Psychological abuse movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant psychological abuse movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, realistic, serious, suspense, disturbing and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with psychological abuse, violence, life is a bitch, abuse, female nudity, murder, bare chested male, husband wife relationship, male nudity and beating plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, France, Canada and other countries.
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psychological abuse movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as psychological abuse: My Son (2006), Mommy's Little Girl (2016), Call-center (2020), The Invisible Man (2020), Alice, Darling (2022), My King (2015), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), The Girl on the Train (2016), Who's Watching Oliver (2017), Enough (2002).

List of psychological abuse movies

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 6.8
 831
My Son (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Julien and his mum care for each other very much. But Julien has committed a deadly sin: he is growing into a teenager! Worse, he has found himself a girlfriend of his age. "Mummy" is not going to tolerate such an ignominy. Julien is HER ...
Style: psychological, serious, tense, realistic, gloomy
Plot: mother son relationship, psychological abuse, puberty, domineering mother, incestuous desire, teenage boy, dysfunctional family, parents and children, teenage life, family problems, suburban life, incest overtones ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe
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Mommy's Little Girl (2016)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The story of a dangerous little girl who is reunited with her natural mother after living with her controlling grandparents in a rural farmhouse in seclusion.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating
Plot: psychological abuse, imaginary friend, past coming back to haunt, dark past, life is a bitch, relationship problems, family problems, tragic past, confronting the past, troubled past, family relations, haunted by the past ...
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 6.9
 787
Call-center (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Moscow. High rise. Here, on the 12th floor, is the office of the call center "Online Store for Adults". One morning, twelve people who are in the office suddenly find out that there is a bomb in the room. The voices of the unknowns who ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, tension, sadistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot: call center, psychological abuse, trapped in a building, fear, sadistic psychopath, sadist, sexual humiliation, sexual torture, sexual abuse, terror, revelation, terrorizing ...
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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The Invisible Man (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Currently unknown.
Style: scary, suspense, surprise ending, disturbing, slasher ...
Audience: adult
Plot: twists and turns, stalking, stalker, sadist, home invasion, domestic abuse, invisibility, homicidal maniac, domestic violence, murder, violence against women, suicide ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, future
Place: california, san francisco, bay area
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 5.5
 10K
Alice, Darling (2022)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A young woman trapped in an abusive relationship becomes an unwitting participant in an intervention staged by her two closest friends.
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, independent film
Plot: abusive boyfriend, female protagonist, abusive relationship, intervention, psychological abuse, friendship, trapped, power relations, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, women's liberation ...
Time: 21st century
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 7.1
 14K
My King (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship that she experienced with Georgio.
Style: disturbing, psychological, rough, thought provoking, romantic drama ...
Plot: marital problem, restaurant, unhappiness, wedding, newborn, marriage, child custody, wedding ceremony, egotism, male nudity, flashback, neglected wife ...
Time: year 2015, 90s, 2010s, year 1978
Place: france, somalia
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Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A beleaguered small-business owner gets a harmonium and embarks on a romantic journey with a mysterious woman.
Style: surreal, romantic, dark comedy, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, adult
Plot: true love, depression, shyness, asperger's syndrome, brother sister relationship, mental illness, love and romance, insanity, eccentricity, complex characters, love story, sibling relationship ...
Time: year 2002, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: hawaii, los angeles, california, utah, usa
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The Girl on the Train (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes ...
Style: suspense, psychological, twist ending, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: train, infidelity, murder mystery, obsession, police investigation, adultery, psychopath, whodunit, alcoholic, ex husband ex wife relationship, investigation, female protagonist ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, america, usa
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Who's Watching Oliver (2017)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The story of a mentally unstable loner lost in a life forced upon him. By night Oliver aimlessly wanders the streets and bars on what can only be described as a truly shocking and humiliating killing spree. His only savior and possible way out of a ...
Style: bleak, psychotronic, psychological, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: rape, serial killer, murder, emotional abuse, violence, sex maniac, sadistic psychopath, killing spree, mental illness, mother son incest, psychological abuse, dead body ...
