Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in films
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The lists are divided into two categories, one covering the abuse of boys and the other of girls.
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Film Lists
Adult/boy pedophilia or child sexual abuse in film
Movies with child sexual abuse or pedophile theme or content involving boys include:
- 1900, Nineteen Hundred, 1976 film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
- Les amitiés particulières, 1964 French film, released in English as This Special Friendship based on the novel Les amitiés particulières, published in the UK as Special Friendships and in the USA as Secret Friendships by Roger Peyrefitte
- Angyali üdvözlet, released in English as The Annunciation, 1984 Hungarian film directed by András Jeles
- Antwone Fisher, 2002, directed by Denzel Washington, based on Antwone Fishers' autobiographical story Finding Fish
- Big Boys Don't Cry, 1993, directed by James Becket
- The Boys of St. Vincent, 1992, directed by John N. Smith based on true events in Canada and its sequel
- The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later, 1993
- The Boy Who Cried Bitch, 1991, directed by Juan José Campanella
- Bump in the Night, 1991, directed by Karen Arthur and starring Christopher Reeve, based on the novel Bump in the Night by Isabelle Holland
- Burning Secret, 1988, directed by Andrew Birkin
- The Butterfly Effect, 2004, directed by Eric Bress and J.Mackye Gruber
- Capturing the Friedmans, 2003 documentary directed by Andrew Jarecki
- Child Abuse, 1976, short, directed by R. Durrell Robinson
- Child's Cry, 1986, directed by Gilbert Cates
- Cries from the Heart, 1994, also known as Touch of Truth directed by Michael Switzer
- La discesa di Aclà a Floristella, released in English as Acla's Descent into Floristella, 1992, Italian film directed by Aurelio Grimaldi
- Do You Know the Muffin Man?, 1989, directed by Gilbert Cates
- Duvar, released in English as Güney's The Wall or The Wall, 1983 Turkish film directed by Yilmaz Güney
- Gossenkind, released in English as Street Kid and Streetchild, 1992, directed by Peter Kern
- Happiness, 1998, directed by Todd Solondz
- The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, 2004, directed by and starring Asia Argento with Dylan and Cole Sprouse, from the novel The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, by JT LeRoy
- I Know My First Name Is Steven, also released as The Missing Years, 1989, directed by Larry Elikann
- Indictment: The McMartin Trial, 1995, directed by Mick Jackson
- Isä meidän, released in English as Our Father, 1993, Finnish film directed by Veikko Aaltonen
- The Jaundiced Eye, 1999, directed by Nonny de la Peña
- Judgment, 1990, directed by Tom Topor
- Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story, 1999, directed by Stephen Tolkin
- Just Ask My Children, 2001, directed by Arvin Brown
- Just, Melvin: Just Evil, 2000, documentary directed by James Ronald Whitney
- Kids Don’t Tell, 1985, directed by Sam O’Steen
- A Kind of Hush, 1999, directed by Brian Stirner, based on Richard Johnson's autobiographical novel Getting Even, now published as A Kind of Hush
- Lakki, also released as Lakki: The Boy Who Grew Wings, 1992, Norwegian film directed by Svend Wam
- Lamb, 1986, directed by Colin Gregg
- The Lost Son, 1999, directed by Chris Menges
- Lust och fägring stor, released in English as All Things Fair, 1995, Swedish film directed by Bo Widerberg
- La Mala Educación, released in English as Bad Education, 2004, a Spanish film directed by Pedro Almodóvar
- The Man Without a Face, 1993, directed by and starring Mel Gibson and also starring Nick Stahl, based on the novel The Man Without a Face by Isabelle Holland
- Mysterious Skin 2004 directed by Gregg Araki, from the novel Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim
- Mystic River, 2003 directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Kevin Bacon, based on the novel Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
- One Hour Photo, 2002, directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams
- Pregi, 2004, released in English as The Welts, a Polish film directed by Magdalena Piekorz
- The Prince of Tides, 1991, directed by Barbra Streisand
- The Reflecting Skin, 1990, directed by Philip Ridley
- Return to Innocence, 2001, directed by Rocky Costanzo, based on the novel Return to Innocence, 1999 by Gary M. Frazier
- Running Scared, 2006, directed by Wayne Kramer
