47 MOVIES ABOUT BULLYING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS - ARTE

Today I come with a list of films about bullying that can help you understand this phenomenon a little more and know how to address it. Among them are Carrie, Elephant, The karate kid or La ola.

Bullying or harassment at school continues to be a great concern both for educational institutions and for the families and children who suffer it. Watching these types of movies can help educate on this problem and open up discussion topics in class. You may also be interested in these educational films or these of values.

Recommended Movies About Bullying

1- Carrie

This film was again versioned in 2013 with the same name as the original, made in 1976. Written by Stephen King and directed by Brian De Palma.

It tells the life of a teenage girl named Carrie who is constantly bullied by her classmates. She has psychic powers, which are manifested when she is very angry.

Her life is not easy at all, because in addition to having to endure the harassment she receives at school, her mother has mental problems that will complicate her day to day.

2- Ben X

A 2007 film directed by Nic Balthazar, tells the true story of bullying of a boy with Asperger's named Ben who ends up committing suicide. His life at school is quite hard, so he usually spends most of his time in his room playing on the computer.

In this film you can see the group pressure exerted by the peer group and how they use new technologies against the victim. It consists of many scenes of group cruelty and lack of attention and consideration on the part of the environment of a person who is harassed.

3- After Lucia

Film of Mexican origin directed by Michel Franco from 2012. It tells the life of Alejandra and her father, after the death of her mother, Lucía. She moves with her father to Mexico to start a new life and therefore starts a new school.

Unfortunately, she soon starts to have problems due to a video made of her having sex. As a result of that moment, she begins to be a victim of bullying by her classmates.

4- Bullying

This 2009 film directed by Josetxo San Mateo, tells the life of Jordi, a young teenager who, as in the previous film, moves to another city, but this time with his mother.

Jordi begins to have problems in his new institute due to a colleague, Nacho, who will be in charge of making his days at the institute a real hell. His main allies against Nacho's treatment will be his mother and a girl who has also suffered similar practices.

5- Let me in

From the director Tomas Alfredson, this 2008 film tells the story of Oskar, a 12-year-old boy who is bullied at school. Oskar finds himself defenseless against such abuse by his colleagues, so he spends his nights thinking about how to get revenge on them.

One day he meets a new neighbor in the neighborhood, Eli. Soon they become friends and inexplicable disappearances and crimes occur in the neighborhood that will lead to suspicions that this girl is not human.

6- Bully

Film based on real events that happened in 1993. This film from 2001 tells the story of a couple, Marty and Lisa. They plan to murder their friend Bobby due to the bullying she performs on both of them. Other friends who will try once and for all to end their attacker's life are also joining this plan.

7- Elephant

Film of the year 2003 and from the director Gus Van Sant. Recreate the massacre of two teenagers at Columbine High School. Each of the protagonists goes about their lives and worries about their problems thinking that the next day they will be able to continue carrying out their activities.

Unfortunately, no one knows that his companions are going to appear armed in that place killing everyone who gets in front of them.

8- Cyberbully

Movie of the year 2011 that tells the story of Taylor, a teenager who receives online harassment from his peers. This film immerses us in the risks that the use of new technologies can have on minors.

It all begins with a message that the protagonist's brother leaves on social networks on her behalf. From that moment on, the lies, harassment and cyberbullying begin at school. Although this time, it will have a happy ending.

9- The Karate Kid

New version from 2010 of the contemporary 80s film “Karate Kid”. It tells the story of Dre, a young man who moves to China with his mother for work reasons.

He begins to have problems with another teenager in his neighborhood who will not stop bothering him, so he will be forced to learn martial arts to defend himself and get rid of his attackers with the help of his teacher.

10- Ordeskan (Evil)

This 2003 film tells the life of Erik, a 16-year-old boy who is expelled from his school due to his behaviors. This one has no choice but to go to a private school.

Unfortunately, this school is not what was thought, since the students who have been there longer, harass those who come to the school new, turning their stay into a real nightmare.

11- American Yearbook

Directed by Brian Ging, this 2004 film tells the story of Will Nash. He leads a life like any teenager who is shaken when bullied by two classmates at school.

