Adopted Son
"adopted son" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Searchers
Synopsis:
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Starring:
Ken Curtis,
Harry Carey, Jr.,
John Wayne
#2
The Prince of Egypt
Synopsis:
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them at odds, as one becomes the ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, and the other the chosen leader of his people! T…
Starring:
Martin Short,
Danny Glover,
Helen Mirren
Plot:
hebrew,
ancient egypt,
moses character,
god character,
egypt,
2d animation,
male protagonist,
dreamworks,
genocide,
infanticide
...
#3
Superman
Synopsis:
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Starring:
Ned Beatty,
Marlon Brando,
Glenn Ford
Plot:
superhero,
dc comics,
year 1978,
1970s,
hero,
action hero,
alien superhero,
comic relief,
famous opening theme,
flying superhero
...
#4
Red River
Synopsis:
Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner …
Starring:
Montgomery Clift,
Harry Carey, Jr.,
Walter Brennan
Plot:
cattle drive,
cattle,
orphan,
wagon train,
cattle rancher,
cowboy,
cattle herd,
cattle stampede,
betrayal,
false teeth
...
#5
Little Big Man
Synopsis:
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
Starring:
Alan Oppenheimer,
Dustin Hoffman,
William Hickey
#6
Garden State
Synopsis:
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life.
Starring:
Ian Holm,
Natalie Portman,
Peter Sarsgaard
Plot:
funeral,
cat,
home,
actor,
pills,
implied sex,
sex scene,
voyeur,
sitting in a bathtub,
wet clothes
...
#7
Babe
Synopsis:
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hogget knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.
Starring:
James Cromwell,
Hugo Weaving,
Miriam Margolyes
Plot:
pig,
sheep,
farm,
sheepdog,
border collie,
christmas,
pet owner relationship,
one word title,
voice over narration,
talking animal
...
#8
Smallville
Synopsis:
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
Starring:
Justin Hartley,
Cassidy Freeman,
Tom Welling
Plot:
adoption,
adopted son,
meteor shower,
best friend,
alien,
hair loss,
bald man,
meteorite,
superhuman speed,
school journalist
...
#9
Dexter
Synopsis:
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
Starring:
James Remar,
Jennifer Carpenter,
Desmond Harrington
#10
Thor
Synopsis:
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Starring:
Chris Hemsworth,
Clark Gregg,
Ray Stevenson
#11
The Orphanage
Synopsis:
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage, intent on reopening it. Before long, her son starts to communicate with a new invisible friend.
Starring:
Andrés Gertrúdix,
Geraldine Chaplin,
Belén Rueda
Plot:
orphanage,
dead children,
missing child,
orphan,
female protagonist,
ghost,
medium,
imaginary friend,
haunted house,
doll
...
#12
The Lego Batman Movie
Synopsis:
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
Starring:
Channing Tatum,
Jenny Slate,
Billy Dee Williams
#13
The Legend of Tarzan
Synopsis:
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
Starring:
Margot Robbie,
Christoph Waltz,
Djimon Hounsou
Plot:
africa,
jungle,
slavery,
rescue,
jungle warfare,
geopolitics,
capture,
king,
village,
ape
...
#14
The Godfather
Synopsis:
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Starring:
James Caan,
Diane Keaton,
Al Pacino
#15
The Boy and the Beast
Synopsis:
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
Starring:
Koji Yakusho,
Mamoru Miyano,
Sumire Morohoshi
Plot:
portal,
homelessness,
short skirt,
beast,
training,
orphan,
coming of age,
father figure,
bacon,
pig
...
#16
The Blind Side
Synopsis:
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Starring:
Kathy Bates,
Sandra Bullock,
Ray McKinnon
#17
Tarzan
Synopsis:
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Starring:
Glenn Close,
Lance Henriksen,
Minnie Driver
Plot:
africa,
death of parents,
baboon,
good versus evil,
bare chested male,
betrayal,
masculinity,
explorer,
jungle,
death of father
...
#18
Stuart Little
Synopsis:
The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.
Starring:
Hugh Laurie,
Jennifer Tilly,
Nathan Lane
#19
Shazam!
Synopsis:
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Starring:
#20
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Synopsis:
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.
Starring:
Ben Kingsley,
Toby Kebbell,
Jake Gyllenhaal