NOTE: Inclusion on these lists does not necessarily mean endorsement. Furthermore, with all our resources, we highly recommend you preview them first to determine if there are any trauma triggers that your child may not be ready to handle. Transfiguring Adoption does not intend for its reviewers nor its review to be professional, medical or legal advice. These reviews and discussion guides are intended to help parents to better be able to connect and understand their children who come from traumatic backgrounds.
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| Adoption and Foster Care RX: Solutions for Wounded Families | adoptive parenting; foster parenting; www.orphanspromise.org | ||||
| Aladdin (2019) | PG | 4 Out of 5 Hoots  |   | ||
| America's Most Unwanted | aging out; foster care issues; LGBTQ youth in foster care http://mostunwantedfilm.org | ||||
| Angry Birds 2 | Coming Soon | ||||
| Anne with an "E" Season 01 Episode 01 [Read Review Here] | TV-PG | 2 Out of 5 Hoots
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| Captain Marvel | PG-13 | 4 Out of 5 Hoots |   | ||
| Dark Phoenix | PG-13 | 3 Out of 5 Hoots  |   | ||
| Despicable Me | PG | 3 Out of 5 Hoots |  
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| Despicable Me 2 | PG | 4 Out of 5 Hoots |  
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| Detective Pikachu | G | 4 Out of 5 Hoots |   | ||
| Dora and the Lost City of Gold | Coming Soon | ||||
| Dumbo (2019) | PG | 3 Out of 5 Hoots |   | ||
| Feeling Wanted | foster care story http://fostercarefilm.com/feeling-wanted | ||||
| Float (2019) | PG |  5 Out of 5 Hoots |  | ||
| Fostering Change | foster care; adoption; international adoption; family story; www.fosteringchange.net | ||||
| Frozen 2 (2019) | PG | 5 Out of 5 Hoots |  | ||
| Gimme Shelter | teen pregnancy; abuse; foster care; shelter; homeless teen; hope; based on true story | PG-13 |   | ||
| Given a Chance...A Little Girl's Journey | adoption; special needs; service dog; physical challenges; www.givenachance.com | ||||
| Harriet (2019) | PG-13 | 1 Out of 5 Hoots  |
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| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | PG |   | |||
| How to Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World | PG | 4 Out of Five HOOTS
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| Kids' Rights | adoption; controversial issues; gay adoption, outcomes for children in their birth countries, foster care in the United States, impacts of institutionalized care, the impact of the Hague Convention on intercountry adoption and the realities for children growing up without a family | ||||
| Know How | 5 New York teenagers; foster care; group homes | NR |   | ||
| Lilo & Stitch | PG |  
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| Lion King (2019) | PG | Coming Soon | |||
| Lucky Bastard | Birth family relationships; closed adoption; identity | NR (Suggested 13+) |
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| Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Understanding culture; Past hurts | PG | 3 Out of Five HOOTS
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| Mary Poppins Returns | PG | 4 Out of Five HOOTS
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| Meet the Robinsons | G |  
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| MIB International | PG-13 | 1 Out of 5 Hoots | Adults |   | |
| My Name is Faith | trauma; RAD; PTSD; adoption; www.mynameisfaith.com | NR |   | ||
| Noelle (2019) | G | 2 Out of 5 Hoots
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| Noble | poverty; domestic violence; abuse; orphanage; street children; Vietnam; overcoming | PG-13 |   | ||
| October Baby | PG-13 |  
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| ReMoved [Review] | abuse; neglect; foster care www.removedfilm.com | ||||
| ReMoved 2: Remember My Story [Review] | abuse; neglect; foster care www.removedfilm.com | ||||
| Short Term 12 Review of Short Term 12 | foster care, abuse, residential care | R | Adults |  
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| Spider-Man: Far From Home [READ REVIEW] | PG-13 | 3 Out of 5 Hoots |   | ||
| Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse | PG | 3 Out of Five HOOTS
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| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Coming Soon | ||||
| Tarzan | G |  
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| The Blind Side | foster care, adoption, success, school issues, special needs | PG-13 |  
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| The Boxtrolls | PG |  
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| The Drop Box | Korea; abandoned babies; documentary | PG |   | ||
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 | PG | 4 Out of Five HOOTS
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| Toy Story | G | 3 Out of Five HOOTS |   | ||
| Toy Story 2 | G | 4 Out of Five HOOTS |   | ||
| Toy Story 3 | G |   | |||
| Toy Story 4 | G | 4 Out of 5 Hoots |   | ||
| Ugly Dolls | PG | 4 Out of Five HOOTS
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| When Marnie Was There [READ REVIEW] | PG | 4 Out of Five HOOTS
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| Wonder Park | PG |   |
