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

1. Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime

A docu-series that uncovers the toxic culture behind some of the most iconic children's shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Stars: Drake Bell, Giovonnie Samuels, Kate Taylor, Scaachi Koul

Votes: 8,749

2. Sound of Freedom (2023)

PG-13 | 131 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from traffickers.

Director: Alejandro Monteverde | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp, Cristal Aparicio

Votes: 113,924

3. A Friend of the Family (2022)

TV-MA | 53 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years in the 1970s by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend."

Stars: Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Anna Paquin

Votes: 6,818

4. American Gigolo (2022)

TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Follows Julian Kaye after his wrongful conviction release following 15 years in prison as he struggles to find his footing in the modern-day Los Angeles sex industry and navigates his complicated relationships.

Stars: Jon Bernthal, Gretchen Mol, Lizzie Brocheré, Gabriel LaBelle

Votes: 6,637

5. Three Girls (2017)

TV-14 | 59 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Three young girls were groomed, sexually abused, and trafficked by a group of men in Rochdale, as well as the authorities failed to do anything about it.

Stars: Molly Windsor, Ria Zmitrowicz, Liv Hill, Paul Kaye

Votes: 5,194

6. Trust (I) (2010)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator.

Director: David Schwimmer | Stars: Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato, Jason Clarke

Votes: 44,010 | Gross: $0.12M

7. The Reckoning (2023)

59 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Jimmy Savile's life from his working-class roots, to his rise to TV stardom as a BBC presenter, and his later years when he managed to keep his reign of sexual abuse concealed until after his death in 2011.

Stars: Steve Coogan, Mark Stanley, Mark Lewis Jones, Darien

Votes: 3,699

8. Abducted in Plain Sight (2017)

TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary, Crime

The twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.

Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Jan Broberg, Bob Broberg, Mary Ann Broberg, Susan Broberg

Votes: 22,230

9. The Tale (2018)

TV-MA | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery

A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.

Director: Jennifer Fox | Stars: Laura Dern, Jason Ritter, Common, Elizabeth Debicki

Votes: 19,696

10. Palm Trees and Power Lines (2022)

R | 110 min | Drama

A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.

Director: Jamie Dack | Stars: Lily McInerny, Gretchen Mol, Emily Jackson, Quinn Frankel

Votes: 2,834

11. Una (2016)

R | 94 min | Drama

When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at her much-older former lover's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of their dark past threaten to unravel his new life. What follows is an ... See full summary »

Director: Benedict Andrews | Stars: Ruby Stokes, Rooney Mara, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn

Votes: 11,571

12. Allure (IV) (2017)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A house cleaner meets a teenaged girl and convinces her to run away and live with her in secret.

Directors: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, Maxim Roy, Denis O'Hare

Votes: 2,171

13. Leaving Neverland (2019)

TV-MA | 240 min | Documentary

At the height of his stardom, the world's biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two young boys, aged between seven and ten, along their families. They now allege that he sexually abused them.

Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Michael Jackson, Wade Robson, Joy Robson, Chantal Robson

Votes: 31,121

14. An Open Secret (I) (2014)

Unrated | 99 min | Documentary, Crime

An investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry.

Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Evan Henzi, Michael Egan III, Mark Ryan, Joey Coleman

Votes: 2,458

15. Love According to Dalva (2022)

83 min | Drama

Dalva is 12, but she dresses and lives like a woman. One day, she's taken away from her house. Dumbfounded at first, she later meets Jayden, a social worker, and Samia, a teen with a temper. A new life seems to start for Dalva.

Director: Emmanuelle Nicot | Stars: Zelda Samson, Alexis Manenti, Fanta Guirassy, Marie Denarnaud

Votes: 1,682

16. Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter (2019 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Crime, Drama

A mother who will stop at nothing to get her daughter back exposes the intricate seductive power of Allison and Keith and the mental and physical abuse inflicted on her daughter.

Director: Lisa Robinson | Stars: Andrea Roth, Jasper Polish, Sara Fletcher, Kristin Booth

Votes: 596

17. 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: 7,853

18. Lesson of the Evil (2012)

Unrated | 129 min | Horror, Thriller

A popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Takehiro Hira, Hideaki Itô, Shôta Sometani

Votes: 6,789

19. Young Hunter (2020)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama

A 15-year-old young man burning with desire to have sex with another man gets involved with a manipulative and exploitative porn plot.

Director: Marco Berger | Stars: Juan Pablo Cestaro, Lautaro Rodríguez, Patricio Rodríguez, Juan Barberini

Votes: 1,447

20. Private Lessons (2008)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

An aspiring tennis player is taken under the wing of an established player as his family life falls apart.

Director: Joachim Lafosse | Stars: Jonas Bloquet, Jonathan Zaccaï, Claire Bodson, Yannick Renier

Votes: 1,037

21. Perfect Obedience (2014)

99 min | Drama

Julian, a young seminarian, is sent to live with Los Cruzados de Cristo, where he will have to follow a hard spiritual journey to achieve "the perfect obedience".

Director: Luis Urquiza | Stars: Juan Manuel Bernal, Sebastián Aguirre, Juan Ignacio Aranda, Luis Ernesto Franco

Votes: 1,055

22. A Teacher's Obsession (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 83 min | Drama, Thriller

When lacrosse star Bridgette fails her core classes, she is kicked off the team until she can improve her grades. Edgington Academy's new teacher takes a special and disturbing interest in helping Bridgette that threatens her entire future.

