Here is a list of possibly triggering television shows and made for TV movies. If you want to add something to this list, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
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24 |
Television Show |
Episode 8am - 9am.
This show deals with a government agent who has his family kidnapped in
an attempt to get him to comply with an assasination attempt. During
this episode one of the captors attempts to rape his daughter but her
mother "offers" herself to be raped instead. The rape happens offscreen
but can be triggering.
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Soap Opera (Spanish Language) |
Man rapes his wife, attempts to rape her teen daughter, and
in a scene that made me sick to my stomach, murders his mistress.
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Angel |
Television Show |
Series Two, Episode 4 is called 'Untouched' and it centers
around a girl who was abused by her father. It's not explicit but there
are flashback scenes which triggered me.
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| Broken Silence: A moment of truth movie
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Made for TV movie |
Its about a 16 year girl who is an aspiring track star.
Her coach rapes her after a
training session.
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| Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Television show |
Season Six, Episode 18 is called 'Seeing Red' and it features an attempted rape of one of the main characters. This is discussed in later episodes, and is expected to form a key part of Season 7.
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Child of Rage
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Made for TV movie |
Deals with the rape of a
child and the effects.
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A Deadly Silence
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Made for TV Movie |
Incest victim on trial for hiring someone to kill her father.
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Deceived By Trust: Moment of Truth
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Made for TV Movie |
High school principal sexually harrasses his students.
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The Delibrate Stranger |
Made for TV Movie |
The story of Ted Bundy. Enough said, I think.
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El Premio Mayor |
Soap Opera (Spanish Language)
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Character is raped, becomes pregnant, and dies in childbirth.
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Esmeralda |
Soap Opera (Spanish Language) |
Esmeralda, who is blind, is raped by her doctor, but thinks
she is making love to her husband. When she turns up pregnant, the
doctor claims it is his child (but he is sterile) nearly destroying her
marriage.
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Fight For Justice: The Nancy Conn Story
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Made for TV Movie |
I think this may be a true story. Nancy, and a relative are
raped, but the relative does not survive the attack. Movie centers
around what happens when the rapist is paroled.
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Made for TV Movie |
A rape victim struggles through the trial experience,
meanwhile her "supportive" husband is sleeping with the prosecutor. |
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Holocaust |
Made for TV Movie |
There's a rape scene of a young Jewish girl.
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Home and Away |
Soap Opera |
Home and Away of all places seems to have "cashed in" on this
subject lately. A 16 year old girl was raped by a boy from her year. I
have found this triggering as it was very close to home. Scenes of him
harrassing her, and of her going through the pain. They should put
trigger warnings on programmes like this! There will no doubt be more to
come with the court case, so if you watch home and away, be prepeared.
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Homicide: Life On The Street |
Television Show |
Periodically deals with rape/murders. But there is a Det.
Bayliss who is a molestation survivor. Many episodes deal with him being
triggered by child sex crimes, his relationship to his abuser, and his
bisexuality issues. Triggering for me because like Bayliss, my abuse
centered around holidays, birthdays, and family events.
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In the Best Interest of the Child |
Made for TV movie |
This is sooooo sad!! A father if sexually abusing his
daughter and the mother fights to keep him away from her only to find the
judge does NOTHING! So then the mother is charged with kidnapping when she
takes her daughter away from this maniac! The mother hid the daughter
with her aunt and the mother is still in prison. |
Law< & Order: Special Victims' Unit |
Television Show |
The focus of the show is sex crimes. It is a wonderful show, but can be triggering. |
Liar Liar |
Lifetime T.V. Movie |
A young girl gets revenge on father by telling school of
abuse, everyone thinks she is lying but it turns out in the end that she is
telling the truth. Rape scene...
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Locura De Amor |
Soap Opera (Spanish Language)
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Girl is raped by her teacher.
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The Maxx |
Cartoon Series |
The series focuses on a
woman who was raped and
in order to repress it
makes up a fantasy world
with a superhero, the Maxx.
Episode 2 in the series
is especially triggering when
the girl discusses what
happened to her.
I found the series healing
in a way, but also very
hard to watch.
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Mi Destino Eres Tu |
Soap Opera (Spanish Language)
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Girl is drugged and raped. She becomes pregnant, and dies as
a result of a backdoor abortion.
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Mujeres Enganadas |
Soap Opera (Spanish Language)
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Attempted Rape. The victim is also nearly forced into doing
porn by her drug dealer.
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HBO series
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Male/prison rape in alot of episodes; also, a female doctor
was raped this season. Good series but triggering
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Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story |
Made for TV Movie |
Woman is abused as a child and turns into a serial killer whose victims are men who picked her up along the roads.
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The Price She Paid |
Made for TV Movie |
It was about a woman who was raped - got pregnant - he got put in jail - she kept and raised the baby - 12 yrs later he gets out of prison and seeks joint custody of the child.
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The Preppie Murder
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Made for TV Movie
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True story of Jennifer Levin, who was raped and murdered.
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Soap Opera (Spanish Language) |
A little girl is raped and murdered. Trial scene, complete
with graphic flashbacks.
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Secret Cutting |
Made for TV Movie |
Huge self injury issues. Filled with graphic scenes of
cutting. Very hard to watch for cutters.
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The Secret She Carried |
Made for TV Movie |
Rape victim gives birth to child as a result, putting a
strain on her marriage. Rapist returns to steal the baby.
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She Fought Alone |
Made for TV Movie |
Rape victim is harrassed by her community.
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She Woke Up Pregnant |
Made for TV Movie |
Rape. |
Silencing Mary |
Made for TV Movie |
Hot shot college football star rapes a girl, but her roommate
fights back.
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Something About Amelia |
Made for TV Movie |
An eldest daughter being molested by her father, played by
Ted Danson
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Sonadores |
Soap Opera (Spanish Language)
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Rape and its aftermath. Also teen girls sleeping with their
teachers. One character grapples with anorexia.
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The Sopranos |
HBO series |
This is a really good show but in the episode titled
"Employee Of The Month" there is a very graphic and disturbing rape scene that
takes place in a parking garage. It happens very suddenly about halfway
through the show. Since the show is a series, and it happened to a
very pivotal character, there are going to be references to it throughout
the rest of the show's season. Be prepared!
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Stand Against Fear: A Moment of Truth Movie |
Made for TV Movie |
High school football players molest a girl, and when she
speaks out, the community harrasses her.
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The Third Twin |
Made for TV Movie |
Several scenes of rape and/or attempted rape. Also has a
victim confronted by her attacker and identifing him in a criminal line
up....good movie....but VERY TRIGGERING!!
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Tres Mujeres
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Soap Opera (Spanish Language) |
Main character Fatima is the victim of attempted date rape at
least twice. She is eventually raped and beaten to a pulp by a "good
friend".
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| Ultimate Betrayal |
Made for TV Movie |
Its about adult sisters who take their father to court for
40-30 years of suffing from incest/rape and physical abuse when they
were children. |
Unspeakable Acts |
Made for TV Movie |
About sexual abuse in a daycare
setting.
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Lifetime Movie |
graphic/violent rape scene with the most accurate attempt of
showing what a flashback is like, that i have ever seen. be very
careful viewing this.
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