Abortion rights movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant abortion rights movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out independent film, realistic, serious, crying, controversial and sincere films and TV shows about / with abortion rights, abortion, pregnancy, women, feminism, unwanted pregnancy, female protagonist, women's rights, mother daughter relationship and doctor plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and History genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as abortion rights: Ask for Jane (2018), In the Company of Women (2023), Three Families (2021), Citizen Ruth (1996), No Pockets in a Shroud (1974), Lingui (2021), A Private Matter (1992), If These Walls Could Talk (1996), Vera Drake (2004), 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007).
List of abortion rights movies
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of college students develop an underground network that helps women get abortions in the pre-Roe vs. Wade Chicago.
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
illegal abortion, abortion, abortion rights, feminist, women's rights, pregnancy, male female relationship, social problems, female protagonist, social issues, women, social commentary ...
Time:
60s
Place:
chicago, midwest
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Summer of 1976. Bea is 16 years old and she collaborates with a group of women to make visible the feminist cause and achieve the approval of the right to abortion. The rebellion she feels in the blood will mix with an unexpected feeling that will ...
Style:
psychological, serious, social, exciting, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lesbian, women's rights, women, coming of age, abortion rights, feminism, social problems, fighting the system, social injustice, fight for justice, fight, civil rights ...
Time:
70s
Place:
spain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
TV show
Story:
Dramatisation of three real-life stories of how three families were each affected by Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion law before it was lifted in 2019.
Plot:
women's rights, abortion, female protagonist, misogyny, women, abortion rights, teenage girl, maternity ward, illness, mother daughter relationship, illegal abortion, privacy invasion ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
northern ireland, ireland, belfast
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ...
Style:
witty, black comedy, cult classic, political, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
unwanted pregnancy, abortion, drug abuse, culture clash, politics, addiction, pregnancy, satire, female protagonist, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, youth ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
nebraska, vietnam
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Michel Dolannes resigns from a major newspaper as a journalist to launch a new journal 'Le Cosmopolite' which reveals all kinds of shady deals.One day, he is killed but who is the killer?
Plot:
political corruption, pedophile, freedom of the press, murder disguised as accident, corruption, abortion rights, adultery, communist, skinny dipping, orphanage, communist party, abortion ...
Time:
70s
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chad, France, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year old daughter Maria. When Amina discovers Maria is pregnant and does not want a child, the two women begin to seek out an ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, emotional, realistic, controversial ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, abortion, single mother, moral dilemma, family bonds, religious conflict, female empowerment, empathy, islam, poverty, human rights, resilience ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion.
Style:
controversial, serious, realistic, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
abortion, courtroom drama, scandal, husband wife relationship, abortion rights, family relations, pregnancy, injustice, politics, life is a bitch, fighting the system, human spirit ...
Time:
60s, year 1962
Place:
arizona, phoenix arizona
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
If These Walls Could Talk follows the plights of three different women and their experiences with abortion. Each of the three stories takes place in the same house in three different years: 1952, 1974, and 1996.
Style:
emotional, sincere, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
abortion, moral dilemma, pregnancy, women's rights, family relations, couples, society, life is a bitch, lesbian, atheism, husband wife relationship, student ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 90s, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
chicago, illinois
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Style:
depressing, period piece, compassionate, contemplative, grim ...
Plot:
abortion, working class, unwanted pregnancy, injustice, miscarriage, neighbor, rape, double life, character study, mission, understanding, family problems ...
Time:
50s, year 2004, 90s, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
england, london, europe, melbourne, dunkirk ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Gabita is pregnant, abortion is strictly forbidden in Romania during the communist regime. Despite this it is common practice and Gabita wants an abortion. The movie follows her and her friend Otilia during the day she has made the appointment with ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, sexy, tense, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
abortion, friendship, sexual abuse, unwanted pregnancy, rape, communism, communist, realism, doctor, brutality, female pubic hair, female nudity ...
Time:
80s, year 2007, 2000s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
romania, eastern europe, transylvania, europe, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An immature, newly unemployed comic must navigate the murky waters of adulthood after her fling with a graduate student results in an unplanned pregnancy.
Style:
atmospheric, humorous, clever, independent film, witty ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
abortion, pregnancy, kick-butt women, relationships, unwanted pregnancy, nothing goes right, feminist, self discovery, existentialism, drinking, one night stand, introspection ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
usa, indiana, new york, brooklyn new york city, new jersey ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA, UK, India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.
