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
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |