🏷 Discover The Best Orphan Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Uncovering the Best Movies and TV Shows Related to Orphans

Orphan characters have captured the hearts of audiences worldwide, evoking emotions and sparking conversations about the human experience. From heart-wrenching dramas to thrilling adventures, movies and TV shows featuring orphans have become an integral part of our pop culture. In this article, we'll delve into the best movies and TV shows that explore the complex and often poignant world of orphans.

Anne with an E
Cast
Amybeth McNulty Amybeth McNulty
Geraldine James Geraldine James
R.H. Thomson R.H. Thomson
Lucas Jade Zumann Lucas Jade Zumann
8.7 5.0K votes
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 27
Audience: TV-G
Story:  A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.
Plot:  based on novel or book, friendship, unrequited love, coming of age, orphan, period drama, found family, period piece, ...
Time:  19th century
Place:  canada
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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
Cast
Gong Yoo Gong Yoo
Kim Go-eun Kim Go-eun
Lee Dong-wook Lee Dong-wook
Yoo In-na Yoo In-na
8.6 3.1K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-14
Story:  In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
Plot:  suicide, poison, child abuse, regret, soulmates, depression, jealousy, general, ...
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Banana Fish
Cast
Yuma Uchida Yuma Uchida
Kenji Nojima Kenji Nojima
Unsho Ishizuka Unsho Ishizuka
Hiroaki Hirata Hiroaki Hirata
8.6 925 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Crime
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 24
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.
Style:  psychological
Plot:  prison, rape, anti hero, photography, revenge, mafia, conspiracy, tragedy, ...
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Monster
Cast
Hidenobu Kiuchi Hidenobu Kiuchi
Nozomu Sasaki Nozomu Sasaki
Mamiko Noto Mamiko Noto
Tsutomu Isobe Tsutomu Isobe
8.5 795 votes
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 74
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Style:  philosophical, witty, intense
Plot:  monster, orphanage, dilemma, hospital, doctor, orphan, based on manga, police detective, ...
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DARLING in the FRANXX
Cast
Yuto Uemura Yuto Uemura
Haruka Tomatsu Haruka Tomatsu
Kana Ichinose Kana Ichinose
Yuuichirou Umehara Yuuichirou Umehara
8.5 1.9K votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 24
Audience: TV-14
Story:  The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live... Their only mission in life was the fight. Their enemies are the mysterious giant organisms known as Kyoryu. The children operate robots known as FRANXX in order to face these still unseen enemies. Among them was a boy who was once called a child prodigy: Code number 016, Hiro. One day, a mysterious girl called Zero Two appears in front of Hiro. “I’ve found you, my Darling.”
Plot:  allegory, post-apocalyptic future, love, romance, mecha, unrequited love, coming of age, giant robot, ...
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Violet Evergarden
Cast
Yui Ishikawa Yui Ishikawa
Daisuke Namikawa Daisuke Namikawa
Takehito Koyasu Takehito Koyasu Aya Endo Aya Endo
8.5 972 votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Audience: TV-14
Story:  The war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.
Style:  melancholy
Plot:  self-discovery, letter, love, romance, slice of life, steampunk, tragedy, redemption, ...
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Saint Seiya
Cast
Toru Furuya Toru Furuya
Hirotaka Suzuoki Hirotaka Suzuoki
Ryo Horikawa Ryo Horikawa
Koichi Hashimoto Koichi Hashimoto
8.5 1.4K votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Drama
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 114
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.
Plot:  greek mythology, friendship, god, knight, goddess, orphan, based on manga, norse mythology, ...
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M.I.A.
8.5 93 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Restless in the Florida Keys, Etta Tiger Jonze dreams of a life in Miami's glittering, sub-tropical kingdom. When her family's drug-running business shatters in tragedy, however, Etta embarks on a dangerous journey through Miami's neon-lit underbelly that will define who she is and what she's ultimately capable of.
Plot:  miami, florida, revenge, orphan, drugs, death of family, drug runner, chosen family, ...
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Not Me
Cast
Atthaphan Phunsawat Atthaphan Phunsawat
Jumpol Adulkittiporn Jumpol Adulkittiporn
Kanaphan Puitrakul Kanaphan Puitrakul
Tanutchai Wijitvongtong Tanutchai Wijitvongtong
8.4 65 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 14
Story:  White returns to Thailand after years abroad to find his twin Black in a coma. Disguising himself as Black, he seeks to uncover the truth behind the betrayal.
Plot:  corruption, capitalism, coma, based on novel or book, protest, investigation, friendship, revenge, ...
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The Queen's Gambit
Cast
Anya Taylor-Joy Anya Taylor-Joy
Chloe Pirrie Chloe Pirrie
8.4 5.6K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
Style:  intimate
Plot:  chess, based on novel or book, kentucky, female friendship, addiction, orphanage, coming of age, miniseries, ...
