Are there abusive parents?
Browse movies, tv shows, books and more with abusive parents.
This trigger encompasses a broad range of parental abuse, including physical, emotional, and psychological harm. It can be deeply traumatic for survivors of child abuse and those who have witnessed or experienced parental dysfunction.
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Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
177
No
7
15
Eldritchsquared
A major character physically attacks his adult daughter on-screen, and it’s implied that he’s been manipulating her for a while.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
107
No
1
16
LoganC
Maddie's stepfather has no screentime but she says he "will break her nose again" and Owen's father is portrayed as abusive, since him and his mother are scared of him and his few lines are not kind.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
94
No
5
10
Emotional neglect/dismissive of mental health disorders
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
88
No
4
9
S_o_T_B
A mother is described as hating her child because the child’s birth was difficult. The plot also revolves around fathers killing their children but it is not implied that the fathers are abusive beforehand.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
84
No
2
17
weezburger
Emotionally abusive
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
78
No
0
11
malcola
Yes. An adult character recalls and describes his experiences of childhood abuse nominally for the sake of scientific research, including serious disabling and disfiguring injuries to the face, hands, GI system, and genitals. (Other characters react with shock and horror at this treatment.)
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
74
No
7
5
sheregenerated
Darcy's mom is lesbophobic and kicked her out at the end of episode 7. There's one scene with her in this episode, when Tara goes to Darcy's house. Her mum answers the door and says something lesbophobic about Darcy. Later on, Darcy rejoins her friends and is visibly disheveled (from spending the night in the park) and opens up to Tara about her parents.
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
74
No
33
5
thriceinarow
S2
E2
A character slaps their grown-up daughter in episode 9
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
69
No
2
4
NikolasVerSteeg
Ep. 1 verbally abusive religious mother & abusive father.
Ep 1 mother chokes her son against a wall at one point.
Roderick Usher, main character of thr story, frequently insults and verbally berates his children.
Ep 1 mother chokes her son against a wall at one point.
Roderick Usher, main character of thr story, frequently insults and verbally berates his children.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
66
No
2
1
Harbor
The drunken father headbutts dude
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
63
No
2
2
Bitbat
S4
E4
Homelander is a verbally abusive parent to Ryan and will often force things that he doesn’t want to do.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
63
No
2
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
61
No
0
6
MasonEarl
Billeys dad is physically and mentally abusive
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
59
No
0
2
noirwolff
Natalie’s dad is physically and emotionally abusive, he threatens Nat and hits her mom
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
58
No
1
10
AnonymousFriends
YES!! A father beats his children on screen with a belt
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
57
No
2
2
Hard to describe, since the movie isn't very straightforward. Until the end, there is no physical abuse of a parent shown on screen. Definitely other forms of abuse though. The end is very violent in a physical and emotional sense.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
55
No
6
6
Bunnyz
Somewhat the mother tries to gaslight and pressure her daughter and is only after her success ( in my opinion )
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
55
No
3
1
crbrsp
S1
E1
A father is a serial killer to women who look like his daughter. In episode one he attempts to murder his daughter.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
52
No
46
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S5
E5
A father kidnaps his own child. The child is very scared of him.
A whole family is additionally kidnapped.
A whole family is additionally kidnapped.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
52
No
5
1
fairyy
the main character's mom is abusive , it isnt shown but hinted at. (not very very sure)
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
51
No
0
4
glance
A character’s mother stops them from eating dinner as a punishment.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
51
No
1
5
justraven27
Yes, both parents of the main characters are abusive and the mother slaps the son on screen.
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
50
No
8
6
Pantalones
There are several scenes with a young boy being severely neglected by his meth-using parents. The kid is extremely filthy and left alone for long periods of time. Also, Walter cooks meth and potentially puts his whole family in danger by working with cartels. Walter also kidnaps his own daughter.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
50
No
1
6
DeenGray
Odalia abuses her children, forces them all to be perfect, made Amity break off her friendship with Willow, and only sees them as business pawns. Alador is passive to the abuse, but he improves his behavior and his kids all genuinely love him by the end of the show, while Odalia stays evil.
Video Game • 2017 Report
Yes
50
No
0
5
SiRenfield
Natsuki mentions having an abusive father albeit we never meet him proper
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
49
No
6
3
Seilka
S9
E9
Alpha is more emotionally abusive than physically to her daughter, Lydia. Though we do see scars on her arm throughout this season... She says her mom gave them to her throughout her years with her, but we don't see physical abuse beyond a slap E13/14.
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
49
No
0
4
Pantalones
BoJack's entire family tree is just generation after generation of cruel, neglectful, sometimes outright evil parents.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
49
No
0
3
NakNakNak
In season 1's "Exes and Ooohs", we meet Moxxie's father, Crimson--throughout the episode he is physically and mentally abusive to Moxxie, and flashbacks prove he's been the same way since Moxxie was small.
In the season 2 premiere, "The Circus," Stolas' father Paimon forces him into an arranged marriage with the shrewish Stella and is implied to be supremely neglectful. We also meet Blitzø's father Cash Buckzo, who not only sells Blitzø to Paimon for literal pocket change but then goes on to demand the child steal as much as he can carry out of the house.
In the season 2 premiere, "The Circus," Stolas' father Paimon forces him into an arranged marriage with the shrewish Stella and is implied to be supremely neglectful. We also meet Blitzø's father Cash Buckzo, who not only sells Blitzø to Paimon for literal pocket change but then goes on to demand the child steal as much as he can carry out of the house.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
49
No
14
1
both meredith and alex have abusive/neglectful parents which are referenced throughout the show. meredith’s mother actually appears on the show and we see her verbally abusing a now adult meredith
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
47
No
21
4
Dreamdust1600
It's implied that some characters had abusive parents in their life but their lives aren't clearly mentioned at all