Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "gifted-child"

1. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island's mysteries.

Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle

Votes: 42,747

2. The Creator (2023)

PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.

Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney

Votes: 161,528

3. The Shining (1980)

R | 146 min | Drama, Horror

A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers

Votes: 1,108,178 | Gross: $44.02M

4. Hypnotic (2023)

R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

A detective investigates a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, JD Pardo, Dayo Okeniyi

Votes: 36,317

5. 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: 130,557 | Gross: $24.80M

6. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

PG-13 | 132 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler

Votes: 508,204 | Gross: $234.04M

7. Akira (1988)

R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.

Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda

Votes: 205,548 | Gross: $0.55M

8. Midnight Special (2016)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.

Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver

Votes: 84,070 | Gross: $3.71M

9. The Prophecy (1995)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth. In his fight to stop the forces of evil, he finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher.

Director: Gregory Widen | Stars: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz

Votes: 33,386 | Gross: $16.12M

10. The Shining (1997)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers.

Stars: Rebecca De Mornay, Steven Weber, Wil Horneff, Courtland Mead

Votes: 18,311

11. The Langoliers (1995)

PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Most of the passengers on an airplane disappear, and the remainder land the plane in a mysteriously barren airport.

Stars: Patricia Wettig, Dean Stockwell, Tom Holland, Kate Maberly

Votes: 31,917

12. Out of This World (1987–1991)

30 min | Comedy, Family

A teenager discovers that her birth father is an alien and that she has supernatural powers.

Stars: Donna Pescow, Maureen Flannigan, Burt Reynolds, Doug McClure

Votes: 2,213

13. The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)

R | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.

Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Sennia Nanua, Fisayo Akinade, Dominique Tipper, Paddy Considine

Votes: 64,490

14. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

PG-13 | 91 min | Horror

The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.

Director: Brian Gibson | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Oliver Robins

Votes: 29,929 | Gross: $41.00M

15. Poltergeist III (1988)

PG-13 | 98 min | Horror, Thriller

Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return.

Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: Heather O'Rourke, Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Zelda Rubinstein

Votes: 20,497 | Gross: $14.11M

16. A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance

A socially awkward teenage maths prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

Director: Morgan Matthews | Stars: Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan

Votes: 30,334 | Gross: $0.14M

17. A Little Romance (1979)

PG | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

An American teenager living in Paris meets and falls in love with a local.

Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard, Arthur Hill

Votes: 6,438

18. Little Man Tate (1991)

PG | 99 min | Drama

A single mother raises a child prodigy on her own, struggling to give him every opportunity he needs to express his gift.

Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Alex Lee

Votes: 16,053 | Gross: $25.01M

19. Outmatched (2020)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

A working-class couple raise their genius kids in South Jersey.

Stars: Jason Biggs, Maggie Lawson, Tisha Campbell, Ashley Boettcher

Votes: 2,270

20. Children of the Damned (1964)

Approved | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Six impossibly intelligent children from all over the world with dangerous psychic powers hide in a church in England after the military tries to experiment on them. Besieged, they warn the military to back off before carnage ensues.

Director: Anton Leader | Stars: Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, Barbara Ferris, Alfred Burke

Votes: 5,023 | Gross: $1.00M

21. Roadside Picnic (2016– )

Drama, Sci-Fi

In the aftermath of an extraterrestrial event, six visitation zones are created on Earth, each containing supernatural properties.

Stars: Matthew Goode, Chloe Coleman, W. Earl Brown, Tom Noonan

Votes: 44

22. Una flor en el barro (2023)

98 min | Drama

A teacher arrives at a humble school in the Buenos Aires suburbs to serve as a substitute. There he meets Sofía, a gifted 7-year-old girl.

Director: Nicolás Tuozzo | Stars: Valentina Bassi, Lola Carelli, Diego Castro, Enrique Dumont

Votes: 50

23. Nayan Rahasya (2024)

114 min | Mystery, Thriller | Completed

Centered around a gripping story line involving a young boy with exceptional numerical abilities, "Nayan Rahasya" explores the mystery behind his disappearance and the murder of Hingorani. ... See full summary »

Director: Sandip Ray | Stars: Indraneil Sengupta, Ayush Das, Rajesh Sharma, Carl A. Harte

Votes: 5

24. The Akira Project (2014)

5 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi

A trailer for a fan-made live-action Akira.