Time:  1950s, 1960s, cold war era
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El bombero atómico
Cast
Cantinflas Cantinflas
Roberto Soto Roberto Soto
Gilberto Gonzu00e1lez Gilberto Gonzu00e1lez
Elisa Quintanilla Elisa Quintanilla
8.4 97 votes
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:  Cantinflas is a clumsy fireman, who one day receives the visit of his little goddaughter, whose mother recently died in the jungle. After having work in a few fires, Cantinflas decided to quit and become a policeman, because is less dangerous. Everything goes well until a gang of gangsters kidnap the girl, because of a monetary inheritance.
Plot:  rescue, police, kidnapping, investigation, orphan, criminal gang, firefighter
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Naruto
Cast
Junko Takeuchi Junko Takeuchi
Noriaki Sugiyama Noriaki Sugiyama
Chie Nakamura Chie Nakamura
Kazuhiko Inoue Kazuhiko Inoue
8.4 6.0K votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Country: Japan
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 220
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Naruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
Plot:  martial arts, hero, rivalry, ninja, orphan, based on manga, super power, tragic past, ...
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Made in Abyss
Cast
Miyu Tomita Miyu Tomita
Mariya Ise Mariya Ise
8.3 652 votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Drama
Country: Japan
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 25
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Located in the center of a remote island, the Abyss is the last unexplored region, a huge and treacherous fathomless hole inhabited by strange creatures where only the bravest adventurers descend in search of ancient relics. In the upper levels of the Abyss, Riko, a girl who dreams of becoming an explorer, stumbles upon a mysterious little boy.
Plot:  android, amnesia, post-apocalyptic future, exploration, friendship, mecha, gore, survival, ...
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The Uncanny Counter
Cast
Cho Byeong-kyu Cho Byeong-kyu
Yu Jun-sang Yu Jun-sang
Kim Se-jeong Kim Se-jeong
Yeom Hye-ran Yeom Hye-ran
8.3 440 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 28
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A group of supernatural demon hunters known as "Counters," each with unique abilities, disguise themselves as employees of a noodle restaurant, while tracking down evil spirits that terrorize the mortal world.
Plot:  childhood trauma, supernatural, afterlife, based on comic, evil spirit, grim reaper, orphan, spirit, ...
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A Shop for Killers
Cast
Lee Dong-wook Lee Dong-wook
Kim Hye-jun Kim Hye-jun
Geum Hannah Geum Hannah
Min Kim Min Kim
8.3 177 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A niece who lost her parents and grew up in the hands of an uncle who runs a shopping mall faces a new truth after her uncle's sudden death.
Plot:  based on novel or book, gun, hidden camera, shopping mall, hacking, orphan, killer, surrounded, ...
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Chiquititas
Cast
Manuela do Monte Manuela do Monte
Guilherme Boury Guilherme Boury
Giovanna Grigio Giovanna Grigio
Raissa Chaddad Raissa Chaddad
8.3 42 votes
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Brazil
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 545
Story:  Based on the original version of same name created by Cris Morena, the series tells the story of a group of orphans living in a manor, known as Raio de Luz, struggling and being guided by a young woman, Carol, that assumes a maternal figure for them. Their experiences such as discovering first love, deceptions, loneliness and friendship, as well as adventures in fantasy, are depicted throughout the series. The narrative is followed by musical themes and videoclips.
Style:  nostalgic
Plot:  orphanage, orphan, teenage love, telenovela
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Modern Times
Cast
Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin
Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard
Henry Bergman Henry Bergman
Tiny Sandford Tiny Sandford
8.3 4.1K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: United States of America
Duration: 87 min.
Audience: G
Story:  A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
Plot:  factory, ambulance, invention, mental breakdown, tramp, industrial revolution, slapstick comedy, automation, ...
Time:  great depression
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The Promised Neverland
Cast
Sumire Morohoshi Sumire Morohoshi
Mariya Ise Mariya Ise
Shinei Ueki Shinei Ueki
Erisa Kuon Erisa Kuon
8.3 1.3K votes
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 23
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.
Style:  psychological
Plot:  child abuse, blackmail, dystopia, friendship, orphanage, revenge, murder, survival, ...
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4MINUTES
Cast
Jespipat Tilapornputt Jespipat Tilapornputt
Wichapas Sumettikul Wichapas Sumettikul
Asavapatr Ponpiboon Asavapatr Ponpiboon
Thanawat Shinawatra Thanawat Shinawatra
8.2 29 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Story:  A student who can see four minutes into the future meets a doctor who triggers his strange ability, leading to love and new mysteries.
Style:  erotic, bittersweet
Plot:  suicide, smoking, surgeon, investigation, friendship, revenge, murder, flashback, ...
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Natsume's Book of Friends
8.2 106 votes
Genre: Animation, Science Fiction
Country: Japan
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 86
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.
Plot:  human animal relationship, exorcism, friendship, supernatural, afterlife, high school, slice of life, curse, ...
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