Abusive father movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant abusive father movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, psychological, realistic, serious, tense and suspense films and TV shows about / with abusive father, life is a bitch, family relations, coming of age, child abuse, youth, father son relationship, family problems, dysfunctional family and parents and children plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as abusive father: Girl in the Basement (2021), Wildhood (2021), The Boat Race (2009), Any Place But Home (1997), Vegas (2009), The Tillers (2008), Darkness (2019), Above Suspicion (2019), The Kid (2010), The Unloved (2009).
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, dark, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
basement, abusive father, father, hostage, father and daughter, captivity, strict father, hidden room, domineering father, bomb shelter, violent father, rescue ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Link and his brother flee their abusive father and embark on a journey where Link discovers his sexuality and rediscovers his Mi’kmaw heritage.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, road movie, crying ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, gay, abusive father, gay interest, outdoor sex, skinny dipping, bare chested male, oral sex, child abuse, gay sex, male nudity, teenager ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Alex, 15, lives alone with his dad, enduring relentless physical violence, rebelling against everyone. To escape from this daily life, Alex rows on the Meuse river, and has only one obsession: to win the Belgian Singles Championships at any cost. ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
abusive father, follow your dream, teenage life, ambition, hopes, teenage love, rivalry, love and romance, obsession, life is a bitch, youth, contests and competitions ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, belgium
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A businessman's son is kidnappped, but the kidnapper's sister-in-law and her husband are opposed to the plan. They take the boy and the ransom money to turn it over to the police, but the boy doesn't want to return home, as his father ...
Style:
crime thriller, tense, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
child abuse, abusive father, ransom, kidnapping, family drama, hostage, moral dilemma, domestic violence, moral ambiguity, rescue attempt, family conflict, runaway child ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
You don't choose your family. You choose your friends. Vegas is the story of Thomas, Marianne and Terje - three teenagers with nowhere to go.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
family relations, friendship, coming of age, life is a bitch, social misfits, young heroes, youth, child abuse, teenage girl, teenage boy, abusive father, alcoholic father ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines
Story:
The plot of the movie unfolds through the testimonials of three young sisters: Uring, Luray, and Elya, who recount the grisly sexual molestation they experienced from their adoptive father Timo. The title was taken from the sisters' work as ...
Style:
touching, psychological, suspenseful, sentimental
Plot:
rape, abusive father, police interrogation, sister sister relationship, countryside, drinking, child abuse, drinking alcohol, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, river, menstruation, news reporter ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Three sisters, Stella, Luce and Aria, live in an isolated house, immersed in the shadows, submitted by a violent and authoritarian father, a religious fanatic obsessed with the end of the world, who keeps them prisoners behind locks and closed ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot:
isolated house, abusive father, father daughter relationship, sibling relationship, family secret, family relations, rebellious daughter, lie, isolation, plot twist, dysfunctional family, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Daphne seems to have the perfect marriage. Her loving husband Maxime seems to have it all: a brilliant education, an illustrious career. Above all, he is an attentive father to their two young girls; a man above suspicion. So much so that when his ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
forced incest, unhappy marriage, child abuse, mother daughter relationship, domestic violence, husband wife relationship, abusive father, mother and daughter, marriage, troubled marriage, female protagonist, father and daughter ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Based on the real life story of Kevin Lewis, the film follows his childhood of abuse, his descent into a life of crime and the way he put his life together again afterwards.
Style:
uplifting, realistic, touching, serious, period piece ...
Plot:
abusive parent, abused child, abuse, abusive father, hopes, human spirit, rise to the top, dysfunctional family, ambition, life is a bitch, going straight, family problems ...
Place:
london, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The Unloved is film that gives a child's eye view of the U.K.'s government-run care system for orphans and children in danger. Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, touching, bleak ...
Plot:
child care, foster child, social worker, abandonment, orphanage, isolation, life is a bitch, hopes, abusive father, youth, estranged mother, abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The wife and son of an unemployed, foul-tempered man suffer under ever-worsening domestic violence. One day while his father is taking a nap, the young son decides to take matters into his own hands. In a panic, the wife and son both believe the man ...
Style:
serious, emotional, touching, psychological, realistic
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive father, family relations, disability, family problems, family in crisis, dysfunctional family, parents and children, couple relations, life is a bitch, domestic disturbance, homecoming ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
El Bola, a 12 year old boy a.k.a. "Pellet" is a 12 year old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he avoids becoming close to classmates. The arrival of a new boy at school changes his attitude ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, disturbing, social ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
child abuse, friendship, kids in trouble, abusive father, boy, school, childhood, youth, tattoo artist, social worker, self discovery, life is a bitch ...
Time:
90s
Place:
spain, madrid, europe
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
On the day of her birthday, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki's family keep ...
Style:
disturbing, erotic, cerebral, perverse, serious ...
Plot:
perversion, child prostitution, incest rape, dysfunctional family, suicide, child abuse, incest, child suicide, family problems, parents and children, teen suicide, family in crisis ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
greece, europe, athens greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A drama based around a boxing school owner and his son.
Style:
emotional, realistic, intense, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
boxing, family drama, father son conflict, adolescence, trauma, grief, guilt, machismo, loss, mourning, coach, working class ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
amsterdam
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When Micha's mother leaves his irascible father, he tries to prevent their divorce by any means he can think of, but his attempts to hold the family together lead to a catastrophe...
Style:
tense, grim, dark, period piece, social ...
