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Criterion Channel
86
7.9
/10477/
79
/308/
79
/226/
4.2
/46599/
94
/17/
93
/134/

Pixote (1980)
10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.
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fuboTV
72
6.8
/3014/
66
/153/
63
/38/
3.7
/9570/
93
/55/
82
/8/
70
/18/

War Pony (2023)
The interlocking stories of two Lakota boys growing up on Pine Ridge Reservation. At 23, Bill just wants to make something of himself. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Matho can’t wait to become a man. Bound by their shared search for belonging, each of the boys grapple with identity, family, and loss, as they navigate their unique paths to manhood.
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Netflix
71
66
6.6
/14824/
67
/336/
80
/401/
3.1
/15312/
84
/29/
cc age 16+

Paper Lives (2021)
In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.
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Amazon Prime Video
66
6.1
/88231/
64
/3632/
61
/1903/
3.0
/85189/
71
/31/
50
/13069/
79
/14/
cc age 6+

Free Willy (1993)
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, with the help of kindly whale trainer Rae Lindley, develop a routine of tricks. However, greedy park owner Dial soon catches wind of the duo and makes plans to profit from them.
poster
61
5.9
/16072/
64
/1132/
65
/993/
2.8
/22695/

Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015)
A rowdy teacher accompanies a class trip to Thailand to recover some diamonds accidentally sent there and restore the school's reputation.
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Fandor
83
57
7.8
/1261/
71
/37/
77
/22/
4.0
/1671/
100
/8/
92
/61/

Which Way Home (2009)
Follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States.
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Fandango at Home Free
69
57
6.7
/3818/
67
/67/
62
/66/
3.4
/1469/
86
/14/
68
/51/

American Heart (1992)
An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.
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The Roku Channel
75
55
7.6
/3015/
77
/177/
76
/65/
3.4
/1915/
82
/14/

Beyond the Blackboard (2011)
Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.
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fuboTV
76
46
7.3
/1217/
75
/29/
65
/18/
3.5
/864/
88
/8/
84
/51/

Between Us (2009)
Abruptly abandoned by her husband in a country completely foreign to her, Colombian native Mariana (Paola Mendoza) struggles to take care of herself and her two young children on the unforgiving streets of New York City. Sebastian Villada, Laura Montana and Anthony Chisholm also star in this gritty independent drama jointly written and directed by Mendoza and her collaborator Gloria La Morte.
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Kanopy
70
46
6.6
/1960/
69
/47/
70
/43/
3.5
/992/
85
/20/
62
/22/

The Giants (2011)
Brothers Danny and Zak, ages 15 and 13 ¾, are spending the summer in their deceased grandfather's house, waiting in vain for their mother, who is otherwise busy, and running low on cash. To make some money, they decide to rent out the house to a local drug dealer, but things don't go exactly as planned...
poster
59
42
5.9
/3598/
60
/91/
60
/95/
2.9
/1264/

Lucky Trouble (2011)
Who said you have to win to be a champion? Slava Kolotiloff, a schoolteacher from a sleepy seaside town by the name of "Fingers" comes to conquer Moscow with the manuscript to his first novel in hand. But instead, quite by accident, he conquers the heart of a beauty named Nadia (Milla Jovovich). As their wedding approaches, Slava needs only to quit his job and tie up loose ends back in "Fingers" before returning to Moscow to start a new life with his new bride. But due to a number of bizarre circumstances he is unable to leave and back in the big city, the wedding goes on regardless as Nadia has to fend off the attentions of her ex-boyfriend Danya, who seems ready to do whatever it takes to win her back.
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Kanopy
75
34
7.4
/1777/
75
/36/
70
/30/
3.7
/1069/
85
/8/

Korczak (1990)
The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war.
poster
70
34
6.3
/1192/
71
/66/
66
/33/
3.6
/18893/
82
/2/

Captains of the Sands (2011)
About the life and adventures of a gang of abandoned street kids known as "Capitães da Areia" (Captains of the Sands), in Salvador, Bahia, during the 1950s.
poster
41
30
4.8
/3693/
48
/98/
47
/105/
2.5
/1186/
14
/123/

Stag Night (2008)
Four guys on a bachelor party get off the subway at a station that shut down in the 70's and, after watching a transit cop get brutally murdered, find themselves running for their lives beneath the streets of NY.
poster
72
30
7.4
/689/
78
/39/
65
/18/
3.6
/1591/

The Story of Me (2009)
Based on the life of Roberto Carlos Ramos, a Brazilian teacher and storyteller brought up in a state educational institution for poor children.
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Kanopy
67
27
7.1
/1171/
70
/24/
57
/28/
3.5
/877/

I Won't Come Back (2014)
Anya, a young academic raised in an orphanage, is on the cusp of success when she’s accused of drug possession. While in limbo hiding from the police, she hits the road with Kristina, another orphan several years Anya’s junior, in search of her possibly mythical grandmother.
poster
69
22
7.2
/748/
52
/9/
71
/11/
3.6
/319/
81
/23/

Stray Dogs (2004)
In post-Taliban Kabul, two lost children, brother and sister whose parents are in prison, try to survive every day by scavenging for food. At night, they join their imprisoned mother.
poster
48
19
5.7
/581/
42
/9/
48
/8/
63
/8/
31
/12/

