Made For TV Movies
After school specials, moment of truth movies, lifetime issue of the week movies and bio pics
List activity
196 views
• 0 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
80 titles
- DirectorLeslie LibmanStarsNatasha BassettNathan KeyesNicole OliverA chronicle of the life and career of singer Britney Spears, from humble beginnings on the Mickey Mouse Club to mega stardom, a heavily publicized fall from grace, and a monumental comeback.
- DirectorBradley WalshStarsAlexandra ShippElise NealChristopher JacotThe story of music and video star Aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in a 2001 plane crash in the Bahamas.
- DirectorJoe MenendezStarsAmanda FullerSherilyn FennEric PetersenA chronicle of Brittany Murphy's rise to fame in the 1990s, her struggles with self-esteem, and her tragic early death.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsSigourney WeaverHenry CzernyRyan KelleyTrue story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.
- DirectorSteven HuffakerStarsElijah MarcanoJustin EllingsScott BoselyThe story of teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, whose lives were forever changed by the glitz, glamour, and darker side of show business.
- DirectorVanessa PariseStarsBella ThorneDaniela BobadillaIsrael BroussardSweet suburban teen Amanda is introduced by her new friends to prescription drug-sharing, but the recreational fun soon leads her to a life-altering heroin addiction.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsAlexis DzienaMike ErwinMiriam McDonaldHalifax is hit with an outbreak of STDs among high-school students. Among them is Hannah Vogel, and her horrified mother tries to find out why this is happening.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsAlexa PenaVegaLisa VidalLeah PipesA teenager is bullied by her former friends when they discover that she has a crush on the same boy as the most popular girl in school does.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsJennie GarthAndrea BowenNathan AndersonA popular high-school girl finds out that a boy she slept with is HIV-positive.
- DirectorBobby RothStarsJane KaczmarekRebecca WilliamsNick ThurstonThe difficulties two sisters face raising their teenage daughters.
- DirectorMichael Toshiyuki UnoStarsGregory HarrisonJennie GarthSteven KeatsFact-based made-for-TV movie about Laurie Kellogg, who was accused of murdering her husband Bruce in May 1992; told in flashbacks while she's waiting for her judgment. When she was 16, Laurie met Bruce Kellogg, a charming guy 15 years her senior, and soon afterward she moved in with him, unaware that he had "bought" her from her stepfather for $500. At first, the relationship goes well, but Bruce soon shows his real self and the naive young bride's life spins out of control.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsKellie MartinTori SpellingJames AveryWho could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? It could have been antisocial Goth girl Monica, it could've been angst-ridden Jill--or maybe it was the plain girl nobody suspected.
- DirectorWaris HusseinStarsKellie MartinSharon LawrenceEdward HerrmannA teenage girl sees a photograph of her much-younger self one day in the school cafeteria--on the side of a milk carton. But her beloved parents would never kidnap anyone and there's a deeper mystery ahead.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsKellie MartinJames MarsdenKaren YoungTwo mentally-ill but determined lovers run away from the psychiatric hospital that wants to separate them; they take a number of other escaped patients with them.
- DirectorDan LernerStarsKellie MartinAntonio Sabato Jr.Ken HowardA young Billie Calhoun is accused of killing her mother and sister in a house fire. she is taken to a juvenile detention center. When she reaches 18 she requests an early release, but it is denied. so she escapes to find the real killer of her mother and sister. Eventually she seeks the aid of a cop, Matt Samoni.
- DirectorJames A. ContnerStarsLynda CarterKatie WrightMarley SheltonTwo friends keep their vomiting a secret until one friend almost dies.
- DirectorPaul SchneiderStarsTracey GoldJill ClayburghCameron BancroftThe parents of an anorexic woman fight to save her life.
- DirectorKatt SheaStarsMare WinninghamAlison LohmanLawrence MonosonA teenage girl who feels she must always seem happy for her parents and friends secretly binges and purges.
- DirectorArthur Allan SeidelmanStarsMeredith BaxterBen MastersGeorgann JohnsonA beautiful woman married to a successful lawyer and the perfect suburban mother turns out to be a closeted bulimic.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsCandace Cameron BureFred SavageGregory Alan WilliamsA shy high school student's seemingly perfect relationship with a popular jock quickly turns abusive and dangerous.
- DirectorChristopher LeitchStarsTiffani ThiessenBrian Austin GreenIsabella HofmannA girl finds herself shamed in her small rural town after being raped by a football player. Her boyfriend, her mother and her lawyer all try their best to protect her, but will the local high school put a stop to the harassment?
- DirectorAlan MetzgerStarsGary ColeNicholle TomMac DavisIn Tate, Oklahoma a popular coach, Pete Nash, is accused of having a sexual relation with 14 years old Amy, one of his school's pupils.
- DirectorArvin BrownStarsVirginia MadsenJeffrey NordlingGraham BeckelA couple is accused of sodomy and pedophilia by two little girls. Soon they find their beloved sons taken away from them and themselves thrown in jail.
- DirectorDavid Burton MorrisStarsStephen CollinsKeri RussellPhylicia RashadThe mother of the family Michelle babysits for is shot. The widower asks the teen girl to continue looking after the children and gradually seduces her. Michelle finds herself enveloped in a web of lies until she becomes a suspect.
- DirectorBethany RooneyStarsKeri RussellRoberta MaxwellVince CorazzaErica unexpectedly becomes a mother at 17 and finds herself in a desperate custody fight with her baby's paternal grandparents.
