The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

Mar 6, 1974

1h 14m

★ 6.0

Overview

A young woman searching for her birth parents in order to fulfill her sense of identity joins with an organization that fights the bureaucracy keeping adoption records sealed.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Filmways Television

ABC

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Joanne Denver

Meredith Baxter

Chris Schroeder

Beau Bridges

Mr. Denver

Walter Brooke

Mrs. Denver

Neva Patterson

Emma Verko

Whitney Blake

Paul

Woody Chambliss

Mr. Gilbert

Ford Rainey

Mrs. Weiner

Maxine Stuart

Carol Sutton

Patricia Harty

Mrs. Quayle

Mary Murphy

Bob

Bill Vint

Mrs. Carter

Anne Barton

A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, as he finds himself increasingly involved with the sister of the girl he saw die.

7.7

The Color Purple

Dec 18, 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.

0.0

O Anel de Eva

Jun 13, 2024

After her adoptive father's death, Eva receives a reliquary with mysterious objects hinting at her origins. Seeking answers, she encounters Martin Hirsch, who poses a threat to her journey of self-discovery.

7.4

The Trial

Aug 25, 1962

Arrested for an unnamed crime, Josef K. is trapped in a surreal bureaucratic maze where justice is unknowable and guilt is assumed.

7.5

Good Bye, Lenin!

Feb 13, 2003

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.

5.6

Alice, Darling

Dec 30, 2022

Pushed to the breaking point by Simon, her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Alice becomes an unwitting participant in an intervention staged by her two closest friends while on vacation. As she rediscovers the essence of herself and gains some much-needed perspective, she slowly starts to fray the cords of codependency that bind her. However, Simon's vengeance is as inevitable as it is shattering, and once unleashed, it tests her strength, her courage, and the bonds of deep-rooted friendships.

6.6

Penny Serenade

Apr 24, 1941

Julie and Roger are a love-struck married couple who desperately want to have a child. Tragedy after tragedy gets in their way, as the two attempt to rise above their troubles and fulfill their dreams of parenthood.

6.4

Three Secrets

Oct 20, 1950

A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California. When the newspapers reveal the boy was adopted and that the crash occurred on his birthday, three women begin to ponder if it's the son each gave up for adoption. As the three await news of his rescue at a mountain cabin, they recall incidents from five years earlier and why they were forced to give up their son.

6.0

December Boys

Sep 14, 2007

For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

7.0

It's Winter

Feb 14, 2006

Unemotional, restrained cinematographic poem, situated in a wintry and poor suburb of Tehran. A man is dismissed and his lack of prospects for the future make him decide to seek his happiness abroad. He leaves his wife and child behind and for a long time nothing is heard of him. Then a stranger turns up, a car mechanic looking for a job. The attractive single mother can’t resist his attentions. Very subtly, a struggle ensues that reflects that of a whole generation of young doubting Iranians who may want to leave the country, but hardly know how to start.

7.7

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Dec 14, 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.

7.1

White Oleander

Oct 11, 2002

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

7.3

Swades

Dec 17, 2004

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

6.8

Patrik, Age 1.5

Sep 12, 2008

Göran and Sven have been cleared for adoption and they have a possibility to adopt a swedish orphan, Patrik 1,5. But when Patrik arrives he turns out to be someone else, not the little boy they were expecting. A comma had been misplaced, and in comes a 15-year-old homophobic with a criminal past.

6.5

Uno

Sep 10, 2004

Best friends David and Morten work as gym instructors at Jarle's gym. Jarle is a sadistic small-time criminal whom, together with his son Lars, purchase and distribute anabolic steroids.

7.4

The Rainbow Troops

Sep 25, 2008

A group of 10 students struggles with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village on the farming and tin mining island of Belitung.

6.9

Woman of the Year

Feb 5, 1942

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

7.3

Kids on the Slope

Mar 10, 2018

Two different students—a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent—form a friendship through their love of jazz music.

8.0

Make the Devil Laugh

Jun 17, 2022

Kazuma kills his father in order to protect his mother and younger sister from violence. He begins life at a halfway house with an aim toward social rehabilitation and also works diligently at a scrap mill, but society has labeled him a “murderer”. Gradually, Kazuma loses hope.

4.0

Carter's Army

May 25, 1975

A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allies' advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war.