Time: 21st century
Place: thailand
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 5.8
 47K
Enough (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, psychological, intense, scary ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: domestic violence, abusive relationship, violence against women, self defense, violent husband, strong female character, abusive husband, life is a bitch, woman in danger, husband wife relationship, revenge, stalking ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: san francisco, usa, seattle, los angeles
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Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1965)
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 79 min.
Story: The story of a delinquent eleven-year-old orphan in fascist Argentina.
Style: neorealism, depressing, crying
Plot: coming of age, boy, adolescence, children, orphanage, fascism, escape, orphan, freedom, poverty, psychological abuse, family abandonment ...
Time: 60s
Place: buenos aires argentina
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Unconditional Love (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime instead of asking for a ransom.
Style: suspense, captivating
Plot: psychological abuse, kidnapping, blackmail, criminal, ransom, revenge, adoption, couples, strength, kidnapped child, child abduction
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 7.7
 214K
Blue Velvet (1986)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of criminals who have kidnapped her child.
Style: neo noir, surreal, detective, dark, disturbing ...
Audience: adult
Plot: surrealism, small town, voyeurism, kidnapping, sadomasochism, sex scene, serial killer, violence, dark humor, sexual humiliation, nightclub, femme fatale ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1986
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 6.8
 848
Bad Roads (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Four short stories are set along the roads of Donbass during the war. There are no safe spaces and no one can make sense of just what is going on. Even as they are trapped in the chaos, some manage to wield authority over others. But in this world, ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, serious, disgusting, disturbing ...
Plot: sexualized violence, conflict, survival horror, wartime, military, fear, life is a bitch, cultural conflict, integrity, poverty, psychological abuse, violence ...
Place: ukraine, eastern europe, russia
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Mike Nichols’ film from Edward Albee's play brought new themes to the film industry. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton have never been more brilliant together as they portray an experienced married couple who love each other yet verbally ...
Style: black and white, psychological, clever, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot: humiliation, alcoholic, conversation, battle of the sexes, alcoholism, guest, night, adultery, love hate relationship, crumbling marriage, marriage crisis, marriage ...
Time: 20th century, year 1966, 60s
Place: new england, usa
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The Girl Next Door (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that ...
Style: scary, disturbing, bleak, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience: teen drama, adult
Plot: torture, child abuse, rape, sexual abuse, victim, cruelty, helplessness, child molestation, suffering, childhood, violence, abuse ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, year 2007, year 1958
Place: new jersey, new york, america
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 6.1
 216
Marie-Line (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A woman learns to care for others when she's forced to help people on the wrong side of the law in this drama. Marie-Line (Muriel Robin) is a single woman in her mid-forties who oversees the cleaning crew at a large office building. On the job, ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, disturbing, serious
Plot: illegal immigrant, deportation, love, mother daughter relationship, illegitimate child, psychological abuse, refugee, pregnancy, cleaning lady, pursuit, deaf, sex in office ...
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The White Ribbon (2009)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Canada
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Style: disturbing, black and white, art house, bleak, atmospheric ...
Audience: teens
Plot: children, punishment, sexual abuse, priest, physical appearance, suicide, small town, death, child abuse, cruelty, family secret, village life ...
Time: year 1914, year 2009, 1910s, 90s, 1920s ...
Place: germany, europe, northern germany, italy
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The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly ...
Style: bleak, disturbing, brutal, controversial, harsh ...
Audience: teens
Plot: nun, convent, life is a bitch, human spirit, corporal punishment, mistreatment, catholic church, evil nun, religion, sexual harassment, humiliation, catholic ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1964, year 2002
Place: ireland, europe, dublin ireland
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The Boys of St. Vincent (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage ran by a religious community in Newfoundland.
Style: realistic, disturbing, bleak, sad, art house ...
Audience: teens
Plot: pedophilia, child abuse, catholic priest, child molestation, man boy relationship, catholic orphanage, pedophile priest, homosexual rape, orphanage, child molester, childhood, underage sex ...
Time: 70s, year 1975
Place: canada, newfoundland
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 3.6
 18K
Swept Away (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Stranded and alone on a desert island during a cruise, a spoiled rich woman and a deckhand fall in love and make a date to reunite after their rescue.
