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Three Identical Strangers(2018)

12A
| 1h 36min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 289 votes)

New York, 1980. Three complete strangers accidentally discover that they're identical triplets, separated at birth. The 19-year-olds' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame, but also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives – and could transform our understanding of human nature forever.

Directed by Tim Wardle

The Thirteenth Year(1999)

3.3/5 (with 95 votes)

A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.

Directed by Duwayne Dunham - With Chez Starbuck, Justin Jon Ross, Courtnee Draper, Brent Briscoe, Timothy Redwine, Dave Coulier, ...

Chimpanzee(2012)

1h 18min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 50 votes)

A nature documentary centered on a family of chimps living in the Ivory Coast and Ugandan rain forests.

Ordeal by Innocence(1984)

15
| 1h 30min | Mystery, Thriller, Crime
2.2/5 (with 5 votes)

Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime.

Clarity(2014)

1h 32min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

When 22 year old Maggie suddenly collapses into a coma, the doctors diagnose her with a genetic kidney disease. Already in the end stage, she must receive a kidney transplant from a family member with a perfect match. Unknown to her and her siblings, Maggie was adopted from Mexico after she was kidnapped and sold to her wealthy family. With little time left, her adoptive mother must find her biological mother and persuade her to donate her kidney to save Maggie despite the tragedy of losing her daughter years ago. But can two families worlds apart save a dying young woman in her "end stage" without losing themselves, maybe even dying for her cause?

I Hate Kids(2019)

1h 29min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 20 votes)

Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding he is surprised to find he has a 13 year old son who has come to find his him through the help of a psychic. The problem is Nick can't stand kids and would happily send the boy back to live with his biological mother, except that no one has any clue who that might be. Having nowhere to turn Nick must hit the road with the boy and the neurotic, inept psychic to track down dozens of his disgraced ex-flings to whom he must ask the awkward question - with very mixed results.

Lily of the Harbor(1952)

1h 27min | Drama, Romance / Love

Captain Giakoumis makes the big decision to forsake the sea and live peacefully close to his wife and his adopted son, Andreas, who is about to sit for examinations in order to become a lieutenant. However, a terrible secret burdens his soul. He has a daughter, Agni, whom he had years ago when he had an affair with Maria, a prostitute from Troumpa. Maria, before she died, expressed the wish that Giakoumis recognize their daughter as his child. He, however, refused, since Agni ended up becoming a prostitute. The girl, to take revenge on her father, starts an affair with her half-brother with the intention of dragging him down into the mud. In the end, however, she falls in love with him, and this love blesses everyone and everything.

Vaselinetjie(2017)

1h 41min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 2 votes)

At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.

Gemini(2017)

2h 11min | Drama, Kids & Family
2.6/5 (with 3 votes)

Gemini is a special child with some behavioral disorders. She is an adopted child and to make things even more difficult, her parents are not in the best of terms. She is often ridiculed by her peers, but two of her teachers realize her potential and urges her to egg on.

Alice T.(2019)

1h 45min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 8 votes)

Alice, a buoyant and impertinent red-hair teenager is far from the charming little girl her mother adopted as she was unable to have a child of her own. Being an endless source of problems and affected by the specter of her mother’s disappointments, Alice acts with her back against the wall, forging lies and blurring lines between the fiction she designs for herself and the reality of her existence. Until her mother discovers she is pregnant.

Directed by Radu Muntean

Liebestraum(1991)

2.8/5 (with 7 votes)

A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.

Upperdog(2009)

1h 35min | Comedy, Drama
3.3/5 (with 10 votes)

As young children, half-siblings Axel and Yanne are adopted to Norway. They are separated on arrival, him to material wealth on Oslo's west side, her to an average family on the east side. In contrast to her younger brother, Yanne remembers their journey to Norway, but she has no idea where he might be now.

Directed by Sara Johnsen
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Bombay Dreams(2004)

1h 31min | Comedy, Drama
2.4/5 (with 2 votes)

The teenager Ebba, has no idea who her real mother is, or where she is. In India, she and her friend Camilla go on a search for Ebba's mother.

Directed by Lena Koppel - With Gayathri Mudigonda, Sissela Kyle, Nadine Kirschon, Peter Dalle, Linn Staberg, Viktor Källander, ...

Ivide(2015)

2h 24min | Crime, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

Varun Blake is an Atlanta police officer that consumes himself with hunting and bringing to justice a shadowy killer. After being adopted from India by American parents, Varun dedicates himself to the city that doesn't accept him. After a few unexplained murders happen at the newly outsourced company, InfoTech, his ex-wife is in danger of being the next victim.

Swept Under(2022)

10min | Horror, History, War
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

After receiving a housewarming rug from his sister, a Cambodian adopteediscovers a dark history hidden underneath its surface.

Colors(2009)

2h 5min | Comedy, Drama
1.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Colours is the story of Pinky, a tomboy who hosts a popular TV show, Colours. Her sister, Pooja and her life changes when Lt.Com. Sanjaynath becomes a regular visitor to their house.

Becoming Sons & Daughters(2012)

Every major social problem that plagues our nation today can be traced back to one root cause: Fatherlessness. For instance, 71% of pregnant teenagers live in a fatherless home. Additionally, 85% of young men in prison grew up without a dad. They are not stats, they are desperate for stability. From small town American to the heart of New York City, 'Becoming Sons & Daughters' tells the stories of people who are stepping into the lives of fatherless kids. Through adoption, mentoring, and simply paying attention, these men and women are planting hope and security. They are giving kids a future and helping them become sons and daughters.

Our Very Own(1950)

1h 33min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

During a heated argument with her sister Joan, Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted. With the reluctant support of her adoptive parents and baby sister Penny, Gail goes in search of her biological mother and true identity.

Three Days in August(2016)

1h 37min | Drama
1.8/5 (with 1 vote)

An adopted Irish American artist confronts her past when both sets of parents come together over a weekend for her to paint a family portrait.

The Lies We Tell(2021)

2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

As tensions from a toxic relationship resurface, an urban teenager finds herself solving the mystery behind her ex-boyfriend’s death.