Child Abuse Movies

Martha "Red" Tierney used to be a hot-shot reporter, but that was before alcohol took over her life. One morning Martha's son, Jonathan, leaves for...

In the stillness of a remote town, a troubled writer intervenes in a neighbor’s abusive household— testing the limits of truth, heroism...

A struggling local journalist begins a dogged investigation into harrowing cases of abuse being covered up at a shelter for young girls.

The movie recalls children who suffered mental and physical harm both during the last century, particularly in religious orphanages, and during the...

A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a...

The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for...

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations...

A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.

Brother and sister duo Nick and Emma hatch a plan to run away from their abusive father and set up camp in local woods.

Having suffered sexual abuse as a child, Veera grows into a psycho obsessed with sex and kills for pleasure.

A damaged teen ages out of foster care. Alone and desperate for a mother figure, she sets out on a destructive path to find one. What does the future...

A coming-of-age story of a reluctant 13-year-old hustler named Nathan who will do whatever it takes to feel loved.

West Texas, in the 1960's. A tale of two 12-year-olds who embark on an adventure to find new parents in order to escape their unhappy and emotionally...

When Sokichi stops providing his long-time lover Kikuyo enough money to pay for the care of their three young children, Kikuyo leaves the children...

Legendary "devil violinist" Niccolo Paganini sets all of 19th century Europe into frenzy.

After a tragic event breaks her family apart, a teenage girl abandons her dreams of a music career and is thrown into the foster care system.

Mara is a law student incapable of feeling emotions. How will she react, then, when she discovers that her rapist is a redeemed and happy man? How...

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she...

Spider-Man: Don’t Hide Abuse is a 1990 animated educational short film. In it, Spiderman explains how to deal with abuse.