Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "abusive-parent"

1. La Brea (2021–2024)

TV-14 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A massive sinkhole mysteriously opens up in Los Angeles, separating part of a family in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a desperate group of strangers.

Stars: Eoin Macken, Chiké Okonkwo, Zyra Gorecki, Rohan Mirchandaney

Votes: 16,883

2. Brimstone (2016)

R | 148 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

From the moment the new Reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows that she and her family are in great danger.

Director: Martin Koolhoven | Stars: Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning, Emilia Jones, Carice van Houten

Votes: 45,183

3. Carrie (1976)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta

Votes: 206,723 | Gross: $33.80M

4. Marrowbone (2017)

R | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young man and his three younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.

Director: Sergio G. Sánchez | Stars: George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth

Votes: 39,495 | Gross: $0.00M

5. Oculus (2013)

R | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A recently released inmate from a mental asylum learns from his sister that the murders he was convicted of committing were actually orchestrated by a supernatural entity, the Lasser Glass mirror.

Director: Mike Flanagan | Stars: Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane

Votes: 139,759 | Gross: $27.70M

6. Mommie Dearest (1981)

R | 129 min | Biography, Drama

The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.

Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva

Votes: 18,356 | Gross: $19.03M

7. August: Osage County (2013)

R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

Director: John Wells | Stars: Meryl Streep, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis

Votes: 95,343 | Gross: $37.74M

8. Peeping Tom (1960)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley

Votes: 39,272 | Gross: $0.08M

9. Thoroughbreds (2017)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.

Director: Cory Finley | Stars: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks

Votes: 46,425 | Gross: $2.83M

10. Texas Killing Fields (2011)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, History

In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders.

Director: Ami Canaan Mann | Stars: Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jessica Chastain

Votes: 21,998 | Gross: $0.05M

11. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama

Coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.

Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf, Dianne Wiest

Votes: 26,808 | Gross: $0.52M

12. Carrie (2002 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Carrie White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both her classmates and her domineering, religious mother.

Director: David Carson | Stars: Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer, Kandyse McClure

Votes: 11,465

13. Peyton Place (1964–1969)

30 min | Drama, Romance

People married and divorced, loved and lost. Murder, illicit passion, insanity, and secrets were the staples of Peyton Place.

Stars: Ed Nelson, Barbara Parkins, Warner Anderson, Dick Tufeld

Votes: 715

14. Mustang (2015)

PG-13 | 97 min | Drama

When five orphan girls are seen innocently playing with boys on a beach, their scandalized conservative guardians confine them while forced marriages are arranged.

Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven | Stars: Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu, Elit Iscan

Votes: 40,908 | Gross: $0.85M

15. Sweet Adolescents (1977)

108 min | Drama

In 1948, two teenagers covertly discover new prohibited games.

Director: Salvatore Samperi | Stars: Leonora Fani, Tino Schirinzi, Paola Senatore, Sven Valsecchi

Votes: 366

16. The Reflecting Skin (1990)

R | 96 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

In the 1950s, a young boy living with his troublesome family in rural USA fantasizes that a neighboring widow is actually a vampire, responsible for a number of disappearances in the area.

Director: Philip Ridley | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Cooper, Sheila Moore

Votes: 9,350

17. Good Dick (2008)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A look at the relationship between a lonely introverted girl and a young video store clerk vying for her attention.

Director: Marianna Palka | Stars: Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Eric Edelstein, Mark Webber

Votes: 8,256 | Gross: $0.02M

18. Bloodline (III) (2018)

R | 97 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

Evan values family above all else, and anyone who gets between him, his wife, and newborn son learns that the hard way. But when it comes to violent tendencies, it seems the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Director: Henry Jacobson | Stars: Seann William Scott, Mariela Garriga, Dale Dickey, Christie Herring

Votes: 9,050

19. Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995)

PG | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A city girl teams up with a tomboy to solve the mystery of Bear Mountain, Molly Morgan, and the buried treasure as well as learn about true friendships.

Director: Kevin James Dobson | Stars: Christina Ricci, Anna Chlumsky, Polly Draper, Brian Kerwin

Votes: 4,974 | Gross: $6.03M

20. The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)

R | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Sidney Hall finds accidental success and unexpected love at an early age, then disappears without a trace.

Director: Shawn Christensen | Stars: Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Monaghan

Votes: 11,752

21. Cruel Jaws (1995 Video)

Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A huge shark terrorizes a beach in Florida, and the locals try everything to kill it.

