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1. Juno (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Votes: 549,463 | Gross: $143.50M
2. Solace (II) (2015)
R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Psychic John Clancy (Sir Anthony Hopkins) works with the F.B.I. in order to hunt down a serial killer.
Director: Afonso Poyart | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell
Votes: 68,911
3. The Cooler (2003)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance
In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.
Director: Wayne Kramer | Stars: William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 35,515 | Gross: $8.24M
4. Caged (1950)
Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Eleanor Parker, Agnes Moorehead, Ellen Corby, Hope Emerson
Votes: 4,716
5. Back Roads (1981)
R | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Keith, Miriam Colon
Votes: 1,074 | Gross: $11.81M
6. A Christmas Love Story (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A youth choir director (Chenoweth) needs to write a big song for the Christmas Eve show but "finds herself distracted" when a boy with a golden voice (Kevin Quinn) joins her choir, which will come as news to his widowed father (Wolf).
Director: Eric Close | Stars: Kristin Chenoweth, Scott Wolf, Kevin Quinn, Keith D. Robinson
Votes: 1,714
7. Casanova Brown (1944)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In this hilarious romantic comedy, Gary Cooper gets a lesson in diapers and formula after stealing his child from his ex-wife (Teresa Wright), who was planning to give her up for adoption.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Frank Morgan, Anita Louise
Votes: 1,263
8. In Safe Hands (2018)
G | 110 min | Drama
Theo was born an unwanted child. The social services set out to find the perfect home for his adoption.
Director: Jeanne Herry | Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Gilles Lellouche, Élodie Bouchez, Olivia Côte
Votes: 2,608 | Gross: $0.00M
9. Killer Twin (2018 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Kendra gets a teacher's award and her photo in the papers. Her criminal twin sister sees the photo. She blames Kendra for being left at the orphanage and wants to take over Kendra's perfect job, home, and husband.
Director: David Langlois | Stars: Lindsay Hartley, Jason Cermak, Candice Hunter, Peter Flemming
Votes: 400
10. Marion Bridge (2002)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama
Three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother and old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
Director: Wiebke von Carolsfeld | Stars: Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, Stacy Smith, Marguerite McNeil
Votes: 1,428
11. Wild Country (2005)
R | 67 min | Horror
In Glasgow, the teenager single mother Kelly Ann is forced by Father Steven "Steve" Gillis to deliver her baby boy for adoption. Six weeks later, Father Steve organizes a hike in the ... See full summary »
Director: Craig Strachan | Stars: Samantha Shields, Martin Compston, Peter Capaldi, Alan McHugh
Votes: 670
12. Between Strangers (2002)
R | 95 min | Drama
Three women confront their pasts which changes their futures.
Director: Edoardo Ponti | Stars: Sophia Loren, Mira Sorvino, Deborah Kara Unger, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 1,114
13. Accidental Friendship (2008 TV Movie)
PG | 85 min | Drama
A rough history leads Yvonne homeless with her two pets as her only friends.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Chandra Wilson, Kathleen Munroe, Gabriel Hogan, Alison Sealy-Smith
Votes: 414
14. Wound (2010)
Not Rated | 76 min | Fantasy, Horror
A supernatural horror film that explores the dark worlds of mental illness, incest, revenge and death. We follow Tanya as she searches for the mother she has never met - Susan who gave her ... See full summary »
Director: David Blyth | Stars: Kate O'Rourke, Te Kaea Beri, Campbell Cooley, Sandy Lowe
Votes: 483
15. The Hard Road (1973)
R | 85 min | Drama
The cautionary tale of 17-year-old Sherman Oaks high-schooler Pam Banner, who has a baby out of wedlock. The baby is adopted, but Pam's too embarrassed to return to school, so her dad gets ... See full summary »
Director: Gary Graver | Stars: Connie Nelson, John Alderman, Catherine Howard, Gary Kent
Votes: 157
16. The Lost Daughter (2013 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Ines Erdmann, a mathematics and physical education teacher at a high school in Cologne, is popular with her students and is happily married to the journalist Boris. The two have been ... See full summary »
Director: René Heisig | Stars: Ann-Kathrin Kramer, Alicia von Rittberg, Johanna Gastdorf, Hans-Jochen Wagner
Votes: 59
17. The Thief (1966)
88 min | Drama
Much to the detriment of his foster dad a middle class woman tries to reclaim her six years old boy she abandoned at birth.
Director: Jean Chapot | Stars: Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Hans Christian Blech, Sonja Schwarz
Votes: 256
18. Chasing Fire (2013)
108 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Living behind the shadow of her mother, Kristin falls in love with Shane, an aspiring musician, whom she soon discovers to have something innately in common with her.
Director: Brian Patrick Lim | Stars: Roa Anthea, Richard Herrera, Ryan Alonzo, Gigette Reyes
Votes: 43
19. The More Things Change... (1986)
94 min | Drama
A couple hires a young girl to take care of their son.
