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Directed by Harald ZwartOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Martial arts,
Comedy-drama,
Kung fu,
Action,
Adventure,
Martial artsThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Sports films,
Martial arts films,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Kung fu films,
Films about school violenceActors Jackie Chan,
Jaden Smith,
Wenwen Han,
Taraji P. Henson,
Yu Rongguang,
Wang ZhenweiRating62%
Twelve-year-old Dre Parker and his mother Sherry move from Detroit to Beijing after Sherry gets a job transfer at her car factory. After a day in a park, Dre develops a crush on a young violinist, Meiying, who reciprocates his attention, but Cheng, a rebellious kung fu prodigy whose family is close to Meiying's, attempts to keep them apart by violently attacking Dre, and later bullies him at school. During an attack, the maintenance man Mr. Han comes to Dre's aid, revealing himself as a kung fu master., 2h51
Directed by Rakesh RoshanOrigin IndeGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Comedy-drama,
Fantasy,
Action,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about magic and magicians,
Films about music and musicians,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Musical films,
Bollywood,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Films about school violenceActors Rekha,
Hrithik Roshan,
Preity Zinta,
Rajat Bedi,
Rakesh Roshan,
Prem ChopraRating70%
A scientist named Dr. Sanjay Mehra (director Rakesh Roshan) creates a computer program from which he sends variations of the syllable om into space, hoping to attract the attention of extraterrestrial life. When he believes he has finally gotten a response, the scientific community mocks him. While driving home, an alien spacecraft appears overhead. Dr. Mehra veers off the road, causing the car to hit a stone, flip over, and explode. Dr. Mehra dies, but his wife survives the wreck and returns home to India. When their son Rohit (Hrithik Roshan) is born, he is mentally disabled. His mother raises him in the town of Kasauli, where he grows up to be a man of limited intellect and childish personality, but with a loving and emotional heart. Rohit has a number of much younger friends: loyal children who play with him., 1h43
Directed by Stephen ChboskyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Films about sexuality,
Films about suicide,
Rape in fiction,
LGBT-related films,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Films about psychiatry,
Films set in psychiatric hospitals,
Teen LGBT-related films,
Films about school violence,
Films about child abuse,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Logan Lerman,
Dylan McDermott,
Paul Rudd,
Kate Walsh,
Emma Watson,
Ezra MillerRating78%
Charlie (Logan Lerman) is uneasy about beginning his freshman year of high school; he is shy and finds difficulty in making friends, but he connects with his English teacher, Mr. Anderson (Paul Rudd)., 1h50
Directed by Ken LoachOrigin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Comedy-dramaThemes L'adolescence,
Films about animals,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about birds,
Films about school violenceActors David Bradley,
Dai Bradley,
Lynne Perrie,
Colin Welland,
Brian Glover,
Bill DeanRating78%
The film focuses on 15-year-old Billy Casper, who has little hope in life and is bullied, both at home by his physically and verbally abusive older half-brother, Jud, and at school. He is constantly held to account for some prior run-ins with the police, although he insists that his mischief is behind him. Yet we see evidence of his mischievous side as he carries out his morning newspaper delivery, stealing eggs and milk from milk floats. He has difficulty paying attention in school and is often provoked into tussles with classmates. Billy comes across as an emotionally neglected boy with little self-respect. Billy's father has left the family some time ago, and his mother refers to him in the film as a "hopeless case., 1h48
Origin United-kingdomGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Films based on plays,
Teen LGBT-related films,
Films about school violence,
LGBT-related films,
Coming out,
LGBT-related filmActors Ben Silverstone,
Judy BuxtonRating74%
When homosexuality was still an absolute taboo in England, sensitive rural town model student Steven Carter hides his gay feelings, except with his neighbour, a girl named Linda. Suddenly his desperate search for partners in male public lavatories leads to a blind date with golden boy John Dixon, bound for an Oxbridge career. Steven finds the courage to approach John by volunteering for the school paper as sports photographer. A wonderful affair follows, but John is terrified of losing his social status. As the boys' love blossoms, so grows despair about secrecy or outing consequences., 1h31
Directed by Jodie FosterOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Films about school violenceActors Mel Gibson,
Jodie Foster,
Anton Yelchin,
Jennifer Lawrence,
Cherry Jones,
Zachary BoothRating65%