Strictly Sinatra (2001)
In Glasgow, Toni Cocozza, age 28, aspires to be a lounge singer; his repertoire is strictly Sinatra, backed by Bill, an aging piano player and his only friend. Toni dreams big and enters a local television talent show. About that time, a local Mob boss decides Toni is great entertainment and invites him to be his guest at a casino. Toni chats up Irene, a cigarette girl, he gets an odd job or two from Chisolm, the mobster's number two, the audition goes bust, and Toni's future is uncertain. One thing leads to another with the Mob. Is Toni at a crossroads, or is there in reality no turning or going back?
poster
68
18
7.0
/487/
76
/11/
67
/17/
3.4
/661/

The Little Match Girl (1937)
A small girl makes her living selling matches on the streets of New York. It's winter, and the hustling crowds at best ignore her, and some are outright rude. She takes shelter and, to try to stave off the cold a bit, lights a match. It gets blown out; this happens again, then on the third try, she falls into a dream. In this dream, cherubs attend her, she gets a new doll, then a new dress. The cherubs put her on a throne. Then a storm comes, and she goes toward a candle. That candle goes out, and we see that back in the real world, so did her match and her life. An angel comes along and takes her soul.
poster
71
13
7.6
/482/
80
/5/
55
/17/
3.6
/286/

The Orphans (1977)
A story about a group of Russian boys who have lost their fathers in the World War II.
poster
67
13
7.3
/503/
65
/7/
63
/6/
67
/14/

God Bless the Child (1988)
Single mother, Theresa Johnson, becomes homeless, loses her job and tries to survive with her young daughter, Hillary, through charities and public shelters.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
58
10
6.4
/477/
65
/17/
43
/3/
3.0
/682/

Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County (2010)
A documentary that explores the world of children who reside in discounted motels within walking distance of Disneyland, living in limbo as their families struggle to survive in one of the wealthiest regions of America. The parents of motel kids are often hard workers who don't earn enough to own or rent homes. As a result, they continue to live week-to-week in motels, hoping against hope for an opportunity that might allow them to move up in the O.C.
poster
64
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7.6
/189/
80
/1/
38
/6/

Pakistan's Hidden Shame (2014)
A look into the sexual abuse suffered by the children living in the North-Western city of Peshawar in Pakistan.
poster
49
?
7.7
/255/
10
/1/
62
/3/

The Barefoot Battalion (1953)
The story of a besieged country in wartime and the effect of such on the children. Told in flashback by a young man after the war, he tells how he and his orphaned sister can barely subsist and he has become a petty thief. He comes across a group of boys, the "Barefoot Batallion", who steal food from the Germans and distribute it to the needy and destitute of the city. The boys take pity on the brother and sister and let the two join them. In addition to their work of stealing food and provisions, they also hide and eventually smuggle an American aviator out of the country
poster
61
?
6.8
/507/
54
/11/
61
/11/

No Place Like Home (1989)
A Pittsburgh apartment superintendent loses his job and home when the apartment building where he lives and works at is suddenly destroyed by fire. Daniel and his family moves in with his brother but that doesn't last for long due to the two families not getting along with each other. The family moves from rundown hotels to homeless shelters as Daniel searches work as a electrician while his wife takes waitress jobs to try to make ends meet.
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The Roku Channel
46
?
4.8
/175/
40
/2/
50
/2/

Johnny (1999)
Johnny, the megalomaniac leader of a group of squeegee kids, finds a video camera and pushes his followers into "acting" out increasingly dangerous "scenes".
poster
58
?
6.2
/119/
55
/4/

The Lady of Colours (1985)
In Quebec 40s, orphans or abandoned children are placed in a gigantic psychiatric hospital where children were locked. Were they sick? No, they simply had no family. To escape this oppressive universe, they created a parallel world: the institution's basement where, in a maze of tunnels, they founded an independent company, with its rituals, spells. A young girl, Agnes, reigns over this underground world that adults seem to tolerate.
poster
43
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5.3
/382/
44
/5/
43
/9/

Pekka ja Pätkä puistotäteinä (1955)
Justina urges Pete and Runt to get a job. As a result they meet an orphan boy named Otto while working as a park nannies. They offer to shelter the boy, but at the same time the father Antti, who has returned from the sea, is looking for his son together with Miss Raikas.
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?
5.8
/26/
60
/1/

Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1926)
A wealthy banker wants to tear down a tenement slum to build a factory, but a charming girl who lives there begins to persuade him otherwise.
poster
67
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7.2
/288/
67
/4/
62
/6/

Border Street (1949)
The story of Polish and Jewish families living side by side in one Warsaw street. Everything changes once and for all with the Nazi invasion.
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Hoopla
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5.6
/16/
40
/1/

Children of Mud (2017)
Being kicked out of their home by their own aunt, a young woman Emem and her blind brother Miracle go in search with a glimpse of hope in the mean streets.
poster
57
?
6.7
/232/
48
/6/
57
/22/

Stars Above Us (2019)
Forced into homelessness, Melli, a single mother, takes her son Ben to a forest. There they build a makeshift camp, set back from the paths so that no one can find them. They think this solution is only temporary. Melli firmly believes their lives will improve soon, a feeling that is strengthened when she is employed as a trainee flight attendant. Unlike Melli, Ben actually enjoys the exciting camp trip. Life under difficult conditions further strengthens the bond between mother and son.
poster
61
?
6.9
/302/
50
/5/
45
/1/
82
/2/

The Little Match Girl (1987)
Molly is an angel sent to earth as a little match girl: her mission, to save the fragmented Dutton family.
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Silent (2020)
A homeless boy relives the day that will inform his future.


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