Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "traumatic-event"

1. Stranger Things (2016–2025)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.

Stars: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder, David Harbour

Votes: 1,333,444

2. Fool Me Once (2024– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Widowed mum Maya is disturbed by an image of her late husband captured on her toddler's nanny cam.

Stars: Michelle Keegan, Adeel Akhtar, Richard Armitage, Emmett J Scanlan

Votes: 52,267

3. Mr. Robot (2015–2019)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Elliot, a brilliant but unstable cyber-security engineer and vigilante hacker, becomes a key figure in a complex game of global chaos when he and his shadowy allies try to take down the corrupt corporation his company is paid to protect.

Stars: Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Carly Chaikin, Martin Wallström

Votes: 417,852

4. Smile (V) (2022)

R | 115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.

Director: Parker Finn | Stars: Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert

Votes: 160,245

5. Barry (2018–2023)

TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

Stars: Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan

Votes: 122,210

6. Bones and All (2022)

R | 131 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

A young woman embarks on a 1000 mile odyssey through America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether love can survive their otherness.

Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Kendle Coffey

Votes: 57,591

7. Nyad (2023)

PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida.

Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Anne Marie Kempf, Carolyn McCormick

Votes: 36,455

8. I Spit on Your Grave (2010)

R | 108 min | Horror, Thriller

A writer who is brutalized during her cabin retreat seeks revenge on her attackers, who left her for dead.

Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Andrew Howard, Daniel Franzese

Votes: 93,049 | Gross: $0.09M

9. It Chapter Two (2019)

R | 169 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.

Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa

Votes: 301,506 | Gross: $211.59M

10. Stay Close (2021)

TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The lives of a photojournalist, a soccer mom and a homicide detective are disturbed by a terrible event from the past.

Stars: Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage, Sarah Parish

Votes: 37,448

11. Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)

R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A woman in New York, who seems to have things under control, is faced with a trauma that makes her life unravel.

Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Mila Kunis, Chiara Aurelia, Finn Wittrock, Connie Britton

Votes: 55,789

12. Halloween Ends (2022)

R | 111 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax in the final installment of this trilogy.

Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Rohan Campbell

Votes: 71,109

13. Survive (2022)

16+ | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

When their plane crashes on a remote snow-covered mountain, Jane and Paul have to fight for their lives as the only remaining survivors. Together they embark on a harrowing journey out of the wilderness.

Director: Mark Pellington | Stars: Sophie Turner, Corey Hawkins, Dane Foxx, Caroline Goodall

Votes: 1,506

14. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Passed | 152 min | Drama, War

A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.

Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy

Votes: 67,625 | Gross: $3.27M

15. Ashes to Ashes (2008–2010)

TV-MA | 1,320 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

After being shot in 2008 while investigating DCI Sam Tyler, DI Alex Drake wakes up in 1981.

Stars: Philip Glenister, Keeley Hawes, Dean Andrews, Marshall Lancaster

Votes: 11,050

16. The Forgiven (III) (2021)

R | 117 min | Drama

A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckoning in the desert.

Director: John Michael McDonagh | Stars: Aissam Taamart, Omar Ghazaoui, David McSavage, Anas El Baz

Votes: 9,149

17. I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine (2015)

Unrated | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

Jennifer is still haunted by the memory of being gang raped and almost killed years ago. At her therapist's advice, she joins group therapy and meets similar women. She befriends one and they want more than just talk - justice/vengeance.

Director: Richard Schenkman | Stars: Sarah Butler, Jen Landon, Doug McKeon, Gabriel Hogan

Votes: 15,528

18. Gone for Good (2021)

TV-MA | 247 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Guillaume thought he had drawn a line under the terrible tragedy which saw the two people he loved the most die. Ten years later, Judith, whose love has made his life worth living again, suddenly disappears during his mother's funeral.

Stars: Finnegan Oldfield, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Guillaume Gouix, Garance Marillier

Votes: 5,311

19. The Salesman (2016)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Thriller

While Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.

Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mina Sadati, Babak Karimi

Votes: 64,673 | Gross: $2.40M

20. Bullhead (2011)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama

Sint-Truiden, Belgium. Jacky, a young cattle farmer who is constantly pumped on steroids and hormones, is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader.

Director: Michaël R. Roskam | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy, Barbara Sarafian

Votes: 24,299 | Gross: $0.15M

21. All Your Faces (2023)

118 min | Drama

Victims of violent crime and perpetrators meet up in a restorative justice group in order to have a dialogue and heal from their trauma.

Director: Jeanne Herry | Stars: Birane Ba, Leïla Bekhti, Anne Benoît, Dali Benssalah

Votes: 3,089

22. Una (2016)

R | 94 min | Drama

When a young woman unexpectedly arrives at her much-older former lover's workplace, looking for answers, the secrets of their dark past threaten to unravel his new life. What follows is an ... See full summary »

Director: Benedict Andrews | Stars: Ruby Stokes, Rooney Mara, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn

Votes: 11,560

23. Romantic Killer (2022)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Living her best single life, romance is the last thing on Anzu's mind, until a tiny matchmaking wizard suddenly turns her life into a clichéd rom-com.

Stars: Rie Takahashi, Mikako Komatsu, Yûichirô Umehara, Courtney Lin

Votes: 2,845

24. Princess (I) (2014)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama

While her mother is away from home, 12-year-old Adar's role-playing games with her stepfather move into dangerous territory. Seeking an escape, Adar finds Alan-an ethereal boy who joins her on a dark journey between reality and fantasy.