Walter Black (Mel Gibson) is a depressed CEO of Jerry Co., a toy company nearing bankruptcy. He is kicked out by his wife (Jodie Foster), to the relief of their elder son Porter (Anton Yelchin). Walter moves into a hotel. After unsuccessful suicide attempts, he develops an alternate personality represented by a beaver hand puppet found in the trash. He wears the puppet constantly, communicating solely by speaking as the beaver, helping him to recover. He reestablishes a bond with his younger son Henry and then with his wife, although not with his elder son, Porter. He also becomes successful again at work by creating a line of Mr. Beaver Building Kits for kids., 1h25
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes L'adolescence,
Films about animals,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Medical-themed films,
Psychologie,
Films about insects,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Films about psychiatry,
Children's films,
Films about school violenceActors Luke Benward,
Hallie Eisenberg,
Adam Hicks,
Nick Krause,
Austin Rogers,
Alexander GouldRating53%
A young, naive boy named Billy Forrester (Luke Benward) has a weak stomach and vomits easily. He and his parents, Mitch (Tom Cavanagh), Helen (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), and his little brother, Woody (Ty Panitz), have just moved to a new town. Billy tells his mother that he doesn't want to go to school because he will be "the new kid". She assures him that he will make friends and everything will be okay. At school, however, he becomes the target of the school bully, Joe Guire (Adam Hicks), his two "toaders" named Plug (Blake Garrett) and Bradley (Philip Daniel Bolden), and the rest of his gang: Benjy (Ryan Malgarini), Techno-Mouth (Andrew Gillingham), Twitch (Alexander Gould), and Donny (Alexander Agate). They rudely stare at him and call him "Billy F." (which is how his name is written on his lunch box). Plug and Bradley steal his lunch box. He sits behind Erykka Tansy (Hallie Eisenberg), an unusually tall girl whom people make fun of (calling her "Erk")., 1h22
Origin DanemarkGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes L'adolescence,
Films about animals,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about dogs,
Mise en scène d'un mammifère,
Films about school violenceActors Troels Lyby,
Søren Malling,
Mille DinesenRating56%
Freddie, 12 ans, vit seul avec son père. Un jour, il voit un chien se faire maltraiter par son propriétaire et intervient. Contre la volonté de son père, il enlève le chien et le cache dans sa chambre... Une incroyable histoire d'amitié entre un jeune garçon et son chien, 1h43
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-dramaThemes L'adolescence,
Films about education,
Films about children,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Films about school violenceActors Kenton Duty,
Ricky Ullman,
Mary Beth Peil,
Daniel Flaherty,
Chris Riggi,
Katherine McNamaraRating53%
A bullied teen chef wants to save his grandmother's business by entering a TV cooking contest to win the prize money, only to find his worst bully whose name is Matt Prylek suddenly pushing to become his new friend—and contest teammate. Meanwhile, Matt's brother Kyle wants him to do some villainous stuff., 2h22
Directed by Robert ZemeckisOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes L'adolescence,
Military humor in film,
Films about education,
Films about children,
Films about families,
Medical-themed films,
Politique,
Films about sexuality,
Sports films,
L'enfance marginalisée,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilities,
Political films,
Films about autism,
Films about school violence,
HIV/AIDS in film,
White House in fictionActors Tom Hanks,
Robin Wright,
Gary Sinise,
Mykelti Williamson,
Sally Field,
Haley Joel OsmentRating84%
In 1981, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a man with below-average intelligence, watches a feather fall from the sky at a bus stop in Savannah, Georgia. As he sits down on a bench, he removes a copy of The Adventures of Curious George from his suitcase and places the feather inside the pages. He introduces himself and begins telling his life story to strangers who sit next to him on the bench, recounting his childhood in Greenbow, Alabama. As a child in the 1950s, Forrest (Michael Connor Humphreys) had to wear leg braces for which other children make fun of him. He lives with his single mother (Sally Field) in a very large house outside of town, which they rent rooms to travelers. His father apparently left and he never knew him. Despite his limited mental capacity, Mrs. Gump tells her son that "stupid is as stupid does" (which he later uses as a retort when called "stupid") and also assures him that he is no different from any of the other children. Forrest is admitted to public school despite his IQ being below the cut-off, but only after his mother agrees to a one-night stand with the principal, Mr. Hancock (Sam Anderson). On his first bus ride to school, Forrest is rejected by nearly all of his peers except for Jenny Curran (Hanna R. Hall). He and Jenny become best friends, and he helps her hide from her abusive, alcoholic father. One day, while fleeing from bullies, Forrest's leg braces break apart and he discovers that he can run very fast. A few years later, Forrest inadvertently runs onto the field during a local high school football match and catches the attention of Coach Bryant from the University of Alabama who is scouting for players. Forrest attends the university on an athletic scholarship and becomes a college football star, earning him a spot on the College Football All-America Team and a trip to the White House to meet President John F.