Best Child Abuse Movies & TV Series of the 2020s

Looking for the best child abuse movies and TV series of the 2020s? These 25 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Michael 2026 ★ 8.7

Redeeming Love 2022 ★ 7.9

The Bad Kids 2020 ★ 8.4

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul 2020 ★ 7.8

The Black Phone 2022 ★ 7.5

The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez 2020 ★ 7.4

Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke 2025 ★ 8.2

Manas 2025 ★ 8.3

The King of Pigs 2022 ★ 8.4

Girl in the Picture 2022 ★ 7.1

The Fire Inside 2024 ★ 7.3

At a Distance, Spring is Green 2021 ★ 7.5

The Color Purple 2023 ★ 7.0

Shiny Happy People 2023 ★ 7.6

Colors of Evil: Black 2026 ★ 7.0

MOTHER 2020 ★ 7.0

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical 2022 ★ 6.8

Black Phone 2 2025 ★ 6.7

A Place Called Silence 2024 ★ 6.9

Hillbilly Elegy 2020 ★ 6.7

Showbiz Kids 2020 ★ 6.8

Please Don't Feed the Children 2025 ★ 6.2

Somewhere Boy 2022 ★ 5.9

Is God Is 2026 ★ 6.0