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“Lilo & Stitch” conta la trobada entre una nena amb l'extraterrestre més buscat de la galàxia. Lilo és una nena hawaiana que se sent sola i decideix adoptar un “gos” molt lleig al què anomena Stitch. Stitch seria la mascota perfecta si no fos en realitat un experiment genètic que ha escapat d'un planeta alienígena i que ha aterrat a la terra per casualitat. Amb el seu amor i la seva indestructible fe en el “ohana” (el concepte hawaià de la família), acaba conquerint el cor de Stitch i li ofereix una cosa que l'original gos mai va pensar tenir: una llar.

La Kala, una goril·la femella, troba un nen orfe a la jungla, i decideix adoptar-lo com el seu propi fill malgrat l'oposició de Kerchak, el cap del clan. Al costat de Terk, un graciós mico, i Tantor, un elefant una mica neuròtic, Tarzan creixerà en la jungla desenvolupant els instints dels animals i aprenent a lliscar entre els arbres a velocitat de vertigen. Però una expedició s'endinsa en la jungla i Tarzan coneix la Jane, descobrint qui és realment i quin és el món al que pertany...

Un nadó és abandonat a la porta d'un orfandat. Aquest nadó creix i es converteix en un jove geni inventor, amb problemes per aconseguir ser adoptat.

Basada en fets reals, narra la història de Michael Oher, un jove afroamericà sense llar que troba ajuda i recer en una família blanca, disposada a prestar-li el suport necessari perquè pugui desenvolupar tot el seu potencial, tant per triomfar com a jugador de futbol americà com a la vida. Per part seva Oher també influirà en la vida dels membres de la família Touhy, que travessaran també per experiències de descobriment personal. El canvi d'ambient significa també nous desafiaments que el jove haurà de vèncer, esforçant-se per donar el màxim de si mateix com a esportista i com a persona.

Una nit de Nadal, en un orfenat, un nadó gateja dins el sac de regals de Santa Claus i acaba al taller d'aquest al Pol Nord. Encara que allí és adoptat i educat com un elf, en créixer, es fa tres vegades més gran que els habitants de la regió. Sembla clar que mai no encaixarà en el món dels elfs; el que necessita és trobar la seva veritable família. Amb aquesta intenció viatja a Nova York, on descobrirà que la vida no consisteix només a patinar i menjar dolços; així que torna a sentir-se una altra vegada fora lloc. Aconsegueix, no obstant, trobar el seu pare, Walter (James Caan), un editor de llibres infantils addicte a la feina i als diners que figura a la llista negra de Santa Claus. Buddy també troba una nova mare (Mary Steenburgen) i descobreix que el seu germanastre de deu anys (Daniel Tay) no creu en els elfs ni a Santa Claus ni per Nadal. En realitat tothom sembla haver oblidat el veritable significat del Nadal.

Un dia la família Little adopta Stuart, un petit ratolí que tracten com si fos un fill. Els Little estan encantats amb la manera de ser de Stuart, però George, el seu fill gran, no sap què fer amb el seu “nou germà”. Per la seva banda, Snowbell, el gat de la família, ordeix un pla per fer fora Stuart de casa per sempre.

Juno Macguff té 16 anys i és, segons els adults que l'envolten, més intel·ligent del que li convé. I sí, és cert, és enginyosa, culta, ràpida en les respostes, observadora i, sobretot, sarcàstica. Aquest sarcasme és la seva particular trinxera per amagar les pors i els dubtes. La relació que manté amb un company de classe, Bleeker, acaba de deixar fruit: està embarassada. A ell li interessa poc l'assumpte, o més aviat res. Juno està sola amb el seu problema, però ja ha pres una decisió: tindrà el nen i el donarà en adopció. El seu pare i la seva madrastra hi estan d'acord. Ara cal trobar pares adoptius adequats. Són Mark i Vanessa, i són ideals. Només que Mark comparteix massa amb Juno, massa aficions comunes i una entesa a primera vista...

El Sr. Peabody és inventor, científic, guanyador del Premi Nobel, gurmet, medallista olímpic en dues ocasions i geni. A més d'això, és un gos... un gos que ha adoptat un nen humà. Usant el seu invent més enginyós, una màquina per viatjar en el temps, el senyor Peabody i el seu fill Sherman poden conèixer de primera mà els esdeveniments que han canviat el món. Però quan Sherman trenca les regles del viatge en el temps, tots dos herois hauran de reparar la història i salvar el futur.

El Pete i l'Ellie són una parella que volen formar una família i decideixen intentar l'adopció. Coneixen tres germans, el Juan, la Lita i la Lizzy, i de cop i volta es troben amb baralles, cops de porta, sopars accidentats... El Pete i l'Ellie han d'aprendre a fer de pares de la manera més divertida possible amb l'esperança de convertir-se en una família.

Principis del segle XX. Narra la història de Celie, una adolescent negra de catorze anys que està embarassada del seu pare, un home despòtic i cruel. A partir de llavors la seva vida estarà plena de dolor i humiliacions.

Melodrama romàntic, ambientat a la Indoxina francesa durant els anys trenta, que narra els canvis que van portar a la creació de Vietnam a partir de les ruïnes del colonialisme. A l'hora de ser elegida millor pel·lícula estrangera va tenir molt de pes la interpretació de la prestigiosa actriu Catherine Deneuve, que va ser nominada a l'Oscar. Una dona elegant d'ascendència francesa, propietària d'una plantació de cautxú, té dos grans amors: la seva filla adoptiva i el país on viu.

Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect.

