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Movies: Best "abandonment" Movies


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Strays(2023)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Adventure
3.8/5 (with 261 votes)

When Reggie is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, Reggie is certain that his beloved owner would never leave him on purpose. But once Reggie falls in with Bug, a fast-talking, foul-mouthed stray who loves his freedom and believes that owners are for suckers, Reggie finally realizes he was in a toxic relationship and begins to see Doug for the heartless sleazeball that he is.

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous(2005)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 55min | Action, Comedy
2.9/5 (with 816 votes)

After her triumph at the Miss United States pageant, FBI agent Gracie Hart becomes an overnight sensation -- and the new "face of the FBI". But it's time to spring into action again when the pageant's winner, Cheryl, and emcee, Stan, are abducted.

Steven Universe: The Movie(2019)

4.2/5 (with 363 votes)

Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.

Directed by Rebecca Sugar

Kramer vs. Kramer(1979)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 45min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 963 votes)

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.

Seduced and Abandoned(1964)

1h 55min | Drama, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 60 votes)

The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiance, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father. The film is a dark satire of Sicilian social customs and honor laws, and is very similar to Divorce, Italian Style.

Forbidden Games(1952)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 27min | Drama, History
3.9/5 (with 127 votes)

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 realities of wartime.

All I Desire(1953)

3.6/5 (with 14 votes)

In 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.

The Manxman(1929)

1h 23min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.0/5 (with 28 votes)

A fisherman and a rising lawyer who grew up together as brothers fall in love with the same woman.

Velociraptor(2014)

1h 35min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
2.6/5 (with 8 votes)

During the end of the world, two best friends walk around their city, talking about their sex lives, and one of them reveals they are still a virgin.

Directed by Chucho E. Quintero - With Carlos Hendrick Huber

A Bite of Love(2006)

2.6/5 (with 2 votes)

Khao Niao, a young girl, is left at her relatives' house by her mother, Bee. Although she is surrounded by familiar faces, she still feels very lonely and blames her mother for 'abandoning' her here. One day, while wandering around, Khao Niao finds a stray puppy. Thinking that the dog is as lonely as she is, she decides to bring him home even though she knows that her relatives will not like him. This is only the beginning of a journey between Khao Niao and her puppy, Moo Ping.

I Named You in Silence(2021)

1h 24min | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The Rastreadoras de El Fuerte are a group of mothers of disappeared persons in northern Sinaloa who, in the absence of the authorities, twice a week go out with picks and shovels in search of the remains of their children; a testimony of the abandonment of the State, the aggressions of the drug traffickers, the indifference of society and the pain, but also of the strength and courage that keep these women together, and of their empowerment to mobilize society in community organization.

Backflip Alone(2016)

8min | Comedy

John, Ryan, and Phil are heading off to Milwaukee for a designer's conference but during their panic, they leave Phil behind at the office. To make matters worse, two thieves show up in an attempt to rob the studio, leaving Phil in charge of protecting the company.