Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "psychiatrist", "sexual-abuse"

1. Little Children (2006)

R | 137 min | Drama, Romance

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.

Director: Todd Field | Stars: Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley

Votes: 116,722 | Gross: $5.46M

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama

Charlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.

Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd

Votes: 547,769 | Gross: $17.74M

3. Primal Fear (1996)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An altar boy is accused of murdering a priest, and the truth is buried several layers deep.

Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, John Mahoney

Votes: 246,887 | Gross: $56.12M

4. Natural Born Killers (1994)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Romance

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Rodney Dangerfield

Votes: 251,684 | Gross: $50.28M

5. Me, Myself & Irene (2000)

R | 116 min | Comedy

A nice-guy cop with Dissociative Identity Disorder must protect a woman on the run from a corrupt ex-boyfriend and his associates.

Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson, Mongo Brownlee

Votes: 251,174 | Gross: $90.57M

6. The Snowtown Murders (2011)

Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Bob Adriaens

Votes: 20,607 | Gross: $0.01M

7. Head-On (2004)

R | 121 min | Drama, Romance

With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.

Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Birol Ünel, Sibel Kekilli, Güven Kiraç, Zarah Jane McKenzie

Votes: 57,645

8. Trilogy of Terror (1975 TV Movie)

Unrated | 72 min | Horror, Thriller

Three bizarre horror stories, all of which star Karen Black in four different roles playing four tormented women.

Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Robert Burton, John Karlen, George Gaynes, Jim Storm

Votes: 8,685

9. Sybil (1976)

TV-14 | 66 min | Biography, Drama

A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor.

Stars: Joanne Woodward, Sally Field, Brad Davis, Martine Bartlett

Votes: 7,458

10. The New York Ripper (1982)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jack Hedley, Almanta Suska, Howard Ross, Andrea Occhipinti

Votes: 12,481

11. Pieles (2017)

TV-MA | 77 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In a strange world where people share numerous deformities, the same problem we all face challenges each of them: to find someone who accepts you as you are. Sometimes, that means finding yourself first.

Director: Eduardo Casanova | Stars: Ana Polvorosa, Carmen Machi, Macarena Gómez, Candela Peña

Votes: 7,106

12. Agnes of God (1985)

PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Mystery

When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly, Anne Pitoniak

Votes: 8,048 | Gross: $25.63M

13. Prime Suspect 3 (1993)

104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Assigned to a Vice squad, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison (Dame Helen Mirren) investigates a child murder and discovers a sinister link to the police.

Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, Karen Tomlin, David Thewlis

Votes: 3,999

14. Chatterbox! (1977)

R | 73 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A young woman who works in a beauty parlor discovers that her vagina can talk, which causes her no end of trouble.

Director: Tom DeSimone | Stars: Candice Rialson, Larry Gelman, Jane Kean, Perry Bullington

Votes: 817

15. The Method (2015– )

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An ambitious young law enforcement graduate is thrilled when her idol takes her on as a trainee. But his methods aren't anything like she imagined.

Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Paulina Andreeva, Kirill Polukhin, Alexander Petrov

Votes: 3,324

16. The Butcher Boy (1997)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Eamonn Owens, Alan Boyle

Votes: 11,461 | Gross: $1.82M

17. Instinct (III) (2019)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In spite of her expertise and experience, a seasoned psychologist is completely infatuated by the sex offender she is treating in a penal institution.

Director: Halina Reijn | Stars: Carice van Houten, Marwan Kenzari, Marie-Mae van Zuilen, Pieter Embrechts

Votes: 2,862

18. The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)

Not Rated | 113 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann, Marco Leonardi, Luigi Diberti

Votes: 9,202

19. Truth (2013)

TV-MA | 94 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A suspenseful, psychological thriller, "Truth" exposes the hidden demons buried deep inside each and every one of us. After a chance encounter over the Internet, Caleb, who suffers from ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Moretti | Stars: Rob Moretti, Sean Paul Lockhart, Blanche Baker, Rebekah Aramini

Votes: 790

20. Mercy (2000)

R | 117 min | Mystery, Thriller

Detective Catherine Palmer investigates a series of sexually gruesome serial murders and becomes embroiled in a world of lesbianism and bondage after she becomes obsessed with one of the victims' paramours.

