Orphanage
"orphanage" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Bungo Stray Dogs
Synopsis:
Atsushi Nakajima was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Osamu Dazai, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or …
Starring:
Mamoru Miyano,
Yuto Uemura,
Sumire Morohoshi
Plot:
literature,
detective,
supernatural,
rivalry,
mafia,
tiger,
based on manga,
organization,
anime animation,
supernatural ability
...
#2
Twins
Synopsis:
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Starring:
Danny DeVito,
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
David Caruso
#3
The Rescuers
Synopsis:
What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss Bianca respond to orphan Penny's call for help. The two mice search for clues with the help of an old cat named Rufus.
Starring:
Pat Buttram,
Eva Gabor,
Jeanette Nolan
Plot:
alligator,
bayou,
mouse,
albatross,
diamond,
orphan,
dragonfly,
animal hero,
new york city,
orphan girl
...
#4
The Kid
Synopsis:
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
Starring:
Charlie Chaplin,
Edna Purviance,
Nellie Bly Baker
#5
The Blues Brothers
Synopsis:
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back togther to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Starring:
Dan Aykroyd,
James Brown,
John Belushi
#6
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Synopsis:
In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the …
Starring:
Jacki Weaver,
Rachel Roberts,
Vivean Gray
#7
Oliver!
Synopsis:
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
Starring:
Oliver Reed,
Leonard Rossiter,
Ron Moody
#8
Hotel Rwanda
Synopsis:
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives.
Starring:
Jean Reno,
Sophie Okonedo,
Nick Nolte
Plot:
rwanda,
brutality,
hatred,
mass killing,
hotel,
atrocity,
heap of corpses,
war criminal,
ethnic warfare,
cruelty
...
#9
From Hell
Synopsis:
Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers adaption of a graphic novel that posits the Ripper's true identity.
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Johnny Depp,
Ian Holm
#10
Forbidden Games
Synopsis:
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh …
Starring:
Jacques Marin,
Georges Poujouly,
Brigitte Fossey
Plot:
cemetery,
death,
dead dog,
children,
digging a grave,
wartime,
loss of brother,
loss of son,
family feud,
loss of parents
...
#11
Cry-Baby
Synopsis:
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Traci Lords,
Amy Locane
#12
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Synopsis:
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.
Starring:
Crispin Glover,
Luke Wilson,
Drew Barrymore
Plot:
2000s,
ensemble cast,
violence,
cult film,
exploding car,
revenge,
car chase,
exploding building,
bomb,
car bomb
...
#13
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Synopsis:
After nearly 50 years of hiding, Leatherface returns to terrorize a group of idealistic influencers who accidentally disrupt his carefully shielded world in a remote Texas town.
Starring:
William Hope,
Moe Dunford,
Jacob Latimore
#14
Original Sin
Synopsis:
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp
Starring:
Thomas Jane,
Antonio Banderas,
Angelina Jolie
#15
Luck
Synopsis:
Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.
Starring:
Grey DeLisle,
Simon Pegg,
Lil Rel Howery
Plot:
cat,
luck,
black cat,
dragon,
superstition,
leprechaun,
unicorn,
cgi animation,
cg animation,
epic fantasy
...
#16
Full of Grace
Synopsis:
Sister Marina, a very unorthodox nun, is sent during the summer of 1994 to El Parral, a boarding school for boys threatened to be closed soon. Even though the kids welcome Marina with all kinds of pranks, they will, little by little, become something very close to the family they never had.
Starring:
Carmen Machi,
Manolo Solo,
Paula Usero
#17
Uncharted
Synopsis:
A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg,
Tom Holland,
Antonio Banderas
Plot:
based on video game,
hero,
treasure,
action hero,
island,
uncharted,
showdown,
museum,
chase,
thief
...
#18
The Exorcism of God
Synopsis:
An American priest working in Mexico is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his demon one final time.
Starring:
Joseph Marcell,
Will Beinbrink,
María Gabriela de Faría
#19
The Queen's Gambit
Synopsis:
In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.
Starring:
Anya Taylor-Joy,
Harry Melling,
Bill Camp
Plot:
addiction,
chess,
female protagonist,
orphanage,
1950s,
1960s,
rags to riches,
talented child,
tv mini series,
tranquilizer
...
#20
The Promised Neverland
Synopsis:
Surrounded by a forest and a gated entrance, the Grace Field House is inhabited by orphans happily living together as one big family, looked after by their "Mama," Isabella. Although they are required to take tests daily, the children are free to spend their time as they see fit, usually playing outside, as long as they do not venture too far from the orphanage — a rule they are expected to follo…
Starring:
Sumire Morohoshi,
Mariya Ise,
Shizuka Ishigami