The Fairy and the Waif (1915)

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)

Ronia lives happily in her father's castle until she comes across a new playmate, Birk, in the nearby dark forest. The two explore the wilderness, braving dangerous Witchbirds and Rump-Gnomes. But when their families find out Birk and Ronia have been playing together, they forbid them to see each other again. Indeed, their fathers are competing robber chieftains and bitter enemies. Now the two spunky children must try to tear down the barriers that have kept their families apart for so long.

• Adventure
• Drama
• Fantasy
• Family

Oliver Twist (2005)

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

• Crime
• Drama
• Family

World Trade Center (2006)

Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

• Drama
• History
• Thriller

The Runaway (2020)

When Jasmine, a runaway teen, accepts a lift from a stranger, Mick, an older man searching for reconnection and forgiveness within his own family, she finds herself caught up in a messy situation and very far from home, coming to realise that running away is not always the solution.

• Drama

Friends (1971)

Paul, a rich English boy, and Michelle, an orphaned French girl, run away from home to a remote beach. Living on their own, their friendship grows into love.

• Drama
• Romance

Zeit der Fische (2007)

• Drama

The Little Thief (1988)

In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in prison—will help her learn from her mistakes.

• Romance
• Drama
• Crime

Love Never Dies (1916)

Love Never Dies was set in France, and convincingly so (which was not often the case in American-made films of this period). It is established in the first reel that hero Felix and heroine Cecile have been sweethearts since childhood. Later on, Fate forces Felix and Cecile to separate, but viewers could take heart in the positive sentiments expressed by the film's title.

• Drama
• Romance

Runaway Daughters (1956)

Three teenagers with troubled families are unable to adjust at home and in high-school. Tempted with an easy, carefree life they soon pass from misdemeanors into serious crime - and will suffer for it. Sometimes, repentance comes too late.

• Drama
• Crime

Transamerica (2005)

A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

• Drama
• Adventure
• Comedy

The Children of Times Square (1986)

An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.

• TV Movie
• Drama
• Crime

Junk (1999)

Bafta-winning drama. Following difficulties with her parents, teenager Gemma Brogan leaves home. She falls under the spell of a young woman who introduce her to the world of alternative youth culture and drugs. Initially her new life seems glamorous and exciting but she soon discovers its dark side as she slides uncontrollably into heroin addiction.

• Drama
• TV Movie
• Crime

The Journey of Arián (2001)

Arián, a young Basque girl, idealistic but naive, joins a ruthless terrorist gang and, hoping to prove her commitment, volunteers to participate in the kidnapping of the daughter of an important businessman.

• Drama
• Thriller

Freeway (1996)

Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.

• Comedy
• Crime
• Thriller
• Drama

Engel & Joe (2001)

A love story of a 17 year old punk-rocker and a 15 year old runaway girl.

• Drama

Drewniany różaniec (1965)

A young girl sent to an orphanage run by nuns gets confronted with the cruel and outdated methods used by the staff.

• Drama

Born Innocent (1976)

A constant runaway is given over to the care of the state and finds herself in a remand centre for girls. She is soon caught between the uncaring bureaucracy, the sometimes brutal treatment from her peers and her own abusive family, and only one care worker sees her potential to rise above her tragic circumstances.

• Drama
• TV Movie

No Worries (1994)

A family is forced off their farm due to drought, and move to Sydney.

• Drama
• Family

The Toilers and the Wayfarers (1997)

Phillip and Dieter nearly suffocate hiding their sexual identity in the face of puritanical small town values. Joined by a mysterious German relative, the three misfits escape to the big city searching for a place to belong.

• Romance
• Drama

The Eye on the Nape (2001)

This is the story of Pablo, a young uruguayan exiled in México, whose father was disappeared during the military dictatorship.

• Drama
• Crime