Traumatic experience movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant traumatic experience movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense and thrilling films and TV shows about / with traumatic experience, trauma, injury, friendship, violence, love, family relations, revenge, psychological trauma and bare chested male plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Czech Republic and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as traumatic experience: Hereditary (2018), Vengeance: A Love Story (2017), Baby Reindeer (2024), Filthy (2017), Deliverance (1972), Fire (2014), Brava (2017), A Matter of Courage (2015), Fake Tattoos (2017), Charlatan (2020).
Best films
New films
| Sorry, Baby (2025) | 7.2 | |
| Raising Mama (2022) | 8.0 | |
| Paris Memories (2022) | 6.9 | |
| Blackout (2022) | 3.9 | |
| Charlatan (2020) | 6.8 |
List of traumatic experience movies
448K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
After their reclusive grandmother passes away, the Graham family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem ...
Style:
psychological horror, satanic, psychological, demonic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, fear, supernatural horror, supernatural, occult, demon, grief, trauma, seance, ghost, attic, possession ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
utah, america
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Gulf War veteran seeks vengeance against those who assaulted a single mother.
Style:
psychological, tense, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
vengeance, mother daughter relationship, vigilante, rape, rape and revenge, rape victim, vigilantism, defense attorney, single mother, rapist, revenge, con artists ...
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188K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The story follows the writer and performer Richard Gadd's warped relationship with his female stalker and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deep, dark buried trauma.
Style:
thrilling, intense, offbeat, psychological, comedy drama ...
Plot:
psychological trauma, obsession, stalker, female stalker, sex scene, rape, drug use, rape victim, traumatic experience, male rape, trans woman, sexual assault ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019
Place:
scotland
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695
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Lena is a 17-year old girl, experiencing her first love, secret night- time adventures, and magical mornings at the river in Bratislava. Her dream world is shattered after being raped by her math teacher. Lena must set out on a journey that is not ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, suspense, sincere, crying ...
Plot:
teenage rape, teenage girl, coming of age, first love, virgin, suicide attempt, doctor, teacher student sex, traumatic experience, teenage protagonist, female friendship, 17 year old ...
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128K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, gothic ...
Plot:
wilderness, rape, survival, friendship, canoe, rape and revenge, nature, forest, river, nightmare, camping, revenge ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, 20th century
Place:
georgia, southern usa, usa, appalachia
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317
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
One day, someone puts a bomb on Carlos car and kill his wife and leaves his daughter of 10 years old without legs. Eleven years later, he lives in Barcelona with his daughter but he never forgot the past, the hate, the suffering of that accident. ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
vengeance, haunted by the past, terrorism, terrorist group, traumatic experience, obsessive quest, family relations, rivalry, parents and children, police officer, isolated house, small village ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
barcelona, basque country, spain, europe
Is relevant?
136
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Janine works in a bank giving credits to clients to buy houses and receives the offer of a promotion to work in a future branch in China for which she takes Mandarin classes. One night he travels from work to his home on the subway. There is ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking
Plot:
violent sex, abused woman, traumatic experience, female protagonist, rape victim, psychological trauma, social problems, violent, life is a bitch, violence, gang rape, outdoor sex ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Uruguay
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Hermano, a successful doctor and enthusiastic rock climber, is planning to climb an almost invincible mountain in the Tierra del Fuego, when he discovers that his wife Adri is pregnant. Though Adri desires this unexpected pregnancy, Hermano is a bit ...
Style:
serious, touching, suspenseful, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, mountain climbing, obsession, husband wife relationship, traumatic experience, rock climbing, death of friend, pregnancy, guilt, trauma, parenthood, mountaineering ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Theo spends his 18th birthday alone, getting drunk at a brutal punk rock show. There, he meets Mag, a marginal teenager who invites him to spend the night at her place. A love story unfolds between them, but Theo has to move at the end of the summer ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, inspirational, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
love, drunk, birthday, fall in love, musician, friendship, traumatic experience, couple relations, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic, Poland, Ireland, Slovakia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The breathtaking story of a man gifted with exceptional abilities set against the background of the events of the totalitarian fifties.
Style:
non-linear, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, contemplative, suspense ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay, closeted gay, healer, gay interest, politics, gay lead character, diagnosis, lgbt, homoeroticism, traumatized man, arrested ...
Time:
year 1935, year 1942, 20th century, 60s, 1930s ...
Place:
central europe, europe, prague
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141K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.
Style:
psychological, psychological horror, sexy, suspense, disturbing ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
stephen king, childhood trauma, survival, hallucination, child abuse, childhood memory, eclipse, mind game, dog attack, flashback, serial killer, sex game ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
america, alabama, new orleans
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A sperm donor becomes impotent - and so he searches for the woman, who got his sperm, to become a father after all...
Style:
humorous, touching, captivating, romantic, entertaining ...
Plot:
pregnancy, sperm bank, love affair, romantic relationship, love and romance, disorder, life turned upside down, wanting a baby, sperm donor, traumatic experience, parents and children, humour ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, munich germany, bavaria
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A boy feels neglected by his parents because they grieve for his older brother, who went missing in the aftermath of the second world war.
Style:
emotional, tense, unusual plot structure, humorous, sincere ...
Plot:
loss of son, family relations, traumatic experience, family business, guilty conscience, mourning, grief, family drama, post war, trauma, coming of age, isolation ...
