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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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