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Adoption Resource Movie List
Below is a variety of movies that deal with adoption-related
issues. Not all of these movies are appropriate for children so be sure to learn
more about a movie before showing it to your children.
Movies That Deal with Race Relations
 | Ali |
| A Dry White Season |
| A Time to Kill |
| A Walk In The Clouds |
| American History X |
| Amistad |
| Biko |
| Bringing Down the House |
| Clara’s Heart |
| Corinna, Corinna |
| Do The Right Thing |
| Driving Miss Daisy |
| Gentlemen’s Agreement |
| Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner |
| Higher Learning |
| Jungle Fever |
| Malcolm X |
| Mama Flora’s Family |
| Miss Evers Boys |
| Mississippi Burning |
| Mississippi Masala |
| Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored |
| Roots |
| Rosewood |
| Schindler’s List |
| The Color of Friendship |
| The Color Purple |
| The One |
| The Power of One |
| Where The Heart Is |
| White Man’s Burden |
| Zebrahead |
| Miss Evers Boys |
| Our Friend Martin |
Intraracial Issues/African American History
| Barber Shop |
| Barber Shop 2 |
| Drumline |
| School Daze |
| African Americans in California’s Heartland, KVIE |
| Race – 3 Part PBS Series |
Multicultural TV Shows
| Dora the Explorer |
| Widow’s Peak |
| The Proud Family – The Disney Channel |
| The Cosby Show – Nick at Nite |
| Jett Jackson |
| Little Bill |
| That’s So Raven |
Movies That Deal with Transracial/Biracial Issues
| Losing Isaiah |
| Love Come Down |
| Outside Looking In |
| Queen |
Movies That Deal with Infertility Issues
| Funny About Love |
| Hannah & Her Sisters |
Movies That Deal with Adoption Related Issues: (belonging, grief & loss,
family, reunion, separation, connections, etc)
Child Oriented:
| A Children’s Carol |
| Angels in the Outfield |
| Annie (both versions) |
| Big Daddy |
| Cinderella w/Brandy & Whitney Houston |
| Finding Nemo |
| Free Willy |
| Harry Potter series |
| Like Mike |
| Lilo and Stitch |
| Prince of Egypt |
| Snow Dogs |
| Stuart Little |
| Stuart Little 2 |
| Superman |
| Tarzan |
| The Country Bears |
| The Kid |
| The Rescuers |
| The Tigger Movie |
| The Wizard of Oz |
| The Wiz |
Adult Oriented:
| Antwone Fisher |
| Babbette’s Feast |
| Bastille |
| Blossoms in the Dust |
| Catfish & Black Bean Sauce |
| Children of Paradise |
| Cider House Rules |
| Cinema Paradiso |
| Citizen Kane/Zelig |
| CoCo – The Story of CoCo Chanell |
| Come Back Little Sheba |
| Coming Home |
| First Person Plural |
| Flirting with Disaster |
| Greystroke |
| High Tide |
| I Am Sam |
| Into the Arms of Strangers |
| King of Hearts |
| Lovely and Amazing |
| Miss Saigon |
| Orphans |
| Rear Window |
| Second Best |
| Secrets and Lies |
| Singing In the Rain |
| Soldiers |
| Star Wars Trilogy |
| The 10 Commandments |
| The Deep End of the Ocean |
| The Joy Luck Club |
| The Key of the Kingdom |
| The King of Masks |
| The Miracle |
| The Official Story |
| The Searchers |
| The Spit Fire Grill |
| The Truman Show |
| Thief of Bagdad |
| To Each His Own |
| White Oleander |
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