Tag Archives: orphanage

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

IMDB Rating: 7.50
23796 votes

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Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of eighteenth century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
Actors
Jean-Baptiste GrenouilleBen Whishaw
Court OfficialFrancesc Albiol
Guard 1 DungeonGonzalo Cunill
Also posted in 2006, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Nocturna

IMDB Rating: 7.00
37 votes

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Pastor de gatosImanol Arias
Sr. MokaCarlos Sobera
Estrella PolarNatalia Rodríguez
Also posted in 2007, Animation, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Martian Child

IMDB Rating: 7.10
837 votes

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A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
Actors
DavidJohn Cusack
DennisBobby Coleman
HarleeAmanda Peet
Also posted in 2007, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Meet the Robinsons

IMDB Rating: 6.80
3740 votes

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Meet the Robinsons is filled with extraordinarily inappropriate and insensitive messages about adoption that will be disturbing to many children. The basic story is about an adorable baby whose birthmother leaves him on the doorstep of an orphanage. Portrayed as loving, sweet, extremely smart and overly appealing, he spends the next 12 years of his life wanting a family and being turned down by one family after another - in all, 114 couples refuse to adopt him. One disturbing scene shows a prospective dad losing interest in adopting the child because the youngster is more interested in science than sports. When he accidentally splatters them with food from his science project, both prospective parents walk out in a huff , leaving one very sad and disappointed little boy. Since no one else wants him, the child invents a time machine that will take him back in time to find his birth mother. The "bad guy" in his time travel journey turns out to be his best childhood buddy who was once his orphanage roommate. Now an emotional wreck resulting from being left behind when the orphanage was closed and shut down, the once-cute orphan is now mean and devious. The story continues with numerous monsters attacking the child as he continues to search for his birth mother.
Actors
MildredAngela Bassett
LewisDaniel Hansen
LewisJordan Fry
Also posted in 2007, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Epic Movie

IMDB Rating: 2.10
11517 votes

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The twisted minds of two of the six writers of "Scary Movie" tackle the biggest mega-blockbusters of all time in "Epic Movie." The story centers on four not-so-young orphans: one raised by a curator at the Louvre (where an albino assassin lurks), another a refugee from Mexican "libre" wrestling, the third a recent victim of snakes on her plane, and the fourth a "normal" resident of a mutant "X"-community. The hapless quartet visits a chocolate factory, where they stumble into an enchanted wardrobe that transports them to the land of Gnarnia (with a "G"). There they meet a flamboyant pirate captain and earnest students of wizardry - and join forces with, among others, a wise-but-horny lion to defeat the evil White Bitch of Gnarnia.
Actors
EdwardKal Penn
PeterAdam Campbell
White BitchJennifer Coolidge
Also posted in 2007, Adventure, Comedy | Comments (0)

The Painted Veil

IMDB Rating: 7.50
4185 votes

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Kitty Fane (Watts) is a frivolous young English woman who longs for romance and excitement, trapped in a loveless marriage to a staid Shanghai researcher. When her husband (Norton) learns she has had an affair, he volunteers to fight a cholera epidemic in China's war-torn interior. Dr. Fane forces his wife to accompany him on the difficult and hazardous journey, endangering her life in the process.
Actors
Kitty FaneNaomi Watts
Walter FaneEdward Norton
Charlie TownsendLiev Schreiber
Also posted in 2006, Drama, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Silent Hill

IMDB Rating: 6.50
32701 votes

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After the continuous sleep walking episodes of Sharon, the young daughter of Rose Da Silva, the decision is made to take Sharon to the place only mentioned in her restless dreams- Silent Hill. However, the road to Silent Hill is anything but easy to access, and Rose creates a high speed chase between herself and a police officer only to end in a crash for them both. When she wakes up, Sharon has disappeared and Rose is at the entrance to the deserted, dream-like town of Silent Hill. As Rose begins the search for her daughter, she does not realize the terror and mystery surrounding her. Rose is led on a blind search for her beloved daughter, finding herself getting more and more entwined into disturbing past of Silent Hill.
Actors
Rose Da SilvaRadha Mitchell
Christopher Da SilvaSean Bean
Cybil BennettLaurie Holden
Also posted in 2006, High IMDB rating, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

Northfork

IMDB Rating: 6.30
1911 votes

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In a near-empty Northfork orphanage, Father Harlan gently tends to Irwin, a eight-year-old who lies between a dreamstate and death. As orphanage caretaker Harlan reads aloud about Northfork's years-ago forced evacuation to make way for a hydro-electric dam, Irwin's imagination takes flight. While a team of six men evacuate the last remaining citizens of the town, Irwin, too, invents a cast of characters to prepare himself for his own evacuation.
Actors
Walter O'BrienJames Woods
Father HarlanNick Nolte
MayorDouglas Sebern
Also posted in 2003, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle

IMDB Rating: 4.80
23111 votes

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Natalie, Dylan, and Alex, three glamorous, tough-as-nails, investigative agents - who work for the Charles Townsend Detective Agency - are sent undercover to retrieve two missing jewelry bands. These are no ordinary wedding rings. They contain valuable information that reveals the new identities of every person in the FBI's Witness Protection Program. After five of the program's participants turn up dead, only the Angels can stop the perpetrator, using their expertise as masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts.
Actors
Natalie CookCameron Diaz
Dylan SandersDrew Barrymore
Alex MundayLucy Liu
Also posted in 2003, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime | Comments (0)

Like Mike

IMDB Rating: 4.50
2453 votes

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Calvin and his friends, who all live an in orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.
Actors
Calvin CambridgeBow Wow
Tracey ReynoldsMorris Chestnut
MurphJonathan Lipnicki
Also posted in 2002, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport | Comments (1)