Director: Blair Hayes | Stars: Mia Rose Frampton, Boti Bliss, Molly Hagan, Dillon James

Votes: 401

23. 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: 1,739

24. The Rape of Britain (2022– )

Documentary, Crime

Investigation which scratches the surface of the child grooming gangs in Telford, U.K. Allegations of police corruption and bribery between senior officers and local businessmen.

Stars: Tommy Robinson, Mohammed Charlie Khan, Jim Bayliss

Votes: 95

25. 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: 31

26. 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: 124

27. Care (2000 TV Movie)

105 min | Crime, Drama

A troubled boy (Steven Mackintosh) endures physical abuse by the staffers at a children's home.

Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Steven Mackintosh, Jaye Griffiths, Maria Pride, Charlotte Cornwell

Votes: 290

28. 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

29. Grown Up Movie Star (2009)

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

The story of Ruby, 13, determined to grow up fast after her mother runs away to become a movie star, leaving Ruby with her hopelessly rural father.

Director: Adriana Maggs | Stars: Shawn Doyle, Tatiana Maslany, Julia Kennedy, Jonny Harris

Votes: 434

30. Murder Games: The Life and Death of Breck Bednar (2016 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, Drama

Docudrama telling the story of the 14-year-old schoolboy from surrey who was groomed online by 18-year-old Lewis Daynes via online video games and lured to his death.

Director: Katharine English | Stars: David Oakes, Laurie Kynaston, Sam Clemmett, Fiona Bruce

Votes: 212

31. 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

32. I am Jane Doe (2017)

98 min | Documentary

This intense documentary follows real cases of American girls enslaved in the child sex trade through ads in a newspaper's online classified section.

Director: Mary Mazzio | Stars: Erik Bauer, John Montgomery, Rob Portman, Claire McCaskill

Votes: 1,649

33. 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

34. Don't Talk to Strange Men (1962)

Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Drama

An innocent girl is "groomed" over the telephone and nearly becomes the victim of the attacker, only to put her younger sister's life in grave danger.

Director: Pat Jackson | Stars: Christina Gregg, Janina Faye, Cyril Raymond, Gillian Lind

Votes: 471

35. She Had to Say Yes (1933)

Unrated | 65 min | Drama, Romance

In the depth of the Depression, Sol Glass has the idea that the girls in the stenographic department should be used to entertain the clients. It seems that the clients are tiring of the ... See full summary »

Directors: George Amy, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Loretta Young, Winnie Lightner, Lyle Talbot, Regis Toomey

Votes: 534

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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: 15

39. 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: 47

40. The Genius and the Boys (2009 TV Movie)

Documentary, Biography

The documentary investigates late American Nobel laureate Carleton Gajdusek's enigmatic discoveries. Gajdusek discovered mad cow disease on Papua New Guinea in the fifties, as well as ... See full summary »

Director: Bosse Lindquist | Stars: Michael Alpers, Warwick Anderson, Sena Anua, Carleton Gajdusek

Votes: 65

41. Amber (2024)

9 min | Short, Crime | Completed

Amber is an experimental documentary about one of the victims in a high profile UK grooming gang scandal. 'Amber' not only suffered child sexual abuse and exploitation, she was then ... See full summary »

Director: Michelle Hooper | Star: Eleanor Booth

42. Hot Takes with Matt Gaetz (2020 Podcast Series)

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Stars: Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Andy Biggs, Darren Beattie

43. Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode: The Bicycle Man: Part 1 (1983)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Arnold and Dudley become friends with the owner of a local bicycle shop named Henry, unaware that he is a pedophile looking for his next victim.

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato

Votes: 143

44. Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode: The Bicycle Man: Part 2 (1983)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Drummond and Mr. Ramsey learn the truth about Mr. Horton, the seemingly friendly bicycle shop owner with a very sinister side. It soon becomes a race against time to get details out of ... See full summary »

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato

Votes: 133

45. Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode: Profiler, Profiled (2006)

TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Derek is arrested as a serial killer, and the team must delve into his secrets in order to free him.

Director: Glenn Kershaw | Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore

Votes: 2,538

46. Panorama (1953– )
Episode: Scandal in the Church of England (2019)

29 min | Documentary, News

Jane Corbin investigates cases of child sexual abuse that were ignored for years by senior clergy in the Church of England and asks whether the Church has now learned the lessons of the past?

Director: Joseph McAuley | Star: Jane Corbin

47. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Can't Be Held Accountable (2019)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A former detective asks the SVU for help when he suspects his two young daughters are being groomed by the influential predatory owner of a modeling agency for teenage girls and his equally predatory female assistant.

Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino

Votes: 477

48. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Must Be Held Accountable (2020)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A desperate father takes matters into his own hands in the case against his daughter's rapist.

Director: Laurie Collyer | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino

Votes: 433

49. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 25 November 2019: Evening Bulletin (2019)

30 min | News

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Stars: Matt O'Donoghue, Lucy Meacock, Sam Roberts, Steven Roberts

50. Castlevania (2017–2021)
Episode: The Good Dream (2020)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Lenore continues to spend time with Hector, slowly earning his trust. Saint Germain experiences a telling nightmare about the Infinite Corridor.

Directors: Sam Deats, Adam Deats | Stars: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Jessica Brown Findlay

Votes: 1,606