Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "old-man-young-boy-relationship"

1. Up (2009)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.

Directors: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson | Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer

Votes: 1,125,522 | Gross: $293.00M

2. Last Action Hero (1993)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance

Votes: 163,895 | Gross: $50.02M

3. St. Vincent (2014)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

A young boy whose parents have just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who lives next door.

Director: Theodore Melfi | Stars: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martell

Votes: 108,550 | Gross: $44.13M

4. Song of the South (1946)

G | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The kindly story-teller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear.

Directors: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett, Luana Patten

Votes: 15,238 | Gross: $63.72M

5. Driveways (2019)

83 min | Drama

A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.

Director: Andrew Ahn | Stars: Lucas Jaye, Hong Chau, Brian Dennehy, Laurent Rejto

Votes: 6,493

6. Goodnight Mr Tom (1998 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Family, War

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, Thomas Orange

Votes: 4,918

7. The Earthling (1980)

PG | 97 min | Adventure, Drama

Diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer, Patrick Foley has returned to his native Australia to die in the peace and quiet of the wilderness. His simple plan is complicated, however, when he meets a young boy who has just lost his parents.

Director: Peter Collinson | Stars: William Holden, Ricky Schroder, Jack Thompson, Olivia Hamnett

Votes: 1,815

8. Believe (I) (2013)

PG | 96 min | Drama, Sport

A gifted young football player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to help the boy and his teammates.

Director: David Scheinmann | Stars: Jack Smith, Brian Cox, Natascha McElhone, Anne Reid

Votes: 1,005

9. On Borrowed Time (1939)

Passed | 99 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

A cantankerous old man takes in his beloved, orphaned grandson, whom he must protect at all costs with the help of an agent of Death and a magical apple tree.

Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel

Votes: 2,252

10. Treasures of the Snow (1983)

108 min | Drama

13-year-old Lucien is traumatized and ostracized by causing his friend Danny to fall off a cliff. As he finds solitude in the nearby woods, Lucien comes across a woodcarver who helps him find the peace he was looking for.

Director: Mike Pritchard | Stars: Paul Dean, Carey Born, Timothy Fleetwood, Bay White

Votes: 277

11. The Blue Yonder (1985 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 92 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Sport

Have you ever thought of traveling through time, going forward or backward to any date? That's the intriguing question aviator and inventor Max Knickerbocker asks Jonathan Knicks. Max is ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Peter Coyote, Huckleberry Fox, Art Carney, Dennis Lipscomb

Votes: 355

12. Tarzan of the Apes (1918)

Not Rated | 73 min | Action, Adventure

Reared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the Greystokes becomes one of the apes. Then Dr Porter organises a rescue expedition, and his beautiful daughter Jane catches his attention. Has Tarzan of the Apes found the perfect mate?

Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, True Boardman, Kathleen Kirkham

Votes: 931 | Gross: $3.27M

13. The Town Christmas Forgot (2010 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Family

When an urban family gets stranded in an impoverished lumber town two days before Christmas, they become involved in the town's home-grown Christmas pageant just in time for the holidays.

Director: John Bradshaw | Stars: Lauren Holly, Rick Roberts, Azer Greco, Torri Webster

Votes: 888

14. Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (1981 TV Movie)

98 min | Family, Adventure

Charlie Bartlett is a retired railroad worker whose dream of crossing the country in a hot air balloon is encouraged by his grandson Morris O'Neill. Morris decides to go along with his ... See full summary »

Director: Larry Elikann | Stars: Jack Albertson, Adrienne Barbeau, John Reilly, Slim Pickens

Votes: 43

15. James (I) (2008)

17 min | Short, Drama

Young James struggles as the outsider kid at his school. His teacher, Mr. Sutherland, the only person he feels he can connect with. When James finally puts a voice to his feelings, Mr. Sutherland's response isn't what James had hoped for.

Director: Connor Clements | Stars: Niall Wright, Matt Jennings, Margaret Goodman, Gerry Doherty

Votes: 612

16. Yanco (1961)

85 min | Drama

The engaging and sentimental tale begins when the little boy (Ricardo Ancona) starts manifesting a greater and greater talent at music and at the same time, a super-sensitivity to sounds. ... See full summary »

Directors: Servando González, Mohy Quandour | Stars: Ricardo Ancona, Jesús Medina, María Bustamante

Votes: 183

17. A Time to Tell (1989 Video)

Not Rated | 34 min | Short, Drama

A educational video produced by the Boy Scouts of America to prevent sexual abuse to children and young teens.

Star: Ronald Reagan

Votes: 12

18. Les François (2013 TV Movie)

95 min | Comedy

A young boy who has always missed a father meets an old man who shares the same name and lives in regret for a son he never had.

Director: Jérôme Foulon | Stars: Marie-France Alvarez, Karine Ambrosio, Margot Bancilhon, Issame Chayle

Votes: 29

19. Division 4 (1969–1975)
Episode: Young Hennessy (1973)

Crime, Drama

Young Hennessy, a boxing champion of the 1930's, is reputed to have hidden away a great deal of money in his old house. Knowing that so many people are trying to take advantage of the old man a young boy, Luke, decides to manage his life.

Directors: Ian Crawford, David Charles | Stars: Gerard Kennedy, Chuck Faulkner, Frank Taylor, Ted Hamilton

20. La maison des bois (1971)
Episode: Épisode 2 (1971)

48 min | Comedy, Drama

The gendarmes investigate a thief who gleefully picks from the common reserve of the village. Hervé sympathizes with the elegant Count, and has lunch in his castle.

Director: Maurice Pialat | Stars: Pierre Doris, Jacqueline Dufranne, Agathe Natanson, Fernand Gravey

Votes: 32