Drama, Comedy, Family
There are not many films that portray adoption and foster parenting in a positive light. CHOSEN does just that! This multi-plot film tells several incredible true stories of how one community makes a difference in the lives of foster kids.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Color Purple
Unconditional Love
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Universal Language
Indochine
The First Time
Saving Christmas
Human Traffic
Secrets & Lies
Gurkha Warrior
White Oleander
Mighty Aphrodite
The Fortunate Ones
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
May
Pop Switch
Six Days in August
Snow Dogs
Then She Found Me
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Color Purple
IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 1985
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.Unconditional Love
IMDB 6 | Jan , 2003
A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime instead of asking for a ransom.Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 1996
Dr. Clayton Forrester figures he can rule the world if he deadens his subjects' brains by making them endure terrible movies. Exploiting his access to nearby satellite-dwellers Mike Nelson and his robot pals, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo, Forrester makes them watch "This Island Earth", a cheesy 1950s spaceship film. But when Mike and friends make funny comments throughout the movie and others that follow, Forrester's plan looks increasingly flimsy.Universal Language
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 2024
Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and try to find a way to get it out. Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists upon an increasingly-strange walking tour of Winnipeg historic sites. Matthew leaves his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his estranged mother.Indochine
IMDB 7 | Apr , 1992
Set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s to 1950s, this is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille, set against the backdrop of the rising Vietnamese nationalist movement.The First Time
IMDB 4.2 | Jul , 1983
A young film student pursues a woman while studying under a bizarre, eccentric film professor.Saving Christmas
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2024
All materialistic 16-year-old Nick cares about is opening his Christmas gifts. Tired of Christmas chores and family events, Nick wishes a little too hard and accidentally makes Christmas disappear entirely. As the only one who remembers the existence of Christmas, Nick begins to realize just how the holiday has touched and molded others over the years. Now, not only will Nick need to bring his presents back, but see that his friends and family return to normal by learning the true meaning of ChristmasHuman Traffic
IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1999
For Jip, Lulu, Koop, Nina and Moff, the dead-end jobs they endure during the week just kill the time until Friday night. That's when they cut very loose and get on the rollercoaster ride that takes them right through to Monday morning.Secrets & Lies
IMDB 7.6 | May , 1996
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.Gurkha Warrior
IMDB 3 | Nov , 2023
Gurkha troops battle Communist insurgents during the Malayan Emergency.White Oleander
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2002
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.Mighty Aphrodite
IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 1995
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.The Fortunate Ones
IMDB 5.8 | Feb , 2024
Algarve, late 90s. Following the death of her grandmother, Milene - a strong young woman full of life despite a slight mental handicap - divides her life between her family of notables and a Cape Verdean family that keeps her going, whom she met when her grandmother died. The wind that whistles in the cranes plunges us into the world of two families against the backdrop of Portugal's recent past.Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 2001
Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.May
IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 2003
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.Pop Switch
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2009
After years of failing to get pregnant, Frank's baby-crazed wife, Estelle, forces the issue by secretly putting them back on the adoption wait list. When Estelle receives a phone call about the possibility of an available child, Frank must suddenly decide whether he's committed to becoming a "Pop" or not.Six Days in August
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2024
The Prophet Joseph Smith is dead, killed by a mob. Enemies of the LDS Church think the church will die with Joseph. In fact, that danger is a real possibility. The crisis is undeniable, and the saints in Nauvoo are in chaos.Snow Dogs
IMDB 5.6 | Jan , 2002
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.Then She Found Me
IMDB 5.6 | Sep , 2007
A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.FernGully: The Last Rainforest
IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 1992
When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to defend FernGully from lumberjacks — and the vengeful spirit they accidentally unleash after chopping down a magic tree.