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.

Geegee16 May 19, 2020

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101. Justice High

Korean Movie - 2020

7.0
102. Hagoku

Japanese Drama - 2017, 1 episode

9.0

Guards abuse prisoner
103. The King of Jail Breakers

Japanese Movie - 2009

10

Guards abuse prisoner
104. Beautiful Sunday

Korean Movie - 2007

8.5
105. Moebius

Korean Movie - 2013

This one's pretty crazy. The mother is the main culprit, though.
106. Princess Aurora

Korean Movie - 2005
107. Madonna

Korean Movie - 2015

7.5

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Some poor chick is totally demolished again and again by life and nasty people.
108. Invitation

Korean Movie - 2013
109. Kinki

Japanese Movie - 2014

A boy is held in captivity and subjected to total craziness first by his original captor then by that captor's daughter.
110. The Hungry Lion

Japanese Movie - 2017

9.0

school bullying
111. Whisper

Taiwanese Movie - 2015

9.0

School bullying and abusive mother
112. Pieta

Korean Movie - 2012

7.0

Ruthless loan shark
113. Marionette

Korean Movie - 2013

7.0
114. No Matter How Much My Mother Dislikes Me

Japanese Movie - 2018

8.0

VERY abusive mother.
115. Desirable Taste

Korean Movie - 2014

6.0
116. Address Unknown

Korean Movie - 2001

8.0
117. ONE On ONE

Korean Movie - 2014
118. The World of Kanako

Japanese Movie - 2014

7.5

school bullying and forced male prostitution
119. The Judgement

Thai Drama - 2018, 13 episodes

episode 7
120. Eun Ji

Korean Movie - 2019

9.0
121. Ah, Wilderness

Japanese Movie - 2017

8.5

The guy with the stutter gets slapped around by his alcoholic father :<
122. Testimony of N

Japanese Drama - 2014, 10 episodes

episode 6 - flashback to when boy was abused by his mother
123. MARS - Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru

Japanese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes

Episode 8 - Flashback to when main character's friend endured school bullying
124. Thicker Than Water

Japanese Movie - 2018

8.0

violent older brother
125. Save Me

Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes

episode 2 and 4
126. Like a Virgin

Korean Movie - 2006
127. Neverdie Butterfly

Korean Movie - 2013

10
128. Besieged City

Hong Kong Movie - 2008
129. Ordinary People

Korean Movie - 2018

7.0

Father beats up his son.
130. Arousers

Korean Movie - 2015

School Bullying
131. A Long Walk

Japanese Movie - 2006

9.0

A little girl is abused by her mother and her mother's boyfriend
132. Half

Korean Movie - 2016

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A man wanting to transition into a woman is sent to a men's jail after he accidentally kills someone while trying to protect his friend. As you can guess, this doesn't end well for him.
133. My Friend "A"

Japanese Movie - 2018

9.0

Main character is introverted because of childhood abuse. He is singled out at work, and has a few physical run-ins with people where he doesn't fight back but lets himself get beat up.
134. Sweet Revenge Season 2

Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes

Episode 23 and 24
135. The Boys Who Cried Wolf

Korean Movie - 2016

Military abuse
136. Fatal

Korean Movie - 2012
137. National Security

Korean Movie - 2012

10

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A man is suspected of being a communist and is subjected to torture.
138. Drama Special Season 7: The Legendary Lackey

Korean Special - 2016, 1 episode

8.5

School Bullying
139. Remember: War of the Son

Korean Drama - 2015, 20 episodes

Episode 4, 7, 19
140. Taro the Fool

Japanese Movie - 2019

10

People getting beat up
141. Under Your Bed

Japanese Movie - 2019

8.0

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Domestic Violence
142. Art of Fighting

Korean Movie - 2006

7.0

School Bullying
143. Memories of Murder

Korean Movie - 2003

police officers beat up and torture people they are interrogating.
144. If You Were Me 6

Korean Movie - 2013
145. If You Were Me 3

Korean Movie - 2006
146. 13

Japanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes

episode 3
147. Ichi 1: Origin

Japanese Movie - 2003

5.0
148. Seija no Koushin

Japanese Drama - 1998, 11 episodes

10

Intellectually disabled people are abused at the work facility where their families have abandoned them.
149. Closed Ward

