child neglect movies

Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
7.642 / 10

Horror, Mystery

Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme...

Three on a Match (1932)
6.297 / 10

Crime, Drama

Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery...

Cinderella Liberty (1973)
6.7 / 10

Drama, Romance, Comedy

A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his...

Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001)
6.4 / 10

Drama

The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for...

The Playroom (2013)
5.7 / 10

Drama

Four children in their attic hideaway make up a fantastic story, while downstairs their parents weave a drunken intrigue of their own.

My Childhood (1972)
6.913 / 10

Drama

The first part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he...

My Way Home (1978)
7.038 / 10

Drama

Jamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the...

Low Tide (2012)
6.5 / 10

Drama

A 12-year-old boy and his single mother live separate lives. The boy spends his days alone while his mother works and goes out with her friends. The...

My Ain Folk (1973)
6.796 / 10

Drama

When Jamie's maternal grandmother dies, he and his brother Tommy are separated - Tommy is taken off to a welfare home and Jamie goes to live with his...

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983)
5.5 / 10

Comedy, Drama, Family

The Herdmans – Gladys, Claude, Imogene, Leroy, Ollie and Ralph – are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal,...

Broken Places (2018)
0 / 10

Documentary

An exploration into why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting childhood trauma victims...

A Child of Community (1953)
5 / 10

Comedy

While everybody show off by giving a child to community's custody, and make career in the process, the child remains alone and neglected.

Champagne (1996)
0 / 10

Animation, Documentary, Family

The true story of a young teenage girl whose mother is incarcerated for murder. Living in a Catholic Children's home run by an order of nuns, she...

Where's Foster? (1969)
0 / 10

Documentary

Social workers dispel myths about why children are removed from their biological parents, breaking down their overwhelming workload. Lawyers uncover...

58 Hours: The Baby Jessica Story (2021)
0 / 10

Documentary