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1. Gifted (2017)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer
Votes: 130,394 | Gross: $24.80M
2. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When a massive fire kills their parents, three children are delivered to the custody of cousin and stage actor Count Olaf, who is secretly plotting to steal their parents' vast fortune.
Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken
Votes: 221,152 | Gross: $118.63M
3. I Care a Lot (2020)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.
Director: J Blakeson | Stars: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 146,153
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: 211,745 | Gross: $145.79M
5. The Mick (2017–2018)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A hard-living aunt is forced to take care of her wealthy sister's spoiled kids after the mom flees the country to avoid criminal charges.
Stars: Kaitlin Olson, Sofia Black-D'Elia, Thomas Barbusca, Carla Jimenez
Votes: 19,789
6. Melissa & Joey (2010–2015)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
After a family scandal leaves Mel, a local politician, in charge of her niece and nephew, she hires a man named Joe to become the family's male nanny, or "manny."
Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler, Nick Robinson
Votes: 19,763
7. Bride of Chucky (1998)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Chucky, the doll possessed by a serial killer, discovers the perfect mate to kill and revive into the body of another doll.
Director: Ronny Yu | Stars: Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Katherine Heigl, Nick Stabile
Votes: 64,264 | Gross: $32.40M
8. Tolkien (2019)
PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Tolkien's novels were inspired by his mom's storytelling, falling in love with another orphan, Edith, forming a brotherhood with 3 other misfits at school, the trench war of WWI and later telling stories to his own kids.
Director: Dome Karukoski | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 46,621 | Gross: $4.54M
9. Baby Boom (1987)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.
Director: Charles Shyer | Stars: Diane Keaton, Sam Shepard, Harold Ramis, Kristina Kennedy
Votes: 19,166 | Gross: $26.71M
10. Summerland (I) (2020)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Romance, War
During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, love and friendship.
Director: Jessica Swale | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay
Votes: 9,282
11. Love & Mercy (2014)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
In the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he's a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist, Dr. Eugene Landy.
Director: Bill Pohlad | Stars: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 42,620 | Gross: $12.55M
12. Emanuelle, Queen of Sados (1980)
X | 91 min | Crime, Drama
A woman struggles to keep her stepdaughter from harms way after she hires an assassin to kill her husband, but the hitman turns and blackmails her for the crime.
Director: Ilias Mylonakos | Stars: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Livia Russo, Haris Tryfonas
Votes: 776
13. The Glass House (2001)
PG-13 | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.
Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Diane Lane, Leelee Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgård, Bruce Dern
Votes: 39,847 | Gross: $18.00M
14. Win Win (2011)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, Bobby Cannavale
Votes: 55,266 | Gross: $10.18M
15. As We See It (2022)
TV-MA | 264 min | Comedy, Drama
Three autistic roommates find a way to live together and strive for similar things in life.
Stars: Rick Glassman, Sue Ann Pien, Albert Rutecki, Chris Pang
Votes: 4,241
16. My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
PG-13 | 70 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to an orphanage with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
Director: Claude Barras | Stars: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz
Votes: 29,152 | Gross: $0.29M
17. That Evening Sun (2009)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama
An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
Director: Scott Teems | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Barlow Jacobs, Mia Wasikowska, Carrie Preston
Votes: 2,911 | Gross: $0.28M
18. Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
G | 84 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cat and mouse duo Tom and Jerry reluctantly work together to save a young girl from her evil aunt.
Director: Phil Roman | Stars: Richard Kind, Dana Hill, Anndi McAfee, Tony Jay
Votes: 12,089 | Gross: $3.56M
19. Indian Horse (2017)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Sport
Follows the life of Native Canadian Saul Indian Horse as he survives residential school and life amongst the racism of the 1970s. A talented hockey player, Saul must find his own path as he battles stereotypes and alcoholism.
Director: Stephen S. Campanelli | Stars: Ajuawak Kapashesit, Wayne Baker, Sladen Peltier, Skye Pelletier
Votes: 2,654 | Gross: $1.95M
20. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 4,262
21. The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)
G | 99 min | Family, Mystery, Fantasy
Two children befriend ghosts in a haunted mansion. To help the ghosts, they make a potion allowing time travel to the past. After becoming housekeepers, they return to the mansion's past and aid the dead children.