Director: Robyn Nevin | Stars: Judy Morris, Barry Otto, Victoria Longley, Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Votes: 48
20. Foetus (1994)
102 min | Drama
Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Adél Kováts, Aliona Antonova, Jan Nowicki, Barbara Hegyi
Votes: 44
21. One Street Organ, One Life (1958)
77 min | Drama
A poor musician loses his wife from childbirth complications, he gives his newborn daughter for adoption to a wealthy family. He is ashamed about his action but he is the only one who helps her when she fell in love with a musician.
Director: Sokrates Kapsaskis | Stars: Orestis Makris, Jenny Karezi, Petros Fyssoun, Dinos Iliopoulos
Votes: 144
22. Twiggy (2011)
81 min | Drama
Sarah is a twenty years old hard working woman who learns that she is six month pregnant. But she doesn't want to have a child at this moment: she will try to find a balance between the life she wants and the steps she has to go through.
Director: Emmanuelle Millet | Stars: Christa Théret, Johan Libéreau, Maud Wyler, Anne Le Ny
Votes: 130
23. Jonmosathi (2016)
85 min | Documentary
It was 1972. Bangladesh just had her independence. Director Shabnam Ferdousi was born at Holy Family Hospital, Dhaka and 12 more babies were born in that hospital on that very day. Later, ... See full summary »
Director: Shabnam Ferdousi | Stars: Sudhir Barman, Monwara Clarke, Shabnam Ferdousi
24. Good Boy (I) (2015)
15 min | Short, Drama
Alice, a terminally-ill librarian decides to search for the child she gave up for adoption before her imminent death. Mark, a divorced doctor risks becoming more estranged from his young ... See full summary »
Director: Conan McIvor | Stars: Sara Dylan, Brighdin Gilroy, Laura Hughes, Declan Rodgers
26. Annas Erbe (2011 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Anna Ingstrup was very happy with her husband Christian. When he suddenly dies of a heart attack, this unexpected death is a heavy blow to Anna. Now she must manage their apple farm alone. ... See full summary »
Director: Florian Gärtner | Stars: Jutta Speidel, Susanne Schäfer, Anna Hausburg, Marek Gierszal
Votes: 22
27.
Regards d'enfance (1993– )
Episode:
Un hiver de tourmente
(1998)
Director: Bernard Favre | Stars: Thierry Fortineau, Marie-France Monette, Audrey Laurin, Geneviève Rioux
Votes: 15
28.
Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983)
Episode:
The Silent Cry
(1980)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Two young brothers, deserted by their parents and desperately trying to stay together, run away from the Sleepy Eye orphanage on the eve of an adoption that will separate them, and find an ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson
Votes: 266
29.
Route 66 (1960–1964)
Episode:
Child of a Night
(1964)
TV-Y7 | 50 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Tod and Linc driving through rural Georgia witness the crash of a plane and speak to the dying survivor. A man asks them to go to Savannah and find a woman he met 25 years before and had a ... See full summary »
Director: Allen H. Miner | Stars: Martin Milner, Glenn Corbett, Sylvia Sidney, Chester Morris
Votes: 64
30.
Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Episode:
Moving On
(2003)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A well-known doctor who had very little life outside of work disappears. It is revealed that she had recently broken up with her boyfriend and had purchased a gun for protection.
Director: John Peters | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano
Votes: 177
31.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2035
(2000)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Geoff Feld | Stars: Natalie Cassidy, Jack Ryder, Gemma McCluskie, Dean Gaffney
32.
Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode:
Lady Serial Killers
(2019)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Crime
We look at female serial killers that targeted victims across the US including Jolly Jane Toppan, black widow Betty Lou Beets, and death nurse Genene Jones who murdered over 60 infants and children.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Katherine Ramsland, Eric Hickey, Steven A. Egger, Frederic Reamer
Votes: 16
33.
Taken at Birth (2019– )
Episode:
Black Market Baby Dealer
(2019)
TV-14 | Documentary, History
A Georgia doctor ran an illegal baby-selling operation for years. Hundreds of children illegally adopted across the country band together to search to find their birth families.
Stars: Jane Blasio, Chris Jacobs, Lisa Joyner
Votes: 16
34.
Meurtres à... (2013– )
Episode:
Meurtres à Pont-L'Évêque
(2020)
93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In the old prison of Pont-L'évêque there is a feast: people disguised as policemen, wardens, judges and prisoners show the life of the "happy" prison.There is now a visit of the prison.And ... See full summary »
Director: Thierry Binisti | Stars: Arnaud Binard, Elodie Frenck, Antoine Hamel, Loona Piquery
Votes: 74
35.
The Split (2018–2022)
Episode:
Episode #3.4
(2022)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama
Hannah allows herself to dream of a life elsewhere with Christie, while Nathan starts to doubt his relationship with Kate. Ruth breaks some devastating news to Zander.
Director: Abi Morgan | Stars: Nicola Walker, Barry Atsma, Lara Pulver, Stephen Mangan
Votes: 132
36.
