Movies

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Title: Abducted in Plain Sight

Description: The twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naïve, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Abducted in Plain Sight Trailer


Title: Anita: Speaking Truth to Power

Description: In 1991, Anita Hill endures attacks on her own character and credibility after she accuses Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of lewd conduct.

Source: Hulu

Trailer: Anita: Speaking Truth to Power Trailer


Title: Athlete A

Description: This documentary focuses on the gymnasts who survived USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s abuse and the reporters who exposed USAG’s toxic culture.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Athlete A Trailer


Title: Audrie and Daisy

Description: An urgent real-life drama that examines the ripple effects on families, friends, schools and communities when two underage young women find that sexual assault crimes against them have been caught on camera. 

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Audrie and Daisy Trailer


Title: Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Description: Hollywood media mogul Harvey Weinstein becomes a catalyst for the MeToo Movement. Contains testimonials from those who knew him well such as Hillary Clinton, Emma Thompson, Heather Kerr, Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan, Uma Thurman and more!

Source: YouTube

Trailer: Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal Trailer


Title: Bombshell

Description: Based on true events, this movie depicts the story of three women who exposed a series of sexual harassment  by the CEO of one of the biggest cable television networks. Fox News. Trigger warning: manipulation, sexist behavior, implications of sex.

Running time: 1 hour 48 minutes

Source: Prime Video

Trailer: Bombshell Trailer


Title: Citation

Description: A Nigerian student takes on the academic establishment when she reports a popular professor who tried to rape her. Based on real events, it contextualizes the prevalence and underreporting of sexual violence in post-secondary institutions and tackles weak institutional responses. Trigger warning: Scenes depicting sexual assault.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Citation Trailer


Title: Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich

Description: From filmmakers of Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, this film goes beyond the headlines of the Ghislaine Maxwell case to tell the story of Epstein’s mystery accomplice, illuminating how her class and privilege concealed her predatory nature.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich Trailer


Title: Girl in the Picture

Description: A young mother’s mysterious death and her son’s subsequent kidnapping open a decades-long mystery.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Girl in the Picture Trailer


Title: I Am Evidence

Description: An investigation into the way sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.

Source: HBO Max

Trailer: I Am Evidence Trailer


Title: I Am Vanessa Guillen

Description: U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillen always dreamed of joining the military, but once she was stationed at Fort Hood, everything shattered: In 2020, after telling her mother she was being sexually harassed on base, Guillen was murdered by a fellow soldier. Her story sparked an international movement of assault victims demanding justice, and this bracing, candid film follows her family’s fight for historic military reform, a journey that takes them all the way to the Oval Office.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: I Am Vanessa Guillen Trailer


Title: India’s Daughter

Description: The life and death of Jyoti Singh, an Indian medical student whose violation and murder by gang rapists exposed the violent misogyny of Indian society.

Source: Prime Video

Trailer: India’s Daughter Trailer


Title: Luckiest Girl Alive

Description: The life and death of Jyoti Singh, an Indian medical student whose violation and murder by gang rapists exposed the violent misogyny of Indian society.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Luckiest Girl Alive Trailer


Title: Moxie

Description: Inspired by her mom’s rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Moxie Trailer


Title: Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story

Description: In 2004, 16-year-old Cyntoia Denise Brown was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, for murdering a 43-year-old man who picked her up for sex. She was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison — Cyntoia’s fate seemed sealed. The film shows the complexity of a child who was the product of three generations of violence against women in her biological family. And how in 2019, after nearly 10 years of legal challenges, Governor Bill Haslam granted her request for clemency. He did so following a slow shift in the state for legislative change in juvenile sentencing laws and having seen evidence of her maturity, education, and good behavior as a prisoner.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story Trailer


Title: On the Record

Description: A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry.

Source: HBO Max

Trailer: On The Record Trailer


Title: Precious

Description: Unraveling the themes of domestic and sexual abuse and incest, this movie follows the journey of a teenager trying to speak out and leave an abusive household where she was abused by her parents. Trigger warning; parental abuse, rape, and incest.

Running time: 1 hour 49 minutes.

Source: Prime Video, YouTube

Trailer: Precious Trailer


Title: Promising Young Woman

Description: This fiction depicts a young woman’s attempt to enact revenge on those involved in her best friend’s sexual assault. It addresses the culture that enable and protect many perpetrators while denying support and justice for many survivors. Trigger warning: Sexual assault is implied (characters watch a video off screen

Running Time: 113 minutes

Source: YouTube, Prime Video

Trailer: Promising Young Woman Trailer


Title: Roll Red Roll

Description: An account of a notable sexual assault that took place in Steubenville, Ohio in 2012, and the role that social media played in the crime and on the community.

Source: Prime Video, YouTube

Trailer: Roll Red Roll Trailer


Title: Served: Harvey Weinstein

Description: Justice is SERVED. Disgraced media mogul, Harvey Weinstein, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual criminal acts. Witness the rise and fall of one of Hollywood’s most powerful men.

Source: Prime Video


Title: She Said

Description: New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation – a story that helped ignite a movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

Source: Peacock

Trailer: She Said Trailer


Title: Speak

Description: After a blurred trauma over the summer, Melinda enters high school a selective mute. Struggling with school, friends, and family, she tells the dark tale of her experiences, and why she has chosen not to speak.

Source: Prime Video, Showtime

Trailer: Speak Trailer

Title: Spotlight

Description: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. Trigger Warning: child sexual abuse.

Source: HBO Max, Prime Video

Trailer: Spotlight Trailer


Title: Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact

Description: From public protests to viral movements, the aftermath of the R. Kelly docuseries is explored in this special featuring journalists and experts.

Source: Netflix

Trailer: Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact Trailer


Title: The Accused

Description: This movie sparks conversations on how rape trials focus disproportionately on survivors, and the effects of victim-blaming relating to the use of substance, clothing and sexual history. Trigger warning: assault, rape.

Running time: 1 hour 51 minutes

Source: HBO Max

Trailer: The Accused Trailer


Title: The Assistant

Description: A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

Source: Hulu

Trailer: The Assistant Trailer


Title: The Hunting Ground

Description: An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Trigger warning: mentions of rape and sexual assault.

Running time: 1 hour 43 minutes

Source: Prime Video

Trailer: The Hunting Ground Trailer


Title: The Invisible War

Description: An investigative and powerfully emotional documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military, the institutions that perpetuate and cover up its existence, and its profound personal and social consequences

Source: HBO Max

Trailer: The Invisible War Trailer


Title: The Tale

Description: A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.

Source: HBO Max

Trailer: The Tale Trailer


Title: Unspeakable Acts

Description: The story of child psychologists Dr. Laurie and Joseph Braga and their involvement in one of the worst child sex abuse scandals in the U.S.

Source: Netflix