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51. Nobody's Daughter (1976)
Unrated | 83 min | Drama
An orphan girl suffers abuse from her adopting parents.
Directors: László Ranódy, Gyula Mészáros | Stars: Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Anna Nagy, Sándor Horváth, Marianna Moór
Votes: 609
52. Prosecuting Casey Anthony (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 91 min | Drama
Florida District Attorney prosecutes Casey Anthony in an murder trial that shocked and enraged the American public.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Rob Lowe, Elizabeth Mitchell, Oscar Nuñez, Marisa Ramirez
Votes: 1,156
53. The Missing Children (2021 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary, Crime, History
A documentary about the Tuam mother and baby home in Galway, Ireland which closed in 1961.
Director: Tanya Stephan
Votes: 68
54. 75 (2017)
97 min | Crime, Drama
A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.
Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith
Votes: 59
55. Suffer Little Children (1983)
74 min | Horror
A mute child arrives at a children's home and starts terrorizing the other children with her demonic powers.
Director: Alan Briggs | Stars: Colin Chamberlain, Ginny Rose, Jon Hollanz, Nicola Diana
Votes: 233
56. My Childhood (1972)
Not Rated | 46 min | Biography, Drama
The First part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he paid for it with the money he made from... See full summary »
Director: Bill Douglas | Stars: Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Karl Fieseler
Votes: 1,401
57. Cipher in the Snow (1974)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Drama
Asking to leave a school bus, Cliff, a young teenager, collapses and dies in the snow near the roadside. His math teacher is asked to notify the parents and then write a short obituary. ... See full summary »
Director: Keith J. Atkinson | Stars: Robert Bridges, Bruce Kimball, Jacqueline Mayo, Roberta Shore
Votes: 184
58. Among the Sleep (2014 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Horror
With the help of his teddy bear, a toddler tries to escape a nightmarish landscape while being pursued by dark forces.
Director: Anders Ugland | Stars: Cia Court, Roger Jackson
Votes: 373
59. Boot Polish (1954)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Preteen brother and sister, abandoned by their father, to be taken care of, by an abusive prostitute aunt, survive life in an Indian squatters' camp, aided by a friendly cripple, by learning to shine shoes instead of begging.
Director: Prakash Arora | Stars: Kumari Naaz, Ratan Kumar, David Abraham, Chand Burke
Votes: 885
60. Missing Mom (2016)
85 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Filmmaker Rob McCallum hits the road with his brother Chris Byford in search of their Mom who's been missing for almost 25 years.
Directors: Robert McCallum, Jordan Christopher Morris | Stars: Christopher Byford, Robert McCallum, Jordan Christopher Morris
Votes: 453
61. Let the Fire Burn (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, History
A history of the conflict of the City of Philadelphia and the Black Liberation organization, MOVE, that led to the disastrously violent final confrontation in 1985.
Director: Jason Osder | Stars: Birdie Africa, Ramona Africa, Wilson Goode, William Brown III
Votes: 1,458 | Gross: $0.06M
62. Treeless Mountain (2008)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
In Seoul, Korea, two sisters must look after each other when their mother leaves them to search for their estranged father.
Director: So Yong Kim | Stars: Chae Gil Byoung, Jung Gil Ja, Shin Hyun Je, Kim Mi Jung
Votes: 1,927 | Gross: $0.06M
63. The Bond (2021– )
45 min | Drama
Over 30 years of social development and changes, it tells the story of the five children of the Qiao's family, Yicheng, Erqiang, Sanli, Simei, and Qiqi, supporting and relying on each other during the difficult years.
Stars: Yu Bai, Zuer Song, Xiaotong Mao, Wanyi Zhang
Votes: 63
64. Broken Child (2000 TV Movie)
61 min | Documentary
An exploration into the effects of early childhood trauma, and the socially destructive impact that follows the victimized children into adulthood.
Director: Michael Mierendorf | Star: Susan Sarandon
Votes: 119
65. That Brennan Girl (1946)
Passed | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A mother encourages Ziggy, her teen daughter, to grow up quickly, and her boyfriend recruits Ziggy into his racket. Living fast and loose, Ziggy is soon a single mother herself.
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall, June Duprez
Votes: 361
66. Crows (1994)
66 min | Drama
A thin child of about 10, nicknamed "Crow" because she mimics the bird, has no friends and rejects a teacher's hug. At home, she is left on her own, her mom locks her out while entertaining... See full summary »
Director: Dorota Kedzierzawska | Stars: Karolina Ostrozna, Katarzyna Szczepanik, Malgorzata Hajewska, Anna Prucnal
Votes: 703
67. My Way Home (1978)
Not Rated | 71 min | Biography, Drama
Jamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the RAF, and goes to Egypt, where he is ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Douglas | Stars: Stephen Archibald, Paul Kermack, Jessie Combe, William Carrol
Votes: 869
68. Rushing (2015)
Short, Adventure
Alec, a shy teen, is lead into trouble by his neighbour, Rush, a confident girl of the same age.
