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

51. The Broken Shore (2013 TV Movie)

103 min | Crime

An evocative crime thriller that captures the chilling action and sharp wit of Peter Temple's acclaimed novel The Broken Shore. In this gripping adaptation, Detective Joe Cashin uncovers a ... See full summary »

Director: Rowan Woods | Stars: Don Hany, Claudia Karvan, Anthony Hayes, Erik Thomson

Votes: 814

52. Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (2010)

TV-MA | 69 min | Animation, Action, Drama

In a futuristic society, a 15-year-old prostitute named Rune Balot is rescued after being nearly killed. She is subconsciously given the choice to continue living due to an emergency ... See full summary »

Director: Susumu Kudô | Stars: Chris Ayres, Marcy Bannor, Luci Christian, Justin Doran

Votes: 1,597

53. Die Hände meiner Mutter (2016)

106 min | Drama

At a family gathering on a boat, engineer Markus vaguely remembers what his mother did to him when he was a child. Soon, Markus and his wife Monika have to face an unthinkable truth and violation, that a mother would seem incapable of.

Director: Florian Eichinger | Stars: Andreas Döhler, Jessica Schwarz, Katrin Pollitt, Sebastian Fräsdorf

Votes: 238

54. Don't Tell (2017)

110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

With help from a local lawyer, a young abuse survivor finds the courage to speak out when having a voice is her only option.

Director: Tori Garrett | Stars: Jack Thompson, Aden Young, Sara West, Rachel Griffiths

Votes: 419

55. Prophet's Prey (2015)

TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History

When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, ... See full summary »

Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Nick Cave, Elaine Anderson, Sam Brower, Andrew Chatwin

Votes: 1,988 | Gross: $0.01M

56. Caught in the Net (2020)

100 min | Documentary, Crime

Two documentarians exploring the world of online sexual abuse of children succeed in turning an experiment into an act of social intervention.

Directors: Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák | Stars: Sabina Dlouhá, Anezka Pithartová, Tereza Tezká

Votes: 1,746

57. Keep This Between Us (2022)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary

Follows one woman's journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher.

Votes: 489

58. Little Tickles (2018)

103 min | Comedy, Drama

Odette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw. Once she has become an adult, Odette realizes she was abused, and immerses herself body and soul in her career as a dancer while trying to deal with her past.

Directors: Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer | Stars: Andréa Bescond, Karin Viard, Clovis Cornillac, Pierre Deladonchamps

Votes: 1,689

59. Psych:9 (2010)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Working alone at night in a recently closed hospital, an unstable woman witnesses events that may be connected to a string of murders.

Director: Andrew Shortell | Stars: Cary Elwes, Sara Foster, Michael Biehn, Colleen Camp

Votes: 2,362

60. 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: 126

61. Hush! Girls Don't Scream (2013)

106 min | Drama

Shirin is supposed to get married in a couple of hours, but she unexpectedly murders a man. The cause of the crime, rooted in her nightmarish childhood, unravels gradually and the real question emerges: Who is the REAL criminal?

Director: Pouran Derakhshandeh | Stars: Tannaz Tabatabaei, Merila Zare'i, Babak Hamidian, Shahab Hosseini

Votes: 5,242

62. Sara (2014)

95 min | Drama

Sara involved in an investigation and her editor afraid of offending powerful politicians and businessmen, against it. Sara exiles herself to Thailand. There She meets child prostitute Dok-my and Sara becomes haunted by her memories.

Director: Herman Yau | Stars: Charlene Choi, Simon Yam, Ryan Lau, Sunadcha Tadrabiab

Votes: 686

63. The Children of Times Square (1986 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 94 min | Crime, Drama

An alienated teenage boy runs away from home and ventures to New York City where he falls in with a gang of juvenile delinquents working as drug dealers and pickpockets for a shady crime boss.

Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Joanna Cassidy, David Ackroyd, Larry B. Scott

Votes: 427

64. Subjectified: Nine Young Women Talk About Sex (2009)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Melissa Tapper Goldman traveled around the US looking for real answers to the question "Why do women have sex?" Through nine in-depth personal interviews with young women, she ... See full summary »

Director: Melissa Tapper Goldman

Votes: 8

65. The Child Molester (1964)

20 min | Short, Crime

Two young girls playing hopscotch at a playground accept n offer of some candy by a stranger. When he also offers them a ride home in his car, they accept, but they soon discover that he ... See full summary »

Director: Herbert J. Leder

Votes: 142

66. The Betrayed Girls (2017 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

About the child abuse revelations in Rochdale and other towns. Featuring the testimony of victims and the shocking truth from those who spoke out.

Director: Henry Singer | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Ann Cryer, Andrew Norfolk, Mohammed Shafiq

Votes: 32

67. ChickenHawk (1994)

55 min | Documentary, Crime

Members of the controversial group NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) discuss why their organization supports "boys and men who have or desire engagements in sexual or emotional relationships."

Director: Adi Sideman | Stars: Barbara Adler, Mimi Turner, Bill Andriette, Bill Bickly

Votes: 390

68. Johnny Go Home: The Murder of Billy Two-Tone (1975 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary

A two part investigation of the dangers facing teenagers, who leave home for the bright lights of London. The End of the Line followed the case histories of Tommy, a 12 year-old Scottish ... See full summary »

Director: John Willis

Votes: 20

69. Summer of Fear (1996 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The presence of a malicious stranger threatens to destroy the peace and harmony of a vacationing executive's family life.

Director: Mike Robe | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Glynnis O'Connor, Lee Garlington, David Gallagher

Votes: 302

70. Married to a Paedophile (2018 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary, Drama

Each week over a hundred wives find their husbands aren't all they seem-police are charging more men for having child sex images than ever before. This documentary captures insight into the families affected.

Director: Colette Camden | Stars: Sinéad Keenan, Abigail McKern, Nicholas Gleaves, Nell Barlow

Votes: 107

71. Yes Papa (2024)

90 min | Drama

The film delves into the life of a daughter who becomes a victim of abuse, perpetrated by her own father. The film portrays the haunting presence of a father looming over his daughter, who eventually finds herself on trial for his murder.

Directors: Saif Hyder Hasan, Hariharasudhan Balasubramani | Stars: Tejaswini Kolhapure, Anant Mahadevan, Nandita Puri, Divya Seth Shah

72. Call Me Anna (1990 TV Movie)

97 min | Biography, Drama

Actress Patty Duke portrays herself in this autobiographical film that details her long-time struggle with mental illness.

Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Patty Duke, Timothy Carhart, Howard Hesseman, Deborah May

Votes: 187

73. Cult Killer (2006 TV Movie)

48 min | Documentary

On January 7th 2005, 29 year old Rick Rodriguez murdered his former nanny and then killed himself on a lonely desert highway. Hours earlier he had videoed his suicide note and this final ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Godwin | Stars: Ricky Rodriguez, David Berg, Don Irwin, Judy Irwin

Votes: 68

74. Follow the Prophet (2009)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Thriller

A young girl escaping from a Polygamist cult is aided by an Army Colonel and a renegade female sheriff who join forces to expose the truth that lies hidden in a town in Utah.

Director: Drew Ann Rosenberg | Stars: Robert Chimento, Diane Venora, Annie B. Compton, John Diehl

Votes: 795

75. Utopia (II) (2013)

112 min | Documentary, History, News

Exploring offenses practiced by popular media, big business, police forces and Governments helping the Australian 225 year campaign of genocide continue against Aboriginal Australians.

