Movies Like The F Word: F Is for Foster Care

If you liked The F Word: F Is for Foster Care (2018), a movie directed by Nico Opper, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Duplex (2003)
★ 6.1/10
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
2
Instant Family (2018)
★ 7.5/10
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they…
3
Little Man (2006)
★ 5.9/10
After leaving prison, dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins his moron brother Percy in stealing an expensive huge diamond from a jewelry store for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the…
4
The Invite (2026)
★ 7.2/10
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it…
5
3 Men and a Baby (1987)
★ 6.2/10
Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.
6
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
★ 7.2/10
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job…
7
Problem Child (1990)
★ 6.2/10
Ben Healy and his social climbing wife Flo adopt fun-loving seven year old Junior. But they soon discover he's a little monster as he turns a camping trip, a birthday party and even a baseball game into comic nightmares.
8
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
★ 6.1/10
Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees…
9
Are We Done Yet? (2007)
★ 5.8/10
Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.
10
Short Term 12 (2013)
★ 7.7/10
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
11
A Home of Our Own (1993)
★ 7/10
In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all the while facing numerous…
12
Uptown Girls (2003)
★ 7.1/10
Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of a music executive - she learns what…
13
Housesitter (1992)
★ 6.2/10
Con artist Gwen moves into Newton's empty home without his knowledge and begins setting up house, posing as his new wife.
14
Annie (2014)
★ 6.2/10
Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a…
15
Home Again (2017)
★ 6.1/10
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
16
The Wedding Planner (2001)
★ 5.9/10
San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary continues making their…
17
Your Place or Mine (2023)
★ 6.3/10
When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other's lives that could open the door to love.
18
Abigail Haunting (2020)
★ 6.7/10
After escaping the clutches of an abusive relationship, Katie reluctantly returns to the foster home she grew up in. Little does she know, her foster mother Marge is harboring a sinister secret dating back a decade…
19
It Takes Two (1995)
★ 6.5/10
Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker…
20
Mother and Child (2009)
★ 6.6/10
The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopted child and is now a successful…