Is a child abandoned by a parent?
I personally find it disturbing when children are betrayed by the one person they are supposed to trust. it makes me feel sick seeing it and i like to avoid movies that have it.
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TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
73
No
37
5
Mommagranate
S1
E1
Abandonment is discussed as a theme
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
48
No
14
3
malovela
There are no children in the movie. A grown man talks about his traumatic childhood.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
44
No
1
4
NoAviNK1
One of the villains leaves a child behind and its mostly treated as a joke, but the child is safe by the end of it.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
34
No
3
4
SiRenfield
A father disowns his daughter for marrying a man he disapproves of albeit they reconnect decades later
TV Show • 2018 Report
Yes
27
No
9
2
Cavalier_Avocado
Joe leaves Henry on the steps of a couple he knows before he leaves town.
Movie Report
Yes
26
No
0
8
ChelHendrySimmons
Central plot point is that the children wake up in an empty house and don't know where their parents are.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
25
No
1
5
a character’s mom is not implied to have not been accepting of their identity
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
25
No
2
2
saste12
(Spoilers) A child witnesses her mother's suicide. We see flashbacks of the event. This could be considered abandonment perhaps.
Movie Report
Yes
24
No
2
4
Michelleisokay
Two adult children are disowned by their mother prior to the movie, it is briefly discussed
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
19
No
0
3
Puppers4life
The mother Monica abandons the kids on several occasions throughout the series. Frank also basically abandoned the family only comes around when he needs something.
Movie Report
Yes
19
No
1
1
Regan
Yes. But they reconnect
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
17
No
0
1
Pantalones
Young boy is left alone for long periods of time by meth-using parents. The parents return rarely but just do meth and abuse each other, they never really parent.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
14
No
3
0
The main character is left with his uncle by his father before the show starts - the uncle is negligent and leaves the minor alone for long periods.
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
14
No
0
2
DitisEmile
[SPOILER] Ellie leaves her kid and partner behind for her hunt for revenge.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
14
No
0
2
leahloveshorrormovies
season 10 one of the whispers leaves a baby out in the feild to die because it was being to loud and drawing attention, but soon after connie saves it. this happens when alpha shows up at hilltop to get lydia back for the first time
TV Show • 1997 Report
Yes
14
No
2
0
stickysweet_hunny
Cartman's dad abandoned him.
Movie • 1996 Report
Yes
13
No
0
2
saste12
Technically yes. A character who is a teenager mentions their mom abandoned them, though it's not actually shown on-screen.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
12
No
0
3
Solareclipse2014
Sam and Dean are left to fend for themselves for most of their childhood because John Winchester is an jerk
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
12
No
0
0
SiRenfield
S4
E4
A prominent arc in the season involves a new character named Hollyhock who was adopted at birth and thinks BoJack might be her biological father and tries to enlist his help finding her mother
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
12
No
1
Movie • 2001 Report
Yes
11
No
1
1
SiRenfield
Granted in this case Harry’s parents were already dead but we see Dumbledore leave him on the Dursley’s doorstep in the cold open
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
11
No
1
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
10
No
0
1
SiRenfield
S3
E3
Billy’s mother walked out of the family in order to escape her abusive situation
Movie Report
Yes
10
No
1
2
LoganC
it is implied older men (15+) will be left behind, and although it is sad it is seen as necessary. all younger children are safe.
Movie • 2003 Report
Yes
10
No
0
1
The main character's father is mostly absent from her life and this takes an emotional toll.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
9
No
0
0
taverous
It's implied that one characters family is dead, and Lucy's mother says she doesn't care about her child after Lucy is found
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
9
No
2
1
mistersandman
A main character’s mother left him when he was six years old.
TV Show • 1995 Report
Yes
9
No
0
1
SiRenfield
Shinji’s backstory, we especially pay great attention to it in Episode 16
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
9
No
0
Movie Report
Yes
8
No
7
6
SiRenfield
A puppy is abanonded by its owners if that count. I don’t know though, pet abandonment is another can of worms