Abuse movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant abuse movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological, suspense and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with abuse, life is a bitch, female nudity, youth, coming of age, violence, teenager, child abuse, domestic violence and murder plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
abuse
TOP 10 movies tagged as abuse: The Girl Next Door (2007), The Assault (2014), Chained (2012), The Tale (2018), The Day Will Come (2016), Allure (2017), Gardens of the Night (2008), Hidden in the Woods (2012), Sparta (2022), Short Term 12 (2013).
Best films
New films
The Way Out (2022) | 4.7 | |
The Devil Judge (2021) | 8.3 | |
Paint (2023) | 5.0 | |
Missing (2023) | 7.1 | |
Madame Claude (2021) | 5.4 |
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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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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Style:
erotic, controversial, disturbing, psychological, disgusting ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
torture, sex, fascism, atrocity, sexual perversion, brutality, libertine, rape, world war two, kidnapping, sexual abuse, bdsm ...
Time:
1940s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she can't remember in her fight ...
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
gang rape, cheerleader, high school, sport team, abuse, injustice, youth, evidence, interrogation, investigation, cover up, courage ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, scary, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, captivity, slave, misogynist, kidnapping, serial rapist, psychopath, abuse, childhood trauma, escape attempt, isolated house, slavery ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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20K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thought provoking, rough, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
childhood sexual abuse, mother daughter relationship, investigation, pedophile, first sexual experience, sexual abuse, loss of virginity, forced sex, child rape, 13 year old, woman, older man younger woman relationship ...
Time:
year 1973, 70s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Set in the blooming 1960s, the film centres around two young brothers who are instantly robbed of their lives when they are placed in a boy's home forgotten by time. Armed only with a vivid imagination and a fickle hope, the boys engage in the ...
Style:
touching, realistic, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
orphanage, abuse, brother, brother brother relationship, bully, violence, mockery, escape, rules, sexualized violence, humiliation, sexual abuse ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Plagued by the abuse of her past and the turmoil of failed intimate encounters, Laura struggles to find a lover and a sense of normalcy. Her beacon of hope comes in sixteen year-old Eva, a talented pianist disillusioned by the life her mother ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, suspenseful, touching, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
lesbian love, tomboy, lesbian interest, teenage girl, lesbian teen, older woman younger woman relationship, painful sex, forbidden love, obsession, female protagonist, female on male rape, lesbian attraction ...
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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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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Chile
Duration: 97 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:
disturbing, rough, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
incest rape, inbreeding, depravity, sexual abuse, abuse, woods, rape and revenge, kids in trouble, life is a bitch, on the run, dysfunctional family, rape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, latin america
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the ...
Style:
bleak, serious, psychological thriller, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
mental institution, mistreatment, female reporter, investigative reporter, torture, abuse, journalist, fish out of water, violence, investigative journalism, psychiatrist, strong female lead ...
Time:
victorian era, 1880s, 1800s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ewald moved to Romania years ago. Now in his 40s, he seeks a fresh start. Leaving his girlfriend, he moves to the hinterland. With young boys from the area, he transforms a decaying school into a fortress. The children enjoy a new, carefree ...
Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, mumblecore
Plot:
abuse, judo, male nudity, rabbit, sex scene, wrestling, brother, boy, pedophilia, retirement home, boyhood, female nudity ...
Place:
romania
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, works with her boyfriend and colleague, Mason, to help at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
Style:
sad, compassionate, realistic, touching, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
child abuse, depression, social worker, adolescence, teenager, suicide attempt, self mutilation, troubled teen, foster child, coming of age, mental illness, self harm ...
Time:
year 2013, y2k, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany, Belgium, UK, France, Sweden, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, disturbing, art house, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, lust, sexuality, sex addict, explicit sex, erection, sex scene, nymphomaniac, erotica, nudity, masturbation, deviant sex ...
Time:
90s, year 2013, 20th century, 80s, 21st century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
Style:
bleak, depressing, realistic, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
job, employer employee relationship, routine, obnoxious boss, abuse, corporate world, feminist, office, women, workplace problem, patience, boss and employee ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
greenwich village manhattan new york city, salt lake city utah, beverly hills, london, connecticut ...
