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Gifted(2017)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 41min | Drama, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 2,399 votes)

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

Matilda(1996)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 1,927 votes)

An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer(2006)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 27min | Crime, Fantasy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 2,057 votes)

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

August Rush(2007)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 54min | Kids & Family, Drama, Music
3.7/5 (with 1,225 votes)

Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, he grows up to become a musical genius.

Ender's Game(2013)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 54min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
3.3/5 (with 2,626 votes)

Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.

The Royal Tenenbaums(2001)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 50min | Comedy, Drama
3.7/5 (with 1,999 votes)

Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.

Enola Holmes(2020)

3.7/5 (with 2,713 votes)

While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.

The Legend of 1900(1998)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h | Drama, Music, Romance / Love
4.1/5 (with 997 votes)

The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.

Magnolia(1999)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h 9min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 1,558 votes)

An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

X+Y(2014)

1h 51min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 246 votes)

A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

The Natural(1984)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 17min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 254 votes)

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

Searching for Bobby Fischer(1993)

1h 50min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 238 votes)

A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

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A Wrinkle in Time(2018)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 49min | Adventure, Science Fiction, Kids & Family, Fantasy
2.6/5 (with 824 votes)

After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.

Fanny and Alexander(1982)

FSK: 16+ years
| 3h 8min | Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
3.9/5 (with 327 votes)

As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.

Shine(1996)

1h 45min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 274 votes)

Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.

North(1994)

2.6/5 (with 107 votes)

Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a lawsuit against them. The judge rules that North should either find new parents or return to his own parents within two months. Thus North starts off on a journey around the world to find parents that really care about him.

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star(2003)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 38min | Comedy
2.6/5 (with 82 votes)

TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.

Balls of Fury(2007)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 30min | Comedy, Crime
2.6/5 (with 222 votes)

Randy Daytona was a child ping pong prodigy who lost his chance at Olympic gold when his father is murdered by the mysterious Feng over a gambling debt. 15yrs later he's down on his luck and scraping a living doing seedy back room shows in Vegas; when the FBI turn up and ask for his help to take down Feng... who just happens to love Ping Pong.

Vitus(2006)

FSK: 0+ years
| 2h | Music, Drama
3.7/5 (with 34 votes)

Vitus tells the story of a highly-gifted boy (played by real-life piano prodigy Teo Gheorghiu) whose parents have demanding and ambitious plans for him.

The Kindergarten Teacher(2018)

1h 36min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 147 votes)

Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

Bobby Fischer Against the World(2011)

1h 33min | Documentary, Drama
3.5/5 (with 49 votes)

The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.

Directed by Liz Garbus - With Bobby Fischer

What Happened, Miss Simone?(2015)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 41min | Music, Documentary
3.7/5 (with 164 votes)

The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.

Directed by Liz Garbus

Spymate(2003)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 21min | Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
2.9/5 (with 21 votes)

Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.

Directed by Robert Vince - With Chris Potter, Emma Roberts, Christopher Potter, Richard Kind, Musetta Vander, Pat Morita, ...

Hard, Fast and Beautiful(1951)

1h 18min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

When most people look at Florence Farley, they see a pretty teenager. But when Milly Farley looks at her daughter she sees something else: a tennis prodigy who could be Milly’s ticket to money and fame.

Madame Sousatzka(1988)

2h 2min | Drama, Music
3.3/5 (with 8 votes)

In London, eccentric piano instructor Madame Sousatzka takes on a new prize protégé, Manek, a teenage Bengali immigrant who displays incredible talent. Manek forms a close bond with his teacher, but soon discovers that she expects her pupils to become disciplined in all areas of life, and not just behind the piano.

Le nez dans le ruisseau(2012)

1h 30min | Drama, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 2 votes)

A televsion reporter tasked with making a feature about Jean Jacques Rousseau's upcoming 300th birthday uses a local Swiss boy with a remarkable knowledge about the philosopher as her angle for the feature. She then brings in a local professor and Rousseau expert to try to explain how this boy could possibly know so much about a philosopher who died over a hundred years before he was even born. What unfolds is a story about friendship, nature, and the unequal distribution of wealth.

Directed by Christophe Chevalier - With Sami Frey, Anne Richard, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Bruno Todeschini

The Planet of Junior Brown(1997)

1h 31min | Drama
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Powerful story about love, struggle and passion of an over protective mother and her piano prodigy.

Directed by Clement Virgo

Dangerous Holiday(1937)

58min | Drama

A young violin prodigy is assumed kidnapped after he runs away from home.

Directed by Nicholas T. Barrows - With Ronald Sinclair

Aren't We Wonderful(1958)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 48min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

Kurt Hoffmann′s satire concerning Germany′s development during the first half of the 20th century tells the story of two schoolmates - Hans and Bruno. They could not be more different. While Hans is ambitious and must always work hard for his career, it seems that the happy go lucky Bruno is carefree.

Prodigy(2018)

2.1/5 (with 2 votes)

A father must protect his son from government agents after the troubled adolescent correctly predicts three inexplicable events of potentially apocalyptic import.

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