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When Pete and Ellie choose to start a family, they stumble headfirst into the world of foster care adoption. After they learn their perfect foster child comes with two other siblings, Pete and Ellie find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight and must hilariously learn the ropes of instant parenthood if they hope to become a real family.
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In this heartfelt coming-of-age drama, 14-year-old Adam (Oakes Fegley) embarks on a life-changing journey across the country in search of his biological father. Armed with only a letter listing potential candidates, Adam meets a series of strangers, each revealing a different glimpse of a life that might have been his.
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Gilly Hopkins has seen more than her share of foster homes and has outwitted every family she has lived with. In an effort to escape her new foster mother Maime Trotter's endless loving care, Gilly concocts a plan that she believes will bring her mother running to her rescue. But when the ploy blows up in Gilly's face it threatens to ruin the only chance she's ever had to be part of a real family.
4) Astrakan
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When Samuel, a young orphan, is sent to live with foster parents Marie and Clement, he is gradually forced to face the demons that exist both internally and within his new family. Swept up in the motions of coming of age for the first time falling in love with the girl next door, exploring hobbies, and indulging in childhood passions he also learns of the secrets his foster family is keeping, leading him to question everything around him. As these...
6) Big daddy
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"Thirty-two-year-old Sonny Koufax has spent his whole life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he's got to find a way to prove he's ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts five-year-old Julian to impress her. She's not impressed and he can't return the kid"--Container.
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Aaron Eckhart stars as a desperate, bare-knuckle cage fighter battling for the only thing he has left. Bella Thorne shines alongside Eckhart in this gripping film about one man's last-ditch effort to save his family home against the strongest of foes and the longest of odds.
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Set in the UK in the late '70s, early '80s, this family drama is based on actual events. In December 1978 in England a family is shattered by a double tragedy. Two young boys find themselves in the custody of social services and placed in a series of foster homes. Their mother seems incapable of caring for them due to her chronic depression. All begin to lose hope that their family will ever be restored. In their frailty, courage comes only through...
10) The ride
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Tells the story of a BMX champion who overcomes an abusive childhood through the support and care of his interracial foster family.
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