Movies and TvShows featuring "home-for-unwed-mothers" theme.

Gimme Shelter tells the story of Apple, a pregnant teenager who escapes her abusive mother and seeks refuge in a shelter. As she navigates the challenges of motherhood and tries to build a better life, Apple must confront her past and find hope for the future.

That Night is a heart-wrenching movie set in 1961 Long Island, where a teenage girl experiences love, grief, and the complexities of growing up. Based on a novel, the story revolves around a young couple and their star-crossed love. Set against an urban backdrop, it portrays the challenges, friendships, and forbidden romance of two teenagers facing family conflicts, tragedy, and the struggles of young adulthood.

A 15-year-old girl becomes pregnant by her boyfriend and decides to keep the baby and raise her on her own, instead of initially choosing abortion at the insistence of her boyfriend, or raising the baby at home with her meddling mother.

Not Wanted is a drama film released in 1949. The plot revolves around Sally Kelton, a young girl who becomes pregnant unexpectedly. She decides to give up the baby for adoption and embarks on a journey to find a home for unwed mothers. The film explores Sally's struggles and the challenges she faces as a single parent. It also delves into themes of love, rejection, and innocence. Not Wanted is a touching and emotional portrayal of the hardships faced by young women in the 1940s.

A woman named Charlotte decides to leave her unhappy marriage and rob a bank. Along the way, she meets a preacher who tries to bring her back to the right path. They embark on a road trip together, facing various obstacles and developing a unique bond.

A couple operates a shady maternity home in 1930s/1940s Nova Scotia. Based on a true story.

In this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of telling her parents and has no money to pay the hospital costs involved. She falls prey to a baby-for-sale racket with quack doctors performing their services.

Four unrelated stories about unmarried mothers.

It all starts with getting knocked up. An unplanned pregnancy for an unplanned girl sets off SUNSHINE, a playful, yet ultimately stirring self-portrait of an adopted woman driven to search for answers through reconnection with her biological mother. Intimate and gripping, SUNSHINE offers a refreshingly rare glimpse on the current day transformations taking place within our most sacred of institutions, family.