Mmm, cinematic orphans...

[robling_t]

I'm bored, let's play a round of insidian's Inadequate Movie-Descriptions game:

1. Orphaned immigrant moves to the big city to work in the media and becomes the story instead. Superman, guessed by kmkibble75
   
2. Orphaned teenager ultimately finds a more socially responsible job than amateur wrestling. Spider-Man, guessed by spot
   
3. Orphaned waif escapes imprisonment in a closet to find emotional fulfilment with a new family. Annie, guessed by pheret1
   
4. Orphaned kid from the sticks saves the day despite a lack of formal education. Star Wars
   
5. Orphaned circus performer seeks revenge and finds a mentor instead. Batman & Robin, guessed by spot
   
6. Orphaned infant survives an abusive upbringing to assume a prominent place in the community. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
   
7. Orphaned youngster finds that connections are a better resource than hard work. Cinderella
   
8. Orphaned amnesiac discovers that a con-job story has a grain of truth to it after all. Anastasia
   
9. Orphaned urchin gets by with a little help from a most unusual friend. carneggy was on the right track, but it was a different Disney movie: Aladdin
   
10. And, because I've run out of ideas with orphans in them, a couple experiences unexpected strain in their relationship when their son announces his engagement. The Birdcage, guessed by atlanticat
    

And no, none of these are All Dogs go to Heaven, despite the abundance of orphans. It's just an exceedingly common literary motif.