Foster Care & Adoption Netflix Movies and TV Shows

Bored on a Saturday Night? Don’t know what to pick out in the vast sea of Netlfix Streams? Here is a list of Netflix Streaming options that relate to Foster Care, Adoption, & Child Raising. Try one tonight!

Foster Care & Adoption

Stuck (2013 NR 83 Min) –Following the fates of four orphans from around the world, this earnest documentary argues that international adoption laws are deeply flawed.

 Short Term 12 (2013 R 97 Min)—A new charge at a foster care facility dredges up the memories of a young supervisor’s troubled past, and her tough exterior begins eroding.

Camp (2013 Pg13 110 Min)—An Investment adviser gets more than he bargained for when he spends a week as a counselor at a camp for troubled kids and bonds with an abused boy.

The Fosters (2013 TV14 2 Seasons)—This offbeat drama charts the ups and downs of an interracial lesbian couple and their multiethnic brood of biological, adopted and foster children.

Life Unexpected (2010 TVPG 2 Seasons)—After years in foster care, teenager Lux tracks down her real parents to authorize her emancipation. But she lands in their joint custody instead.

The Cider House Rules (1991 PG13 125 Min)—A protégé to a physician who runs an orphanage sets off the see the world, but reality soon intrudes on his youthful idealism and moral certitude.

Child Raising

Raising Hope (2010-2012 TV14 3 Seasons)—Jimmy suddenly finds himself a father after a one-night stand with a murderer, but his eccentric family pitches in to help with the new arrival.

Tsotsi (2005 R 94 Min)—After shooting a woman and driving off in her car, a ruthless thug is surprised to discover a crying infant in the back seat.

Non-Streaming

Here are some classics that are not on Netflix streaming but you should check out!

The Blind Side (2009 PG13 129 Min) The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

Angels in the Outfield (1994 PG 102 Min) When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.

Precious (2009 R 110 Min) In New York City’s Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.

August Rush (2007 PG 114 Min) A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.