Director: Tali Shalom-Ezer | Stars: Shira Haas, Keren Mor, Ori Pfeffer, Adar Zohar-Hanetz

Votes: 734

25. A Short Film About Killing (1988)

Not Rated | 84 min | Crime, Drama

A soon-to-be lawyer crosses his path with a taxi driver and a young sinister man.

Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Miroslaw Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, Jan Tesarz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Votes: 22,388

26. Screaming Mimi (1958)

Approved | 79 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

Virginia Wilson saw a man get shot right after he tried to kill her, so she goes to psychiatrist Dr. Greenwood. He falls in love with her and takes over her life, but she insists on continuing her career as a stripper.

Director: Gerd Oswald | Stars: Anita Ekberg, Philip Carey, Gypsy Rose Lee, Harry Townes

Votes: 770

27. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.

Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet

Votes: 4,084

28. Rumbling Hearts (2003–2004)

TV-14 | Animation, Drama, Romance

Follows complicated love life of Takayuki Narumi, a male high school student.

Stars: Kishô Taniyama, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Carrie Savage, Kevin Connolly

Votes: 1,010

29. I Am the Cheese (1983)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy

A teenage lad struggles to piece together his reality following a traumatic event.

Director: Robert Jiras | Stars: Robert MacNaughton, Hope Lange, Don Murray, Robert Wagner

Votes: 321

30. Harassment (2018)

37 min | Crime, Drama

A women's organization is formed to report sexual abuse committed by a respected physician. The saga begins when one of them breaks the silence.

Stars: Antonio Calloni, Adriana Esteves, Paolla Oliveira, Mariana Lima

Votes: 152

31. Luna (I) (2017)

93 min | Drama, Romance

During a night of drunken revelry, a woman and her friends attack a young stranger for amusement. The woman must grapple with some tough decisions when the stranger takes a new job where she works.

Director: Elsa Diringer | Stars: Laëtitia Clément, Rod Paradot, Lyna Khoudri, Julien Bodet

Votes: 292

32. Black Zoo (1963)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Horror

The owner of a small zoo uses the animals to kill his enemies.

Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Michael Gough, Jeanne Cooper, Rod Lauren, Virginia Grey

Votes: 273

33. False Alarm (2021)

53 min | Documentary

The surreal, traumatic, and revelatory fallout from the morning when everyone on Hawai'i thought a nuclear missile strike was imminent.

Director: Nick Lyell

Votes: 12

34. River Child (2007)

17 min | Short, Drama

A dramatic event by a river makes two young girls choose different paths into adulthood.

Director: Damian Wood | Stars: Gemma Houston, Sinead Carroll, Darren Russell, Jamie O'Boyle

Votes: 27

35. The Naked and the Living Dead (2003)

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Director: Seiji Yamada | Stars: Taiji Doi, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Baranosuke Itabashi, Tamami Kaneko

Votes: 24

36. I'm Joybo (2017–2019)

Animation, Drama, Romance

Ten years ago, Jiang Xiaobai lost all his memories due to a traumatic event he no longer remembers. Now working as a trainee in Editorial Office No.2 of Wen Zheng Magazine, a literary ... See full summary »

Stars: Nianru Shen, Xinzhu Tong, Chenzhang Taikang

37. Myself Clement (2022)

70 min | Drama

THE STORY REVOLVES AROUND THE CENTRAL CHARACTER CLEMENT ,WHICH IS PLAYED BY THE DEBUTANT GAUTHAM S KUMAR , A NORMAL YOUNG MAN WHOSE LIFE TURNED AROUND AFTER HE HAD A TRAUMATIC EVENT IN HIS HAPPY LIFE.

Director: S.S. Jishnu Dev | Stars: Gautham. S. Kumar, Jinu Celine, Sasikanthan, Sunilkumar .T.

Votes: 14

38. Axiom (I) (2016)

30 min | Short, Drama

Brandon and Teddy's friendship is tested after they are affected by a hit and run accident that leaves a woman in a coma.

Director: Alex Kamb | Stars: Nic Caruccio, Frankie Sparco, Teagan Krieger, Neal Gyles

39. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Blunder Years (2001)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

A hypnotist uncovers a traumatic experience from Homer's childhood.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,268

40. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: The Fat and the Furriest (2003)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

At the dump Homer is videotaped while being attacked by a bear. The town regards him a coward, so Homer decides to strike back at the bear.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Matthew Nastuk | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,625

41. Captive Audience (2022)
Episode: Chapter 2: Steven's Story, Part 2 (2022)

TV-MA | 42 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A heroic escape. A televised family reunion. But the Stayner ordeal is far from over as painful secrets surface. When a hit TV movie rewrites the Stayner story, reality gets stranger than fiction.

Director: Jessica Dimmock | Stars: Todd Eric Andrews, J.P. Miller, Corin Nemec, Dan Rather

Votes: 82

42. The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2015)
Episode: It's a Handbag (2012)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Daffy's world is turned upside-down when his handbag is stolen at the mall, prompting him to hire Porky as his full-time bodyguard.Lola searches the globe for the ultimate anniversary gift for Bugs.

Director: Swinton O. Scott III | Stars: Jeff Bergman, Bob Bergen, Kristen Wiig, Larry Dorf

Votes: 131

43. Sally4Ever (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2018)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Emma and Sally are officially an item. Sort of. It's Sally's birthday and her parents are coming for dinner, but Sally is unsure of how to broach the subject of Emma to her very ... See full summary »

Director: Julia Davis | Stars: Nicholas R. Bailey, Julian Barratt, David Cann, Julia Davis

Votes: 119