Is a child abandoned by a parent?
I personally find it disturbing when children are betrayed by the one person they are supposed to trust. it makes me feel sick seeing it and i like to avoid movies that have it.
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Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
106
No
3
10
Bricoleur
Sort of. Peter Quill references how his mother died and his grandfather screamed at him on the same day, which caused him to leave Earth. Also, the villain, the High Evolutionary, creates many sentient creatures, including some he treats like beloved children (like Rocket) and some that look like human children, and then he rejects, abandons, or attempts to destroy them all.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
86
No
44
7
stuckynat
Ellie’s mom died. She wasn’t abandoned wtf y’all
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
61
No
2
6
NoAviNK1
One of the villains leaves a child behind and its mostly treated as a joke, but the child is safe by the end of it.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
51
No
3
4
saste12
(Spoilers) A child witnesses her mother's suicide. We see flashbacks of the event. This could be considered abandonment perhaps.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
50
No
18
5
malovela
There are no children in the movie. A grown man talks about his traumatic childhood.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
46
No
6
5
The abandonment happens before the movie and is not central to the plot but is referenced
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
45
No
3
4
Puppers4life
The mother Monica abandons the kids on several occasions throughout the series. Frank also basically abandoned the family only comes around when he needs something.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
43
No
3
5
SiRenfield
A father disowns his daughter for marrying a man he disapproves of albeit they reconnect decades later
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
37
No
1
5
a character’s mom is not implied to have not been accepting of their identity
TV Show • 2018 Report
Yes
35
No
9
2
Cavalier_Avocado
Joe leaves Henry on the steps of a couple he knows before he leaves town.
Movie Report
Yes
33
No
2
6
Michelleisokay
Two adult children are disowned by their mother prior to the movie, it is briefly discussed
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
32
No
0
2
Pantalones
Young boy is left alone for long periods of time by meth-using parents. The parents return rarely but just do meth and abuse each other, they never really parent.
Movie Report
Yes
32
No
0
9
ChelHendrySimmons
Central plot point is that the children wake up in an empty house and don't know where their parents are.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
28
No
1
4
Solareclipse2014
Sam and Dean are left to fend for themselves for most of their childhood because John Winchester is an jerk
Movie Report
Yes
27
No
0
2
itsmeemomo
Parental neglect/control is one of the underlying themes of the film, however it is through an elderly mother and her adult son instead.
Movie • 1996 Report
Yes
27
No
0
4
saste12
Technically yes. A character who is a teenager mentions their mom abandoned them, though it's not actually shown on-screen.
Movie Report
Yes
26
No
1
2
Regan
Yes. But they reconnect
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
24
No
0
1
SiRenfield
S4
E4
A prominent arc in the season involves a new character named Hollyhock who was adopted at birth and thinks BoJack might be her biological father and tries to enlist his help finding her mother
TV Show • 1997 Report
Yes
24
No
3
1
stickysweet_hunny
Cartman's dad abandoned him.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
23
No
0
7
mointheforest
A parent is unable to return to their child and the child feels abandoned.
Movie • 2003 Report
Yes
22
No
0
2
The main character's father is mostly absent from her life and this takes an emotional toll.
Movie Report
Yes
21
No
1
0
howdywrites
Spoiler: Renfield explains he abandoned his wife and child before he met Dracula
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
20
No
0
3
DitisEmile
[SPOILER] Ellie leaves her kid and partner behind for her hunt for revenge.
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
20
No
0
1
SiRenfield
S3
E3
Billy’s mother walked out of the family in order to escape her abusive situation
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
20
No
0
0
CaptainDemozan
One of the heroes states that she was abandoned by her parents. Supplementary material states that they lied about her death.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
19
No
0
2
leahloveshorrormovies
season 10 one of the whispers leaves a baby out in the feild to die because it was being to loud and drawing attention, but soon after connie saves it. this happens when alpha shows up at hilltop to get lydia back for the first time
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
18
No
2
1
empadadefrango
Reid was abandoned by his father when he was 10
Movie • 2001 Report
Yes
18
No
1
1
SiRenfield
Granted in this case Harry’s parents were already dead but we see Dumbledore leave him on the Dursley’s doorstep in the cold open
Movie Report
Yes
17
No
7
7
SiRenfield
A puppy is abanonded by its owners if that count. I don’t know though, pet abandonment is another can of worms
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
15
No
3
0
The main character is left with his uncle by his father before the show starts - the uncle is negligent and leaves the minor alone for long periods.