Director: Lionel Jeffries | Stars: Laurence Naismith, Graham Crowden, Dorothy Alison, Benjamin Smith
Votes: 1,697
22. The Wrong Student (2017 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Thriller
Amber tries out for the soccer team and becomes acquainted with student Maddie Sawyer who is also on the team. When Amber's aunt Kelly and coach Dominic fall in love, he gains the unwanted attention of unstable Maddie.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Jessica Morris, Vivica A. Fox, Jason-Shane Scott, Evanne Friedmann
Votes: 573
23. New Life (2016)
PG | 88 min | Drama, Romance
Ben met Ava at age seven standing in his driveway. As the two journey together through the seasons of life, a tragedy occurs that leaves their entire future in jeopardy.
Director: Drew Waters | Stars: Jonathan Patrick Moore, Nickolaus Schnetzky, Caige Coulter, Sophia Ntovas
Votes: 999
24. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
Passed | 74 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Dracula travels to the American West intent on making a beautiful ranch owner his next victim. Her fiance', outlaw Billy the Kid, finds out about it and rushes to save her.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: John Carradine, Chuck Courtney, Melinda Casey, Virginia Christine
Votes: 2,256
25. Uncle Buck (1990–1991)
30 min | Comedy
An irresponsible slob becomes the legal guardian of his nieces and nephew, when his brother and sister-in-law are killed in a car crash.
Stars: Kevin Meaney, Dah-ve Chodan, Jacob Gelman, Sarah Martineck
Votes: 214
26. Glass House: The Good Mother (2006 Video)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Young siblings Abby and Ethan are adopted by outwardly perfect parents Eve and Raymond Goode, only to find that that their new guardian's remote mansion is far from the idyllic abode that it initially appears to be.
Director: Steve Antin | Stars: Angie Harmon, Joel Gretsch, Jordan Danger, Bobby Coleman
Votes: 2,828
27. The Silent Storm (2014)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
An enigmatic outsider living on a remote Scottish island finds herself caught between her minister husband and the delinquent who is sent to live with them.
Director: Corinna McFarlane | Stars: Damian Lewis, Andrea Riseborough, Ross Anderson, Kate Dickie
Votes: 471
28. Christmas with the Darlings (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A woman helps a charming man look after his orphaned nieces and nephew during the holidays.
Director: Catherine Cyran | Stars: Katrina Law, Carlo Marks, Steve Bacic, Islie Hirvonen
Votes: 1,765
29. Crutch (2004)
R | 89 min | Drama, Romance
An autobiographical film taken from the experiences of writer-director Rob Moretti, CRUTCH is a coming-of-age tale about a young man's struggle with family problems and substance abuse. ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Moretti | Stars: Eben Gordon, Rob Moretti, Juanita Walsh, Jennifer Laine Williams
Votes: 722 | Gross: $0.02M
30. Small Town Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A high-flying female novelist from New York takes a trip to the small town that inspired her latest best-seller.
Director: Maclain Nelson | Stars: Ashley Newbrough, Kristoffer Polaha, Preston Vanderslice, Bailey Skodje
Votes: 2,007
31. A Heavenly Christmas (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Upon her untimely death, a workaholic who never put much value into the joys of Christmas finds herself recruited to be a Christmas Angel -- and is assigned a hard luck case that she accidentally falls in love with.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Kristin Davis, Eric McCormack, Shirley MacLaine, Jaeda Lily Miller
Votes: 2,097
32. Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A professional photographer returns home for Christmas to visit her grandmother and is hired as a nanny for the young nephew of their next-door-neighbor.
Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Merritt Patterson, Jon Cor, Luke Roessler, Paula Shaw
Votes: 1,943
33. Christmas Mail (2010)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In this holiday romantic comedy, a mysterious woman who works at the post office answering Santa's mail captures the heart of a disillusioned postal carrier
Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Ashley Scott, A.J. Buckley, Lochlyn Munro, Rolonda Watts
Votes: 1,952
34. The Pleasure (1985)
85 min | Drama
Italy in the early 1930s. To the elderly aristocrat Gerard, all that is left of Leonora, the love of his life, are a number of erotic tape recordings. She led a double life as respectable ... See full summary »
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Andrea Guzon, Gabriele Tinti, Marco Mattioli, Lilli Carati
Votes: 239
35. Christmas with Holly (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Traumatized by her mother's death, a 6-year-old girl stops talking but is cared for by her three uncles. The story unfolds as all of them find the importance of family.