Directors: Alan Lowery, John Pilger | Stars: John Pilger, Jon Altman, Pat Anderson, Mal Brough

Votes: 445

76. Crazywise (2016)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

What can we learn from those who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience? During a quarter-century documenting indigenous cultures, human-rights ... See full summary »

Directors: Phil Borges, Kevin Tomlinson | Stars: Angeles Arrien, Phil Borges, Laura Delano, Carroll Dunham

Votes: 150

77. Children of God: Lost and Found (2007)

TV-MA | 75 min | Documentary

A first-person account of growing up in an evangelical Christian cult.

Director: Noah Thomson | Stars: David Berg, Ricky Rodriguez, Joey Thomson, Noah Thomson

Votes: 440

78. Rape for Profit (2012)

86 min | Documentary

An up-close look at the true nature of the sex trade. The film unveils a growing problem in major U.S. cities where girls as young as 12 years old are bought and sold as many as 15 times a ... See full summary »

Directors: Eric Esau, Jason Pamer | Stars: Darly Abbott, David Batstone, Debra Boyer, Conny Estes

Votes: 258

79. Children of the Cult (2021)

50 min | Documentary

Explores the world's most notorious and prolific cults Children of God, through the stories of three British women who escaped its clutches.

Stars: Verity Carter, Hope Bastine, Celeste Jones

Votes: 99

80. Girl of the Night (1960)

93 min | Drama

Girl of the Night is about Bobbie (Anne Francis), a sensitive, lonely call girl who is manipulated and ultimately used by her madame, played by Kay Medford.

Director: Joseph Cates | Stars: Anne Francis, Lloyd Nolan, Kay Medford, John Kerr

Votes: 137

81. Queen of the Morning Calm (2019)

86 min | Drama

A film about a young immigrant sex worker, her little girl and their journey of self-empowerment and love.

Director: Gloria Kim | Stars: Tina Jung, Eponine Lee, Jesse LaVercombe, Shaun Benson

Votes: 141

82. Scouting for Girls: Fashion's Darkest Secret (2022)

139 min | Documentary

The modeling world is known for its ability to catapult a young female to the dizzying heights of fame and transform her into a household name. However, while this modeling industry has ... See full summary »

Stars: Carré Otis, Shawna Lee, Marianne Shine, Michael Gross

Votes: 108

83. The Gap Year Paedophile (2017 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates how a teenage gap year student became one of Britain's worst ever paedophiles.

Director: John Martin | Stars: Bronagh Munro, Richard Huckle, Jim Gamble, Keith Niven

Votes: 48

84. Groomed (I) (2021)

84 min | Documentary, Biography

Gwen van de Pas returns to her hometown in search of answers about the man who sexually abused her as a child.

Director: Gwen van de Pas | Stars: Gwen van de Pas, Ingeborg Ansing, Michael Beers, Dave Coyne

Votes: 164

85. Equal Means Equal (2016)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, History, News

Equal Means Equal is a groundbreaking exploration of gender inequality in the USA featuring top women's rights activists and leaders. A brutal expose of a broken system, the film reignites the dialogue on full equality for all Americans.

Director: Kamala Lopez | Stars: Leslie Acoca, Beth Adubato, Brigitte Alexander, Patricia Arquette

Votes: 129

86. Out of Bounds (II) (2020)

82 min | Crime, Drama, Sport

Travis Elliot, a star high school basketball player from Memphis, Tennessee must save his older brother, but is torn between playing the sport that he loves or living a life of crime.

Director: SD Green | Stars: Deyonte Tatted Hunter, Tenichi Garner, Shalonda SJ Johnson, Richard Siegelman

Votes: 53

87. Yuridano kandano (2019)

Drama

The story follows university student Sugawara Yuri suffering from stalkers. Due to the harassment she receives, Yuri decides to move out of her place. While looking for a new place to live ... See full summary »

Stars: Fumika Baba, Fujiko Kojima, Sayaka Tomaru, Hideyuki Kasahara

Votes: 54

88. Dreamcatcher (I) (2015)

TV-MA | 104 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Takes us into a hidden world of prostitution and sexual trafficking through the eyes of one of its survivors, Brenda Myers-Powell.

