In 2017, Chris Evans appeared before the audience in an unusual way: he took off the costume of Captain America and played a simple guy who single-handedly raises his niece after the death of his sister. The girl has yet to go to school, and she is already able to solve complex equations, which not every professor can handle.
The tape turned out to be excellent and we decided to collect 10 films and series similar to Gifted. Chris Evans is not in them, but there are other star actors and no less fascinating and kind plot.
10. Smile of Mona Lisa (2003)
Film "Mona Lisa Smile"Is a 2003 drama filmed by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures in collaboration with Red Om Films Productions. The director was Mike Newell, the script was written by Lawrence Conner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Styles and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The title is a reference to Mona Lisa: Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, as well as a song of the same name, originally performed by Nat King Cole. For her work, Julia Roberts received a record sum of $ 25 million (the largest fee in her career).
The plot tells of a woman who has feminist views and works as a teacher. She leaves her boyfriend and gets a job at a conservative female college, teaching students that they are free to decide what to do and how to live. Given that the events of the tape take place in the 50s of the last century, this theme plays with new colors.
9. Evelyn (2002)
Nine year old Evelyn Doyle (Sophie Wavasser) and her two brothers, Maurice (Hugh McDonagh) and Dermot (Niall Bigan), are left alone when their mother leaves the family, leaving them with their unemployed father, Desmond Doyle (Pierce Brosnan), drinking.
Desmond's mother-in-law (Claire Mullan) reports this situation to the Irish authorities and the judge decides that children should not live with such a dad and sends them to orphanages under the patronage of the Catholic Church. Woe-father has to go through seven circles of hell before he is allowed to return his children.
8. Finding Bobby Fisher (1993)
Josh Vajtskin’s family discovers that he has a talent for chess, and they seek to develop it. They hire a strict instructor, Bruce Pandolfini (played by Ben Kingsley), who seeks to teach the boy to be as aggressive as the chess legend Bobby Fischer.
The name of the film is a metaphor about the character’s desire to accept Fisher’s ideal and his determination to defeat at any cost.
Josh is also heavily influenced by Winnie (Lawrence Fishburne) - a fan of high-speed chess, whom he meets in Washington Square Park. He teaches the boy completely different things, so Josh has to decide which of the coaches to listen to.
«Finding Bobby Fisher"- an instructive picture with an interesting plot, perfect for thoughtful viewing.
7. Pay to another (2000)
Trevor (Haley Joel Osment) begins 7th grade in Las Vegas. His social science teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) instructs the class to develop and implement a plan that will change the world for the better.
Trevor Plan is a charitable program based on creating a network of good deeds. He calls his plan "pay another”, And its essence is that the recipient of the service does a favor for the other three, and does not repay the debt to the one who rendered this service to him. Thus, the boy expects to launch his network of good deeds around the world, and what comes of this you will learn from the film.
6. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Film "Kramer vs Kramer»About the struggle between husband and wife for custody of their son, examines the psychology and consequences of divorce and addresses the prevailing or emerging social problems, such as women's rights, equality of parental rights, work and life balance, etc.
The tape was released on December 19, 1979 and became a major commercial success: it earned $ 106.3 million with a budget of 8 million, becoming the highest grossing movie in 1979 and receiving nine Oscar nominations at the 52nd award ceremony. We managed to pick up five awards: “Best Film”, “Best Director”, “Best Actor” (for Hoffman), “Best Supporting Actress” (for Meryl Streep) and “Best Adapted Screenplay”.
5. Replacement teacher (2011)
«Teacher for the change"Is a chronicle of one month of life for several teachers, administrators and high school students, through the eyes of a teacher named Henry Barth.
Bart's transfer of vital knowledge to his temporary students is interrupted by the appearance in his life of three women - the spoiled and naive prostitute Erica, a fellow teacher and troubled teenager named Meredith. All these women have a great influence on Bart's life, forcing him to reconsider many aspects of his own personality and reconcile himself to both the tragic suicide of his mother and the impending death of his grandfather.
4. The Test of Aquila (2006)
In the drama "Trial of Aquila"Tells the story of Akila Anderson (Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the National Spelling Olympiad, her mother (Angela Bassett), classmates and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabi (Lawrence Fishburne).
Despite her young age, Akila is very smart, but her life is full of problems: the death of her father, with whom her mother also can’t put up, the difficult nature, difficulties with her peers, etc. Preparation for the Olympics, which she refused to participate in at first, help her understand herself and others.
3. Divorce in the big city (2012)
Six-year-old Macy (Onata Aprile) lives in a New York apartment with her parents: Susanne (Julianne Moore), a singer in a rock band, and Bill, an international art dealer. Suzanne and Bill often argue with each other, ignoring Macy and leaving her in the care of her nanny Margot (Joanna Vanderham).
Macy does not always understand the actions of her parents, for example, when Suzanne hires a locksmith to change the lock on the front door of the apartment and not let Beal go. When they decide to leave, they get joint custody of Macy.
After the divorce, Margo moves to Beale's apartment, and soon they get married. In response to her husband’s new marriage, Susanne impulsively marries Lincoln (Alexander Skarsgård), a bartender she hardly knows. Both parents believe that they deserve custody of their daughter, although in reality they are fighting for her only in order to annoy each other.
«Divorce in a big city"Is a dramatic story about how slowly sometimes things reach adults that are obvious even for a child.
2. Treasure (2009)
The film tells the sad life story of a 16-year-old girl nicknamed "Treasure". She is kicked out of school, as she is pregnant a second time and, moreover, cannot even read. Mother constantly humiliates her, and father rapes her from 3 years old. The first child with Down syndrome was born from him, the second pregnancy is also his work.
Fortunately, the girl will be able to meet people who will bring at least a little joy in her life, full of pain and suffering.
1. I am Sam (2001)
Sam Dawson (Sean Penn) is a man with intellectual disabilities who is a single father and has a daughter, Lucy (Dakota Fanning), after they were abandoned by their mother. Sam is well-adapted to life, has many friends and a good neighbor Annie (Dianne Wyest), who takes care of Lucy when Sam cannot.
Although Sam loves his daughter very much, there comes a time when he can lose custody of her, as the little girl becomes smarter than her adult, but sick father. Not wanting to lose a child, the protagonist of the film "I'm Sam”Hires a lawyer (Michelle Pfeiffer), whose family is not doing well either.