Style:
historical drama, independent film
Plot:
abortion, pregnancy, illegal abortion, unwanted pregnancy, housewife, doctor, abortion rights, propaganda, woman, feminist, female protagonist, women's rights ...
Time:
60s
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.
Style:
meditative, sad, rough, serious, crying ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
abortion, pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, teenage girl, female protagonist, teenage pregnancy, abortion clinic, 17 year old, teenager, sexual abuse, adolescence, cousin cousin relationship ...
Time:
year 2019, 2020s, 2010s
Place:
pennsylvania, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
At the start of the summer, Bridget has an abortion just as she lands a much-needed job in affluent Evanston, Illinois — nannying a six-year old.
Style:
touching, disturbing, humorous, light, sincere ...
Plot:
nanny, abortion, pregnancy, husband wife relationship, survival, brother sister relationship, guilt, teacher, female protagonist, feminism, sex scene, lesbian ...
Place:
illinois
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A 17-year old Missouri teen named Veronica discovers she has gotten pregnant, a development that threatens to end her dreams of matriculating at an Ivy League college, and the career that could follow.
Style:
road movie, sweet, psychological, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenage pregnancy, abortion, pregnant girl, coming of age, women, teenage girl, marriage proposal, schoolgirl, pregnant girlfriend, girlfriend, moral dilemma, breakup ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
missouri
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's eponymous novel, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.
Style:
sad, independent film, crying, period drama
Plot:
abortion, unwanted pregnancy, illegal abortion, pregnancy, female protagonist, post war, unplanned pregnancy, dormitory, final exam, college student, injection, female college student ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
france
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Dr. Bernard Nathanson and Dr. Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold conspiracy that led to the most famous and controversial court case in history.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
abortion, conspiracy, court, lawsuit, social relations, human rights, civil rights, social problems, conflict, legal action, showdown, family problems ...
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany, Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Marina Pinares, the wife of the president of a South American country, insists on being his vice-presidential running mate in the next election. She's no stranger to assassination to get what she wants, so some suspect she'll kill her own ...
Style:
grindhouse, erotic
Plot:
female nudity, female pubic hair, assassination plot, regiment, gang rape, prostitute, betrayal, extramarital affair, rape, sex, murder, flashback ...
Place:
south america, eastern europe, argentina, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!
Style:
mystic, independent film, spoof, parody
Plot:
pregnant man, teacher student romance, christmas, immigrant, abortion rights, ethnic slur, night school, racial stereotype, racial slur, switching roles, god, black stereotype ...
Time:
year 1978
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.
Style:
emotional, touching, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, coming of age, radical, family life, political unrest, family problems, immigrant, state affairs, journalism, hopes, parents and children, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, cuba, paris france, europe, chile ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This evocative faux documentary imagines a dystopian near future in which the government monitors every woman's sexual activity. At its center is Allison Golding (Ali Thomas), serving a life sentence for having an abortion. As politicians, ...
Style:
psychotronic, apocalyptic, independent film, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
propaganda, dystopia, catholic priest, stereotypes, distopia, dystopian future, injustice, pregnancy, fascism, social decay, society, state affairs ...
Time:
year 1992, future, near future, 2040s
Place:
usa, stockholm sweden, new york state
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Political thriller about Laine Hanson's nomination and confirmation as Vice President. An allegation that she was involved in a sexual orgy at the age of 19 is leaked to the press. As pressure mounts on Laine, she's torn between fighting ...
Style:
political, political thriller, serious, sincere, suspense ...
Plot:
politics, election, strong female lead, president, campaign, idealism, conspiracy, vice president, political intrigue, government, sex scandal, state affairs ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, ohio, virginia, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Marco Mazzetti (Marcello Mastroianni), a driving instructor, lives with his wife Irène (Catherine Deneuve) and their young. After a series of dizzy spells, he goes to the doctor and discovers that he is four-month pregnant. Marco then becomes ...
Style:
psychedelic, surreal, absurd, biting, realistic ...
Plot:
pregnant man, pregnancy, gender bending, gynecologist, female doctor, television, pregnant woman, hairdresser, driving instructor, family relations, disorder, couples ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, europe
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