Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "long-lost-father"

51. One Street Organ, One Life (1958)

77 min | Drama

A poor musician loses his wife from childbirth complications, he gives his newborn daughter for adoption to a wealthy family. He is ashamed about his action but he is the only one who helps her when she fell in love with a musician.

Director: Sokrates Kapsaskis | Stars: Orestis Makris, Jenny Karezi, Petros Fyssoun, Dinos Iliopoulos

Votes: 145

52. Oru Yathramozhi (1997)

Drama

Govindankutty seeks revenge against his father, who had abandoned his mother to become a rich trader. He comes across a wealthy man and becomes close to him, unaware that he is his father.

Director: Prathap Pothen | Stars: Mohanlal, Shivaji Ganesan, Bahadur, Bharathi

Votes: 217

53. The Day the Ponies Come Back (2000)

104 min | Drama

Daniel Moulin goes to New York on a business trip and decides to take advantage of his time in the Big Apple to try and locate the father he never knew. The only thing he has to go on however is an address in the Bronx that is 25 years old.

Director: Jerry Schatzberg | Stars: Guillaume Canet, Burt Young, Monica Trombetta, Nick Sandow

Votes: 109

54. Road North (2012)

110 min | Comedy, Drama

A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to bond with his son, on a road trip to the north.

Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Samuli Edelmann, Leena Uotila, Eija Vilpas

Votes: 2,250

55. How I Killed My Father (2001)

98 min | Drama, Thriller

When his long-time disappeared father is entering his life again, Jean-Luc, a successful doctor, has no option but to face his own life story. Will he ever be able to forget and forgive?

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Charles Berling, Natacha Régnier, Amira Casar

Votes: 1,080 | Gross: $0.01M

56. Born to Love You (2012)

105 min | Drama, Romance

Romantic comedy about a poor lass who tries her best to provide for her siblings by entering singing contests. She meets a photographer and the two fall in love with each other.

Director: Jerome Chavez Pobocan | Stars: Coco Martin, Angeline Quinto, Albert Martinez, Eula Valdez

Votes: 75

57. To Love and Die (2008 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A young woman deals with her abandonment issues by reconnecting with her estranged dad, a contract killer who recruits her into his line of work.

Director: Mark Piznarski | Stars: Shiri Appleby, Ivan Sergei, Kristin Dattilo, Christine Adams

Votes: 475

58. A Journey Home (I) (2009)

109 min | Drama

This is a story of a man seeking forgiveness from his family, which he abandoned 20 years ago.

Director: Paul Soriano | Stars: Soliman Cruz, Joem Bascon, Toni Gonzaga, John Manalo

Votes: 50

59. Sweethearts on Parade (1953)

Approved | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Cam Ellerby (Ray Middleton) brings his traveling medicine show to town and it spells glamor and excitement to young Sylvia Townsend (Eileen Christy). Her mother, Kathleen (Lucille Norman), ... See full summary »

Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Ray Middleton, Lucille Norman, Eileen Christy, Bill Shirley

Votes: 54

60. My Best Day (2012)

Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy

Karen's life as a small town receptionist is turned upside down when the father she never knew calls for a refrigerator repair. Karen sets out to investigate, dragging along her friend ... See full summary »

Director: Erin Greenwell | Stars: Rachel Style, Ashlie Atkinson, Robert Salerno, Jo Armeniox

Votes: 202

61. The Missing (1999)

92 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When her child is missing an Australian mother calls for an priest from Italy she has not seen in years.

Director: Manuela Alberti | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, David Ngoombujarra, John Moore, Rebecca Frith

Votes: 52

62. Nyoka and the Lost Secrets of Hippocrates (1966 TV Movie)

Approved | 100 min | Action, Adventure

In this feature-length reediting of the serial 'Perils of Nyoka (1942)', the famed African jungle girl Nyoka competes with an equally resourceful (and white) female nemesis, Vultura, to obtain a set of mysterious tablets of wondrous power.

Director: William Witney | Stars: Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore, William 'Billy' Benedict, Lorna Gray

63. Buud Yam (1997)

97 min | Drama, Family

In an early 19th century African village, Wend Kuuni - a young man, lives with his adopted family after his mother was killed as a witch. When Pughneere - his adopted sister - becomes ill, ... See full summary »

Director: Gaston Kaboré | Stars: Jean-Claude Bamogo, Abderramane Boufacha, Alassane Dakissaga, Aissatou Harouna

Votes: 223

64. Supermarket (1990)

104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Ramzi a struggling musician,works in luxury hotel as a pianist to make a living,his troubled marriage and constant fighting with his sister in law for lack of money decides to live with his... See full summary »

Director: Mohamed Khan | Stars: Naglaa Fathi, Adel Adham, Mamdouh Abd El Aleem, Aida Riyad

Votes: 114

65. Menneisyyden varjo (1946)

95 min | Drama

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Director: Ville Salminen | Stars: Tauno Palo, Ritva Arvelo, Paavo Jännes, Terttu Soinvirta

Votes: 35

66. La traversée (2001)

85 min | Documentary

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Director: Sébastien Lifshitz | Star: Stéphane Bouquet

Votes: 57

67. The Kid Ranger (1936)

Passed | 57 min | Western

Ranger Ray plans to marry stage driver Bill Mason's daughter Mary. Unknown to Mary, twenty years earlier when he was Sheriff Mason had to kill her father.

Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: Bob Steele, William Farnum, Joan Barclay, Earl Dwire

Votes: 73

68. Hoppá (1993)

92 min | Comedy, Drama

Sixty years old, married. All their lives they have waited for their fortunes to change for the better, and now they are crows, so they make wild and foolish plans. The woman follows her ... See full summary »

Director: Gyula Maár | Stars: Dezsö Garas, Mari Törőcsik, Kati Lázár, István Avar

Votes: 26

69. Aujourd'hui ou jamais (1998)

106 min | Drama

A pilot who has not flown in years due to an accident has to deal with unexpected visitors and financial woes on the day he decides to return to the sky.

Director: Jean Pierre Lefebvre | Stars: Seann Gallagher, Micheline Lanctôt, Sarah Mennell, Julie Ménard

Votes: 28

70. Kyukei no koya (1981 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama, Mystery

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Director: Hideo Onchi | Stars: Yôko Shimada, Toshirô Mifune, Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyôko Kagawa

71. Levelek Perzsiából (1996)

85 min

Maria, an Iranian teenager evacuated with her mother to Hungary at the start if the Iran-Iraq War, had assumed that her father was dead back in Iran until she discovers some letters that ... See full summary »

Director: Rambod Lotfi | Stars: Noémi Demjén, Károly Eperjes, Lili Monori, Kati Rák

72. Arrow to the Sun (1973)

12 min | Animation, Short, Family

Based on a folktale from the Acoma Pueblo Native Americans of the southwest, this beautifully animated film tells the story of a mysterious boy's search for his father, the God of the Sun. ... See full summary »

Director: Gerald McDermott | Star: Joquin Brant

Votes: 15

73. Taher's Love (1999)

91 min | Drama

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Director: Mohamad Ali Najafi | Stars: Manoucher Ahmadi, Khosro Amir Sadeghi, Behnaz Jafari, Mani Kasraian

Votes: 55

74. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode: Secrets (1987)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Chris finally gets to work on the Major Task Force, and immediately is faced with finding out who the turncoat is in their midst.

Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Al Waxman, Martin Kove

Votes: 46

75. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Eydie Gorme and Vincent Price (1972)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights include: guest Vincent Price recites "Desiderata"; guest Eydie Gormé sings "The Way of Love", Eydie and Carol duet on "Gypsy Number", and they and Vicki perform "Perfect Young ... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 50

76. Cleo (2002–2003)
Episode: Avsnitt 9 (2002)

28 min | Comedy

The sick Åke tries to make amends for his life and livelihood, but it turns out to be more difficult than expected. Frank begins to have performance anxiety about the new boss job.

Director: Daniel Lind Lagerlöf | Stars: Suzanne Reuter, Loa Falkman, Johan Rheborg, Magdalena in de Betou

Votes: 8

77. Hec Ramsey (1972–1974)
Episode: Scar Tissue (1974)

75 min | Drama, Mystery, Western

Matthias Kane comes to New Prospect looking for the father he never met. Hec befriends the hot-headed young man and assists him in locating his father, uncovering dark secrets and shady pasts in the process.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen | Stars: Richard Boone, Rick Lenz, Harry Morgan, Kurt Russell

Votes: 29

78. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Great Balls Afire (1992)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

Rollins is representing a doctor who is doing research on treatments to treat people with cardiac problems, who is being sued by her Jewish benefactor over her using data from Nazi ... See full summary »

Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins

Votes: 33

79. Northern Exposure (1990–1995)
Episode: Duets (1993)

TV-PG | 46 min | Comedy, Drama

Ed's spirit guide returns claiming to have found the identity of Ed's father. Maggie and Mike grow closer. An itinerant, blind piano tuner shows up at the Brick.

Director: Win Phelps | Stars: Rob Morrow, Barry Corbin, Janine Turner, John Cullum

Votes: 210

80. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode: Thicker Than Water (1983)

TV-14 | 28 min | Comedy

When Del and Rodney's estranged father shows up on Christmas Day after an eighteen-year absence, the Trotter family is suddenly thrown into turmoil. Worse still, he claims he has an ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Butt | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce, Peter Woodthorpe

Votes: 558

81. Popular (1999–2001)
Episode: Promblems (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sam and Brooke deliver their baby sister. Ms. Glass rents her basement to Josh and Lily, who try to face life's hardships together. Nicole tries to seduce George. Sam and Brooke make Harrison choose. The show ends on a huge cliffhanger.

Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 83

82. Popeye the Sailor (1960–1962)
Episode: Me Quest for Poopdeck Pappy (1960)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Popeye discovers he's not an orphan after all. An old man who looks just like him lives on a faraway island, and now Popeye is on a quest to find him.