Time:
50s, post world war two, 1940s, 1950s
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142K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Style:
culinary, inspirational, exciting, talky, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
chef, cooking, food, restaurant, abuse of power, violent behavior, gastronomy, violent man, male chauvinist, psychopath as protagonist, love, bullying ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, y2k
Place:
london, new orleans, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
What happens in the mountains, stay in the mountains. Giant Mountains are truly the spice of local highlanders who live here, whether any season. Skier with one leg, the legendary womanizer adorned with infertility, the bartender with a penchant for ...
Style:
humorous, melancholic, touching, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, tradition, father son relationship, half brother half brother relationship, estranged son, family tradition, traumatic experience, mother son relationship, older woman younger man relationship, outdoor sex, age-gap relationship, trauma ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s
Place:
central europe, europe
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Newlywed Monica is committed to a mental hospital for hallucinations, but soon finds out that her husband has a devious plan to steal her life, including her daughter.
Style:
suspense, captivating
Plot:
husband wife relationship, single woman, female protagonist, single mother, deception, traumatic experience, male female relationship, family relations, secret, family secret, marital problem, couple relations ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of Violet Markey and Theodore Finch, who meet and change each other’s lives forever. As they struggle with the emotional and physical scars of their past, they come together, discovering that even the smallest places and moments can mean ...
Style:
sweet, romantic, uplifting, teen, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, young adult, true love, love story, interracial romance, mental illness, love and romance, teen romance, coming of age, love affair, teenage crush, traumatic experience ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
indiana
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
In the town of Podolsk, The Bears hockey club hires a new coach, Sergei Makeyev, a former National Hockey League player, who sets out to get the club to the Junior Hockey League and make The Bears a successful team.
Style:
romantic, captivating, touching, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
ice hockey, sport team, team, friendship, youth, parent child relationship, couples, athlete and trainer, love, cheerleading, coach, first love ...
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926
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Murat, who lost his family as a result of an accident in his childhood, makes his name known in auto racing while struggling with this trauma over the years.
Style:
captivating, psychological, emotional, fast paced, intense ...
Plot:
childhood trauma, loss of family, racing, auto racing, trauma, bereavement, race, life is a bitch, contest, car race, psychological trauma, traumatic experience ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
254
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Eva is an undercover cop, with the reputation of going too far to solve a case. On the hunt for a serial killer, who tattoos and skins his victims, she meets Nathan and starts to get close to him. Little does she know that Nathan is the serial ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, tense, serious ...
Plot:
tattooed woman, tattooed man, traumatic experience, skin, danger, blood, exploitation, evil, violent, violence, revenge, funeral ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Kazuya Takajo was a promising soccer player. At the age of 23, he was selected for the national A football team and he bought a house to live with his fiancé Miki Nakagawa. One day, Kazuya Takajo gets into a car accident and becomes paralyzed and ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, dramatic ...
Plot:
soccer, disability, trauma, ex football player, paralysis, football, wheelchair bound, football player, handicapped, traumatic experience, physical disability, life is a bitch ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a New York City woman is sexually assaulted while walking home one evening, she struggles to accept the truth and rediscover the intimacy within her relationship.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, sad
Plot:
sexual assault, relationships, architect, male female relationship, problem, traumatic experience, relationship problems, couple relations, crime victim, victim, psychological trauma, traumatic memory ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A man wakes in a hospital with no memory, and quickly finds himself on the run in a locked down hospital with the Cartel on his tail.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
thug, amnesiac, amnesia, gangster, hospital, crime scene, race against time, memory loss, trap, deathtrap, memory lapse, vigilante ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico, arizona
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. The film takes place in the mind of a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Regaining consciousness, 20 year-old ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
world war one, soldier, traumatized man, anti war, problem, war trauma, disabled character, disability, spectacle, ex soldier, male protagonist, physical disability ...
Time:
1910s
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Things spiral out of control in a high school in Manhattan when a terrible accident involving a science experiment injures a kid for life.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
accident, high school, scientific experiment, teenager, lifestyle change, problem, changing lives, school, schoolboy, childhood trauma, traumatic experience, ethical dilemma ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Matt, a well known writer and director, suffers a traumatic experience, that leads to him being deathly afraid to go outside. Therefore he decides to attempt to write, direct, and star in a feature film, all from his apartment.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
isolation, traumatic memory, confined space, psychological trauma, agoraphobia, filmmaking, social isolation, traumatic experience, satire, post traumatic stress, director, isolated place ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story:
Abigail, a teenager who takes care of her scornful mother, Letty, who was stricken with brain regression after being shot. Abigail discovers her true identity after learning about her mother’s shooter.
Style:
dramatic, psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
teenager, mother daughter relationship, family drama, mother son relationship, family relations, traumatic experience, teenage girl, couple relations, care, teenage protagonist, teenage life, lifestyle ...
Place:
the philippines
Is relevant?
150
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
After being sexually assaulted by an acquainted and incapable of dealing with the situation, a woman leaves her whole life behind and hides herself away in an isolated cabin in the mountains.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, sexualized violence, rape victim, violence against women, shame, guilt, traumatic past, tragic past, violence, psychological trauma, rape, troubled past ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
Style:
suspense, emotional, disturbing, teen, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, school shooting, teenage life, psychological trauma, post traumatic stress, family problems, social problems, tragic event, teenager, high school student, lesbian love, teenage crush ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Maebara Keiichi, a young teenager, has recently moved from the city to the rural village of Hinamizawa with his family. He is adjusting quite well to his new life, making friends at the small school, playing games, passing time in relative ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
social relations, countryside, folklore, secret, danger, village, village life, dark past, under the surface, violence, sadism, mass murder ...
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