Abuse Movies/Dramas
This list includes any movie/drama that shows one of its characters suffering from physical, mental, or sexual abuse.
⚠ ⚠ Trigger warning! All or most of the films on this list handle difficult subjects that some viewers may be sensitive to. I will try to include this symbol '⚠' beside any films that contain particularly disturbing scenes.
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1. Silenced
Korean Movie - 2011
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2. Bring Me Home
Korean Movie - 2019
Ugh, this one will tear your heart out. A boy is kidnapped and treated like a work horse among other unspeakable things.
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3. A Christmas Carol
Korean Movie - 2022
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4. 4th Place
Korean Movie - 2016
A horrible coach goes way overboard with his idea of discipline.
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5. Black Stone
Korean Movie - 2015
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A soldier is sexually assualted by his superior.
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6. Split
Korean Movie - 2016
A talented autistic boy is recruited to play high stakes bowling. His skills earn him the attention of some violent thugs.
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7. To Each His Own
Japanese Movie - 2017
A suicidal young man suffers under the tyrannical rule of his boss.
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8. Hitoya no Toge
Japanese Drama - 2017, 6 episodes
Episode 1 - An honest corrections officer tries to maintain his moral code amidst a corrupt prison system.
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9. A Stray Goat
Korean Movie - 2017
School bullying.
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10. M.Boy
Korean Movie - 2019
Severe school bullying.
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11. Bleak Night
Korean Movie - 2011
A friendship falls apart and one of the friends gets physically abusive with the other.
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12. Antonio's Secret
Filipino Movie - 2008
⚠ S/A victim
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13. Days of Wrath
Korean Movie - 2013
School bullying
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14. All Night Long 2
Japanese Movie - 1995
⚠ Gore and sexual abuse
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15. Shoot My Heart
Korean Movie - 2015
A staff member at a mental hospital mistreats one of his patients.
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16. With Prisoners
Hong Kong Movie - 2017
Mistreated prisoners.
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17. Hokuto
Japanese Drama - 2017, 5 episodes
A boy is severely mistreated by his parents.
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18. Concrete
Japanese Movie - 2004
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19. A Bloody Aria
Korean Movie - 2006
Physical assault/bullying
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20. Slice
Thai Movie - 2009
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21. I Am Trash
Korean Movie - 2016
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22. The Effect
Thai Drama - 2019, 3 episodes
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23. Playboy (and the Gang of Cherry)
Thai Movie - 2017
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24. Night Flight
Korean Movie - 2014
School bullying
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25. Better Days
Chinese Movie - 2019
School bullying
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26. Double Mints
Japanese Movie - 2017
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27. Sanaeha Diary Series: Buang Sanaeha
Thai Drama - 2017, 11 episodes
Episode 3
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28. Irresistible Love: Secret of the Valet
Chinese Movie - 2016
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29. A Round Trip to Love Part 2
Chinese Movie - 2016
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30. No Way Out
Filipino Movie - 2008
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31. A Courtesan with Flowered Skin
Japanese Movie - 2014
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32. Rinne no Ame
Japanese Special - 2010, 1 episode
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33. Shinjuku Triad Society
Japanese Movie - 1995
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34. Punch Lady
Korean Movie - 2007
domestic violence
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35. Criminal Minds
Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes
Episodes 9 and 10.
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36. Voice
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
Episode 3
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37. Bedevilled
Korean Movie - 2010
domestic violence
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38. Student A
Korean Movie - 2018
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39. The Neighbor No. 13
Japanese Movie - 2005
The main character is severely bullied as a kid by his classmates and seeks revenge as an adult.
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40. Friend
Korean Movie - 2001
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41. Who's That Knocking at My Door?
Korean Movie - 2007
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42. River of Murder
Korean Movie - 2010
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43. The Fourth Portrait
Taiwanese Movie - 2010
Another sad tale about a step-father mistreating his step-son.
