Deceived by Trust - 1995 ***

A young student confides to her guidance counsellor that her headmaster has been sexually abusing her.
Despite the counsellor's best efforts, the student is transferred to another school and the headmaster is let off with a metaphorical slap on the wrist.
To make matters worse, the student then recants her story leaving the counsellor to fight the battle for her alone, and many people automatically take the headmaster's side.
I enjoyed this and found it was extremely well acted.

Lies of the Heart - 1994 ***

Follows the true story of Laurie Kellogg, a young and naive teen who falls in love with an abusive and controlling man. As the years go by, the abuse continues and increases until Laurie cannot take it anymore.
An interesting and heartbreaking case about a severely traumatised woman, who has become so reliant on a man that she cannot leave him, even when he physically abuses her.

Broken Silence - 1998 ***

Dreadfully raw story that had me gripped, but unfortunately for the acting (especially from Ariana Richards) it left rather a sour taste in my mouth. Ariana's portrayal of Mickey, the running fanatic who becomes the rape victim of her terrifying coach has as much excitement in it as a lump of wood. She shows barely any expression, one way or another on her face, and to be honest, whether something bad or good happens to her you probably wouldn't be able to tell. Story was good, but should've been played by someone who can actually act.

Mother's Boys - 1992 *

Dreadful film with Jamie Lee Curtis as a psychotic mother who abandons her children and husband and then returns years later to create fresh havoc in their lives. Peter Gallagher is his usual sleazy self which is quite off putting but it doesn't really effect the overall hideousness of the film itself.

Enough - 2002 *** 1/2

'Enough' is a variation on 'Sleeping with the Enemy.' Full of domestic and emotional abuse against one woman (Lopez), her husband will stop at nothing to alienate her from friends and family, and then harm her to stop her leaving him. She is spunky and has balls, but there are certain scenes (including learning martial arts) that don't quite fit with her personality.
I enjoyed it however.