Foster

Foster

2011 · 90 min · EN · 6.8 (102 votes)
Dir. Jonathan Newman · Starring Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Maurice Cole, Richard E. Grant, Anne Reid, Hayley Mills

A feel good family fairy-tale

ComedyDramaFamily

Some years after their son is killed in an accident, a married couple decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli, unexpectedly arrives on their doorstep claiming to be from the adoption agency. Eli wears a suit every day and is very well-spoken for a child. He helps the adults to process their loss, which had stifled both their marriage and their toy business, and lets them embrace life again.

VIBE

This film feels like a warm, slightly off-kilter hug. It's a gentle exploration of grief and the unexpected ways love can find its way back into life, wrapped in a cozy, character-focused package.

bittersweetheartwarmingmelancholichopefulquirkysteadyindie dramaquirky comedycharacter-drivengrieflossfamilyhealingunconventional love
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