The Orphanage 2019
The Orphanage 2019
Parwareshghah (original title)
1h 30min | Drama | 27 November 2019 (France)
Storyline:
A 15-year-old ticket scalper in Kabul dreams of Bollywood until the Soviets force him into a state facility.
Kids from Shaolin 1984
Kids from Shaolin 1984
Shao Lin xiao zi (original title)
TV-14 | 1h 39min | Action, Comedy | 26 January 1984 (Hong Kong)
Storyline:
Two rivaling families live on opposite sides of a river. One of them practices Shaolin kung fu and has only sons, while the other has only daughters and practices the Wu-Tang sword. The father of the Wu-Tang family is so paranoid about the Shaolin kids stealing his sword style (besides, he wants a son to teach it to, and the closest thing he has is a lesbian daughter) that he is taken off guard when some real bad guys come along to kill his family, but the Shaolin family helps them out. All the while, everyone is desperately trying to get the lesbian girl to marry Jet Li.
Lost Hearts 1973
Lost Hearts 1973
35min | Short, Horror, Mystery | TV Short 25 December 1973
Storyline:
A young orphan, Stephen, is sent to go and live with his strange, much older cousin at his remote country house. Once there, Stephen experiences terrible dreams in which he sees a young girl and boy who are missing their hearts.
Ernie & Cerbie 2018
Ernie & Cerbie 2018
Adventure | 8 May 2018 (USA)
Storyline:
For thousands of years, Cupid’s brother, Ernie has been sending arrows to the heart of people, creating the ultimate love connections just like his famous brother. Ernie has grown bored of the same love connections and decides to leap down to earth and take on a child human form along with his trusted dog and best friend, Cerbie. Cerbie & Ernie’s magical adventure leads them under the investigative nose of Detective Myers. Detective Myers can’t find any history of Ernie and is puzzled by his sudden appearance and launches an investigation on Erine & Cerbie. With no home of record and no parents, Detective Myers takes, Ernie & Cerbie to the city’s Orphanage. When Ernie & Cerbie arrive, Ernie now finds a new beginning for his magical arrows. A fun loving magical adventure of bringing love to the life of both children and there newly adoptive families
For the Love of a Child 2006
For the Love of a Child 2006
TV-14 | 1h 20min | Drama | TV Movie 9 January 2006
Storyline:
In 1959, support from US troops based in Asia and later from the States enables two actresses to start a charity for mixed-race ‘orphans’ who are locally neglected as outcasts. Thus originates Childhelp, which later runs multi-disciplinary centers for abused or neglected children in the States. Among them is bright Jacob Fletcher, whose stepfather, a lawyer, terrorized him into utter trauma and reclaims him shortly after 10 months in jail. Jacob’s peers have distressing stories of their own, but competent, devoted staff helps most of them decisively on the former farm, using animal therapy.
The Mudlark 1950
The Mudlark 1950
Approved | 1h 39min | Drama | 28 November 1950 (USA)
Storyline:
In 1875 London, young Wheeler (who lives by scavenging) finds a cameo of Queen Victoria, which he thinks so beautiful, he risks his life to save it. Possessed of a desire to see the Queen, he slips past the Beefeaters and wanders about Windsor Castle, just when a state dinner is in preparation. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli is struggling hard to persuade the Queen to end her long seclusion.
Second Best 1994
Second Best 1994
PG-13 | 1h 45min | Drama | 30 September 1994 (USA)
Storyline:
Graham Holt is a lonely middle-aged man who runs a postal substation in a small village in England. He decides to adopt a son. James is the troubled youth he gets with the assistance of social worker Debbie. James has been in an orphanage for years since his mother committed suicide. He adores his outlaw father John, sent to prison not long after the mother’s death. Can James learn to love Graham? Can Graham settle for being second best?
Careful He Might Hear You 1983
Careful He Might Hear You 1983
Careful, He Might Hear You (original title)
PG | 1h 50min | Drama | 15 June 1984 (USA)
Storyline:
His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lila and Uncle George. When he’s six or eight, his posh Aunt Vanessa descends from England. Named a co-guardian by PS’s feckless, absent father, she asserts her rights and convinces Lila to have PS live with her weekdays. PS is happy at Lila’s, playing with children, running about, speaking up. At Vanessa’s, there’s a regimen of private school, round vowels, piano and riding lessons, and lonely indoor play with fancy toys. He’s miserable and when he objects, she sues for complete custody. Will anyone listen to him? And will he take on Vanessa’s challenges to find out who he is and to love someone?