Director: Damian Harris | Stars: Ellen Barkin, Wendy Crewson, Peta Wilson, Karen Young

Votes: 2,336

21. Monsters Inside: The 24 Faces of Billy Milligan (2021)

TV-MA | 61 min | Documentary, Crime

In the late 1970s, an accused serial rapist claims multiple personalities control his behavior, setting off a legal odyssey that captivates America.

Stars: Kathy Preston, Bob Ruth, Sheila Porter, Frank W. Putnam

Votes: 4,798

22. Scissors (1991)

R | 105 min | Horror, Thriller

A woman trying to recover from a sexual attack is locked in a posh apartment with a corpse of the very man she's been dreaming would murder her. She tries to hang on to reality when objects around her seem to come to life.

Director: Frank De Felitta | Stars: Sharon Stone, Steve Railsback, Ronny Cox, Michelle Phillips

Votes: 3,242 | Gross: $0.00M

23. Advantages of Travelling by Train (2019)

106 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Bizarre stories unfold surrounding the encounter of a woman and her husband's psychiatrist in a train.

Director: Aritz Moreno | Stars: Luis Tosar, Pilar Castro, Ernesto Alterio, Quim Gutiérrez

Votes: 3,276

24. The Memory of a Killer (2003)

R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Vincke and Verstuyft are the best detectives of the Antwerp police department. They are confronted with the murder on a leading executive and put all their effort to catch the murderer.

Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, Jan Decleir, Laurien Van den Broeck

Votes: 10,629 | Gross: $0.33M

25. Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)

R | 105 min | Drama

An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Anne Heywood, Donald Pleasence, Robert Vaughn, Earl Holliman

Votes: 455

26. The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Drama

Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted ... See full summary »

Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Henry Czerny, Sebastian Spence, Lise Roy, David Hewlett

Votes: 567

27. A Fine Madness (1966)

Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.

Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal

Votes: 1,523

28. Evilenko (2003)

Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A disgraced communist schoolteacher in Kyiv becomes a brutal, unfeeling serial killer. Based on the crimes of Andrei Chikatilo.

Director: David Grieco | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Marton Csokas, Ronald Pickup, Ruby Kammer

Votes: 3,539

29. Night Train to Terror (1985)

R | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

"Night Train to Terror" is a 1985 horror anthology movie where God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals.

Directors: John Carr, Phillip Marshak, Tom McGowan, Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, Gregg G. Tallas | Stars: Barbara Wyler, Jamie Scoggin, Stacey Lyons, Linda Maderas

Votes: 2,824

30. Bettie Page Reveals All (2012)

R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography

The world's greatest pinup model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.

Director: Mark Mori | Stars: Bettie Page, Hugh Hefner, Olivia de Berardinis, Dita Von Teese

Votes: 1,630 | Gross: $0.10M

31. Strangler vs. Strangler (1984)

96 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A mentally-disturbed flower seller starts killing young girls on the streets of Belgrade. While the frustrated police inspector is trying to stop him, an aspiring musician finds his life and work deeply intertwined with that of a killer.

Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Tasko Nacic, Nikola Simic, Srdjan Saper, Sonja Savic

Votes: 4,341

32. Enjeru dasuto (1994)

116 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

Every Monday at 6 pm a young woman is murdered in the subway. The psychiatrist Setsuko Suma is called in to assist the police. The trail leads to another psychiatrist - Dr Rei Aku - who ... See full summary »

Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Kaho Minami, Takeshi Wakamatsu, Etsushi Toyokawa, Ryôko Takizawa

Votes: 1,305

33. Call Me Anna (1990 TV Movie)

97 min | Biography, Drama

Actress Patty Duke portrays herself in this autobiographical film that details her long-time struggle with mental illness.

Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Patty Duke, Timothy Carhart, Howard Hesseman, Deborah May

Votes: 187

34. Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase (1990 TV Movie)

240 min | Drama

A woman who suffers from multiple personality disorder is found during therapy to have suffered child abuse in this fact-based story.

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Shelley Long, Tom Conti, John Rubinstein, Alan Fudge

Votes: 213

35. Pervertissima (1972)

Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Bold and sultry Françoise gets hired by a magazine to lead investigations in the mysterious world of sex. Until she gets caught in the web of sadistic Dr. Vilard, who runs a very strange mental institution...

