Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
171
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Mike notes that after his and Abby’s mother died their Father couldn’t handle it and took off
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
154
No
4
14
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
127
No
74
0
PhilosophicalEeyore
S1
E1
It could be argued that Marlene abandoned Ellie when she dumped her in a FEDRA school after promising Anna she'd look after her.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
119
No
6
10
saste12
(Spoilers) A child witnesses her mother's suicide. We see flashbacks of the event. This could be considered abandonment perhaps.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
114
No
12
18
Matteic
A baby is entrusted to friends of the parents, after the parents realize they are not able to take care of their child for now. The child is later reunited with parents.
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
111
No
39
15
Not by a parent, but a child does deal with serious abandonment issues after being abandoned by an older sibling who is sort of a parental figure
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
109
No
4
18
Pantalones
Elphaba is completely emotionally abandoned by her parents, particularly her father. He refers to her as "it" when she is born and orders a nurse to take her from the room due to her green skin. He is shown to shun Elphaba and use her basically as a servant to care for his younger daughter.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
99
No
6
5
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 • 2023 Report
Yes
92
No
7
7
The abandonment happens before the movie and is not central to the plot but is referenced
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
92
No
5
16
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 • 2023 Report
Yes
89
No
2
10
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.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
86
No
3
5
A characters dad who gets addicted to drugs slowly stops seeing his kids and they haven’t seen him in a few years
Movie • 1996 Report
Yes
85
No
2
5
saste12
Technically yes. A character who is a teenager mentions their mom abandoned them, though it's not actually shown on-screen.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
82
No
4
4
mistersandman
A main character’s mother left him when he was six years old.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
79
No
14
8
Solareclipse2014
Sam and Dean are left to fend for themselves for most of their childhood because John Winchester is an jerk
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
77
No
2
7
SiRenfield
S3
E3
Billy’s mother walked out of the family in order to escape her abusive situation
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
75
No
20
5
mitskiluvr
Taissa accidentally abandons her son at school.
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
71
No
21
5
Anonymous
nick and his brother by their dad and darcy by her mum
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
69
No
12
7
TheHazbin
Charlie hasn't heard from her mother Lilith in seven years -- it's unclear why. Charlie tries to remain positive but is clearly bothered.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
68
No
54
1
empadadefrango
Reid was abandoned by his father when he was 10
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
68
No
1
8
704
SUNNY's mother rather recklessly leaves him at home for several days with only a single cold steak in the fridge for food. She forgets to pay the electric bill, and stays out of town for more days than intended because of "a furniture sale".
[SPOILERS]
SUNNY's father is implied to have disowned him and left after the day of the incident. AUBREY's father also left after that; her mother does not do much in the way of caring for her.
[SPOILERS]
SUNNY's father is implied to have disowned him and left after the day of the incident. AUBREY's father also left after that; her mother does not do much in the way of caring for her.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
67
No
12
3
uselesslesbiab
Meredith's father leaves her as a child and then remarries/has another family. Jo was abandoned as a baby and left at a fire station. A few parents throughout the series abandon their babies.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
66
No
38
14
malovela
There are no children in the movie. A grown man talks about his traumatic childhood.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
63
No
4
8
NikolasVerSteeg
The show revolves around the dysfunctional relationship between a parent and his family, whose origin story involves similarly being abandoned by his own father. (ep 1)
TV Show • 2018 Report
Yes
61
No
13
4
Cavalier_Avocado
Joe leaves Henry on the steps of a couple he knows before he leaves town.
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
60
No
9
3
Shaebae
Unintentionally, but yes, Arya and Sansa Stark are left by Ned stark's death. Also Craster abandons his sons in the woods to die or be taken by the White Walkers
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
60
No
1
3
envystar
multiple scenes of bojack being neglected by his parents, one scene shows him being picked up multiple hours late from soccer practice
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
60
No
3
10
SiRenfield
A father disowns his daughter for marrying a man he disapproves of albeit they reconnect decades later
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
58
No
0
13
ChelHendrySimmons
Central plot point is that the children wake up in an empty house and don't know where their parents are.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
57
No
12
5
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