The feelings he feels for a girl in class will increase his discomfort when they are revealed to all his classmates. On the other hand, this situation will be untenable when he sees that the best friend of the girl he likes is the girlfriend of one of the boys who constantly mistreat him.

12- All about Lily Chou-Chou

From director Shunji Iwai, this 2001 film tells the story of two friends, Shuusuke and Yuichi. The first is a brilliant student envied by everyone around him. However, Shuusuke's attitude will change due to an unpleasant experience.

He will begin to harass his colleagues because of his bad experience and the family problems he is going through. This situation will also lead to Shuusuke brutally harassing his friend.

13- Klass

Another film by director Ilmar Raag from 2007, which presents us with the problem of bullying suffered by a teenager, Joosep. He suffers a multitude of beatings and humiliations from his colleagues.

On this occasion, this film shows how one of the aggressors decides to defend the abused, thus also becoming a victim because they are classified as homosexuals.

14- Bully the documentary

From director Lee Hirsch, who has suffered bullying practices on numerous occasions, decides in 2011 to make a documentary about this bullying. Here the stories of several young people who have suffered bullying are told as well as the consequences they live due to this treatment.

On the other hand, this documentary also shows the suffering of families who have been victims of bullying.

15- Cowards

Film of the year 2007 and by the directors Corbacho and Cruz that tells the story of Gaby, a 14-year-old boy who is afraid to go to school. Because he is red-haired, his classmates make fun of him, especially Guille.

This is a brilliant student and he is afraid of disappointing his father. On the other hand, the parents of the victim and the aggressor are also afraid of different issues. And it is that, fear, the common thread of the film.

16- The wave

From the year 2008 and from the director Dennis Gansel, this German film shows us the power of experiments carried out in the classroom. A high school teacher decides to explain to his students the operation of an authoritarian regime.

In a matter of days, what seemed like a simple experiment in discipline and community feeling turns into a great struggle between people with different ideals over which the teacher loses control.

17- You have to be tough!

German film from 2006 that tells the story of a 15-year-old boy. He and his mother are expelled from their partner's house, for which they are forced to start a new life in Berlin.

The boy does not start his new life on the right foot since, although he makes friends in his neighborhood, at school he is brutally harassed and extorted by a gang.

18- A bridge to Terabithia

Directed by Gabor Csupo and from 2007, this film tells the story of Jess and Leslie, two strangers who soon become great friends thanks to the power of their imagination.

Together they create the Kingdom of Terabithia and fight the dark powers. This kingdom will help them draw plans and take revenge on the arrogant classmates of the school who annoy them.

19- Friends until death

From the year 2005 and from the director Tom McLoughlin, this film tells the story of Vanessa, a beautiful and intelligent girl who enters school new. Due to a misunderstanding that is created with her classmates, Vanessa will begin to be subjected to unparalleled psychological harassment.

20- My good enemy

It tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who is bullied by his classmates. Both he and another classmate, victims of these abuses, decide to devise a plan to change the social order of the school.

The plan begins to go as expected, however the protagonist did not expect that in the end everything can turn against oneself.

21- Suicide room

It is a 2011 film by director Jan Komasa. It tells the bullying story of a boy named Dominik who goes to school and has friends. Suddenly his life changes due to a kiss he gives to another partner.

For this reason, he begins to isolate himself and dedicate his life to the virtual world. There he meets Sylwia, who will introduce him to "suicide room", a hidden chat room for people with suicidal tendencies.

22- The country of fear

From the director Francisco Espada, this 2015 film tells the story of Carlos and his son Pablo. He meets a 13-year-old girl named Marta who begins to extort money from both of them and will cause a series of not very pleasant situations that they will have to face.

23- Buddha exploded out of shame

Film of the year 2007 directed by Hana Makhmalbaf. It tells the story of a six-year-old Afghan girl who wants to learn to read. Because of this, she begins to go to school, so along the way she begins to receive harassment from the children of her neighborhood due to the society in which they live.