Japanese Movie - 2019

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150. Master's Sun

Korean Drama - 2013, 17 episodes

Episode 7
151. Don Quixote

Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes

5.5

Episode 1
152. The Guest

Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes

Episode 4
153. Bread, Love and Dreams

Korean Drama - 2010, 30 episodes

5.5

Episode 3, 6
154. A Korean Odyssey

Korean Drama - 2017, 20 episodes

Episode 9
155. Dangerous Drugs of Sex

Japanese Movie - 2020

9.0

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156. Smile

Japanese Drama - 2009, 11 episodes

7.0

Episode 7
157. All about My Father

Korean Movie - 2010

10

One of the short films depicts military sexual abuse
158. Mother Is a Whore

Korean Movie - 2011

7.5

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159. Ordinary Person

Korean Movie - 2017

9.0
160. GTO

Japanese Drama - 1998, 12 episodes

Episode 3
161. Hot

Korean Movie - 2016

7.0

School bullying
162. A Boy's Sister

Korean Movie - 2013

8.5

School bullying + abusive father
163. The Family Game

Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes

7.5

All episodes have some element of school bullying but particularly episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, 9
164. Himeanoru

Japanese Movie - 2016

7.0

School bullying + murderous psycho
165. Sweet Home

Korean Drama - 2020, 10 episodes

8.0

Episode 7 - school bullying
166. Mario

Japanese Special - 2018, 1 episode

7.0

School bullying
167. PTS Original: The Silent Forest

Taiwanese Special - 2020, 1 episode

8.0

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Sexual abuse
168. Drama Special Season 11: My Teacher

Korean Special - 2020, 1 episode

7.0

School bullying
169. One Night

Japanese Movie - 2019

7.0

Abusive father
170. Daisho

Japanese Drama - 2016, 6 episodes

7.0

Episodes 1 and 2
171. Dead Run

Japanese Movie - 2005

7.0
172. Seeking My Own Future

Chinese Drama - 2013, 30 episodes

8.0

Episodes 2, 4, 12, and 14
173. Human, Space, Time and Human

Korean Movie - 2018

8.5

⚠ Sexual Violence
174. Scrap Heaven

Japanese Movie - 2005

6.0

Very mild. A short sequence features a young boy who is asking for revenge against his abusive mother.
175. The Katsuragi Murder Case

Japanese Movie - 2016

6.5
176. Class of Lies

Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

School Bullying
Episodes 3, 5, 6
177. A Dog Came Into My Flash

Korean Movie - 2010

7.5

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Pedophilia
178. Takumi-kun Series 1: And the Spring Breeze Whispers

Japanese Movie - 2007

6.5

Sexual assault with a male victim
179. The Younger

Taiwanese Movie - 2014

8.5
180. KBS Drama Special 2012: Do You Know Taekwondo?

Korean Drama - 2012, 1 episode

7.0

A young man is bullied by his peers.
181. Cheer Up!

Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes

6.0

Episode 1-2 (self-harm)
Episode 5 and 11 (abusive father)
182. Darkness

Korean Movie - 2018

7.5

Severe school bullying
183. Beloved Enemy

Chinese Drama - 2017, 15 episodes

6.0

Episode 4
184. Move to Heaven

Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes

8.0

Episode 4 (flashback to past - domestic violence)
Episode 7 (short bullying segment)
Episode 8 (short bullying + child abuse segment)
185. The Uncanny Counter

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

8.0

Episode 1 (school bullying)
Episode 2 (school bullying + domestic violence)
Episode 5 (short segment of abusive father)
Episode 10 (school bullying)
Episode 13 (short segment of physical abuse)
186. Taxi Driver

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

7.0

Episode 1 (workplace abuse)
Episode 3 (school bullying)
Episode 5 + 8 (workplace abuse/physical violence)
187. Awaken

Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes

6.0

Episode 1, 8, 9, and 15 (physical abuse)
188. Mouse

Korean Drama - 2021, 20 episodes

Episode 5 (short flashback to school bullying)
189. Moment at Eighteen

Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes

7.0

Episode 3 (short school bullying segment)
Episode 7 (abusive father)
190. Life

Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes

7.0

Episodes 2, 5, 6, and 10 (school bullying + abusive parent + sexual assault)
191. Young Adult Matters

Korean Movie - 2020

5.0

A young man is humiliated and given the beating of a lifetime.
192. No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35

Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes

6.0

Episode 3 (school bullying)
193. Age of Rebellion

Taiwanese Drama - 2018, 15 episodes

6.0

Episode 1, 2, 4 (school bullying)
194. Hagane no Onna

Japanese Drama - 2010, 7 episodes

Episode 1 (school bullying)
195. Deep Love ~ Ayu's Story ~

Japanese Drama - 2004, 13 episodes

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Episode 3 (sexual assault)
196. Crystal Boys

Taiwanese Drama - 2003, 20 episodes

7.5

Episodes 3, 6, 15
197. Missing Person

Korean Movie - 2009

7.0

Dude is beaten/treated like a dog
198. Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu

Japanese Drama - 2021, 8 episodes

7.0

Episode 1 (sexual assualt+flashback to school bullying)
199. The Devil Judge

Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes

Episodes 3, and 5 (short segment showing flashback to childhood abuse)
200. Second Chance

Thai Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

6.0

Episodes 1, and 2 (school bullying)