Director: Jean-Louis van Belle | Stars: Maelle Pertuzo, Albert Simono, Charles Buhr, Nadia Samir

Votes: 75

36. T.M.A. (2009)

Not Rated | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A man leaves his busy city life for the peace of the country home where he spent his early childhood. His new life is soon disturbed by strange events.

Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Ivan Franek, Lenka Krobotová, Malgorzata Kozuchowska, Andrej Hryc

Votes: 207

37. Caruso Paskoski, Son of a Pole (1988)

102 min | Comedy, Romance

Psychiatrist Caruso is arguably as nutty as his patients. He can remember at two years old being completely besotted by the charms of a naked girl. Even today, he can think of little else besides sex, sex, sex.

Director: Francesco Nuti | Stars: Francesco Nuti, Clarissa Burt, Ricky Tognazzi, Antonio Petrocelli

Votes: 676

38. Interview with a Serial Killer (2008 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime

In this jailhouse interview, Arthur Shawcross, the Genesee River Killer, shares candid details of his crimes and his surprising family bonds.

Director: Christopher Martin | Stars: Augustine Capone, Maggie Deming, Paul Dierdorf, Lynde Johnston

Votes: 649

39. This Crazy World of Ours (1970)

71 min | Drama, Romance

Psychological drama about two young lovers who are emotionally and mentally unstable. Through the flashback they are telling what did they do before they end up in asylum.

Director: Milos 'Misa' Radivojevic | Stars: Milja Vujanovic, Dragan Nikolic, Slobodan Aligrudic, Rahela Ferari

Votes: 169

40. Betrayal (1978 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama

A woman accuses her psychiatrist for having forced her to maintain a sexual relationship with him as a therapy. The following examination of the case is very difficult for the police.

Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Lesley Ann Warren, Rip Torn, Richard Masur, Ron Silver

Votes: 60

41. The Fall of '55 (2006)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

In late 1955 and early 1956, the citizens of Boise, Idaho believed there was a menace in their midst. On Halloween, investigators arrested three men on charges of having sex with teenage ... See full summary »

Director: Seth Randal | Stars: Ron Bess, Peter Boag, Jack Butler, Melvin Dir

Votes: 102

42. Hungry for Monsters (2004)

67 min | Documentary

In the early 1990s, teenager Nicole Althaus began an unlikely friendship with a teacher at her high school. Soon after, she accused her father of sexual abuse and rape. Local law ... See full summary »

Director: George Paul Csicsery | Stars: C. Renee Althaus, Nicole Althaus, Rick Althaus, Martha Bailor

Votes: 23

43. Testimony (2009)

13 min | Documentary, Short

Brett went to a Mormon psychiatrist to 'cure' his homosexuality. Diagnosed with multiple-personality disorder, the psychiatrist said he was repressing memories of Satanic ritual abuse. A ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Cox

44. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode: A Great Deliverance (2001)

TV-PG | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a farmer is found decapitated, aristocratic Detective Inspector Lynley is assigned to the case with a resentful new partner, D.S. Barbara Havers.

Director: Richard Laxton | Stars: Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Anthony Calf, Amanda Ryan

Votes: 592

45. Biography (1987– )
Episode: Sigmund Freud: Analysis of a Mind (1996)

TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History

The life and work of the great and influential psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), is examined. Archive footage of Freud and a unique sound recording of his voice are included.

Stars: Sigmund Freud, Jack Perkins, Joe Aguayo, Harold P. Blum

Votes: 132

46. Kommissar Rex (1994–2004)
Episode: Annas Geheimnis (1996)

45 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

A young girl dies after a heroin overdose, and Moser finds out that she was going to go on TV to talk about sexual abuse in her childhood.

Director: Wolfgang Dickmann | Stars: Tobias Moretti, Heinz Weixelbraun, Wolf Bachofner, Gerhard Zemann

Votes: 72

47. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Grief (2003)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The death of a waitress is ruled as a suicide. However, the girl's disturbed father takes justice into his own hands when the investigation reveals that his daughter suffered from depression, due to her boss sexually abusing her.

Director: Constantine Makris | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Stephanie March

Votes: 963

48. Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
Episode: Buried (2009)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The remains of a small boy discovered in a wall by workmen are identified as those of Tommy Keegan, who disappeared twenty-five years earlier. A neighbour, Edward Connor, a suspected ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Everest | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Harriet Walter, Ben Daniels

Votes: 193