Director: Bobby Haruna | Stars: Gregory Cox, Bobby Haruna, Nathan Howland, Jayden Revri
69. My Ain Folk (1973)
Not Rated | 55 min | Biography, Drama
Jamie and Tommy are separated by the death of their grandmother; Jamie with another relative and Tommy to a welfare home. Now Jamie is all alone and his life is not at all happy taken over by silence, rejection and violence.
Director: Bill Douglas | Stars: Stephen Archibald, Hughie Restorick, Jean Taylor Smith, Bernard McKenna
Votes: 1,015
70. Make a Bow and Kiss (2017)
99 min | Drama, Romance
Kishimoto An is a high school student who loves Japanese archery, which is also known as Kyudo. She has been practicing since her beginning at junior high school and is quite good. Time has... See full summary »
Director: Takeshi Furusawa | Stars: Elaiza Ikeda, Masaki Nakao, Minori Hagiwara, Takahisa Maeyama
Votes: 181
71. It's a Girl! (2012)
Not Rated | 64 min | Documentary
Every year in India and China, millions of babies are killed, neglected or abandoned simply because they are girls.
Director: Evan Grae Davis
Votes: 535
72. Unbreakable Bond (2017)
108 min | Drama
Strangers yesterday, today, three teens discover it's the trials and tribulations of life that create an - "UNBREAKABLE BOND"
Director: Kerry Brent Hower | Stars: Taylor Landress, Korah Isabella, Myra Modregon, Randy Davison
Votes: 19
73. The Book of Eve (2002)
98 min | Drama
A Romanian immigrant (Daniel Lavoie) uses good food, good humor and good conversation to break down the walls around a reclusive woman's (Claire Bloom) heart.
Director: Claude Fournier | Stars: Claire Bloom, Daniel Lavoie, Susannah York, Julian Glover
Votes: 165
74. Psycho Street (2011)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Four Twisted Tales that lead to a Dead End.
Directors: Raine Brown, Arthur Cullipher, Patrick Desmond, Pete Jacelone, Anthony G. Sumner | Stars: Raine Brown, Marv Blauvelt, Alan Rowe Kelly, Tiffany Shepis
Votes: 92
75. Rainbow Bird & Monster Man (2002)
52 min
Set in small-town Australia, "Rainbow Bird and Monster Man" is a story of murder, revenge, power and denial that charts an individual's struggle for justice and respite from mental torment that has plagued him since he was a little boy.
Director: Dennis K. Smith | Stars: Nadia Falch Bandak, Casside Barlow, Rian Barlow, Robert Barrett
Votes: 15
76. The Girl, the Mother and the Demons (2016)
92 min | Drama, Thriller
A single mother's mental health is failing, and her young daughter has to deal with her rapidly switching moods and bizarre outbursts.
Director: Suzanne Osten | Stars: Esther Quigley, Maria Sundbom Lörelius, Maja Embrink, Ulrika Nilsson
Votes: 233
77. Nishi Padma (1970)
90 min | Drama
Pushpa is thrown out of her house by her husband, is pushed into prostitution by someone she trusts, and has a complex relationship with an unhappily married businessman, but finally gets what she has always longed for, i.e. becoming a mother.
Director: Arabinda Mukhopadhyay | Stars: Gangapada Basu, Premangshu Bose, Nripati Chatterjee, Savitri Chatterjee
Votes: 44
78. Absent (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Documentary on the social pandemic of fatherlessness afflicting today's societies.
Director: Justin Hunt | Stars: Robin Decker, John Eldredge, Mark Garcia, James Hetfield
Votes: 81
79. About a Girl (2001)
9 min | Short, Drama
A girl tells the story of her life and hopes for the future.
Director: Brian Percival | Stars: Ashley Thewlis, John Slater, Sue Jaynes, Laren Creek
Votes: 626
80. Outside It's Making Sun (2019)
13 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
Martin is a 12 years old boy, who is growing up while understands the value of brotherhood. In a city of graffiti, trendiness, solitude and violence. Maturing, sometimes means recognizing the other one.
Director: Felipe Camargo Vargas | Stars: Juan Diego Acosta Blanquicet, Miguel Angel Motavita Pineda
81. Ren zhi chu (1951)
Drama, Family
After rejecting the strict teachings of their egalitarian tutor (Ng Chor-fan), two latch-key adolescent boys, rich kid Chuen-tsai (Lee Siu-fun) and poor kid Ngau-tsai (Bruce Lee Siu-lung) ... See full summary »
Director: Kim Chun | Stars: Si Bik, Ying Cheung, Luquan Gao, Yee Lai
Votes: 39
82. Solveigin laulu (1974– )
140 min | Drama, War
Domestic battles on the Finnish home front.
