Beating movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant beating movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, serious, realistic, psychological, disturbing and cult classic films and TV shows about / with beating, violence, bare chested male, murder, youth, coming of age, teenager, family relations, death and blood plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as beating: Perfect Obedience (2014), Gardens of the Night (2008), King of Devil's Island (2010), Mum & Dad (2008), Murdered for Being Different (2017), School (2010), Song for a Raggy Boy (2003), Bad Samaritan (2018), Brimstone (2016), The Invisible (2007).

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Perfect Obedience (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The fictional Father Ángel de la Cruz is based on Legion of Christ founder Marcial Maciel, whose long history of child abuse was not addressed until 2006 and only publicly acknowledged in 2009. But director Luis Urquiza chooses to structure his ...
Style: suspense, disturbing
Plot: pedophile priest, punishment, child abuse, teenager, bullying, pedophile, catholic church, catholic priest, child sexual abuse, gay interest, corporal punishment, obedience ...
Place: mexico
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Gardens of the Night (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.
Style: bleak, serious, sincere, teen, depressing ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: kidnapping, child prostitution, child molester, pimp, child molestation, rape, abuse, child abduction, pedophile, haunted by the past, pedophilia, child abuse ...
Place: california, usa, pennsylvania, san diego california
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King of Devil's Island (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Norway, France, Sweden, Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Based on a true story: Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, ...
Style: bleak, tense, visually appealing, serious, thought provoking ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: punishment, sexual abuse, prison life, island, juvenile detention, prison, rebellion, child abuse, protest, isolation, survival, coming of age ...
Time: 1910s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1915
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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 5.9
 6K
Mum & Dad (2008)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie & Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the ...
Style: serious, brutal, disturbing, sadistic, twisted ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: torture, serial killer, murder, kidnapping, held captive, husband wife relationship, psychopath, woman in danger, moral dilemma, strangulation, mutilation, discipline ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: britain, europe, london
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Murdered for Being Different (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 61 min.
Story: Drama telling the true story of the murder of 20-year-old Sophie Lancaster in 2007, who was kicked to death in a park by a gang. Her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, was also severely beaten and put into a coma. The two of them were attacked because they ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, sincere, psychological
Plot: goth, goth girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, youth, violence, investigation, hate crime, threat, society, teenage boy, confession, young couple ...
Time: year 2007
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 6.4
 945
School (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: 9 "A" was an exemplary class, while their class teacher was Nosov Anatoly Germanovich - a strong and experienced teacher, recognized in 2009 as the Teacher of the Year. After his sudden illness, 9 "A" is left without a strong ...
Style: depressing, light, talky, brutal, gothic ...
Plot: troubled youth, puberty, teenage life, school, suicidal tendency, teenager, defloration, family relations, social misfits, brutality, female nudity, blackmail ...
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Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Denmark, UK, Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story: William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a ...
Style: disturbing, thought provoking, bleak, serious, sincere ...
Plot: child abuse, juvenile delinquency, orphan, dedicated educator, boarding school life, reformatory, gay rape, child rape, corporal punishment, sexual abuse, teachers and students, abuse ...
Time: 1930s, year 1939
Place: ireland, europe, spain
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 6.4
 26K
Bad Samaritan (2018)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A thieve makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are not longer how he expected.
Style: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, home invasion, captive, investigation, violence, sadism, psycho killer, obsession, held captive, murder, sadist ...
Place: portland oregon, oregon
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 7.0
 45K
Brimstone (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
Country: Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: In the menacing inferno of the old American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
Style: suspense, brutal, epic, costume drama, disturbing ...
Plot: female protagonist, church, mute, sign language, obsession, father daughter incest, rape, preacher, brutality, plot twist, retribution, pedophile ...
Time: 19th century, year 2016, victorian era
Place: netherlands
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 6.1
 36K
The Invisible (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, South Africa, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, tense, teen ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: high school, coma, afterlife, invisibility, ghost, regret, teenager, out of body experience, friendship, existentialism, family relations, supernatural ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the ...