Director: Bruno Mattei | Stars: David Luther, George Barnes Jr., Scott Silveria, Kirsten Urso

Votes: 1,669

22. Julia X (2011)

92 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Meeting a man on the Internet, Julia decides to see him in person, only to get abducted and branded with the letter "x" by that guy. A game of cat and mouse follows, but the story has an unexpected twist.

Director: P.J. Pettiette | Stars: Valerie Azlynn, Kevin Sorbo, Alicia Leigh Willis, Joel David Moore

Votes: 2,852

23. Polisse (2011)

Not Rated | 127 min | Crime, Drama

A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.

Director: Maïwenn | Stars: Karin Viard, JoeyStarr, Marina Foïs, Nicolas Duvauchelle

Votes: 15,329 | Gross: $0.17M

24. Devil in the Flesh (1998 Video)

R | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

She's young, sexy and dangerous. Debbie is the new girl in class with a skill for turning heads. From the moment she arrives in town following her parents' untimely death, Debbie sets her sights on her teacher, the high school heartthrob.

Director: Steve Cohen | Stars: Rose McGowan, Alex McArthur, Peg Shirley, J.C. Brandy

Votes: 2,976

25. What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)

Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Drama

The vicissitudes of Gloria, a neurotic housewife, and her family's peculiar characters.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Carmen Maura, Gonzalo Suárez, Luis Hostalot, Ryo Hiruma

Votes: 11,132

26. Unforgettable (1996)

R | 117 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A Seattle medical examiner uses an experimental memory transference drug to unravel the mystery surrounding his Wife's brutal murder.

Director: John Dahl | Stars: Ray Liotta, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Coyote, Christopher McDonald

Votes: 6,006 | Gross: $2.78M

27. Hong Rang (2024– )

Drama, History, Mystery

The story is a mystery romance, with Jae-i's search for her brother taking her on a journey of self-discovery and love. Along the way, she must confront the dark secrets of her family and the dangers of the Joseon era.

Stars: Lee Jae-wook, Jo Bo-ah, Kim Jae-Wook, Park Byeong-eun

28. The Influence (2019)

TV-MA | 99 min | Horror

After moving back to her family home to care for her dying mother, a nurse haunted by her childhood memories must struggle with an evil force in the house.

Director: Denis Rovira van Boekholt | Stars: Manuela Vellés, Maggie Civantos, Alain Hernández, Claudia Placer

Votes: 4,193

29. Sleepwalking (2008)

R | 101 min | Drama

The drama follows a twelve-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment.

Director: Bill Maher | Stars: Charlize Theron, Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Deborra-Lee Furness

Votes: 6,056 | Gross: $0.17M

30. Pervert Park (2014)

77 min | Documentary, Crime

Pervert Park follows the everyday lives of the sex offenders in the park as they struggle to reintegrate into society.

Directors: Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors | Stars: William J. Fuery Jr., Tracy Hutchinson, James Broderick, James Turner

Votes: 1,436

31. Darlings! (1984)

101 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A peaceful family-life is suddenly disturbed when the children enter puberty. The children take over the house and ban their parents from their lives.

Director: Ruud van Hemert | Stars: Peter Faber, Geert de Jong, Akkemay Elderenbos, Frank Schaafsma

Votes: 2,369

32. My Golden Days (2015)

R | 123 min | Drama, Romance

Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother's madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.

Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, Mathieu Amalric, Dinara Drukarova

Votes: 3,800 | Gross: $0.27M

33. When We Leave (2010)

Unrated | 119 min | Drama

Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against her family's resistance. Her struggle initiates a dynamic that results in a life-threatening situation.

Director: Feo Aladag | Stars: Sibel Kekilli, Nizam Schiller, Derya Alabora, Settar Tanriögen

Votes: 5,562 | Gross: $0.02M

34. Suzy Q (1999 TV Movie)

82 min | Biography, Drama

A weekend in the life of a bizarre family in the sixties. Their lives will never be the same after it.

Director: Martin Koolhoven | Stars: Carice van Houten, Roeland Fernhout, Linda van Dyck, Jack Wouterse

Votes: 664

35. Tag (2015)

Unrated | 91 min | Drama

Billy is the self-designated leader of a group of teenagers living in a shelter. Billy's oldest childhood friends live there as well as part of "the family". Billy has an AIDs-like virus, which he has passed on to his brother.

Director: Danny Roth | Stars: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Scout Taylor-Compton, Patrick Alan Davis, Yancey Arias

Votes: 281 | Gross: $5.00M

36. The Kid (2010)

Not Rated | 111 min | Drama

About Kevin Lewis who grew up in poverty but survived to make a better life for himself and his family.