Director: Allan Arkush | Stars: Sean Faris, Eloise Mumford, Daniel Eric Gold, Dana Watkins
Votes: 3,693
36. The Bad Twin (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Thriller
Psychological thriller in which two twin sisters move in with their aunt after their mother is placed in psychiatric care.
Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Haylie Duff, Grace Van Dien, Jacy King, Scott Bailey
Votes: 609
37. Charley's Aunt (1941)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil--where the nuts come from.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Jack Benny, Kay Francis, James Ellison, Anne Baxter
Votes: 683
38. Véu de Noiva (1969– )
Drama, Romance
A humble young woman is about to marry a pianist who secretly maintains an affair with her sister. After discovering the affair, she flees and gets into a car accident, in which she meets a race driver and falls in love with him.
Stars: Regina Duarte, Claudio Marzo, Myriam Pérsia, Geraldo Del Rey
Votes: 12
39. Christmas Harmony (2018)
TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A successful songwriter returns to her small hometown to rediscover music, family bonds and the magic of the Christmas season.
Director: Nanea Miyata | Stars: Kelley Jakle, Adam Mayfield, Peter Porte, Aden Schwartz
Votes: 785
40. In the Family (2011)
Not Rated | 169 min | Drama, Romance
When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.
Director: Patrick Wang | Stars: Sebastian Banes, Patrick Wang, Trevor St. John, Lisa Altomare
Votes: 980 | Gross: $0.02M
41. Look Away (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Women who were groomed in their early teen years come forward to tell their stories as this film exposes sex crimes committed by some of the music industry's biggest stars.
Directors: Sophie Cunningham, Ben Steele | Stars: Kari Krome, Lori Mattox, Trudie Arguelles, Jackie Fuchs
Votes: 124
42. The Inheritance (1947)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Following her father's death, a teenage British heiress goes to live with her guardian uncle--who is broke and schemes to murder her for her inheritance.
Director: Charles Frank | Stars: Jean Simmons, Derrick De Marney, Katina Paxinou, Derek Bond
Votes: 827
43. Way Back Home (1931)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Seth Parker takes in Robbie Turner and protects him from his cruel father Rufe. When the father disappears, Seth intends to raise Robbie as his own son. The vindictive father attacks Mary ... See full summary »
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Phillips Lord, Effie Palmer, Frank Albertson, Bette Davis
Votes: 900
44. The Guardians (I) (2018)
104 min | Documentary
An investigative documentary that examines the systemic abuse of elderly people in Las Vegas, Nevada exposing a cautionary tale where some of our society's most vulnerable citizens are robbed of their life savings and freedom.
Director: Billie Mintz | Star: Dee Drenta
Votes: 120
45. Campus Rhythm (1943)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A radio songstress runs away from her sponsor and guardian to enroll in college under an assumed name.
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Johnny Downs, Gale Storm, Robert Lowery, Douglas Leavitt
Votes: 138
46. Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.
Director: Chuck Workman | Stars: Orson Welles, Simon Callow, Christopher Welles, Joanne Hill Styles
Votes: 974 | Gross: $0.02M
47. L'eau vive (1958)
96 min | Drama
Old Félix, a prosperous land owner in Haute Provence, will be expropriated because a dam is being built on the River Durance and his estate is to be flooded. He receives thirty million ... See full summary »
Director: François Villiers | Stars: Pascale Audret, Charles Blavette, Henri Arius, Odette Barencey
Votes: 74
48. Olsenbanden for full musikk (1976)
91 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Valborg needs to get her son Basse married, after getting a girl pregnant, while Egon has got work for a baron. However a spook makes trouble for his planned coup against the National Theater.
Director: Knut Bohwim | Stars: Arve Opsahl, Carsten Byhring, Sverre Holm, Aud Schønemann
Votes: 1,029
49. Girl of the Ozarks (1936)
Approved | 68 min | Drama, Romance
A sweet little country girl has issues with school. Her mother is ill. The school threatens to send her to an orphanage.
Director: William Shea | Stars: Virginia Weidler, Henrietta Crosman, Leif Erickson, Elizabeth Russell
Votes: 43
50. Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock (2005 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Mystery
During the Great Depression, teen detective Nancy Drew visits the young woman who owns the Lilac Inn and investigates the mysterious occurrences going on there.
Director: Mike Paganini | Stars: Lani Minella, Dennis Regan, Sarah Papineau, Walayn Sharples
Votes: 90