Style: disturbing, controversial, psychedelic, cult classic, atmospheric ...
Audience: adult
Plot: insanity, psychology, surrealism, gang, dystopia, rape, violent, controversy, violence, psychopath, brutality, sociopath ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1971, year 1995, 70s ...
Place: britain, london, england, united kingdom, europe
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 6.2
 199
Blind Spot (2002)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Three strangers are drawn together in search of Darcy, a man they all love who has been involved with some nasty underworld business.
Style: neo noir, captivating, touching, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: missing person, seduction, unrequited love, journey, gay teenager, hallucination, coming of age, runaway, stolen identity, loss of innocence, investigation, gay interest ...
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The Raid (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, France, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under ...
Style: brutal, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: martial arts, fight, swat, survival, trapped, kung fu, gunfight, death, fistfight, warrior, gang, swat team ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: middle east, east asia, indonesia
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The Green Elephant (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The movie is set in the brig, the walls of which are painted in a poisonous green color. There fall into two junior officers, Sergei "Fallen" Pakhomov and Vladimir "Little brother" Epifantsev. So, both lieutenant begin their ...
Style: disturbing, rough, sadistic, art house, controversial ...
Plot: feces, sexual cruelty, brutality, degradation, murder, all male cast, violence, military, loss of control, atrocity, macabre, male nudity ...
Place: soviet union, russia
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 4.0
 337
Footsteps (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A young man called Andrew is forced to endure a bitter encounter with a man known as the Cameraman, who enjoys filming beatings, murders and rapes in an abandoned underpass.
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspense, controversial
Plot: cameraman, coma, depression, subway, hospital, loss of job, found footage, monster, underground, exploitation, tunnel, british ...
Place: england
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 7.1
 43K
Narc (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly ...
Style: bleak, suspense, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: police investigation, police corruption, investigation, drug addiction, police, murder, drug, police brutality, addiction, drug addict, drug overdose, dark humor ...
Time: 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: detroit, usa
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 6.2
 16K
Youngblood (1986)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. His on-ice activities are complicated by his relationship ...
Style: exciting, retro, spiritual, epic, sex comedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: ice hockey, hockey, violence, rivalry, teenage girl, father son relationship, fistfight, bully, farm, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, brother brother relationship, revenge ...
Time: 80s
Place: canada
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Battlefield Earth (2000)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of ...
Style: futuristic, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, apocalyptic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: alien invasion, alien, post apocalypse, evil alien, heroic mission, danger, slavery, rescue, brutality, stupidity, survival, planet ...
Time: future, year 2000, y2k
Place: denver colorado, washington d.c.
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 8.1
 588K
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA, UK, China
Duration: 139 min.
Story: WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Style: inspirational, touching, sentimental, harsh, motivational ...
Audience: manly
Plot: world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, combat, religion, survival, american soldier, military, us military, bible, u.s. army ...
Time: 1940s, year 2016, 2010s, 20th century, year 1945 ...
Place: okinawa, okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.
Style: melancholic, touching, emotional, depressing, sad ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: dysfunctional family, disability, self discovery, mental illness, small town, mentally challenged, responsibility, life philosophy, brothers, coming of age, family drama, family problems ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1993, 60s, 70s
Place: iowa, texas, usa
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 7.4
 9K
Lawn Dogs (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In the affluent, gated community of Camelot Gardens, bored wives indiscriminately sleep around while their unwitting husbands try desperately to climb the social ladder. Trent, a 21-year-old outsider who mows the neighborhood lawns, quietly observes ...
Style: independent film, touching, semi serious, humorous, sentimental ...
Plot: hypocrisy, friendship, magic realism, infidelity, coming of age, dog attack, girl man relationship, male nudity, wealth, poverty, suspicion, discrimination ...