Director: Nguyen-Anh Nguyen | Stars: Osric Chau, Phi Huynh, Steve Kasan, Simon Fletcher Li

Votes: 138

25. Wunderkinder (2011)

100 min | Drama, Music, War

Three musically talented children look to the future, but their hopes crumble when Germany and Russia enter into war.

Director: Marcus O. Rosenmüller | Stars: Gedeon Burkhard, Gudrun Landgrebe, Catherine Flemming, Natalia Avelon

Votes: 854

26. Le nez dans le ruisseau (2012)

90 min | Drama

A philosophy professor strikes up a friendship with a 12-year-old boy who understands Rousseau's philosophy better than he, without ever having been exposed to it.

Director: Christophe Chevalier | Stars: Sami Frey, Anne Richard, Liam Kim, Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Votes: 93

27. Aldo et Junior (1984)

105 min | Comedy

Junior is Senior's son. They live together. Senior, folkloric, bawdy, sentimental, scruffy, bawling, alcoholic, and Junior, cold, clean, strict, trendy, upstart, get along well without ... See full summary »

Director: Patrick Schulmann | Stars: Aldo Maccione, Andréa Ferréol, Luis Rego, Riton Liebman

Votes: 121

28. Piknik na obochine (2017– )

20 min | Animation, Sci-Fi

Story of Redrick Schuhart, who venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts left by the alien visitors.

Stars: Georgiy Taratorkin, Nikolay Karachentsov, Yuriy Vasilev, Boris Ivanov

29. One Day I'll Become (2017)

12 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

Galactic war, from the perspective of a little boy on a desert planet. He is having visions about the future and he wants to become a Jedi knight. But the war is coming and the Empire is looking for gifted child. Which side will he chose?

Director: Roman Gregoricka | Stars: Samuel Borcin, Samuel Michalik, Mya Javorkova, Martin Jancina

Votes: 60

30. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Full Circle: Part One (1980)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

After receiving a summons from the Time Lords, the Doctor and Romana set course for Gallifrey, however the pair instead land on Alzarius where they cross paths with a rebellious but mathematically gifted boy named Adric.

Director: Peter Grimwade | Stars: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, George Baker, Leonard Maguire

Votes: 487

31. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
Episode: When the Wind Blows (1965)

TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

At an off-season motel a woman turns to Kimble for help with her son, who is an unusually bright but troubled child. Kimble helps the boy so much that when he has to run from the local sheriff, the boy follows after, imperiling them both.

Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: David Janssen, Harry Townes, Georgann Johnson, Johnny Jensen

Votes: 167

32. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode: Bright Boy (2002)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Goren and Eames go up against a determined father and his gifted child while investigating the death of a social worker and the deputy mayor.

Director: Frank Prinzi | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance

Votes: 403

33. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Bart the Genius (1990)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Bart ends up at a school for gifted children after cheating on an IQ test.

Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 6,028

34. The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
Episode: The Chainsaw Races (2001)

TV-G | 23 min | Comedy

Harold's weekend hosting gifted children clashes with Red's dangerous game.

Stars: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson

Votes: 6

35. P.J. (1997–2009)
Episode: Faux Semblants (2003)

52 min | Crime, Thriller

A young girl dressed as a boy was puncturing the tires of the police car.Vincent and Bernard go to the police station with the young girl: they take a photograph of the girl and go in the ... See full summary »

Director: Brigitte Coscas | Stars: Bruno Wolkowitch, Charles Schneider, Marc Betton, Valérie Bagnou-Beido

Votes: 5

36. Frühling (2011– )
Episode: Mit Regenschirmen fliegen (2021)

89 min | Drama

Katja Baumann share the house with Jan Steinmann and his son Adrian.Katja knows about the leukemia of Jan and has often asked him to speak with his son about the illness.On the other side ... See full summary »

Director: Thomas Kronthaler | Stars: Simone Thomalla, Christoph M. Ohrt, Kristo Ferkic, Johannes Herrschmann

Votes: 28

37. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: The Gift of Promise (2011)

TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a retired MI5 official writes her best-selling memoirs, a chapter in her book about an unsolved IRA cold case causes consternation and ultimately several murders.

Director: Metin Hüseyin | Stars: Matt Orton, Cherie Lunghi, Lucy Boynton, David Westhead

Votes: 618

38. How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) (2013)
Episode: How to Be Gifted (2013)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Polly and family try to get Natalie into the gifted Magnet program.

Director: Lev L. Spiro | Stars: Sarah Chalke, Elizabeth Perkins, Jon Dore, Rachel Eggleston

Votes: 32