Good/bad adoption movies?

Hi Rella -

You know, it really is disheartening when movies fuel fear against kids in foster/adoptive care. There are some good movies, though. My thought is that most movies have some problems, but can still be enjoyable, entertaining, and meaningful. Only a few should be totally avoided - Mama sounds like one. Orphan is probably another.

Some of my favorites have been:

The Martian Child - Is a great movie about a single dad who takes in a kid from foster care and starts to bond with him.

The Tigger Movie - Doesn't expressly mention adoption, but it excellently highlights issues of identity which are really relevant to adoptees / kids in foster care.

Kung Fu Panda 2 - Po (the Panda) was adopted by Mr. Ping (a goose). In the second movie, they talk about how the adoption happened, and Po explores some of his life before the adoption; it's really well-done.

Superman - Again, the movie doesn't specifically talk about adoption, but the themes are there: Superman's parents couldn't protect him; they made a plan for him to be raised elsewhere; later, Superman looks into his past - he's definitely shaped by both sets of parents.

Juno - Pretty good movie, sympathetic to birth, and it captures some of the process of pursuing adoption.

I Am Sam - Sad, touching story about a man with mental limitations who loves his daughter but can't safely raise her.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green - Isn't really about adoption, and has some inaccuracies about the process, but it does a good job of showing a couple initially avoiding, then grieving, their infertility, and then struggling with accepting the uniqueness of (more or less) adoption.

White Oleander - A girl bounces around from foster home to foster home, and even a group home. It's a sad story, and the circumstances are very dramatic (mom is in jail for murder) - but the experience is very true to foster care. She has such a hard time finding stability; there is no perfect home; and she finally finds friendship where she can. Stories often have happier endings than this in real life, but not always.

Antwone Fisher - After being adopted, a young man seeks for his birth family with mixed results.

Hope this helps!

I hated Juno because it made it seem so easy to surrender a child and get over it. All the mothers I know who surrendered including me who were coerced certainly never got over it and still live in pain. The ones who chose adoption have said it's the most difficult decision they made and they struggle with their emotions at times. Some have since realized coercive tactics were used to get them to surrender including the promise of open adoption. Some of these have had to deal with the pain of the adoption being closed and the children don't know they are adopted.

Orphan is a bad example and creepy but realistically adopted children can have major issues. There is a couple I know who have adopted two sisters from Russia that have had loads of problems. The adoptive parents have done all the right things, made sure the girls got the appropriate help. They are a very close family because the parents love them and wanted them to be happy.

The Butterbox Babies made me cry. It is based on the truth http://www.canadiancrc.com/Butterbox_babies.aspx

Anne of Green Gables is another one I like.

Mommie Dearest Is about Joan Crawford and her adopted children

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The Glass house, I have watched and its a good movie

I agree with you, that us a wrong thing to do... Btw I loved Martian child...