Time: 90s, year 1997
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 7.2
 116K
Easy Rider (1969)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Style: road movie, psychedelic, avant garde, offbeat, cult classic ...
Plot: road trip, hippie, on the road, motorcycle, friendship, biker, marijuana, existentialism, freedom, rock music, rebelliousness, hallucination ...
Time: year 1969, 60s, 20th century
Place: new orleans, california, los angeles, usa, southern usa ...
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 7.4
 129K
Animal House (1978)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Style: humorous, funny, light, witty, teen ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: college, beer, female nudity, marijuana, party, youth, sorority, revenge, cheerleader, overweight, lust, fraternity ...
Time: year 1962, year 1978, 20th century, 60s
Place: pennsylvania
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 6.8
 2K
The Turncoat (2020)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 173 min.
TV show
Story: Directed by Academy Award-winner Florian Gallenberger from Sigefried Lenz's international bestseller, "Der Überläufer" is set in the summer of 1944. German soldier Walter Proska is about to return to the Eastern Front when his train ...
Style: psychological, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, unusual plot structure
Plot: world war two, partisan, german soldier, nazi germany, pow, eastern front, defector, border crossing, brother brother relationship, loyalty, abuse, jail ...
Time: year 1945, 1940s, year 1956, post world war two, year 1944
Place: berlin germany, east berlin, germany, hamburg germany
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 7.4
 28K
A Hidden Life (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story: The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II and is executed by them in 1943. Opening at Jägerstätter’s home in Austria’s countryside, the film follows Franz and his wife, Fani, ...
Style: political, psychological, thought provoking, romantic, captivating ...
Audience: date night
Plot: world war two, clergy, farmer, trial, military, catholic, prisoner, courtroom, prison life, treason, love, world war ...
Time: 1940s, year 2019, 2010s, year 1943, year 1942 ...
Place: austria, germany, alps, berlin germany
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The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a ...
Style: dark comedy, captivating, psychological, independent film, black comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: martial arts, traumatized man, master warrior, accountant, conspiracy, suicide, karate, male nudity, gang leader, motorcycle gang, female martial artist, male pubic hair ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s
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 6.6
 4K
From Afar (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Venezuela, Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Lorenzo Vigas’ mesmerizing feature debut examines the struggles of a man petrified by the notion of human contact and intimacy. Armando, aged 50, (played by Pablo Larraín favourite Alfredo Castro in one of his most striking performances yet), ...
Style: tense, psychological, sexy, suspense, thought provoking ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: gay, gay crush, older man younger man relationship, homosexual history, gay hustler, gay latino, masturbation, hustler, gay bashing, father son relationship, violence, male prostitute ...
Time: 21st century
Place: venezuela
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 8.0
 16K
The Fool (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night.
Style: atmospheric, realistic, suspense, bleak, serious ...
Plot: fighting the system, society, apartment building, corruption, injustice, tragedy, rebellion, moral dilemma, violence, small town, courage, dishonesty ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 90s, 21st century
Place: russia, soviet union
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Fanny and Alexander (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, France, West Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.
Style: disturbing, philosophical, art house, visual, surreal ...
Plot: childhood, ghost, christmas, children, coming of age, grief, brother sister relationship, child abuse, christmas eve, abusive stepfather, marriage as hell, boy ...
Time: turn of the century, year 1982, 20th century, victorian era, 1910s ...
Place: scandinavia, eastern europe
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Lost in Paradise (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Khoi, a naive twenty-year-old, travels to Ho Chi Minh City from the countryside to begin a new life. It's his first time in the big city and he's looking for a place to live. He befriends Dong, a handsome extrovert who offers to share his ...
Style: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy ...
Plot: gay, gay asian, gays and lesbians, love affair, prostitute, gay relationship, gender, gay sex, gay hustler, mentally challenged, pimp, naivete ...
Time: 21st century
Place: saigon, asia, vietnam
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