Finding a Family
2011, English. Directed by Mark Jean.
Bright Alex grows up in Michigan proud of his mother, Romanian immigrant Ileana, who became a professor, vowing to make her dream come true by graduating from Harvard. But when mother becomes manic-depressive and repeatedly dumps her medication, Alex each time lands in foster care. At age 16, he gets legal emancipation and vows to take charge of their lives himself
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- 1h 28m
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- English
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- 15 October 2011
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- Pamela Wallace
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Finding a Family runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Finding a Family isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 October 2011. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Finding a Family?
Finding a Family (2011) was directed by Mark Jean and stars Kim Delaney, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Paul McGillion.