Childhood Trauma Movies

A lonely woman's prank phone call leads to an unexpected friendship with a grieving widow.

With his familial bookshop on the verge of bankruptcy, Simon finds himself retreating more and more to his cabin in the woods. After witnessing...

What could be better than knowing your future? And what could be worse? A love-filled childhood abruptly ends when catastrophe descends. A...

"Slip" is the story of Sarah, a young woman who witnessed her mother's murder as a child. Now grown, Sarah is haunted by her mother's memory, her...

A young man suffering from significant childhood trauma believes there are portals to the darkness around him that can be accessed through extreme...

After losing her job, Charlie is forced to return to her childhood home. Tensions rise as long since disposed of memories are brought once again to...

A little cat witnesses the passing of his family.

A young man's rapid descent into madness fueled by memories of a distant past of painful family experiences. Main character Michael Rose believes a...

It seems innocent enough. Struggling young artist Daniel King is invited by his childhood friend Natasha...

A single mother suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter and 7-year-old son to care for her, testing the family's strength to hold...

This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven...

The Internationally award winning documentary film from Norway follows a 33 year old woman's life prior to serving a 7 year prison sentence for...

This is the story of Pablo, a young uruguayan exiled in México, whose father was disappeared during the military dictatorship.

After her parents tragically died in a car crash, Lily is adopted and raised by Jeff, the driver of the other car. Jeff's young wife did not survive...

Monique is a 35 year old French woman, living in New York. The daughter of a French diplomat who has remarried, Monique has no financial worries, and...

A young woman must make the choice whether to allow her abusive father back into her life.

Set in the pastoral mountains of northern Iran, eight-year-old Sahand has been rendered mute by the loss of his mother during the war. He is taken...

A mentally disturbed "Hamburger Killer" stalks the streets murdering unsuspecting fast food diners in this 1978 low budget comedy-horror short.

Harley, a twenty-year-old college student, visits her doctor to share how she's been feeling off lately. A recent culmination of events has caused...