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Adoption On The Big Screen
Top 5 Movies & TV Shows
1. Lion
A movie based on an Indian boy who gets lost, is adopted by a family in Australia and his search to find his birth family.
2. This is Us
A TV show exploring the complexities of adoption, transracial adoption, adoptive family, birth family and sibling dynamics.
3. Colin in Black & White
Narrated by transracial adoptee and NFL player Colin Kaepernick, this limited series explores "his formative years navigating race, class and culture".
4. The Fosters
A TV show highlighting the story of two foster children and how they grew with their adoptive family.
5. Philomena
A movie exploring the perspective of a birth mother.
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