Movies Similar to Foyers

Daughter of Mine(2018)

A daughter torn between two mothers, one who raised her with love and her biological mother, who instinctively claims her back.

The Great Lie(1941)

After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.

Tower. A Bright Day.(2018)

Mula lives with her husband, sick mother and daughter Nina in a countryside house. At the weekend before Nina’s First Holy Communion, her brother with his family come for a visit together with Kaja – Mula’s younger sister, who disappeared suddenly 6 years earlier. Kaja is Nina’s biological mother. Mula is afraid that unstable Kaja might want to take her daughter away.

Joy(2010)

Joy is an emotionally damaged young woman of eighteen, who was given up at birth, to grow up in homes and with foster families. She lives on the fringes of society, getting by on benefits and earning a little extra by playing the accordion in the subway. In addition, she is a skilled shoplifter and has never been caught.

Our Very Own(1950)

During a heated argument with her sister Joan, Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted. With the reluctant support of her adoptive parents and baby sister Penny, Gail goes in search of her biological mother and true identity.

October Baby(2011)

A beautiful and naive college freshman discovers that her entire life is a lie and sets out on a road trip with a host of misfits to discover herself and the answers she craves.

Too Close to the Sun(2015)

A magistrate investigating a fraud case discovers the woman is the biological mother of her adopted child. Instead of recusing herself, the magistrate pursues the case further.

My Father, My Mother(1978)

Coring, a gay beautician, is left with a baby by his former ward, Dennis. The baby grows up thinking that Coring is his real father. Everything seems to be smooth until the kid's mother suddenly shows up to claim her son.

Mother's Day(2016)

Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a family or that her sister, Gabi is married to a woman. Jesse's friend, Kristin, is juggling motherhood of a toddler, a patient boyfriend who keeps proposing, and searching for her biological mother. Bradley is a widower who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda is too busy with her career to worry about children. When their respective problems intersect and start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning for all.

The Big Wedding(2013)

To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.

She Gets It from Me

When the teenage adoptive daughter of two hyper-devoted gay parents seeks a relationship with her nonjudgmental birth mother, they explore the complications and joys of uniting their big, loud, multi-ethnic families.

Foster Child(1987)

Gil Cardinal searches for his natural family and an understanding of the circumstances that led to his becoming a foster child. An important figure in the history of Canadian Indigenous filmmaking, Gil Cardinal was born to a Métis mother but raised by a non-Indigenous foster family, and with this auto-biographical documentary he charts his efforts to find his biological mother and to understand why he was removed from her. Considered a milestone in documentary cinema, it addressed the country’s internal colonialism in a profoundly personal manner, winning a Special Jury Prize at Banff and multiple international awards.

D'une mère à l'autre(2015)

Rio's Love Song(1994)

Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.

Rosamunde Pilcher: Lass es Liebe sein(2009)

1D Day(2013)

One Direction host a seven hour special to promote their third album, Midnight Memories. Each hour is hosted by different members.

Rosamunde Pilcher: Entscheidung des Herzens(2009)

For the young, talented fashion designer Antonia Winston, the sky seems to be full of violins. But then she discovers that her fiancé Peter is cheating on her. Disappointed and deeply hurt, Antonia burns all bridges in London and travels to her parents in Cornwall. She is followed there by the charming lawyer David Scott, who is commissioned by Peter to try to smooth things over and persuade Antonia to return to London. Meanwhile, the traditional Winston drapery mill, owned by Antonia's parents Helen and George, is facing hard times. They have still kept the difficulties a secret from Antonia. But when the Winstons' biggest buyer of cloth withdraws a major order, George suffers a heart attack and has to be admitted to hospital.

Rosamunde Pilcher: Gezeiten der Liebe(2009)

Rosamunde Pilcher: Die falsche Nonne(2012)

The police officer Sabrina has been given a special assignment : She is to investigate undercover in an orphanage run by nuns and meets Tom, an attractive architect . Several attacks on the matron were carried out in the orphanage . Sabrina begins her investigation and posesamazed that she and the architect went to the same boarding school together . But why did he pose under a false name ? Sabrina wonders why Tom lied to the nuns to gain their trust . She finds out that he is looking for his motherput him up for adoption as a baby . He suspects that it is the matron .