Director: Nick Moran | Stars: Natascha McElhone, Rupert Friend, Augustus Prew, Tom Burke

Votes: 1,395

37. Standing Tall (2015)

R | 120 min | Drama

A juvenile judge and a special educator are convinced that they can save the young delinquent Malony from himself and his violent ways.

Director: Emmanuelle Bercot | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Rod Paradot, Benoît Magimel, Sara Forestier

Votes: 3,859 | Gross: $0.02M

38. Suburb Murder (1992)

80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In April 1985, two expatriate students Kenneth McBride, age 17, and 18 year-old Nicola Myers were beaten, raped, and murdered by a teenage gang. Based on the true story of Hong Kong's Braemar Hill murders.

Director: Kin-Ping Cheng | Stars: King-Kong Lam, Shui-Ting Ng, Teddy Lin, Bik Wing Chung

Votes: 110

39. Mad World (2010)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama

Will is a misfit who can't catch a break: he's terrorized by his psychotic father at home and taunted by his peers at school. His only solace comes from three classmates who face similar ... See full summary »

Director: Cory Cataldo | Stars: Gary Cairns, Dylan Booth, Matthew Thompson, James Lee Martinec

Votes: 365

40. Kimi ga Kokoro wo Kuretakara (2024– )

46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

When Ame Aihara (Mei Nagano) was a high school student in Nagasaki, she wasn't confident in herself due to her past. Taiyo Asano (Yuki Yamada) was a student attending the same school as Ame... See full summary »

Stars: Natsuki Deguchi, Kenichi Endo, Sei Matobu, Wakana Matsumoto

Votes: 7

41. Stalker (II) (2012)

80 min | Thriller

A mentally unstable homeless man attempts to save his new and only friend from the world and drug dealers that make his life a living hell.

Director: Mark O'Connor | Stars: John Connors, Peter Coonan, Barry Keoghan, Hope Brown

Votes: 92

42. Forever Mary (1989)

102 min | Drama, Crime

A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and ... See full summary »

Director: Marco Risi | Stars: Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo

Votes: 1,228

43. Nightfall (2012)

Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An old but serious miscarriage of justice clouds a current police investigation looking into the death of a mutilated corpse.

Director: Roy Hin Yeung Chow | Stars: Nick Cheung, Simon Yam, Janice Man, Kay Tse

Votes: 1,297

44. 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous (2005)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

Growing up is mystifying, but Billy discovers all he has to be is himself

Director: Stewart Main | Stars: Andrew Paterson, Harriet Beattie, Jay Collins, Georgia McNeil

Votes: 531

45. Trophy Kids (2013)

Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary

From the director of Bigger Stronger Faster comes an intense look at overbearing parents in sports. The film asks the question "Do we want what's best for our children? Or do we just want ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Bell | Star: Amari Avery

Votes: 1,648

46. The Perfect David (2021)

Unrated | 78 min | Drama

David is a young bodybuilder who obsessively trains to become his artist mother's muse. As he dedicates himself to further developing his physique, he goes through an identity crisis that will mark his destiny.

Director: Felipe Gómez Aparicio | Stars: Mauricio Di Yorio, Umbra Colombo, Nicasio Galán, Agustín Bello

Votes: 164

47. The Short Films of David Lynch (2002 Video)

Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Animation, Drama

A collection of visionary director David Lynch's short films from the first 29 years of his career is accompanied by a special introduction to each film by the director himself.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Jeffe Alperi, Robert Chadwick, Catherine E. Coulson, Eddy Dixon

Votes: 3,404

48. The Killer of Dolls (1975)

98 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A groundskeeper's son, who is mentally unstable due to childhood trauma, goes on a murdering spree where his perception of reality is distorted by imagining people as mannequins and vice versa.

Director: Miguel Madrid | Stars: David Rocha, Inma de Santis, Helga Liné, Elisenda Ribas

Votes: 392

49. Devon's Ghost: Legend of the Bloody Boy (2005 Video)

R | 90 min | Horror, Action

When the Canyon High School reopens under the administration of Mr. and Mrs. Walker, the students recall Devon Anderson, a boy that killed his parents and vanished. On the first day of ... See full summary »

Directors: Johnny Yong Bosch, Kôichi Sakamoto | Stars: Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Reza Bahador, Jonny Cruz

Votes: 420

50. Ostia (1970)

103 min | Drama

Two brothers live by petty thievery and try to recover from their upbringing. Bandiera and Rabbino were children when they pushed their drunken father out of a window for killing their pet ... See full summary »

Director: Sergio Citti | Stars: Laurent Terzieff, Franco Citti, Anita Sanders, Ninetto Davoli

Votes: 317