sandman (III) (2017)

R | 88 min | Horror

A little girl with formidable powers imagines into existence the Sandman, a terrible monster from her nightmares that brings harm to anyone who wants to hurt her.

Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Haylie Duff, Tobin Bell, Shaun Sipos, Shae Smolik

Votes: 1,865

21. Blackout (IV) (2008)

R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Three people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.

Director: Rigoberto Castañeda | Stars: Amber Tamblyn, Aidan Gillen, Armie Hammer, Katie Stuart

Votes: 3,968

22. Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, History, Romance

Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way.

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Joseph Schildkraut, Frank Losee

Votes: 5,476 | Gross: $0.79M

23. Enchantment (1948)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance

Uncle Rollo finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love, Lark, he does not want to be disturbed in his last days. However, the appearance of his ... See full summary »

Director: Irving Reis | Stars: David Niven, Teresa Wright, Evelyn Keyes, Farley Granger

Votes: 1,399

24. Le nécrophile (2004)

38 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

M. Montaldo lives a quiet and simple life. He feeds on eating cockroaches and when he gets time over he pulls home the corpses that satisfy his sexual affection. But his life has just ... See full summary »

Director: Philippe Barassat | Stars: Freddy Bournane, Ilona Szabo, Mohammed Aamoun, Jenny Bel'Air

Votes: 179

25. Rag Nymph (1997– )

180 min | Drama, History

In 1854 Newcastle, 10-year-old Millie's mother dies in a brothel, leaving her to be taken in by 'Raggie Aggie'. On the streets, spirited Millie faces the city's corrupting influences again.

Stars: Val McLane, Alec Newman, Christine Anderson, Tracey Wilkinson

Votes: 578

26. The Counterfeit Coin (1955)

127 min | Drama, Romance

Pivoting around a shiny counterfeit gold sovereign freshly milled from the clandestine workshop of an otherwise honest goldsmith, four brief vignettes of human imperfection; seduction; fate; desire, and devotion inextricably interweave.

Director: Giorgos Tzavellas | Stars: Vasilis Logothetidis, Ilia Livykou, Mimis Fotopoulos, Sperantza Vrana

Votes: 3,112

27. A Thunder of Drums (1961)

Approved | 97 min | Drama, Western

The trials and tribulations of bitter veteran Captain Maddocks and argumentative rookie Lieutenant McQuade at a cavalry desert outpost.

Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Richard Boone, George Hamilton, Luana Patten, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 936

28. Stranded (1987)

PG-13 | 80 min | Sci-Fi

A young woman and her grandmother living in an isolated farmhouse are kidnapped by aliens.

Director: Fleming B. Fuller | Stars: Ione Skye, Maureen O'Sullivan, Joe Morton, Susan Barnes

Votes: 463

29. Mommy Is a Murderer (2020)

TV-14 | 82 min | Thriller

When Karina becomes friends with Lena and her daughter Mallie, she begins to suspect that Mallie isn't Lena's daughter at all, but a girl named Emily who was kidnapped from her biological parents years ago.

Director: Lindsay Hartley | Stars: Bree Williamson, Heather McComb, Jason Cermak, David Kelsey

Votes: 428

30. Valley of Peace (1956)

82 min | Drama, War

During WWII in Slovenia, two orphaned children seeking the imaginary Valley of Peace run into a downed black American pilot who tries to protect them from the Germans until the Yugoslav Partisans can arrive.

Director: France Stiglic | Stars: John Kitzmiller, Evelyne Wohlfeiler, Tugo Stiglic, Boris Kralj

Votes: 401

31. Love Hina Spring Special (2001 TV Movie)

46 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical

Keitaro fell asleep during his Tokyo U exam. He was so embarrassed that he was going to fail a fourth time, that he runs away from home, visiting a far away island instead. Naru decides to ... See full summary »

Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Stars: Yûji Ueda, Yui Horie, Masayo Kurata, Yu Asakawa

Votes: 570

32. A Romance of the Redwoods (1917)

Not Rated | 70 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A young girl travels west to live with her uncle during the California Gold Rush only to find that he has been killed by Indians and his identity assumed by an outlaw.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Mary Pickford, Elliott Dexter, Tully Marshall, Raymond Hatton

Votes: 861 | Gross: $0.42M

33. El desquite (1999)

120 min | Drama

In 1920s Chile, a young peasant woman works as the employee of a wealthy man, becoming pregnant with his child.

Director: Andrés Wood | Stars: Tamara Acosta, Camila García, Willy Semler, María Izquierdo

Votes: 162

34. Kaivopuiston kaunis Regina (1941)

103 min | Romance

At the eve of Crimean war orphaned Regina lives with her grandmother in a small cabin near a lavish villa. As the summer approaches there is great anticipation of a big ball to be held.

Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Regina Linnanheimo, Tauno Palo, Ester Toivonen, Siiri Angerkoski

Votes: 140

35. The Soul of a Child (1916)

50 min | Drama

Young Jim leaves his small town for life in the big city. It's not long before he's living the "high life" with fancy friends and partying. When Jim's brother and his wife are killed in a ... See full summary »

Director: John Gorman | Stars: Em Gorman, Wellington A. Playter, John J. Dunn, Nancy Baring

36. The Edited (2021)

11 min | Short

An earnest, misfit girl enters a strange school where they literally edit history, science, and literature, and teach that Big Brother is actually the hero of George Orwell's 1984. Will ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Choit | Stars: Trista Nabors, Melissa Shoshahi, Matt Larson, Sonia Elsie

Votes: 16

37. Miriam (1957)

88 min | Drama

After her aunts death, young Miriam gets a position with the Allnes family. They have a son, Hans. Miriam and Hans fall in love. But the Hans mother is jealous and disapprove.

Director: William Markus | Stars: Anneli Sauli, Irma Seikkula, Pentti Siimes, Leo Riuttu

Votes: 72

38. Kertokaa se hänelle... (1961)

99 min | Biography, Drama, History

Fictionalised biopic of Finnish tenor Mauno Kuusisto, taking its title from his most popular song which remains the all-time best-selling single record in Finland. An orphaned boy, singing ... See full summary »

Director: Åke Lindman | Stars: Mauno Kuusisto, Helena Lehtelä, Matti Hyvönen, Siiri Angerkoski

Votes: 45

39. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: Death at Sunset/Collision (1997)

TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Peter's hometown of Bell Island is being plagued by a mysterious deadly illness tied to the local Norse legend of ten mystical stones. The mother of a little girl is killed in a car crash and her soul enters the businesswoman who hit her.

Director: Ross Clyde | Stars: Paul Miller, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox

Votes: 29

40. Rag Nymph (1997– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1997)

Drama, History

When Millie's mother is incarcerated she is taken in by Aggie the rag woman and her helper Ben. The local pimp has his eyes on both Millie and her mother. Millie is sent to a convent school to keep her safe.

Director: David Wheatley | Stars: Val McLane, Dave Johns, Fleur Bennett, Perdita Weeks

Votes: 13

41. Rag Nymph (1997– )
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1997)

Drama, History

Millie, now grown up, goes to work for the Quintons as a nanny. She meets their lecherous neighbors, the Crane-Bolders. And starts to grow close to Mr. Thompson.

Stars: Honeysuckle Weeks, Alec Newman, Val McLane, William Gaminara

Votes: 13

42. The English (2022)
Episode: Path of the Dead (2022)

TV-MA | Drama, Western

Eli and Cornelia are forced to make a choice when they find an orphaned baby and child. Meanwhile in Powder River, an English farmer discovers the slaughter of his pregnant cattle.

Director: Hugo Blick | Stars: Tom Hughes, Steve Wall, Tadhg Murphy, Stephen Rea

Votes: 1,031

43. Affairs of the Heart (1974–1975)
Episode: Flora (1974)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

A vain and self-centred girl tries to hide the truth. Based on the short story "Glasses".

Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: Gayle Hunnicutt, Patricia Routledge, Anton Rodgers, Roger Brierley

Votes: 18

44. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023)
Episode: Part 1: Black Fire Orchid (2023)

60 min | Drama

Nine-year-old Alice Hart lives with her parents on the outskirts of a country town called Wyuna; tragedy strikes when a fire consumes their home.

Director: Glendyn Ivin | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Asher Keddie, Leah Purcell, Frankie Adams

Votes: 500

45. The Closer (2005–2012)
Episode: In Custody (2010)

Not Rated | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

As Brenda contemplates applying for the promotion, her case involving the possible suicide of a drug addict becomes complicated when she uncovers a custody battle between the victim and a dying father.

Director: Michael M. Robin | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett

Votes: 295

46. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: The Moonshine War (2011)

TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Raylan tangles with a ruthless Harlan County crime family while hunting for a fugitive sex offender.

Director: Adam Arkin | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 1,905

47. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Debts and Accounts (2011)

TV-MA | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

As Winona begins divorce proceedings, Raylan begins to contemplate his future as a marshal. Meanwhile, Dicky Bennett takes exception to his family's new business arrangement with Boyd Crowder.

Director: John David Coles | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 1,551

48. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Reckoning (2011)

TV-MA | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Raylan tries to track down Dicky after Helen is killed, but he is forced to turn to Arlo to make a deal and get Mags' blessing.

Director: Adam Arkin | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 1,697

49. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: Bloody Harlan (2011)

TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The bad blood between the Bennetts and the Crowders reaches its boiling point and results in bloodshed, and Loretta returns from Lexington to avenge her father's death.

Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 2,109

50. Justified (2010–2015)
Episode: The Life Inside (2011)

TV-MA | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Raylan chases a pregnant fugitive who has fallen into the hands of human traffickers.

Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts

Votes: 1,702