Child Neglect Movies

Recently fired and desperate for work, a troubled young man named Mike agrees to take a position as a night security guard at an abandoned theme...

Strangers yesterday, today, three teens discover it's the trials and tribulations of life that create an unbreakable bond.

Neglected" is a powerful drama that explores the tragic consequences of child neglect and abuse. Joey is a six-year-old boy who is constantly exposed...

The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for...

A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his...

Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery...

After years of abuse by their father, Gregory and his two brothers are placed with their mother. After his mother can't take care of him and his...

Social workers dispel myths about why children are removed from their biological parents, breaking down their overwhelming workload. Lawyers uncover...

On August 12, 2015, Hasegawa proposed to Ichiko. Ichiko is moved by Hasegawa's proposal and sheds tears, but the next day, she suddenly leaves home,...

The story takes place during a summer of continuous sunshine when water supply restrictions are issued in the city. Shunsaku Iwakiri works for the...

Four children in their attic hideaway make up a fantastic story, while downstairs their parents weave a drunken intrigue of their own.

The first part of Bill Douglas' influential trilogy harks back to his impoverished upbringing in early-'40s Scotland. Cinema was his only escape - he...

A 12-year-old boy and his single mother live separate lives. The boy spends his days alone while his mother works and goes out with her friends. The...

Ruby Franke's rise as a "momfluencer" with millions of followers hid a nightmare; when her son fled and alerted a neighbor about the abuse, police...

Jamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the...

Shiwasu's mother left their home when Shiwasu was a little girl. Shiwasu does not understand why. She is a woman now and working at a Shinto shrine...

The Herdmans – Gladys, Claude, Imogene, Leroy, Ollie and Ralph – are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie,...

While everybody show off by giving a child to community's custody, and make career in the process, the child remains alone and neglected.

An exploration into why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting childhood trauma victims...

When Jamie's maternal grandmother dies, he and his brother Tommy are separated - Tommy is taken off to a welfare home and Jamie goes to live with his...