Plot:
children, sex scene, childhood, abusive father, child abuse, bullying, domestic violence, dysfunctional family, loss of innocence, violence, trauma, coming of age ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A thriller about a man, Dr Wolcott, who is wrongfully acquitted of charges that he molested his daughter, Dinah. The deputy district attorney, Joey, takes Dinah with her seeking refuge from Dr. Wolcott's molestation.
Style:
suspense
Plot:
child molestation, child molester, sexual abuse, bad father, youth, sex crime, abuse, child abuse, lawyer, district attorney, female protagonist, on the run ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Shadowed by a strict, military father who inflicts severe methods of punishment as a form of discipline, seventeen year old Ariella commits a grave error that her father isn't willing to punish her for. Seeking a punishment of her own, Ariella ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
abusive father, daughter, father daughter relationship, violent father, dark past, father and daughter, father, family problems, secret past, family relations, life is a bitch, israeli ...
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When Shelly meets Rachel, two dysfunctional girls from radically opposed backgrounds set off on a collision course that will leave one of them shattered, the other re-born. Set in the forsaken wastelands of Cheshire's little-seen urban ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
abusive father, women, class differences, social misfits, female protagonist, life is a bitch, social differences, male pubic hair, beauty, possession, liar, prison ...
Place:
northern england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Successful architect Robert has a one-night stand with a mysterious lady in red. The next day they meet again, but Carolin is now a corporate lawyer working on a major contract for Robert ...
Plot:
female pubic hair, female nudity, alcoholism, patriarch, double life, business, bare chested male, multiple personality disorder, incest overtones, sex, traumatic childhood, engineer ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Oscar, a young boy, commits a noble murder and is forced to runaway from his rural hometown, leaving behind his best friend, Loux. He escapes to the nearest city, where he is inducted into a gang of child street thieves. His innocence slips away as ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
murder, life is a bitch, secret past, bandit, tragic past, social problems, murderer, female nudity, abusive father, runaway, flashback, pistol ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A coming of age drama that follows two 15-year old girls, Zoe and Shelby, through the physical and emotional growing pains of their youth. As they test the limits of their relationship and the impact of an older married man, they forge a friendship ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
dysfunctional family, coming of age, abusive father, friendship, teenager, illness, youth, family relations, female friendship, adolescence, sexual awakening, self discovery ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Sven (15) will be director and has been busy filming. He films his friends, especially those to do free running and put the videos on YouTube. He asks Roosmarijn to work on his first feature film. They may not know that he gets a thrashing at home ...
Style:
touching, serious, tense, suspense, gloomy ...
Plot:
best friend, family relations, teenage life, parents and children, filmmaking, father son relationship, teenage love, skateboard, forgiveness, age difference, coming of age, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, netherlands
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Paul de Marseul, a prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in Saint-Emilion, is disheartened by the notion of his son Martin taking over the family business. Martin does not seem to have inherited the qualities that Paul ...
Style:
serious, emotional, suspense, captivating, culinary ...
Plot:
wine, family business, favoritism, rivalry, workplace, intrigue, countryside, family problems, introspection, father son relationship, favoritism among siblings, vineyard ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Carla lives life locked inside her house with her kind but tyrannical father. When their isolation is interrupted by a mysterious stranger, Carla questions the reasons for her family's withdrawal from the outside world and discovers dark ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, thrilling, independent film
Plot:
abusive father, problem, secret, social isolation, father, tyrant, isolation, female protagonist, life is a bitch, family problems, locked in, found footage ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In seeking her own redemption from the one man of whom she is most afraid, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret sin haunting her community of Welsh immigrants in 1850s Appalachia.
Style:
emotional, christian film, serious, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christian, girl, redemption, family problems, christianity, hopes, parents and children, society, death in the family, faith, religion, dark secret ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
appalachia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. ...
Style:
serious, cerebral, epic, visually stunning, gloomy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
oil, character study, greed, money, capitalism, rise to the top, ambition, rivalry, father son relationship, abusive father, impostor, mission ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, turn of the century, middle ages, 19th century ...
Place:
california, texas, pacific ocean, los angeles, america ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of two sisters who have been raised in isolation, subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father. When they finally decide to report him to the police, he kills the two officers and is put in jail. But things go from bad to ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
sadistic horror, revenge, survival, cabin in the woods, perversion, drug, fight, dysfunctional family, sister sister relationship, battles, sisters, alcoholic father ...
Place:
texas
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Duncan Mudge, mid-teens, lives apart from his rural world populated by his distant father and rough local kids. His main companionship is a chicken left after his mother's death until the neighbor's son befriends him.
Style:
disturbing, lgbt cinema, touching, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
bullying, gay teenager, gay, boys love, lgbt teen, coming of age, first gay sexual experience, male homosexuality, lgbt, father son relationship, male rape, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
vermont
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In a rural town where football is war and the quarterback is king, comes a tense re-imagining of MACBETH with a bloody twist to prove that Lady and King Macbeth didn't kill for power - They killed for love.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot:
passion, abusive father, small town, male female relationship, love affair, small town life, partners in crime, love and romance, couple relations, organized crime, tragic love, ambition ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Eini grows up isolated from society with her father who does everything he can to make Eini believe that the world outside and the people out there are evil, and that all that has to do with sexuality and adulthood is dangerous.
Style:
dark fairy tale, tense, melancholic, art house, intense
Plot:
trauma, abusive father, loss of innocence, imagination, coming of age, female protagonist, claustrophobia, sexual repression, haunting, escape, survival, magic realism ...
Place:
eastern europe
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