Movies and TvShows featuring "illiterate-boy" theme.

Mercury Plains (2016) follows a young man who becomes involved with a group of mercenaries in Mexico. He must navigate the treacherous world of drug cartels and fight for survival.

A bored little prince makes a poor rat hunter his whipping boy but after his pranks at the royal court almost causes a war with the neighbor king he runs away with the whipping boy to escape from his first spanking. After being in the real world his life will change making him a prince fit to rule.

Roughshod is a classical Western film set in the Old West. It follows the story of a horse rancher who encounters various challenges and conflicts, including a personal vendetta and an escaped convict. The film explores themes of love, revenge, and the ruggedness of the American West.

A father comes home for Christmas in the basement where he is keeping his wife and children captive. Inspired by the Josef Fritzl case.