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44. Sleeping Beauty
Korean Movie - 2008
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45. Cry Me a Sad River
Chinese Movie - 2018
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46. Stateless Things
Korean Movie - 2012
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47. The Seeds of Violence
Korean Movie - 2017
Military abuse
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48. Sweet Whip
Japanese Movie - 2013
⚠ Huge trigger warning here ⚠
A woman is kidnapped and tortured
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49. Le Jun Kai
Chinese Drama - 2013, 9 episodes
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50. Red to Kill
Hong Kong Movie - 1994
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51. A Petal
Korean Movie - 1996
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52. Duel
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
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53. Blind Mountain
Chinese Movie - 2007
A woman is kidnapped and forced to marry a man in a remote Chinese village
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54. The Uncle
Korean Movie - 2017
A paralyzed girl is abused and bullied by despicable people
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55. Prison on Fire 1
Hong Kong Movie - 1987
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56. Heart of Dragon
Hong Kong Movie - 1985
Jackie Chan's brother [in the movie] is mentally handicapped. With this vulnerability, he is targeted by different people who degrade and sometimes beat him up throughout the movie.
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57. My Father Is a Hero
Hong Kong Movie - 1995
The main character's son is kidnapped by some bad guys and given one hell of an ass whooping.
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58. Run Boy Run
Korean Movie - 2020
School bullying.
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59. The Lost Choices
Korean Movie - 2015
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60. Beautiful
Korean Movie - 2008
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A beautiful woman is stalked then assaulted in her apartment.
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61. Hotel King
Korean Drama - 2014, 32 episodes
Episode 1
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62. Brother of Darkness
Hong Kong Movie - 1994
Domestic abuse where the child is the victim.
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63. Daughter of Darkness
Hong Kong Movie - 1993
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64. Chinese Midnight Express
Hong Kong Movie - 1997
Another prison film that makes you never wanna end up on the wrong side of the law.
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65. Poongsan
Korean Movie - 2011
Various people are exposed to torture during interrogations throughout film.
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66. Hope
Korean Movie - 2013
This one will infuriate you! It's about a little girl's recovery after she is brutally attacked.
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67. Steel Cold Winter
Korean Movie - 2013
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68. 12th Assistant Deacon
Korean Movie - 2014
A priest has a flashback to when he was sexually abused in the military
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69. A Girl at My Door
Korean Movie - 2014
Domestic violence where the child is the victim.
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70. Miss Baek
Korean Movie - 2018
Domestic violence where the child is the victim.
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71. 11th Mom
Korean Movie - 2007
Domestic violence where the child is the victim.
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72. Derailed
Korean Movie - 2016
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73. Himizu
Japanese Movie - 2012
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74. Missing
Korean Movie - 2009
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A girl is kidnapped and abused.
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75. Bus 44
Hong Kong Movie - 2001
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76. Kanikosen
Japanese Movie - 2009
Workers on a Japanese fishing ship are brutalised and treated like slaves.
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77. My First Client
Korean Movie - 2019
A brother and sister are terrorized by their new stepmom.
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78. On Children
Taiwanese Drama - 2018, 5 episodes
Episode 2
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79. Dog Bite Dog
Hong Kong Movie - 2006
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80. Cold Fish
Japanese Movie - 2011
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81. Dog Eat Dog
Korean Movie - 2015
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82. Mother
Thai Drama - 2020, 10 episodes
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83. Diary of June
Korean Movie - 2005
This is the saddest film. A boy with no comfort in the world. He is severely bullied while being abused ocassionally by his mother.
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84. Silmido
Korean Movie - 2003
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85. Holiday
Korean Movie - 2006
Guards abuse prisoner
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86. Eien no Ko
Japanese Drama - 2000, 12 episodes
episode 01 - a cop saves a boy from his molester
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87. Bangkok Kung Fu
Thai Movie - 2011
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88. Goodbye Day
Korean Movie - 2007
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89. The Whispering of the Gods
Japanese Movie - 2005
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90. Blind Way
Chinese Movie - 2018
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91. Orphan Brothers: The Wandering Boys
Korean Movie - 2016
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92. Memoir of a Murderer
Korean Movie - 2017
Abusive father
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93. Forgiven Children
Japanese Movie - 2020
Teenage boys with too much time on their hands take bullying too far.
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94. Fragment
Korean Movie - 2018
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95. Ugly People
Korean Movie - 2016
School bullying
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96. Looking Up
Chinese Movie - 2019
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97. Deathrow
Filipino Movie - 2000
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98. Wretches
Korean Movie - 2018
School bullying
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99. Monster
Korean Movie - 2014
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100. Children of the Dark
Japanese Movie - 2008
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Child trafficking.