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97K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tracy is a normal 13-year-old trying to make it in school. After befriending the most popular girl at school, Evie, Tracy's world is turned upside down when Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs and cash. But it isn't long before ...
Style:
tense, teen, realistic, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, drug addiction, teenager, peer pressure, friendship, addiction, dysfunctional family, teenage protagonist, underage drinking, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, self harm ...
Time:
year 2003, y2k, near future, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, venice beach california
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
There was a time when the Hachimitsu Private Academy was a revered and elite all-girls' boarding school on the outskirts of Tokyo but a recent policy revision is allowing boys into the student body. On his first day, Kiyoshi Fujino discovers ...
Style:
anime, ecchi, humorous, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gross out humor, masochism, punishment, teamwork, school, female nudity, abuse, teenage protagonist, prison, prison escape, secret love, escapades ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 181 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of two young women collide in Victorian England when a trio of 'fingersmiths' (pick-pockets) concoct an elaborate scam to defraud a young heiress of her inheritance. The story alternates between the twisting back alleyways of ...
Style:
serious, realistic, costume drama, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian love, lgbt, lesbian relationship, thief, gays and lesbians, psychiatric ward, fall in love, abuse, lgbtq, class differences, manipulation ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1860s, ancient times
Place:
britain, london, england, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, ...
Style:
emotional, touching, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
brother brother relationship, physical abuse, bullying, coming of age, children, child abuse, childhood, dysfunctional family, abuse, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1992, year 1969
Place:
california, northern california, oklahoma
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Once upon a time there was a dark tale set in a small community somewhere in the world. A seemingly normal world silently festering with the sadism of fathers and the anger of diligent, desperate children.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, emotional, serious, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
coming of age, underage sex, death, teen angst, teenager, sexual content, female nudity, small community, gossip, social relations, under the surface, culture clash ...
Place:
rome italy
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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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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, sexy, clever ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, kidnapping, twists and turns, rape, skin, revenge, isolation, insanity, sexual perversion, gender bending, abuse, plastic surgery ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2006, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
spain, ancient greece, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
This is the story of three gentle persons: Paul Rivers an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré, Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife, happily married and mother of two little girls, and Jack Jordan, an ...
Style:
mind bending, emotional, bleak, gloomy, depressing ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, guilt, tragedy, grief, drug addiction, multiple storylines, drug addict, drug, loneliness, loss, mathematician, hit and run ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new mexico, persia
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241K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, suspense, rough, twisted ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
competition, abusive mother, figure skating, ice skater, female protagonist, violence, mother daughter relationship, domestic violence, abuse, winter olympics, sport competition, fbi investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, year 2017, year 1992, 80s ...
Place:
oregon, detroit, portland oregon, minneapolis minnesota
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214K
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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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A businessman who is trying hard to be a good father to his daughter has a run-in with malevolent policeman.
Style:
suspense, psychological, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, psychopath, revenge, abuse, police, victim, investigation, parent child relationship, child abuse, fighting crime, crime investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
kidnapping, true crime, captivity, life is a bitch, violence, isolation, sexual abuse, woman in danger, rape, missing person, cruelty, abduction ...
Time:
2010s, year 2002, 2000s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
After suffering years of mental abuse from her husband, Jules thinks she's finally free when a physical struggle ends in a fire that takes his life. However, she's soon pushed to the edge as she starts to believe she's seeing him at ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling
Plot:
abusive husband, domestic violence, abuse, physical abuse, female protagonist, male female relationship, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, social problems, life is a bitch, family problems, pursuit ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, erotic, erotic drama, independent film ...
Plot:
patricide, infidelity, impotence, adultery, murder, drowning, sadism, abuse, erotica, tragedy, marital abuse, asian history ...
Time:
1920s, year 1990, 20th century
Place:
china, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A divorced mother faces the bitter irony of being suspected of child abuse when in fact her own teen son is taking verbal and physical swipes at her.
Style:
serious, tense, suspense, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
youth, physical abuse, family relations, single parent, teenage life, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family problems, parents and children, domestic disturbance, abuse, false accusation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The story of Joseph a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship ...
Style:
bleak, depressing, disturbing, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
abuse, rage, domestic violence, abusive husband, violence, society, frustration, brutality, social problems, cuckold, family drama, faith ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
england, yorkshire, northern england
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