childhood sexual abuse movies

Mystic River (2003)
7.741 / 10

Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery

The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.

The Lovely Bones (2009)
7.078 / 10

Fantasy, Drama

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their...

Miss Violence (2013)
7.035 / 10

Drama

On the day of her birthday, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and...

Mysterious Skin (2005)
7.59 / 10

Drama

Connected through a dark past incident, a teenage gay hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths again years later.

The Tale (2018)
7.109 / 10

Drama, Mystery

An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order...

Hard Candy (2005)
6.825 / 10

Drama, Thriller

Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu...

Showbiz Kids (2020)
6.9 / 10

Documentary, History, Drama

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

Little Tickles (2018)
7.5 / 10

Drama, Comedy

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...

Judgment (1990)
5.7 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

Fact-based story of a Louisiana priest accused of molesting young parishioners, and of the family of one of his victims, caught between their loyalty...

Call Me Lucky (2015)
6.9 / 10

Comedy, Documentary

An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important figures, CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of...

Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
7.159 / 10

Documentary, Crime

An Oscar nominated documentary about a middle-class American family who is torn apart when the father Arnold and son Jesse are accused of sexually...

Procession (2021)
6.4 / 10

Documentary

Six men who were sexually abused by Catholic clergy as boys find empowerment by creating short films inspired by their trauma.

Sara (2015)
6.7 / 10

Drama

Journalist Sara has just spent four months completing an in-depth investigation piece. Her editor-in-chief, afraid of offending powerful politicians...

Not in My Family (1993)
5.2 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

Veronica Ricci is bombarded by strange feelings and fleeting involuntary memories about her childhood after giving birth to her first child. She...

Something About Amelia (1984)
5.45 / 10

Drama, TV Movie

Counseling helps family deal with the discovery that their child was sexually abused by the closest relative.

María Navajas (2006)
4.7 / 10

Action, Crime, Drama

Rewind (2019)
6.9 / 10

Documentary

Digging through the vast collection of his father's home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse...

Land Without God (2019)
7 / 10

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.

Relative (2022)
8 / 10

Documentary

A filmmaker unearths a pervasive history of multigenerational trauma in her Italian-American family. As decades of secrets, home movies, and...

The Chronology of Water (1969)
0 / 10

Drama

The story of a lifelong swimmer-turned-artist, exploring the issues of sexuality, grief, and addiction.