Movies and TvShows featuring "search-for-child" theme.

London-based journalist Martin Sixsmith meets Philomena Lee, a woman who was forced to give up her son for adoption years ago. Together, they begin a search for her son, encountering deception and uncovering the truth about what happened to him. As they dig deeper, they learn about the abuse and secrets surrounding the adoption process. Despite the obstacles, they are determined to find closure and reunite Philomena with her long-lost son.

Ten Inch Hero follows a group of friends who work together at a sandwich shop in Santa Cruz. As they navigate their own love lives and personal struggles, they find support and friendship in each other. The film explores themes of long-distance relationships, online relationships, coming-of-age, and the search for love and identity.

Follow the touching stories of people who have suffered a lifetime of separation and are yearning to be reunited with their birthparents and biological families or find children they had to place for adoption long ago.

After a teenage girl is kidnapped while riding her school bus, a loner ex-con and a mountain man team up to find her and bring her captor to justice.

In post-World War II Berlin, an American soldier helps a little boy in search of his mother. Together, they navigate through the ruins of the city, overcoming various obstacles and encountering people with different intentions. As the soldier learns more about the boy's story, he becomes increasingly determined to reunite him with his mother, despite the challenges they face.

Ice Palace is a drama mystery movie based on the novel of the same name. Set in a small community in 1930s Norway, it tells the story of a 12-year-old girl's sexual awakening and her forbidden love for another girl. The movie explores themes of friendship, loneliness, and the search for identity in a conservative society.

Instead of enjoying her vacations in a peaceful peninsula of Turkey, Anna feels stuck in a strange torpor, while her boyfriend, Thomas, doesn't seem to notice it at all. Later in the afternoon, when a little girl suddenly disappears on the beach, Anna awakens and decides to go and find her, despite the unknown and the nightfall.

Popeye brings his magical dog, The Jeep, over to see Olive and Swee'pea, just as the tyke has escaped from his crib. The Jeep leads Popeye on a merry chase looking for Swee'pea.

A retired police detective sets out to find his missing granddaughter.