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

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

PG | 152 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 857,994 | Gross: $317.58M

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama

Charlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.

Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd

Votes: 549,177 | Gross: $17.74M

3. The Girl Next Door (2007)

R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Follows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime.

Director: Gregory Wilson | Stars: William Atherton, Blythe Auffarth, Blanche Baker, Kevin Chamberlin

Votes: 29,476

4. Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)

R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who's hell-bent on keeping him with her...at all costs.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson, Marcia Lewis

Votes: 4,884

5. Fade to Black (1980)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.

Director: Vernon Zimmerman | Stars: Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton

Votes: 5,010

6. The Thief Lord (2006)

PG | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

After their mother dies, two boys flee their mean aunt and head for Venice, Italy, where they meet Scipio, the mysterious "Thief Lord." Along with a small gang of abandoned kids, the boys start robbing the rich to support themselves.

Director: Richard Claus | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jasper Harris, Carole Boyd, Bob Goody

Votes: 6,275

7. Jacky in the Kingdom of Women (2014)

G | 87 min | Comedy

In the Kingdom of Bubunne, women are in power while men wear veils and do domestic tasks. Jacky, a lovely young man who dreams of marrying the 'Colonelle' has to struggle like a Cinderella to realize his dreams.

Director: Riad Sattouf | Stars: Vincent Lacoste, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bourdon, Anémone

Votes: 2,690

8. Playing Beatie Bow (1986)

Not Rated | 93 min | Family, Fantasy, Mystery

A discontented Sydney teenager travels back in time to 1873, whilst watching an old fashioned children's game.

Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Imogen Annesley, Peter Phelps, Mouche Phillips, Nikki Coghill

Votes: 356

9. The Carrier (1988)

R | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

The main character is stricken with a horrible disease, but it doesn't affect him. It spreads to every inamimate object that he touches, and then if another person touches the object, they ... See full summary »

Director: Nathan J. White | Stars: Gregory Fortescue, Stevie Lee, Steve Dixon, Paul Silverman

Votes: 590

10. Jáchyme, hod ho do stroje! (1974)

95 min | Comedy

A sincere provincial young man, Frantisek Koudelka (Ludek Sobota) leaves to work in Prague. For the trip he buys a computer made horoscope with biorhythms charts, marked according to his ... See full summary »

Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Ludek Sobota, Marta Vancurová, Vera Ferbasová, Josef Dvorák

Votes: 1,359

11. Super Ranger Kids (1997)

95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Five ordinary kids are given the ability to transform into the Super Ranger Kids, to which they must use their newfound powers to fight against the forces of the evil Diabolika and her bumbling partner Satano.

Director: Rogelio Salvador | Stars: Rodney Shattara, Thou Reyes, Paul Burns, Sara Polverini

Votes: 31

12. Marian (II) (2017)

15 min | Short, Drama, Horror

There's a haunting in the house. However, things are not what they seem. Marian soon finds out that the haunting in the household is more familiar than she thinks.

Director: Brian Patrick Lim | Stars: Astarte Abraham, Johanah Basanta, Paw Aya Bugarin

Votes: 50

13. Sredni Vashtar (II) (1981)

9 min | Animation, Short

This is the story of a boy living without a family who suffers from a lack of empathy. To protect himself from his hated foster mother, the boy mentally escapes into a world of mysticism and dreams.

Director: Václav Bedrich | Star: Ludek Munzar

Votes: 10

14. Michal Horák: Hej teto! (2018 Music Video)

4 min | Comedy, Crime, Music

A nerdy man gets interrogated by police after accidental killing of his bossy aunt's hamster.

Director: Martin Hammerschlag | Stars: Michal Horák, Jan Beran, Jan Bubeník, Petr Matyas Cibulka

Votes: 16

15. One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
Episode: The Burning Girl (1959)

Approved | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Alice Denning is a shy teenage girl who is trying to fit into a new community, make new friends and coexist with her abusive aunt and insensitive father, who insists she's a pyromaniac ... See full summary »

Director: John Newland | Stars: Olive Deering, Luana Anders, Edward Platt, Sandra Knight

Votes: 212

16. Journey to the Unknown (1968– )
Episode: Miss Belle (1968)

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A drifter goes to work in a strange household where an unhinged aunt refuses to acknowledge that her orphaned nephew (living in her care), is a boy - rather than a girl.

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: George Maharis, Barbara Jefford, Kim Burfield, Adrienne Posta

Votes: 47

17. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode: The Fugitive (1962)

TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Jenny and the other kids don't realize that the kindly yet magical old duffer they play with in the park is really an intergalactic fugitive hiding out till two serious men come looking for him, asking questions that test their friendship.

Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Susan Gordon, J. Pat O'Malley, Nancy Kulp, Wesley Lau

Votes: 2,465

18. Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991–2022)
Episode: Videoke (2010)

TV-14 | Biography, Drama, Romance

A 14-year old daughter forgets to enjoy the youth as she faces the struggles of saving her chaotic family - fiddling mother, hurt and rude father, rebellious brother, schizo uncle. When ... See full summary »

Director: Jeffrey Jeturian | Stars: Ella Cruz, Lotlot De Leon, Emilio Garcia, Basty Alcances

19. Panorama (1953– )
Episode: The Ultimate Taboo (1997)

Documentary, News

Spotlight on female pedophiles and child rapists, mothers who sexually abuse their children, sexually abusive aunts, nuns and teachers, mothers who get the fathers to join in on the abuse, and the circle of violence they create.

Star: Sue Pennington

20. The Dollanganger Saga (2014– )
Episode: Flowers in the Attic (2014)

TV-14 | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

Director: Deborah Chow | Stars: Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn, Kiernan Shipka, Mason Dye

Votes: 10,109

21. Camp (2013)
Episode: Last Days of Summer (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Little Otter and Ridgefield face off in the Annual Inter-Camp Olympics. Robbie and Sarah try to sort out their relationship and Marina receives some shocking news about her mom.

Director: Catriona McKenzie | Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Thom Green, Dena Kaplan, Tim Pocock

Votes: 24