Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "abuse-victim"

1. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.

Stars: Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey

Votes: 2,295,297

2. Joker (I) (2019)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy

Votes: 1,498,088 | Gross: $335.45M

3. Monster (2003)

R | 109 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen

Votes: 162,362 | Gross: $34.47M

4. Serenity (I) (2019)

R | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.

Director: Steven Knight | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke

Votes: 45,589 | Gross: $8.55M

5. The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011)

28 min | Short, Drama, Horror

A dark domestic-horror drama about the ties that bind--and the ties that really bind.

Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Billy Mayo, Brandon Greenhouse, Angela Bullock, Danièle Watts

Votes: 9,913

6. The Patient (2022)

TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A psychotherapist finds himself held prisoner by a serial killer who demands he help him curb his homicidal urges.

Stars: Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Laura Niemi, Andrew Leeds

Votes: 31,102

7. Paris, 13th District (2021)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy - they're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.

Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Noémie Merlant, Jehnny Beth

Votes: 9,502

8. Patrick Melrose (2018)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

This series depicts how the son of an aristocratic family seeks redemption and recovery.

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Maltz

Votes: 32,546

9. The Burning Bed (1984 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.

Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie

Votes: 3,459

10. Paterno (2018 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 105 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno becomes embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Al Pacino, Kathy Baker, Kenneth Maharaj, Michael Mastro

Votes: 7,605

11. Deliver Us from Evil (2006)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Crime

Documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.

Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Oliver O'Grady, Thomas Doyle, Adam, Jeff Anderson

Votes: 10,848 | Gross: $30.58M

12. Psychomagic, A Healing Art (2019)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary

Director Alejandro Jodorowsky unveils his theory of trauma therapy.

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky | Star: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Votes: 707

13. Dangerous Intentions (1995 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama

A man stalks his wife and child when they leave for an abused women's shelter.

Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Stars: Donna Mills, Corbin Bernsen, Allison Hossack, Sheila Larken

Votes: 586

14. If Someone Had Known (1995 TV Movie)

80 min | Biography, Drama

A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.

Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Kellie Martin, Kevin Dobson, Linda Kelsey, Ivan Sergei

Votes: 536

15. Instinto (2019)

47 min | Drama, Mystery

Marco, a successful young businessman, develops a life-changing relationship with the psychologist who treats his autistic brother.

Stars: Mario Casas, Ingrid García Jonsson, Silvia Alonso, Miryam Gallego

Votes: 1,164

16. Dangerous Child (2001 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 91 min | Drama

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.

Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: Delta Burke, Ryan Merriman, Vyto Ruginis, Marc Donato

Votes: 648

17. Carlotta (2014 TV Movie)

91 min | Biography, Drama

Based on the extraordinary life of the iconic Les Girls headliner and Australian transgender pioneer, Jessica Marais, stars as Carlotta. A universal story about identity, family, tolerance ... See full summary »

Director: Samantha Lang | Stars: Jessica Marais, Anita Hegh, Eamon Farren, Andrew Lees

Votes: 393

18. Fatal Getaway (2019)

Unrated | 90 min | Thriller

Friends who are staying at a stunning home-share rental begin to suspect that something is not quite right with the property's charming and handsome host.

Director: Damián Romay | Stars: Christie Burson, Tilky Jones, Laura Ault, Karlee Eldridge

Votes: 310

19. The Goddess of 1967 (2000)

119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Distraught Japanese businessman obsessed with Citroën DS (French car brand nicknamed Goddess) and a troubled blind 17-year-old Aussie girl who promised to sell him one drive through the Australian Outback to kill her abusive grandfather.

Director: Clara Law | Stars: Rose Byrne, Rikiya Kurokawa, Nicholas Hope, Elise McCredie

Votes: 1,937

20. The Man in the Net (1959)

Unrated | 98 min | Crime, Mystery

A struggling artist in a small town becomes the prime suspect when his wife mysteriously disappears.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster, John Lupton

Votes: 802

21. Look Away (2021)

90 min | Documentary

Women who were groomed in their early teen years come forward to tell their stories as this film exposes sex crimes committed by some of the music industry's biggest stars.

Directors: Sophie Cunningham, Ben Steele | Stars: Kari Krome, Lori Mattox, Trudie Arguelles, Jackie Fuchs

Votes: 127

22. Louis Theroux: Savile (2016 TV Movie)

75 min | Documentary

In light of numerous allegations of abuse and sexual violence against the late Sir Jimmy Savile, Louis Theroux re-examines his media relationship with the enigmatic public figure.

Director: Arthur Cary | Stars: Louis Theroux, Jimmy Savile, Kat Ward, Jonathan Ross

Votes: 2,253

23. Natalie (2011)

Not Rated | 80 min | Thriller

A film based on the chilling tale of a socially outcast teenager.

Director: Sajjad Khan | Stars: Sajjad Khan, Sophie Tomlinson, Graham Burgess, Cora Casey

Votes: 17

24. Johnny (2021)

107 min | Drama

Floyd is a child abuse victim constantly being tormented by voices and hallucinations in his head that lead him to a talking puppet with answers to his abusive childhood.

Director: John Charles Gerald | Stars: Bruce Bellinger, John Charles Gerald, Nick Gerald, Joshaway Kingsbury

Votes: 30

25. Gone Dark (2017)

Short, Drama, Thriller

A short film warning about abusive relationships and online predators.