Director: Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel

Votes: 60

83. Jeff Ltd. (2005–2007)
Episode: I Want to Be Your Daddy (2007)

Comedy

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Director: Steve DiMarco | Stars: Jeff Seymour, Inga Cadranel, Jesse Bond, Madeleine Butler

84. Knight Rider (2008–2009)
Episode: Knight Rider (2008)

TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

When a group of ruthless mercenaries kill a reclusive scientist, his creation, a new model of artificially intelligent supercar, escapes to find his daughter and recruit a ex-soldier to thwart them.

Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Bruce Davison

Votes: 7,561

85. Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2008)

TV-PG | 53 min | Drama, Romance

A debt-collector arrives in Lark Rise looking to seize Caroline Arless' property and send her to debtors' prison. A Mr. Ashlow arrives in the village looking for his two daughters, who turn... See full summary »

Director: John Greening | Stars: Linda Bassett, Claudie Blakley, Brendan Coyle, John Dagleish

Votes: 160

86. Parels & zwijnen (2005– )
Episode: Dominee (2008)

43 min | Crime

Rudy, Dexter and Daisy are hired by Daisy's long-lost father to rob an armored truck in order to prevent Daisy from being murdered.

Director: Diederik Van Rooijen | Stars: Ruben Lürsen, Mike Libanon, Eva Duijvestein, Hans Croiset

87. The Young and the Restless (1973– )
Episode: Episode #1.8961 (2008)

TV-14 | 37 min | Drama, Romance

A shocking guest appears at Kevin and Jana (Emily O'Brien)'s wedding, the past has returns to haunt Gloria and Michael, and Chloe (Elizabeth Hendrickson) was comes between Lily and Cane (Daniel Goddard).

Director: Sally McDonald | Stars: Tracey E. Bregman, Judith Chapman, Doug Davidson, Vered Federman

88. The Young and the Restless (1973– )
Episode: Episode #1.8962 (2008)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Nikki insists on going to Mexico with Paul. Michael vents his anger at his long-lost father. Victoria and Nicholas learn they can kick Adam off the ranch.

Director: Andrew Lee | Stars: Vail Bloom, Eric Braeden, Tracey E. Bregman, Jeanne Cooper

89. As the World Turns (1956–2010)
Episode: Episode #1.13444 (2009)

TV-14 | Drama, Romance

Emily pays Jade to distract Casey from Alison. Luke's attempt at matchmaking backfires. Paul is furious when Dusty brings over Eliza and tells him he married Meg.

Director: John O'Connell | Stars: Ellen Dolan, Eileen Fulton, Don Hastings, Kathryn Hays

90. Lost Girl (2010–2016)
Episode: Where There's a Will, There's a Fae (2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Bo agrees to help a will-o'-the-wisp find the person who stole his treasure in exchange for information on her birth-parents. More is revealed of the world of the Fae, including some ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried, Ksenia Solo, K.C. Collins

Votes: 479

91. Long Lost Family (2011– )
Episode: Episode #2.5 (2012)

TV-PG | 42 min | Reality-TV

Tammy is searching for her two younger brothers, who completely vanished from her life when the siblings were separated as children. Tineke hopes that meeting her biological mother will at ... See full summary »

Directors: Ian Leese, Kate Scholefield | Stars: Davina McCall, Nicky Campbell

92. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Bubble Wrap (2023)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A construction tycoon interferes with an SVU investigation into her family. Carisi struggles to get an indictment when the complainant backs down.

Director: Batan Silva | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, Octavio Pisano

Votes: 279

93. Magpakailanman (2012– )
Episode: The Wally Bayola Story (2013)

58 min | Drama, Romance

The true life story of one of the most famous co-hosts of the famous afternoon variety show in the Philippines, Eat Bulaga.

Director: Ricky Davao | Stars: Mel Tiangco, Wally Bayola, Ara Mina, Irene Celebre

94. Long Lost Family (2011– )
Episode: Episode #3.3 (2013)

TV-PG | Reality-TV

Brothers, David and Paul, are searching for their father who disappeared from their lives when they were young boys. Mother of two, Julia, is desperate to find her own mother who she has never known.

Director: Kate Scholefield | Stars: Davina McCall, Nicky Campbell

95. Long Lost Family (2011– )
Episode: Episode #3.8 (2013)

TV-PG | Reality-TV

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Director: Sally Benton | Stars: Davina McCall, Nicky Campbell

96. Lost Girl (2010–2016)
Episode: When God Opens a Window (2014)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Bo and Tamsin disagree over a young Fae who asks for help. Trick turns to Dyson with a mysterious case and an unwanted partner.

Director: Mairzee Almas | Stars: Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried, Zoie Palmer, Rick Howland

Votes: 187

97. Gotham (2014–2019)
Episode: Wrath of the Villains: Mad Grey Dawn (2016)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Gordon and Bullock investigate a trail of clues left in a museum robbery which unbeknownst to them were left by Nygma in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Gordon's past comes back to haunt... See full summary »

Director: Nick Copus | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin

Votes: 2,825