24- Under the Ice

From director Nick Willing, this 2005 film is based on the drowning investigation of a private school student. The educational center, because it does not want scandals, insists on the idea that the boy had committed suicide.

However, after lengthy investigations it is discovered, thanks to the child's friend, that he had been the victim of bullying.

25- The Punishers

Film of the year 2010 and by the directors Arantza Ibarra and Alfonso Arandia. It tells the story of a group of children who, given the continuous harassment they received from their classmates, decide to retaliate.

This film deals with the problem of bullying inspired by superheroes and with a touch of humor and entertainment.

26- The final

From the director Joey Stewart, this 2010 film based on real events, tells the story of some teenagers who, like in the previous film, suffer bullying and decide to take revenge on their attackers.

The film shows how they devise the plan and how they carry it out, showing united in their goal of ending the harassment they receive.

27- School of assassins

From the director Guy Ferland this film tells the story of a 16-year-old boy, Trevor. He threatened to put a bomb in the school and blow it up, so he returns to the center under strict conditions. Due to this threat, the school and his classmates hate him.

28- bad girls

2004 film that tells the story of Candy, a teenager who moves to Illinois and begins her studies at a new school. There, she will meet new people and fall in love with the ex-boyfriend of the most popular girl in school.

Because of this, the girls in his class will start to make life miserable for him and he will have to use their same tactics to confront them.

29- My dear enemy

From director Steve Miner, this 1996 film tells us about David. A man who after several years of absence in his hometown, decides to return to be a high school teacher.

Finding himself in the center, he begins to remember moments in elementary school where he was humiliated by another classmate, Fang. After years of suffering, he manages to take revenge for the harassment he received from him.

30- School of Young Assassins

Film of the year 1989 and from the director Michael Lehmann. It tells the story of a group of popular young people who perform all kinds of cruelties on their high school classmates.

One of them realizes that these actions are not good and tries to get out of this group so she joins up with a new boy who comes to school and begins to kill the classmates that she perceives as annoying.

31- Panic at three

From director Phil Joanou, this 1987 film tells the story of Buddy, the most popular boy in the class, who wants to face Jerry in a hand-to-hand fight at school.

Jerry is a sucker who has no choice but to accept this challenge and face Buddy. For this he will have the help of his friends and his sister.

32- The duff

Film of the year 2015 and by the director Ari Sandel who tells us about the problems that a girl has in her institute due to her physical appearance, Bianca. This is cataloged by her companions as the fattest and ugliest friend of the group.

Because of this, she decides to fight to change her physical appearance so that she will never be classified like this again. Thanks to her sportsman neighbor, she will be able to change her appearance so that she can get a date with her platonic love.

33- A girl like her

Jessica, a 16-year-old girl, tries to commit suicide by taking pills. The reason is the harassment she receives from her best friend.

At the school where she studied, the recordings of a documentary began that will serve to discover her stalker and the torture that Jessica suffered.

34- BULLYING

Jordi loses his father suddenly, so he and his mother decide to move and start a new life. His arrival at school will cause him problems and his classmates will be the cause.

Jordi suffers from harassment, physical and psychological humiliation at the institute and will fight without help against this. The story reflects the misunderstanding, the consequences and the background of the phenomenon of bullying.

35- 1:54

Tim is a bright young man but the bullying he suffers from his classmates will lead him to make the worst decisions. This becomes more intense as you realize your sexual orientation.

This torture will lead him to want to destroy those who hurt him. A story full of emotions and a lesson about the consequences of bullying in young people and schools.

36- Damn bullying

A film by Melintón Eusebio in which he describes the life of María, a shy young woman who suffers from abuse at her school. In addition, her body begins to undergo changes, which generate fear and terror.

The adolescent acts in a manly way, so her family, classmates and her community do not tolerate her and humiliate her. The film was awarded the prize for the best regional fiction film at the III Festival de Huánuco.

37- Chrissa, a lesson in courage

Film directed by Martha Coolidge and released in 2009, shows the story of Chrissa, an 11-year-old girl who seeks to integrate into her new school after moving to Minnesota, but she will meet three classmates who will make her life impossible.

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