- Running with Scissors, 2006, based on the memoir Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
- Sapore del Grano, released in the USA as The Flavor of Corn, 1991, an Italian film directed by Gianni da Campo
- Sleepers, 1996 film directed by Barry Levinson, based on the book Sleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra
- Smukke dreng, released in the USA as Pretty Boy, 1993, Danish film directed by Carsten Sonder
- Song for a Raggy Boy, 2003, directed by Aisling Walsh
- Le Souffle au coeur, 1971, released as Murmur of the Heart in the USA and Dearest Love in the UK, directed by Louis Malle
- Tras et crystal, released in English as In a Glass Cage, 1987, a Spanish film directed by Agustí Villaronga
- Torzók, released in English as Abandoned, 2001, Hungarian film directed by Árpád Sopsits
- Twist of Faith, 2004, directed by Kirby Dick
- Der Unhold, a German film released in English as The Ogre, 1996, directed by Volker Schlöndorff
- Unspeakable Acts, 1990, directed by Linda Otto and featuring Joseph Mazzello, based on the novel Unspeakable Acts by Jan Hollingsworth
- La Ville dont le Prince est un Enfant, released in the USA as The Fire that Burns, 1997 French film, directed by Christophe Malavoy, based on the play by Henry de Montherlant
- Vito e gli altri, Vito and the Others, 1991, Italian film directed by Antonio Capuano
- Voor een verloren soldaat, 1992, released in the USA as For a Lost Soldier from the novel by Dutch author Rudi van Dantzig
- Whipping Boy, 1996, directed by Di Drew from the novel Whipping Boy by Gabrielle Lord
- Whole New Thing, 2005, directed by Amnon Buchbinder
- Clay Farmers 1988 directed by A.P. Gonzalez
- Hearts in Atlantis, 2004, directed by Scott Hicks, from the Stephen King novel, Hearts in Atlantis
- If..., 1968 directed by Lindsay Anderson
- A Perfect World, 1993, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood and T.J Lowther
Adult/girl pedophilia or child sexual abuse in film
Movies with child sexual abuse or pedophile theme or content involving girls include:- Aftermath, also known as A Long Way Home, 2001, directed by Lorraine Senna
- Árvácska realeased in English as Nobody's Daughter, 1976, directed by László Ranódy
- Bastard Out of Carolina,1996, directed by Anjelica Huston from the novel Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
- Daddy, 1973, written and directed by Niki de Saint Phalle
- The Dangerous Stranger is a 1950 classroom movie about 'stranger danger'. A police officer tells children about the dangers of accepting rides or presents from strangers
- Dolores Claiborne, 1993, directed by Taylor Hackford, from the book Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
- Dreamchild, 1985, directed by Gavin Millar, developed from the television play Alice by Dennis Potter, and based on the life of Charles Dodgson/Lewis Carroll
- The Fall before Paradise, 2005, directed by Steven Gillilan
- Fallen Angel, 1981, directed by Robert Michael Lewis
- Freeway, 1996, directed by Matthew Bright
- Frühreifen-Report, 1973, an Austrian film directed by Ernst Hofbauer
- Indictment: The McMartin Trial, 1995, directed by Mick Jackson
- ,directed by Mira Nair
- Kids Don’t Tell, 1985, directed by Sam O’Steen
- Liar, Liar, also known as Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter, 1992, directed by Jorge Montesi
- Lolita, 1962, directed by Stanley Kubrick
- Lolita, 1997, directed by Adrian Lyne
- To Monon, tis zois tou taxidion, (To Mόνον της Zωής του Tαξείδιον), 2001, directed by Lakis Papastathis, a Greek film released in English as The Only Journey of his Life
- Monsoon Wedding, 2001, directed by Mira Nair
- No Child of Mine, 1997, directed by Peter Kosminsky
- The Offence, also known as The Offense, 1972, directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery
- Pretty Baby, 1978 directed by Louis Malle and starring Brooke Shields
- Priest, 1994, directed by Antonia Bird
- Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story, 1993, directed by Bill Corcoran
- Sin City, 2005, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller, featuring Nick Stahl
- Stop at Nothing, 1991, directed by Chris Thomson
- Ultimate Betrayal, 1994, directed by Donald Wrye
- Under Suspicion, 2000, directed by Stephen Hopkins, starring Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman
- Wheels of Terror, 1990, directed by Christopher Cain
- While Justice Sleeps, 1994, directed by Alan Smithee
- The Woodsman, 2004 directed by Nicole Kassell, starring Kevin Bacon
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