child abuse theme

Child abuse is featured in a context where it is arguably criminal. Child abuse or child maltreatment is physical, sexual, and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or children, especially by a parent or a caregiver.

14 total · 3 major · 11 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahh1x19 major The viewer is confronted with the idea that Eddie's deranged behavior was at least in part a result of physical abuse he sustained at the hands of his father.
rbt1985e6x05 major In the context of the story it's not clear whether the unorthodox behavior of the father was considered child abuse of the criminal kind, but it is arguable.
tftc1989e2x12 major Ezra was abusive towards his nephew and legal charge, Bobby, and eventually made him a cripple by beating him with a crowbar.
blackmirror6x05 minor The unassuming man Tim Simons was molesting his young daughter.
movie: Deadly Friend (1986) minor Samantha was physically abused by her domineering father.
movie: Meatball Machine (2005) minor Sachiko revealed to Yōji about how she'd suffered horrible physical abuse at the hands of her father.
movie: The Butterfly Effect (2004) minor Young Kayleigh was given a bad bruise on her arm by her father.
movie: The Cell (2000) minor Young Stargher's father went to town on him with a belt and them applied to him a hot iron after the father found that Stargher had been playing with dolls.
movie: The Final Cut (2004) minor A viewing of Bannister's recorded memories strongly suggested that he was molesting his young daughter, Isabel.
movie: The Lawnmower Man (1992) minor Harold hit his young son Peter upside the head over a minor indiscretion.