Director: Kim Longinotto | Stars: Brenda Myers-Powell, T.T., Keena, Temeka

Votes: 434

89. Dark Secrets of a Trillion Dollar Island: Garenne (2021)

86 min | Documentary, Crime

Tells the extraordinary story of the child abuse scandal that erupted on the idyllic island of Jersey in 2007. For a long time, the victims' voices had remained unheard, but when widespread... See full summary »

Director: Camilla Hall

Votes: 174

90. Time Will Tell (2018)

79 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A teenage girl is able to look back in time when she faints. She wants to know the truth about her imprisoned father before release, as she fears him. The fainting and visions are caused by stress so she looks for trouble.

Director: Tonnie Dinjens | Stars: Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Miranda Wilson, McKell David, Mark Fleischmann

Votes: 141

91. Be-Shem Ha-Av (2023)

52 min | Documentary, Crime

With access to one of Israel's most orthodox Hasidic communities, a look at the scandal that erupted the rabbi who established and led the community died.

Stars: Moishi Schik, Eliezer Shlomo Schik, Sara Bolotin, Basi Bolotin

Votes: 50

92. Chubby (2019)

22 min | Short, Drama

A ten-year-old girl struggles with the residual trauma of her sexual abuse.

Directors: Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer | Stars: Maya Harman, Heather Allin, Deragh Campbell, Jesse LaVercombe

Votes: 107

93. Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex-Trafficking (2017)

TV-14 | 79 min | Documentary, Crime

With 27 million victims worldwide, Stopping Traffic starts the conversation on a taboo topic through the eyes of survivors, activists, and front-line rescue teams to launch a movement to end modern-day slavery in the U.S. and abroad.

Director: Sadhvi Siddhali Shree | Stars: Susanne Dietzel, Carolina Douthit, Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, Mario Garfias

Votes: 138

94. Paedophiles in Parliament (2018)

96 min | Documentary

Explores the history of paedophile allegations in British Politics and the issue of child rapers in power is an epidemic.

Director: Sonia Poulton | Stars: Sonia Poulton, Andrea Davison, Chris Fay, Lowell Goddard

Votes: 17

95. Hooligan Sparrow (2016)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

A human rights activist and filmmaker travels to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused, while being followed by local governments, national secret police, and even her own neighbors.

Director: Nanfu Wang | Stars: Ye Haiyan, Huang, Wang Jianfen, Tang Jitian

Votes: 546

96. Grooming Gangs: Britain's Shame (2023 TV Special)

60 min | Documentary

GB News's first investigative documentary focuses on the grooming of mainly underage white girls by men of mainly Pakistani heritage across England, and why the police and authorities have allowed such a big cover up for so long.

Stars: Charlie Peters, Elisabeth, Emily, Jack

Votes: 16

97. Absent (2010)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

Documentary on the social pandemic of fatherlessness afflicting today's societies.

Director: Justin Hunt | Stars: Robin Decker, John Eldredge, Mark Garcia, James Hetfield

Votes: 82

98. Searching for Angela Shelton (2004)

Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Angela Shelton journeys across the United States meeting other Angela Sheltons in an effort to survey women in America. She discovers that 24 out of 40 Angela Sheltons have been ... See full summary »

Director: Angela Shelton | Star: Angela Shelton

Votes: 111

99. The Whistleblowers: Inside the UN (2022 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Investigation into wrongdoing, corruption and whistle-blowing in the United Nations.

Director: Ben Steele | Star: Emma Reilly

Votes: 43

100. Land Without God (2019)

84 min | Documentary

An intimate portrait of a family coming to terms with decades of institutional abuse and the impact it has had and is still having on their lives. "There exist places where the unthinkable happened, the unfixable happened here"

Directors: Gerard Mannix Flynn, Maedhbh McMahon, Lotta Petronella

Votes: 26