Films like A Child Is Waiting
Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of a state institution for intellectually disabled children. Jean Hansen, a former music teacher anxious to give her life some meaning, joins the staff of the hospital. Jean, who tries to shelter the children with her love, suspiciously regards Dr. C...
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Film · 2008 · also dramaDuring a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndr...
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Resurrecting the Champ
Film · 2007 · also dramaUp-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an oppor...
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The Miracle Worker
Film · 2000 · also dramaDevoted teacher Anne Sullivan leads deaf, blind and mute Helen Keller out of solitude and helps integrate her into the world.
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Ladybird Ladybird
Film · 1994 · also dramaMaggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin Ameri...
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Phoebe in Wonderland
Film · 2008 · also dramaThe fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoebe seeks enlightenme...
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Come Sunday
Film · 2018 · also dramaEvangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Film · 1972 · also dramaMiddle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an eleg...
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Detachment
Film · 2011 · also dramaA chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams fr...
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All Together Now
Film · 2020 · also dramaAn optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?
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Adopt a Highway
Film · 2019 · also dramaRuss Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world...
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