Foster (also known as Angel in the House^[1]) is a 2011 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Jonathan Newman, based on his 2005 short film.^[2] Part of it was shot at Legoland Windsor in April 2010. The film stars Golden Globe winner Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Richard E. Grant, BAFTA Award winner Hayley Mills and Maurice Cole.^[3]

Some years after their son perishes in an accident, a married couple (Collette and Gruffudd) decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli (Cole), unexpectedly arrives on their doorstep claiming to be from the adoption agency. Eli wears a suit every day and is very well-spoken for a child. He helps the adults to process their loss, which had stifled both their marriage and their toy business, and lets them embrace life again.

• Toni Collette as Zooey
• Ioan Gruffudd as Alec
• Maurice Cole as Eli
• Hayley Mills as Mrs. Lange
• Richard E. Grant as Mr. Potts
• Anne Reid as Diane
• Daisy Beaumont as Sarah
• Bobby Smalldridge as Samuel
• Tim Beckman as Jim
• Jo Wyatt as Jane
• Haruka Kuroda as Translator

Foster, the short film, premiered on HBO and BBC in 2007. It won Best Film, Best Actor (for Preston Nyman), Special Jury Prize and Best Screenplay at the Braga International Film Festival in Portugal.^[4] The film garnered Newman a nomination for BBC Three's New Filmmaker Award.^[5] It was also nominated for Best Film at the Rhode Island Film Festival in 2006.^[6]

After the success of the short, Peter Farrelly of the Farrelly brothers became interested in the development of a feature-length film though the film was ultimately produced by Bend it Like Beckham producer Deepak Nayar. Shooting subsequently began in the spring of 2010 for six weeks on location in London.^[7]

The film premiered on 18 October 2011 at the Rome Film Festival^[8] and was released in 2012.^[9]