This time of year we tend to move our focus to family and as the weather cools down we have a lot more time indoors. What a great time to cuddle up on the couch with some popcorn and watch a movie!
Here are just a few adoption family oriented movies that you and your children may enjoy.
Martian Child: A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he’s really from Mars. (Based on a true story)
Elf: Elf is about a baby who accidentally winds up in Santa’s toy sack. He is transported to the North Pole and raised by elves.
Ella Enchanted: The death of Ella’s mother and her father’s subsequent remarriage to a comically evil stepmother.
Hotel for Dogs: Based on a children’s book by Lois Duncan, Hotel for Dogs features two siblings who’ve suffered some serious family runaround as orphans. They secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.
Kung Fu Panda: Po the Panda finds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts.
Despicable Me: When a criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, he finds their love is profoundly changing him for the better.
The Tigger Movie: Tigger is determined to find his family tree– all those other tiggers he imagines must be out there somewhere.
American Girl Samantha: Samantha moves in with her grandmother where Samantha becomes best friends with Nellie, the young Irish maid from next door.
Anne of Green Gables: An orphan girl, sent to an elderly brother and sister by mistake, charms her new home and community with her spirit and imagination.
Need some adoption themed movies for a date night?
Below are some adult adoption themed movies, some light while others very heavy and deeply personal.
Baby Mama
Benjamin Button
Bella
Juno
Third Person Plural
Antwone Fisher
Mom at Sixteen
Christmas Child
The Blind Side
October Baby
Immediate Family
Do you have a movie to suggest? If so, leave a comment below!