Sanditon (2019–2023)
Episode:
Episode #2.6
(2022)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
Alison prepares to leave Sanditon with her dreams of romance fading. Charlotte ponders her future. Georgiana learns shocking truths when Sidney's belongings are returned. Esther faces a bleak future as Edward's schemes come to fruition.
Director: Ethosheia Hylton | Stars: Rosie Graham, Crystal Clarke, Rose Williams, Adrian Scarborough
Votes: 443
37.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
Falling Darkness
(2010)
TV-PG | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a Halloween, one of Dr Hobson's college roommates is found dead with a stake through her heart and a garlic bulb in her mouth.
Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Kevin Whately, Clare Holman, Niamh Cusack, Lucy Griffiths
Votes: 693
38.
Being Erica (2009–2011)
Episode:
Being Mama
(2011)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Beyond the shock of the news, everyone seems happy about Samantha being pregnant with Lenin's baby - everyone except for Barb. Barb believes Samantha is being irresponsible yet again. Erica... See full summary »
Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Erin Karpluk, Adam Fergus, Reagan Pasternak, Kathleen Laskey
Votes: 69
39.
Miss Scarlet & the Duke (2020– )
Episode:
The Heir
(2022)
TV-14 | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Eliza is on the verge of earning life-changing money finding the heir to an unclaimed fortune. It's a race to claim the money and Eliza will need Duke's help, but a revelation about his personal life makes working together impossible.
Director: Steve Hughes | Stars: Kate Phillips, Goran Stricevic, Will Merrick, Tamsin Newlands
Votes: 227
40.
Blood of the Vine (2011– )
Episode:
Cauchemar en Côte-de-Nuits
(2014)
TV-14 | 92 min | Crime
Benjamin Lebel is invited by the prestigious Burgundy 'Tastevin' society host Roger Vincenot in the jury of their annual tasting. Major wine merchant Bernard Aristide, expected to be on ... See full summary »
Director: Aruna Villiers | Stars: Pierre Arditi, Yoann Denaive, Eric Laugérias, Marc Citti
Votes: 29
41.
Frühling (2011– )
Episode:
Hundertmal Frühling
(2016)
90 min | Drama
An old lady,Erna Krawinkel lives in a retirement home and soon she will celebrate her 100 birthday.Erna decides to escape alone from the home.At her home Katja wants to speak with Mark ... See full summary »
Director: Lutz Konermann | Stars: Simone Thomalla, Carolyn Genzkow, Merab Ninidze, Ava Celik
Votes: 38
42.
Wayward Pines (2015–2016)
Episode:
Walcott Prep
(2016)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Pilcher recalls finding his Chosen One; Jason makes a fatal judgment call; Theo and Xander must put aside their differences to stop him before the human race is lost.
Director: Mathias Herndl | Stars: Jason Patric, Nimrat Kaur, Josh Helman, Tom Stevens
Votes: 781
43.
Lena Lorenz (2015– )
Episode:
Spurlos verschwunden
(2016)
Family, Romance
All is going well for Lena Lorenz in Himmelsruh.This day she has gone to the house of the Draxler family to take notices of the baby Matilda and of the health of Kathrin Draxler.When they ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Jauch | Stars: Patricia Aulitzky, Eva Mattes, Fred Stillkrauth, Raban Bieling
Votes: 15
44.
Call the Midwife (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #9.2
(2020)
TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, History
Sister Julienne intervenes in the case of a pregnant prostitute, a family's plan to leave Poplar are up in the air when a mysterious illness strikes, and Sgt. Woolf faces a health crisis of his own.
Director: Kate Cheeseman | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Judy Parfitt, Cliff Parisi, Annabelle Apsion
Votes: 306
45.
Meurtres à... (2013– )
Episode:
Meurtres à Strasbourg
(2016)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Katel Leguennec has to investigate a series of murders linked to a wine estate and the legend of Sainte-Odile, a young girl born blind. She must team up with Maxime Keller, who is at the same time her first love and the son of her husband.
Director: Laurence Katrian | Stars: Hélène de Fougerolles, Olivier Sitruk, Marie-Christine Barrault, Jean-Claude Dauphin
Votes: 101
46.
The Disappearance (2017)
Episode:
Treasure Hunt
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery
Susan and Charles focus on a single prime suspect.
Director: Peter Stebbings | Stars: Peter Coyote, Aden Young, Camille Sullivan, Joanne Kelly
Votes: 94
47.
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode:
Lulu
(2017)
Documentary, Biography, History
Lulu travels to Glasgow to uncover the story of her Catholic grandfather and Protestant grandmothers love affair across the sectarian divide.
Director: Eleanor Scoones | Stars: Lulu, Phil Davis, Jordan Frieda
Votes: 51
48.
Joséphine, ange gardien (1997– )
Episode:
Tes qi toi?
(2017)
49 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Melanie, a dyslexic teenager, goes through a sorrow of love and struggles to keep up with the rhythm in school. An unexpected news is added to the list of her grievances: she is an adopted ... See full summary »
Director: Thierry Petit | Stars: Mimie Mathy, Axelle Dodier, Sophie Duez, Clémence Thioly
Votes: 8