Style: sexy, humorous, light, melancholic, romantic ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: island, stranded on an island, tropical island, shipwreck, stranded, stockholm syndrome, rich woman, survival, beautiful scenery, life philosophy, twists and turns, love story ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: europe, italy, greece, mediterranean sea
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 7.0
 105K
Martyrs (2008)
Genre: Horror
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
Style: disturbing, bloody, scary, brutal, splatter ...
Plot: torture, child abuse, violence, gory, kidnapping, brutality, revenge, afterlife, torment, fear, torture chamber, home invasion ...
Time: year 2008, year 2000, 2000s, year 1971, 21st century
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The Shrink Next Door (2021)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 341 min.
TV show
Story: Inspired by the true story of Marty and the therapist who turned his life around...then took it over. When he first meets Dr. Ike, Marty just wants to get better at boundaries. Over 30 years, he'll learn all about them—and what happens when ...
Style: psychological, funny, thought provoking, serious, realistic ...
Plot: psychiatrist, psychological manipulation, psychological trauma, psychotherapist, domination, self discovery, psychotherapy, mental illness, character study, character change, behavior control, introspection ...
Time: 2020s
Place: new york
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An isolated family, having already lost four members to poisoning, uses rituals and talismans to keep itself away from hostile townspeople.
Style: gothic, tense, spooky, surreal, psychological ...
Plot: cousin, dysfunctional family, incestuous relationship, incest, cousin cousin relationship, teenage girl, murder, isolation, family relations, sexual abuse, mental illness, psychological abuse ...
Time: 60s, 1940s, 1950s, year 1962
Place: usa
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Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A chief of detectives, homicide section, commits a murder and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Style: surreal, bleak, psychological, satirical, political ...
Plot: murder, politics, police investigation, police, satire, courtroom drama, extramarital affair, legal, years of lead, law enforcement, protagonist as suspect, life is a bitch ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1970
Place: italy, rome italy, europe
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We Won't Grow Old Together (1972)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Jean has been married to Francoise for years, but his relationship with his wife has been all but over for a long time. She's hardly ever around, always traveling to Russia for work, and she drifts in and out of the film as well, reflecting the ...
Style: serious, realistic, psychological, tense, talky ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: dysfunctional marriage, summer, love story, marital problem, couples, breakup, extramarital affair, husband wife relationship, toxic relationship, male female relationship, complicated relationship, husband wife estrangement ...
Time: year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place: europe, normandy, paris france, france
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 6.2
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Ram and Belram (1980)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents have been killed in an accident and promises to raise ...
Style: realistic, serious, rough
Plot: orphan, ship, smuggler, police inspector, cripple, revenge, mechanic, mistress, tough guy, attempted rape, secret, psychological abuse ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: goa india, india
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Dangerous Game (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A New York film director, working on his latest movie in Los Angeles, begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.
Style: psychological, sexy, melancholic, erotic, rough ...
Audience: adult
Plot: filmmaking, redemption, drug, obsession, multiple storylines, addiction, lifestyle, life is a bitch, downfall, showbiz, human nature, infidelity ...
Time: year 1993, 90s
Place: los angeles, israel, california, middle east, usa
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Surrender Dorothy (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Trevor is a busboy who is so terrified of women that he takes in a young man addicted to heroin and then uses the drug to manipulate, coerce, and terrorize him into becoming "Dorothy", his twisted concept of the "ideal ...
Style: independent film, tense, mind bending, captivating, serious ...
Plot: drug abuse, transgender, lgbtq, drug addiction, glbt, sadomasochism, manipulation, gender bending, obsession, mirror, injection, letter ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, philadelphia
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 6.0
 1K
Mad Love (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story: After a successful bank robbery, Micky hopes to take back his girlfriend Mary who has been taken from him. On the way to Paris he meets Leon, a neurotic dreamer whom he considers an idiot. Leon can hardly understand what Micky is up to but he ...
Style: romantic comedy, art house, erotic, serious, realistic ...
Plot: female nudity, nudity, sex, surrealism, women, nude women, gangster, bank robbery, mental illness, existentialism, psychological abuse, female orgasm ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: paris france, france
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