Abuse Movies

An account of early 1970s social activist Ira Einhorn, who allegedly murdered his girlfriend and then fled the country.

Sleazy director "auditioning" actresses for a movie and trying to get them to commit to more to get the part.

Katie has escaped an abusive household with her dog and younger sister Haley, in exchange for a less than ideal temporary housing environment. They...

What started for fifteen-year-old Manon as a secret holiday romance at an all-inclusive resort, slowly turned into a memory that she looks back on...

A poetic and melancholic short film about two brothers with different intentions. A personal struggle involving obsession, abuse, and guilt.

A young woman depends on her partner for happiness. As her mental stability wavers, their relationship strains and loneliness take a hold.

At the age of 10, Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped and held captive for eight years by a deranged man. In 2006, she managed to escape, and the world...

A tense phone call between a mother and daughter.

“No Bruises” is a narrative short film that explores the cyclical nature of emotional abuse, played out in vignette-style glimpses into...

Northern England, 2004. 16-year-old Mark plays football to stay connected to his late father. But after a teammate’s suicide, the silence...

When a brutal killer gets a noise complaint from Senora Fernandez, will he be able to keep his brutal tendencies from bubbling to the surface?

After many years, Julia returns to her childhood home, where as a child she was sexually abused by her recently deceased father. But inhabiting that...

The story of two sisters who have been raised in isolation, subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father. When they finally decide...

Thirteen year-old Missy Taylor lives with her addict mother, Annette. When Annette’s boyfriend Trent is released from prison, he takes up...

A shocking act, its baffling legacy - the gripping true crime doc. When Mrs Bobbit cut off her husband's penis in 1993, similar cases followed. Why?

From Kristin Kobes Du Mez, the creator/author of Jesus and John Wayne, comes a powerful new documentary highlighting how a culture of submission and...

A young woman must make the choice whether to allow her abusive father back into her life.

During the 1980s, claims of satanic ritual abuse ran rife throughout the western world, uncovered by hypnotic therapists and perpetuated throughout...

American Reflexxx is a short film documenting a social experiment that took place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Alli Coates filmed performance...