Real-life clown Jack Thum, along with his devoted wife, Shirlee, cared for dozens of homeless children — 37 of them over the years — in the Chicago area, all of whom come back to visit when they discover he's terminally ill.
Brian's Songcancer
Witcancer
Terms of Endearmentcancer
Rocky Balboacancer
Anne of Green Gablesorphan
The Cider House Rulesorphan
Annieorphan
Marvin's Roomcancer
Life as a Housecancer
The Bucket Listcancer
White MamaSame director
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney StorySame director
Big Fishcancer
A Walk to Remembercancer
50/50cancer
Dark Waterscancer
Me and Earl and the Dying Girlcancer
A Little Princessorphan
My Lifecancer
Dying Youngcancer
Light of Daycancer
Witness for the ProsecutionSame genre & era
Paddletoncancer
Pollyannaorphan