Director: Charles H. Joslain | Stars: Nansi Nsue, Clarissa Hagan, Dean Kilbey, Jack Gogarty

26. El destierro (2015)

87 min | Drama

Two Spanish soldiers are guarding an outpost during wartime and discover a Polish woman, hurt and unconscious. They nurse her back to health and must decide if they should turn her in to their commanders or keep her hidden.

Director: Arturo Ruiz Serrano | Stars: Joan Carles Suau, Eric Francés, Monika Kowalska, Chani Martín

Votes: 180

27. This Woman Is Not a Car (1983)

23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A depressed wife and mother whose reality is starting to fracture into fantasy, drives her children to the beach. On the return journey she stops at a service station to fill up with petrol... See full summary »

Director: Margaret Dodd | Stars: Phil Colson, Richard Morecroft, Daniel Sedgwick, Gareth Sedgwick

Votes: 9

28. Boys Who Like Girls (2018)

68 min | Documentary

Teenager Ved comes from a violent home in the Mumbai slums. When he joins a project aiming to foster healthy masculinity, he begins to realise there may be a brighter path for his future ... See full summary »

Director: Inka Achté | Stars: Aspar Husain, Vedprakash Jaiswal, Harish Sadani

Votes: 21

29. Never Again (2018)

69 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

After being brutally assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, twenty-year-old Linda decides to leave the drug scene behind her forever. She has a dream: to become Finland's first female gangsta rap ... See full summary »

Director: Aino Suni | Stars: Linda-Maria Roine, Riitta, Janne Raninen, Steen1

Votes: 41

30. Wages of Power (1993 Video)

37 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

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Director: Margaret Haselgrove | Stars: Reg Brand, Rob Hall, Alan Jenkins

31. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Child's Play (1987)

TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tormented by his shooting a 13-year-old kid, Crockett tries to reconnect with his estranged son while attempting to take down a gun runner.

Director: Vern Gillum | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 361

32. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: In Arcadia Ego (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Frank tries to track down a couple of desperate escaped female convicts, who are in love and believe that God had bless them with miraculous pregnancy, before the trigger happy sheriff and his men find them first.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, Missy Crider

Votes: 305

33. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: The Wild and the Innocent (1997)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Frank is brought in to help the sheriff's office catch a troubled girl and her murderous boyfriend who are seemingly on a killing spree, but Frank suspects that they may actually be searching for someone.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Terry O'Quinn, Brittany Tiplady

Votes: 401

34. Miracles (2003)
Episode: The Bone Scatterer (2003)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A young man in a small town who dreams he is killing people and when he wakes up they are dead, seeks the help of the group.

Director: Terrence O'Hara | Stars: Skeet Ulrich, Angus Macfadyen, Marisa Ramirez, Christa Nelson George

Votes: 59

35. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 20 August 2019: Evening Bulletin (2019)

30 min | News

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Stars: Tony Morris, Lucy Meacock, Lucy Campbell, Sarah Rogers

36. Saving Grace (2007–2010)
Episode: We're Already Here (2009)

TV-MA | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Grace reaches out to her new charge and stumbles into a terrorist plot, Butch has a secret, and Earl has some sobering words for Grace.

Director: Artie Mandelberg | Stars: Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Bailey Chase

Votes: 104

37. Jeff Lewis Live (2019– )
Episode: Joely Fisher & Lis Rohm: Ticking Clock (2021)

15 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

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Stars: Shane Douglas, Joely Fisher, Jeff Lewis, Elisabeth Röhm

38. The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2004)
Episode: Town and Out/Child Fearing (2000)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

"Town and Out" When the Professor gets a new job, the Girls have to move to a new town. They try to make the best of it, but it's just not the same. In fact, it's awful.

Directors: Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Randy Myers | Stars: Tom Kenny, Tom Kane, Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong

Votes: 177

39. Panorama (1953– )
Episode: Suffer Little Children (2002)

Documentary, News

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Stars: Betsan Powys, Heather Berry, Bill Bowen, Simon Brady

40. The Cleaning Lady (2022– )
Episode: Paradise Lost (2022)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An unexpected trio emerges in the mission to take down Cortés; Arman and Nadia's relationship hits a breaking point; Fiona attempts to keep her family safe; Chris continues to grieve.

Director: SJ Main Muñoz | Stars: Elodie Yung, Adan Canto, Oliver Hudson, Martha Millan

Votes: 202

41. The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
The Hard Truth That Jazz Jennings Needs to Hear (2023 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

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42. Good Morning Britain (2014– )
Episode: Episode dated 19 May 2017 (2017)

TV-14 | 124 min | News, Talk-Show

Breakfast show featuring the latest news, sport and weather. Comedian Dom Joly talks about his upcoming appearance at the Latitude festival.

Stars: Ben Shephard, Kate Garraway, Laura Tobin, Ranvir Singh

43. 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020)
Episode: If You're Breathing, You're a Liar (2019)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After learning about Chloe's pregnancy, Clay and Ani pay her a visit. Chloe recalls how she leaned on Zach for support - and that Bryce never knew.

Director: Michael Morris | Stars: Dylan Minnette, Grace Saif, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe

Votes: 2,411

44. Bordertown (2016–2020)
Episode: Kevätuhri 2/2 (2018)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Rite of Spring Part 2. After the daycare centre manager's past is out in the open, Sorjonen is the only one who believes the truth is yet to be found.

Directors: Jyri Kähönen, Juuso Syrjä | Stars: Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Anu Sinisalo, Kristiina Halttu

Votes: 233