Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-child-abuse"

1. Dr. No (1962)

PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Bernard Lee, Joseph Wiseman

Votes: 179,834 | Gross: $16.07M

2. Short Term 12 (2013)

R | 96 min | Drama

A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Brie Larson, Frantz Turner, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever

Votes: 91,967 | Gross: $1.01M

3. Take Care of Maya (2023)

TV-14 | 103 min | Documentary

As a medical team tries to understand 10-year-old Maya Kowalski's rare illness, they begin to question her parents. Suddenly, Maya is in state custody - despite a family desperate to bring their daughter home.

Director: Henry Roosevelt | Star: Maya Kowalski

Votes: 9,817

4. Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)

TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary, Crime

In this documentary, the murder of Deedee Blanchard by her daughter Gypsy Rose is explored, as well as the circumstances leading up to the event.

Director: Erin Lee Carr | Stars: Jim Arnott, David Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard, Gypsy Rose Blanchard

Votes: 11,976

5. Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (2024)

TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, Comedy

An iconic comedian tackles controversial issues such as gun control, religion, cancellation culture and consent through provocative humor.

Directors: Jimmy Carr, Brian Klein | Star: Jimmy Carr

Votes: 1,880

6. Sound of My Voice (2011)

R | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Two documentary filmmakers attempt to penetrate a cult who worships a woman who claims to be from the future.

Director: Zal Batmanglij | Stars: Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling, Davenia McFadden

Votes: 22,985 | Gross: $0.41M

7. Escaping Utopia (2024)

Documentary

New Zealand's most extreme religious cult, Gloriavale, and the true stories of people attempting to break free, including current and former members that have never gone on record before.

Votes: 72

8. Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict (2008 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Based on a memoir by Sue William Silverman about her struggle and triumph over sexual addiction.

Director: Grant Harvey | Stars: Sally Pressman, Peter Flemming, Roger Haskett, Robert Gauvin

Votes: 358

9. The Great Buster (2018)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Documentary on the life and works of comic genius Buster Keaton, directed by Peter Bogdanovich.

Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Dick Cavett, Frank Capra, Jim Curtis

Votes: 2,395 | Gross: $0.14M

10. Rooming with Danger (2023 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Thriller

Fresh off a bad break-up, a young professional moves in with a seemingly perfect roommate but finds herself the object of a deadly obsession.

Director: Christine Conradt | Stars: Camila Senna, Daniela Rivera, Christopher Millan, Emily Roslyn Villarreal

Votes: 220

11. The Country Teacher (2008)

Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Romance

Petr, youthful, quiet, and sensitive, comes from Prague to teach natural science in a country town. The gruff principal asks what he's running from and predicts he'll be gone in six months.... See full summary »

Director: Bohdan Sláma | Stars: Pavel Liska, Zuzana Bydzovská, Ladislav Sedivý, Marek Daniel

Votes: 1,519 | Gross: $0.05M

12. Right to Fight (2023)

90 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Sky Original documentary revealing how the pioneers of women's boxing battled the odds to find their place in the ring.

Director: Georgina Cammalleri | Stars: Cathy Davis, Marian Trimiar, Mike Silver, Sue Fox

Votes: 71

13. The Fall of '55 (2006)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

In late 1955 and early 1956, the citizens of Boise, Idaho believed there was a menace in their midst. On Halloween, investigators arrested three men on charges of having sex with teenage ... See full summary »

Director: Seth Randal | Stars: Ron Bess, Peter Boag, Jack Butler, Melvin Dir

Votes: 104

14. Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Episode: Lies of the Mind (1995)

95 min | Crime

Jane is called on to assess wealthy socialite, Sharon Sinclair, charged with the murder of her father, Sir Edward and her step-mother.

Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Rebecca Gibney, Jacqueline McKenzie, Marshall Napier, Richard Roxburgh

Votes: 46

15. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: Unnatural Disasters (1999)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

O'Reily and Keller plot to take care of Andrew. McManus is forced by prison brass to settle Howell's sexual-harassment suit. Hanlon's murder convictions get overturned and he's allowed back... See full summary »

Director: Chazz Palminteri | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney

Votes: 2,063

16. The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode: The Maternal Capacitance (2009)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Sheldon hits it off with Leonard's psychoanalyst mother, but she drives Leonard and Penny to the bottle.

Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg

Votes: 5,020

17. Mind Wide Open with Lily Cornell Silver (2020– )
Episode: David Kessler (2020)

52 min | Talk-Show

Lily Cornell Silver talks with the world's foremost expert on grief and loss, David Kessler. His book 'Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief' has been submitted for Grammy consideration.

Stars: Lily Cornell Silver, David Kessler

18. Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed (2023– )
Episode: Roy Tells All (2023)

54 min | Documentary, Crime

An unexpected connection gives Roy Rossello a chance to tell his experience as a member of Menudo.

Director: Esther Reyes | Stars: Leslie Abramson, Robbin Ahrold, Pamela Bozanich, Tom Brokaw

Votes: 20