Is a child abused?
Browse movies, tv shows, books and more that show child abuse.
National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-Child)
This trigger specifically focuses on the abuse of children, which can be particularly disturbing and upsetting. It can be triggering for survivors of child abuse, those who work with children, and individuals who have a strong protective instinct towards children.
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Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
18
No
306
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
148
No
267
52
EmmaWard55
DIRECTOR'S CUT: A child volunteers as sacrifice during a night time riverside ritual. Adults attach chains to the child's feet and give them a large rock to hold. Two adults then start to swing the child, as if building momentum to throw them into the water. A character screams for them to stop and they do. The child is shown returning to their mother, both seeming unconcerned.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
29
No
191
53
Renjuro
**With as few spoilers as possible**
No child abuse per se, but there are scenes of a young person being hurt and children in distress as well as implied child death.
A mischievous kid intentionally startles one character, who then hits said kid in retaliation. But they stop as soon as they see their assailant is just a child. The kid was fine and ran off.
A teenaged character is brutally maimed by a feral animal. You see the scars they sustained from this attack later on and they are rather intense. Another child watches this attack in terror but otherwise goes physically unharmed.
A crowd of people of all ages, including children, are killed at one point. You can hear them collectively suffer before they die. The death is not explicitly shown but heavily implied in a disturbing manner.
No child abuse per se, but there are scenes of a young person being hurt and children in distress as well as implied child death.
A mischievous kid intentionally startles one character, who then hits said kid in retaliation. But they stop as soon as they see their assailant is just a child. The kid was fine and ran off.
A teenaged character is brutally maimed by a feral animal. You see the scars they sustained from this attack later on and they are rather intense. Another child watches this attack in terror but otherwise goes physically unharmed.
A crowd of people of all ages, including children, are killed at one point. You can hear them collectively suffer before they die. The death is not explicitly shown but heavily implied in a disturbing manner.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
2
No
151
Movie • 2000 Report
Yes
0
No
145
Movie • 1996 Report
Yes
9
No
134
3
Spoiler: Billy describes being neglected by his mom near the end of the film.
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
52
No
129
6
Anonymous
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Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
40
No
121
39
hannahbelle
Past events described
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
2
No
119
3
Adam is roped into very dangerous situations but is not abused.
Video Game • 2009 Report
Yes
29
No
118
26
Lynxwithaharpn
Baby mobs can technically be abused, but this is preventable.
TV Show • 1984 Report
Yes
0
No
111
Movie • 1982 Report
Yes
0
No
110
18
crabby
There are no children in this movie.
Movie • 2017 Report
Yes
1
No
107
8
malovela
There are no children in the movie, except for a little boy in a couple of brief flashbacks.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
47
No
105
8
Cady's aunt is shown mostly to be an inexperienced and unwilling guardian, which mainly culminates in her non-intentional neglect of her. There is one scene in which they are arguing and it escalates with the aunt grabbing her arm pretty forcefully, but that is the extent of it. While technically this would not be considered abuse, I'm sayinf yes in case this kind of content would be upsetting for anyone.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
14
No
104
12
sushi
A child is subjected to shock and psychological hangups from the events surrounding him, but at no point does someone actively attempt to harm the child.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
14
No
103
7
DevinA
Unintentionally
Movie • 1979 Report
Yes
2
No
102
17
NearEastMugwump
You can't have child abuse in a movie if there are no children in the movie.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
10
No
102
6
Anonymous
No but there are children considerably hurt
Movie • 1975 Report
Yes
0
No
102
Movie Report
Yes
0
No
101
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
0
No
100
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
2
No
99
10
EmmBee
Child in distress during final act at New Yearβs Eve show
Movie • 2016 Report
Yes
2
No
97
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
0
No
94
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
22
No
91
9
StoneSoul
Itβs never shown on screen but there is a reference to Boyleβs adopted son having been βsoldβ in the past that is never expounded on.
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
4
No
89
14
chuufromloona
who put yesπ
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
15
No
84
15
Silod
Children are imperiled and killed, but would not categorize as child abuse.
Movie • 1997 Report
Yes
12
No
84
6
FandomLover
No children are shown to be abused, unless Rose is counted to be abused by her mother and fiancΓ© as she is just a teenager at that time.
Movie • 2004 Report
Yes
26
No
84
22
margay
there is no on-screen child abuse, however there is an ongoing subplot about one of the couches having sex with underage students. additionally reginas younger sister is showing on screen being sexually explicit, this is played for laughs in a way that can be considered disturbing to some viewers.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
0
No
83
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The closest trigger that may be for a person is that a mother yells. It is during a car chase scene after her daughter makes fun of her, though, it is evident the mother loves her daughter and truly does her best to support her. If needed, the sentence yelled is: "Iβm just a boring mom, with a boring job, and a daughter who hates me!"