Abuse in Movies

Small-town mom Sarah Jenks is falsely accused of abusing her children.

In this emotionally wrenching film, Sivan, a 23 year old woman, attempts to cope with the painful past of her father's abusive behavior. In addition to understanding her father's actions, though, she must also contend with the knowledge that those in the Kibbutz where she was raised failed to come to her aid when she needed them most.

Over a weekend in New York City, a spoiled college freshman tries to end the relationship she has with her father.

In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.

When a fatherless 12-year-old boy attempts to put an end to his abuse from his brotherly neighbor, he's later confronted by his own mother about her suspicion next door, and he must quickly decide who he's willing to protect at the end.

During World War II, four Allied POWs endure harsh treatment from their Japanese captors while being forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle.

Three juvenile delinquents are sentenced to a correctional facility where they encounter gang violence, death, and harassment from staff and other inmates.

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

The true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand's most notorious prisons as he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom.

Alberta (Canada) rural farm-boy Sheldon Kennedy feels abused by dad when punished for poor performances compared to big brother Troy. Being recruited for professional ice-hockey at age 14 seems an ideal way out, straight to a party animal's good life. Yet after a Vegas marriage with Jana and hearing she's pregnant, Sheldon breaks down and tells her what's been eating at him for years: coach Graham James, who arranged for him to be transferred each time James was, sexually abused Sheldon, who fears to be laughed away as a queer and lose his only career avenue if he goes public.

This is based on a true story about two sisters who sue their father for incest and child abuse. As the story unfolds, it is revealed that the father severely abused all six children, and committed incest with all four of his daughters. The two sons received the worst of the physical abuse. The mother stood haplessly by and allowed her husband to control the family through his methods of "discipline". The movie includes graphic descriptions and scenes of the abuse which are disturbing.

A twelve-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.

Openly gay college student Matthew Shepard (Shane Meier) was murdered in an act of a hate crime with a senseless violence and such cruelty that attracted global attention. His death has changed the whole world forever.

Girls that have been kidnapped and sold as slaves, police find and help them back to their home and family.

When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora tries to find her place, torn between children's and adults' worlds.

A schoolteacher in a rural community campaigns to stop the practice of older men marrying underage girls.

Fans of Mary Tyler Moore may be taken aback by her performance in this fact-based drama, in which she plays a character far removed from her bubbly Laura Petrie and Mary Richards personae. She gets deep inside the role of Sante Kimes, whose childhood of abuse and exploitation leaves a legacy of amorality that she passes on to her son Kenny (Gabriel Olds).

Hooked on steroids and unable to control his bursts of sudden rage, a police officer keeps his wife under his thumb and routinely abuses her behind the closed doors of their house.

A husband and wife are accused of the murder of their own daughter.

A shy high school student's seemingly perfect relationship with a popular jock quickly turns abusive and dangerous.

Teresa Walden-Stamper is happily married to her husband Paul Stamper and together they have one daughter, Katie Stamper. The marriage seems happy until Paul starts abusing Teresa and becomes obsessed with her. Teresa divorces Paul and gets a restraining order against him, but this doesn't stop him and he kidnaps Teresa and shoots her boyfriend Chris Butler. Paul is later caught by the police and taken to jail but later escapes, and Teresa knows that she must now protect herself and her daughter because they are in real danger. Based on a story from "Unsolved Mysteries."

It's nice to be a kid with school, play and friends. But just below the surface is astonishing cruelty, craftiness and seriousness that can make the life hell for a 12-year-old boy in the 5th grade.

A fatherless boy whose fixation on a mysterious stranger leads him blindly into a tragedy that is to mark him for life.

A girl of six years who has suffered various abuses is treated by a special psychologist in an institution. There she begins an intense relationship with her teacher.