Movies Like The Unloved (2009)

The Unloved is a 2009 drama, tv movie film from Samantha Morton with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Short Term 12 and Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot.

Drama TV Movie

Short Term 12

2013

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.

7.8

MagicScore

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

2024

Led by Donna and Reverend W.C. Martin, 22 families from a rural Black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place kids in the foster system and kickstart a movement in the process.

7.0

MagicScore

10½

2010

Tommy, 10 years old, is well known by Social Services. He is considered a danger to society. Gilles, his guardian at this halfway house, sees potential for redemption in this kid driven by violence.

7.0

MagicScore

The Silent Child

2017

A deaf 4-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker teaches her to use sign language to communicate.

7.2

MagicScore

Christmas on Cherry Lane

2023

Three couples at different parts of life navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.

6.4

MagicScore

Anne of Green Gables

1934

Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.

5.5

MagicScore

Ayla: The Daughter of War

2017

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.

8.0

MagicScore

Age Out

2018

Fresh out of foster care at age 18, a young drifter turns to petty crime to survive, and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend.

6.0

MagicScore

White Oleander

2002

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Child's Play 2

1990

Chucky is reconstructed by a toy factory to dispel the negative publicity surrounding the doll, and tracks young Andy Barclay to a foster home where the chase begins again.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

6 Balloons

2018

Over the course of one night, a woman drives across LA with her heroin addict brother in search of a detox center, with his two-year-old daughter in tow.

6.0

MagicScore

#12

Oliver Twist

2005

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

Annie

2014

Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks—advised by his brilliant VP and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor—makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he's her guardian angel, but Annie's self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it's the other way around.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

A Home of Our Own

1993

In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all the while facing numerous difficulties and obstacles during their journey.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

Losing Isaiah

1995

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Requiem for a Dream

2000

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

8.0

MagicScore

#17

Fashion

2008

A small-town girl finally realizes her dream of becoming a famous supermodel but soon finds out that there's a price for her glamorous new life.

6.5

MagicScore

#18

Case 39

2009

In her many years as a social worker, Emily Jenkins believes she has seen it all, until she meets 10-year-old Lilith and the girl's cruel parents. Emily's worst fears are confirmed when the parents try to harm the child, and so Emily assumes custody of Lilith while she looks for a foster family. However, Emily soon finds that dark forces surround the seemingly innocent girl, and the more she tries to protect Lilith, the more horrors she encounters.

6.3

MagicScore

#19

Bug

2007

In Oklahoma, Agnes, a lonely waitress living in an isolated and dilapidated roadside motel, meets Peter, a quiet and mysterious man with whom she establishes a peculiar relationship.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Climax

2018

When a dance troupe is lured to an empty school, a bowl of drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night—and find who's responsible—before it's too late.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Unloved?

The top films similar to The Unloved by MovieMagicScore are Short Term 12 (7.8), Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (7.0), 10½ (7.0). Each shares drama/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Unloved worth watching?

The Unloved holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 31 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Unloved?

The Unloved (2009) is a drama, tv movie film directed by Samantha Morton, starring Molly Windsor, Robert Carlyle, Susan Lynch.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Unloved?

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About movies like The Unloved

This ranked list pairs The Unloved (2009), a drama and tv movie film from Samantha Morton, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Molly Windsor take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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