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

1. Sleepers (1996)

R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric

Votes: 237,838 | Gross: $49.10M

2. Nyad (2023)

PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida.

Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Anne Marie Kempf, Carolyn McCormick

Votes: 37,396

3. Memory (I) (2022)

R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An assassin-for-hire finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization.

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce, Taj Atwal, Harold Torres

Votes: 35,246

4. Dark Skies (2013)

PG-13 | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

As the Barrett family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them, one which may have arrived from beyond the stars.

Director: Scott Stewart | Stars: Keri Russell, Jake Brennan, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo

Votes: 79,985 | Gross: $17.41M

5. Riders of Justice (2020)

Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a train crash. All appears to be a tragic accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann

Votes: 63,815

6. Saving Grace (2007–2010)

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

An angel offers a jaded Oklahoma City police detective the chance to redeem her life.

Stars: Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Bailey Chase

Votes: 5,719

7. By the Grace of God (2018)

137 min | Crime, Drama

Three men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences and question their life with their wife, family, and colleagues.

Director: François Ozon | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud, Éric Caravaca

Votes: 8,237

8. Fifteen-Love (2023)

50 min | Drama, Sport

Set in the world of elite tennis, the drama portrays Justine Pearce as a one-time rising star whose sudden success at 17 took her and her coach Glenn Lapthorn to the semifinals of the French Open.

Stars: Ella Lily Hyland, Aidan Turner, Harmony Rose Bremner, Manon Azem

Votes: 658

9. Angel Baby (1961)

Approved | 97 min | Drama

In his film debut, Burt Reynolds vies with George Hamilton for the love of one heavenly woman. In the American South, evangelist Paul Strand (Hamilton) meets a beautiful, young mute named ... See full summary »

Directors: Paul Wendkos, Hubert Cornfield | Stars: George Hamilton, Mercedes McCambridge, Joan Blondell, Henry Jones

Votes: 468

10. Who's Watching Oliver (2017)

TV-MA | 87 min | Drama, Horror

Oliver aimlessly wanders the streets on what can only be described as a truly shocking and humiliating killing spree. His only savior is the beautiful Sophia with her sweet eccentricity and naivety to the danger she has put herself in.

Director: Richie Moore | Stars: Russell Geoffrey Banks, Sara Malakul Lane, Margaret Roche, Kelly Woodcock

Votes: 1,278

11. Dark Hearts (I) (2014)

R | 99 min | Thriller

When struggling artist Colson, finds his muse in sultry singer Fran, their daring romance spirals out of control into a dangerous game of deception and betrayal.'

Director: Rudolf Buitendach | Stars: Kyle Schmid, Sonja Kinski, Lucas Till, Rachel Blanchard

Votes: 436

12. Lethal Obsession (2007 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 89 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A woman's troubled brother tracks her down after years spent apart.

Director: Philippe Gagnon | Stars: Kellie Martin, Adam MacDonald, Dylan Neal, Camille Pennel

Votes: 318

13. Allen v. Farrow (2021)

TV-MA | 64 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A look behind the years of sensational headlines to reveal the private story of the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving his 7-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow.

Stars: Mia Farrow, Fletcher Previn, Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow, Casey Pascal

Votes: 7,861

14. Sulphur and White (2020)

121 min | Drama

City trader and mountaineer David Tait is a man whose professional success masks a series of traumatic secrets.

Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Mark Stanley, Anna Friel, Hugo Stone, Dee Rasedile

Votes: 286

15. Children of the Underground (2022)

TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary

The series follows Faye Yager, who built a vast underground network that hid hundreds of mothers and children, saving them from the alleged abuse of husbands and fathers when a broken court system would not.

Stars: Gloria Steinem, Sally Jessy Raphael

Votes: 245

16. Wrath: A Seven Deadly Sins Story (2022 TV Movie)

Drama, Mystery, Romance

A single lawyer meets a man who seems to be everything she is looking for, but when the man's jealousy and wrath lead to suspicious actions and dangerous threats, she has to fight to save herself.

Director: Troy Scott | Stars: Michelle Williams, Antonio Cupo, Romeo Miller, Tina Knowles

Votes: 181

17. A Paedophile in My Family: Surviving Dad (2023 TV Special)

Documentary

An open and frank personal insight into one brave woman's survival.

Votes: 22

18. 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

19. Character One: Susan (2019)

80 min | Documentary

A sensitive portrait of a psychotic, glamorous drug-addict in Berlin.

Director: Tim Lienhard | Stars: Absinthia Absolut, Susan Angelini, Christian Anhuth, Bavara

20. Touched by an Angel (1994–2003)
Episode: Stealing Hope (2000)

TV-G | 60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Ricky is a gas station attendant who just lost his job since the station is closing. Monica goes to help with the closing inventory of items, and to convince him that a door closing opens another door and that he needs to pursue his poetry.

Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Roma Downey, Della Reese, John Dye, Pedro Pascal

Votes: 69

21. Saving Grace (2007–2010)
Episode: Taco, Tulips, Duck and Spices (2007)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Grace's family is in town, but her priorities shift when her sister Paige looks to be involved in a murder, and Earl's trinkets are deciphered with life changing results.

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

Votes: 152

22. The Secrets of Hillsong (2023)
Episode: Sins of the Father (2023)

TV-MA | Documentary, Crime

A group of international reporters discover Hillsong's founding father, Frank Houston, laid the groundwork for the church's pattern of covering up misconduct with non-disclosure agreements and hush money.

Director: Stacey Lee | Stars: David Shoebridge, Alex French, Lech Blaine, David Fisher

Votes: 44