Movies and TV series about bullying
The 57 best titles about bullying, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Guillermo del Toro
MovieFantasyDramaWarIn post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she m
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
MovieAdventureComedyScience FictionEighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage
My Hero Academia
2016 · Koichi Kakimoto
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAfter he saves a bully from a Villain, a normal student is granted a superpower that allows him to attend a high school training academy for Heroes.
Girl from Nowhere
2018 · Ekachai Uekrongtham
SeriesCrimeDramaMysteryA mysterious, clever girl named Nanno transfers to different schools, exposing the lies and misdeeds of the students and faculty at every turn.
Classroom of the Elite
2017
SeriesAnimationDramaMysteryKiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolls at the prestigious Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Academy, but is assigned to Class 1-D, where students with behavioral problems are housed. The school awards points equivalent to 100,
Better Days
2019 · Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
MovieCrimeDramaRomanceA bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations.
Elfen Lied
2004
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaThe Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives i
All of Us Are Dead
2022
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyA high school becomes ground zero for a zombie virus outbreak. Trapped students must fight their way out — or turn into one of the rabid infected.
Boys Over Flowers
2009
SeriesComedyDramaUnassuming high school girl Jan-di stands up to — and eventually falls for — a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerful clique.
The Fabelmans
2022 · Steven Spielberg
MovieDramaGrowing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of f
Gossip Girl
2007 · Stephanie Savage
SeriesDramaAn exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
Stand by Me
1986 · Rob Reiner
MovieCrimeDramaAfter learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full
A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016 · Naoko Yamada
MovieAnimationDramaRomanceShouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. Whe
Pretty Little Liars
2010 · Charles Grant Craig
SeriesDramaMysteryBased on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappe
Adolescence
2025 · Stephen Graham
SeriesCrimeDramaWhen a 13-year-old is accused of the murder of a classmate, his family, therapist and the detective in charge are all left asking: what really happened?
Wreck-It Ralph
2012 · Rich Moore
MovieAdventureAnimationComedyWreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a
Insatiable
2018 · Rick Cleveland
SeriesComedyDramaA bullied teenager turns to beauty pageants as a way to exact her revenge, with the help of a disgraced coach who soon realizes he's in over his head.
A Whisker Away
2020 · Tomotaka Shibayama
MovieAnimationDramaFantasyA peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.
A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona
MovieAdventureFamilyFantasy12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
Bridge to Terabithia
2007 · Gábor Csupó
MovieAdventureDramaFamilyJesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that s
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Chris Columbus
MovieAdventureFantasyHarry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of
13 Reasons Why
2017 · Allen MacDonald
SeriesDramaMysteryHigh school student Clay Jensen lands in the center of a series of heartbreaking mysteries set in motion by a friend's tragic suicide.
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
MovieHorrorScience FictionThrillerIn a dystopian 1970s America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
Mean Girls
2004 · Mark Waters
MovieComedyDramaCady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
The Karate Kid
1984 · John G. Avildsen
MovieActionDramaFamilyNew Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-b
The Black Phone
2022 · Scott Derrickson
MovieHorrorThrillerFinney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to
Pretty in Pink
1986 · Howard Deutch
MovieDramaRomanceAndie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and pop
Lilo & Stitch
2025 · Dean Fleischer Camp
MovieComedyFamilyScience FictionThe wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.
Mean Girls
2024 · Arturo Perez Jr.
MovieComedyNew student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called ‘The Plastics,’ ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions Gretc
Where the Crawdads Sing
2022 · Olivia Newman
MovieDramaMysteryRomanceAbandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enfor
Family Switch
2023 · McG
MovieComedyFamilyFantasyWhen the Walker family members switch bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment, their hilarious journey to find their way back to normal will bring them closer together than they ever
Power Rangers
2017 · Dean Israelite
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionFive ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove — and the world — is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destin
The Nun II
2023 · Michael Chaves
MovieHorrorIn 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil.
She's All That
1999 · Robert Iscove
MovieComedyRomanceHigh school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desper
Halloween Ends
2022 · David Gordon Green
MovieHorrorThrillerFour years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ig
Drillbit Taylor
2008 · Steven Brill
MovieComedyDealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
The Hot Chick
2002 · Tom Brady
MovieComedyFantasyNot only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance
The Karate Kid Part III
1989 · John G. Avildsen
MovieActionAdventureDramaDespondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
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