Fourteen-year-old Iruma Suzuki has just been abandoned and sold to a demon by his irresponsible parents! Surprisingly, the next thing he knows he's living with the demon who has adopted him as his new grandson and has been transferred into a school in the Netherworld where his new demon grandfather works as the principal. Thus begins the cowardly Iruma-kun's extraordinary school life among the otherworldly as he faces his true self, takes on challenges, and rises to become someone great.

That's My Boy is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1981 to 1986. Starring Mollie Sugden, it was written by Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton, who later wrote My Husband and I, which also starred Mollie Sugden. It was produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network.

A family drama involving a 32-year-old unmarried man who is raising four children! Kim Tae Pyung is a domestic helper and a legal guardian for four children who are not related by blood. Mr. Kim and his children go through a range of difficulties on their way to becoming a family. Let’s find out how they learn to accept each other as family members and become a true family!

Together We Stand, also known as Nothing Is Easy, is an American television series that aired on the CBS network from 1986 to 1987. It was written by Stephen Sustarsic and directed by Andrew D. Weyman. Together We Stand is about a married couple, David and Lori Randall, and their array of adopted children from all walks of life. According to producer Sherwood Schwartz, the plot for this show was originally written as a spin-off from The Brady Bunch called Kelly's Kids. In the January 4, 1974 episode of The Brady Bunch, which served as a backdoor pilot, the Bradys' neighbors plan on adopting one child but end up adopting three boys, all of different ethnicities.

By force of circumstances, a 30-year-old single man with a full-time job suddenly starts raising a 6-year-old girl. While running each other ragged, the two of them gradually grow into a "family".

Oz Vessalius, heir to one of the duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he can discern, he's cast into the prison known as the "Abyss", only to be saved by a "chain" known as Alice, the bloodstained black rabbit. It is unknown why was he cast into Abyss, how does Alice factor into it all, and what does the organization known as "Pandora" want with him.

An American comedy-drama television series.

The world is changing and living as a big family is a culture that withered down. These days, it’s even hard to see a nuclear family with so many single people living alone. Living with family brings endless conflicts as much as it brings comfort and a solid shoulder to cry on. Through a young lady named Geum Hui, Home for Summer is a drama about not giving up hope on finding the true meaning of family.

"How to Buy a Baby" is the story of an infertile couple that struggles to conceive with the help of a doctor. And a nurse. And a financial planner. And unsolicited advice from everyone they know.

The story of a child abandoned at birth who is shunted around from foster family to foster family. Despite numerous pitfalls along the way, Olivier courageously and tenaciously learns to be confident about life, to accept the inevitable transitions and to hope for the better. His firm objective is to turn 18, be independent at last and have some control over his life without being beholden to anyone.

Chiang Chih-heng, a former mercenary now known as “The Bodyguard,” is the owner of Krisis, a security consultancy company that protects public figures who are chased by the paparazzi. Ting Ruo-chin is nicknamed the “Variety Queen” for her dogged ability to chase down celebrity gossip exclusives as a tabloid journalist for “V-Focus.” On their way to a news event, they become stranded on a desert island together. There they'll need to work together to survive and to make all the efforts to escape.

All Nikki and Jason want is a baby—the one thing they can't have. So they decide to adopt. With their dysfunctional friends, screwball families, and chaotic lives, will the adoption panel agree that they're ready to be parents?

As part of a racist government policy now known as the Sixties Scoop, Bezhig Little Bird is removed from her home in Long Pine Reserve in Saskatchewan and adopted into a Montréal Jewish family at the age of five, becoming Esther Rosenblum. Now in her 20s, Bezhig longs for the family she lost and is willing to sacrifice everything to find them.

A story about the life of a mother and her two daughters; a real daughter and an adopted daughter whose fates are twisted and lives change due to the real daughter and the adopted daughter have been swapped, cause intense conflicts within the family.

A wondrous and fiendishly humorous stop-motion animation series about freak orphans who are desperately trying to get adopted.

A young girl named Hye-Na is abused by her mother, Ja-Young. Although she is not okay, she tells other people she is alright. Soo-Jin is a temporary teacher at the elementary school where Hye-Na attends. Soo-Jin is aware of her situation and decides to become her mother.

Gu Chengze, the adopted son of the Gu family, is the CEO of Gu Mall Corporation. Mrs. Gu wishes for her biological grandson, Gu Jinyu to take over the company; and Gu Chengze is tasked to guide the rightful heir towards becoming a respectful businessman. During this time, he meets fashion designer Li Yanshu and discovers that she is Gu Jinyu's ex-girlfriend. He decides to hire her aboard to motivate Gu Jinyu, who still harbors feelings for Li Yanshu. The plan worked on when Gu Jinyu decides to join the company and pursue her. When Mrs. Gu finds out about Gu Jinyu's feelings for Li Yanshu, she was livid and tells Gu Chengze to separate the both of them. This creates an opportunity for Gu Chengze and Li Yanshu to get closer to each other, and they fell in love. With the help of Li Yanshu, Gu Chengze overcomes many difficult situations. Gu Jinyu, after undergoing life-changing experiences, also matures and successfully took over his company.

When two hit men take out a dangerous mobster, the last thing they expect is for him to have a four-year-old daughter - now an orphan. But when they decide to take custody of the child, their life turns upside down! Between a mission here and a shootout there, the two hired killers will have to find time to prepare nutritious meals, stimulate the child's intellectual growth, and take the little one to daycare!

When a stray black cat named Kuro crosses Mahiru Shirota's path, the high school freshman's life will never be the same again. Kuro is, in fact, no ordinary feline, but a servamp: a servant vampire. While Mahiru's personal philosophy is one of non-intervention, he soon becomes embroiled in an ancient, altogether surreal conflict between vampires and humans.