Stars: Leena Uotila, Liisamaija Laaksonen, Aino Lehtimäki, Paavo Pentikäinen
Votes: 71
83. The Great Tom (2008 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Based on a true story, this family drama focuses on a 12-year-old boy, who has to take care of his two younger sisters alone. As he regularly is late for school, Tom is punished by his ... See full summary »
Director: Niki Stein | Stars: Wolf-Niklas Schykowski, Aglaia Szyszkowitz, Sandra Borgmann, Stephan Kampwirth
Votes: 39
84. Melanie Martinez: Sippy Cup (2015 Music Video)
3 min | Horror, Music
Crybaby lives in a toxic home with a dysfunctional family, official video for Sippy Cup
Director: Melanie Martinez | Stars: Melanie Martinez, Stella Rose Saint Clair
Votes: 32
85. Crowbar (2018)
28 min | Short, Drama
Director: Lee Ryan Coston | Stars: Liisa Kaufman, David S. Hogan, Francheasca Roberson, Thurman Kellogg
Votes: 7
86. Petterin parempi elämä (1991)
180 min | Drama
Stars: Lassi Ignatius, Jukka-Pekka Palo, Johanna Raunio, Kari Mattila
Votes: 9
87. Sudden Riches (1916)
60 min | Drama
Although he is a successful architect, devoted family man Robert Crewe does not earn enough to cover the expenses of his wife Marion and daughter Emily. Unknown to him, his Uncle Abner ... See full summary »
Director: Emile Chautard | Stars: Robert Warwick, Gerda Holmes, Clara Whipple, Madge Evans
88. Dog Years (2018)
Short, Drama
An old dog does what he can to help a neglected girl during the darkest moments of her life.
Director: Tyler Russell | Star: Isabella DeCorte
Votes: 8
89. Wanted: A Mother (1918)
50 min | Drama
Neglected by her grief-stricken father, a doctor, after the tragic death of his wife, little Eileen Homer changes the wording of her father's ad for a governess to read: "Wanted, a mother."... See full summary »
Director: Harley Knoles | Stars: Madge Evans, George MacQuarrie, Gerda Holmes, Alec B. Francis
90. Kids at Risk (2010 TV Special)
54 min | Talk-Show
Screened during Child Protection Week, Kids At Risk is a conversation on the issues surrounding child abuse and neglect. Geraldine Doogue leads a group conversation with child welfare ... See full summary »
Stars: Geraldine Doogue, Ian Darling, Sue Packer
91. A Modern Mother Goose (1917)
Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Matthew Betz | Stars: Ellis Paul, Jack Paul, Agnes Paul, Frederick R. Clark
92.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
The Lost Language of Cranes
(1991)
TV-G | 87 min | Music, Musical
When a young gay man comes out of the closet. His friends support him, but when he comes out to his parents, he stirs up a wealth of hidden feelings and secrets in their relationship.
Votes: 536
93.
Adam-12 (1968–1975)
Episode:
Log 12: He Was Trying to Kill Me
(1969)
TV-PG | 25 min | Crime, Drama
A "child-left-alone" call turns up a horrifying case of child neglect. A 6-year-old girl is left home with her baby brother and both parents are unable to provide for their children.
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Martin Milner, Kent McCord, Hampton Fancher, Dawn Lyn
Votes: 176
94.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
No Humans Involved
(2004)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Grissom, Sofia and Greg investigate a gang shooting with two victims. Out of the blue, Greg finds the body of a young boy dumped in a trash bin. Sara and David Phillips join the ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 772
95.
Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode:
Suffer the Children
(1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cagney and Lacey become involved in an investigation of child abuse and possible murder when they rescue a child from a window ledge.
Director: Ray Danton | Stars: Tyne Daly, Meg Foster, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly
Votes: 61
96.
Circle of Fear (1972–1973)
Episode:
Half a Death
(1972)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Christina is a young woman with a twin sister, Lisa, whom she has never met. She hopes to meet Lisa on a visit home, but is distressed to find out that Lisa has recently died. Christina ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Pamela Franklin, Eleanor Parker, Signe Hasso
Votes: 74
97.
Goosebumps (1995–1998)
Episode:
Welcome to Camp Nightmare: Part 1
(1995)
Not Rated | 22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Billy and his fellow campers arrive at Camp Nightmoon, where they encounter a strange creature and oddly uncaring counselors. However, it would appear their nightmarish adventure is just beginning.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Kaj-Erik Eriksen, Chris Benson, Jeffrey Akomah, Ken Mundy
Votes: 973
98.
House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode:
Babies & Bathwater
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery
While House and his team scramble to discover what's causing brain and kidney dysfunction in a pregnant woman, Vogler is on the warpath to get House fired.
Director: Bill Johnson | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard
Votes: 3,838
99.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
The Jeffersons
(2004)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Michael Jackson moves to South Park but tries to conceal his identity. and local cops try to frame him because he is a rich black man.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dante Alexander, April Stewart
Votes: 3,628
100.
Kenny vs. Spenny (2002–2010)
Episode:
Who Is the Best Parent?
(2004)
TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Reality-TV
It's diapers, bottles and late night feeding as the boys get life-like, state-of-the-art computer chip babies. The data is measured and whoever has taken the best care of their baby is the winner.
Directors: Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice | Stars: Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice
Votes: 94