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Abuse
“Meet Thomas Carroll. He's fourteen, gay, and in danger of becoming a child abuse statistic.”
49%
Movie
1h 34m
AI Analysis
Abuse (1983) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Abuse (1983) — a movie tagged as Drama with nostalgic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder is faced with the decision of either running away with Thomas or focusing on his career and thereby letting the boy possibly be … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~94 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Abuse 49% (7 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
49%
from 7 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder is faced with the decision of either running away with Thomas or focusing on his career and thereby letting the boy possibly be beaten to death.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1983-04-15
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- TMDB rating
- 4.9
- TMDB ID
- 144225
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Is there an official trailer for Abuse?
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What is Abuse about?
Brutally abused by his parents, teenage Thomas finds comfort in associating with a film director who is making a documentary about physical child abuse. The two fall in love, and the elder is faced... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Abuse?
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How long is the movie Abuse?
The official runtime for Abuse is approximately 94 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- R
Richard Ryder
Larry Porter
Raphael Sbarge
Thomas Carroll
Steve James
Dr. Bennett
- K
Kathy Gerber
Kathy Logan
- J
Jack Halton
Prof. Rappaport
- M
Mickey Clark
Laura
- M
Maurice Massaro
Mr. Carroll
- S
Susan Schneider
Mrs. Carroll
Luba Mason
Sara
- K
Kathy Giotta
Elaine
- T
Tracy Vivat
Amy
- B
Billy Lux
Aaron
- P
Paul Peterson
David
David Schachter
Mark
Jean Garrett
Dean Kinkaid
- P
Pamela Poitier
Samantha
- J
Jeffrey Olmstead
Richard Blake
- C
Carol Siskind
Telephone Operator
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