- DirectorPeter LevinStarsThora BirchMichael RileyRobert BockstaelBased on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsDanielle PanabakerJane KrakowskiClare StonePregnant sixteen year old Jacey's well-meaning mother forces her to keep the birth a secret and decides to raise the baby as her own.
- DirectorTim MathesonStarsSharon LawrenceMika BooremTamara HopeA troubled teenager's mother tries everything she can think of to control her bad behavior, even if it means sending her away to a hokey but strict nature camp.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsKristen BellDiane LaddShedrack Anderson IIIA teenage girl tries to raise her three half-brothers and one half-sister on her own after their drug-addicted mother is sent to jail.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsHilary SwankSarah ChalkeJenna von OÿWhen a girl's friend is killed by a college hazing, she is the only one who can find out the truth.
- DirectorGregory GoodellStarsJoanna KernsDan LauriaHilary SwankA portrait of a dysfunctional 1990s suburban family, where behind closed doors, alcohol and rebellion are hidden inside the lie of perfection. 15-year-old Deena's sleazy, twisted boyfriend is believed--at first--to be the cause.
- DirectorDavid CarsonStarsJoanna KernsTim MathesonLaTanya Richardson JacksonA woman and her children live the idyllic suburban dream, but unbeknownst to their neighbors and friends, the husband and father has a violent temper and abuses them brutally.
- DirectorLinda OttoStarsJoanna KernsMichael BrandonShelley HackDark memories of her father are revealed by a new mother's nightmares and depression after childbirth.
- DirectorCharles CorrellStarsKatey SagalJameson ParkerRobert PicardoThree teenage friends get into a fight, and one of them accidentally gets killed. The two remaining girls promise each other to keep silent. As the police get more and more suspicious, the mother of one of the girls gets into a crushing dilemma: protect her daughter or help justice take place?
- DirectorJohn PattersonStarsElizabeth MontgomeryDale MidkiffHeather FairfieldA charismatic Real Estate agent, Kevin Coe, is publicly proud of his mother, a prominent socialite, but privately he must put up with her constant belittlement's and taunts. And while his latest girlfriend starts discovering the depths of his anguish, no-one connects him with a long series of violent rapes that have been troubling the area.
- DirectorJanice CookeStarsGinnifer GoodwinAngela FairleySherri SaumRegina Louise, an abandoned black child, is placed in a home where she demonstrates anger issues. Jeanne Kerr, a white counselor, empathizes with her and they form a bond which leads to a petition for adoption. The home's director, a black woman, informs her that she will fight the petition, believing that a black child could not be raised by a white woman; the judge agrees. Regina is sent to a private institution and Jeanne's attempts to communicate with her are hindered. When Regina comes of age the institution releases her, with no financial or other support; however, they turn over all of Jeanne's letters which had been withheld from her. Regina pursues an education and begins a search for the woman she always thought of as her mother.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsValerie BertinelliStephen CaffreyGraham BeckelNewlywed Laurie Wade's marriage and eventually her whole life shatters because of her deep-rooted psychotic behavior. She goes from brief "short circuits" to overtly murderous behavior. The film never tries to explain the cause of her mental collapse, except for a hint or two, but instead takes us into her frightening state of mind.
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsMel HarrisDwight SchultzAshley PeldonA pastor and his wife adopt a brother and a sister, but the girl has terrible outbursts of rage. They get her in treatment and try to find out the reason for this.
- DirectorGilbert CatesStarsPam DawberJohn SheaStephen DorffA police officer and his wife are shocked to find that molestation has been going on at the neighborhood day care. They're devastated when they find that their own son might be a victim too. Should they have known, should they have seen?
- DirectorCraig R. BaxleyStarsNeil Patrick HarrisJohnny GaleckiLinda KelseyA teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows more than he is letting on.
- DirectorRobert GreenwaldStarsFarrah FawcettPaul Le MatRichard MasurAn abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
- DirectorClaudia WeillStarsBeverly D'AngeloDana IveyMichael McGradyIn the 1970's, a teenager staying in an unwed mothers' institution is forced to give up her baby. Eighteen years later, she discovers that her child is dead, and that he was possibly murdered by his religiously -strict adoptive mom.
- DirectorMichael PressmanStarsMelissa GilbertTim MathesonMatthew LawrenceAbandoned by his mother the week of his fifth birthday, Joshua a 10 year-old child whose promiscuous father meets a new beau Claudia. At first he assumes it is another fling, however she comes to love Joshua as her own child and they both give each other what the other needs, for Claudia it is passion in her life she was missing, for Joshua it was a mothers love. Unfortunately the father moves on to another woman and Joshua's mother returns to be apart of his life but all he wants is to be with Claudia.
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsAri MeyersSoleil Moon FryeMark KassenA pregnant teen is murdered and a popular high-school senior is suspected. But will his girlfriend stick by him to prove his innocence despite the fact that she has bonded with the victim's mother?
- DirectorBethany RooneyStarsCheryl LaddJean SmartDean NorrisA recently-divorced woman with children meets a man who seems nice and gives her some cash to hold for him. What she doesn't know is that he is a drug dealer being watched by authorities. He is arrested along with her, then he lies under oath naming her as his drug dealer; his "cooperating" is to testify against her in court and the circumstantial case is strong.
- DirectorAntonia BirdStarsSteven MackintoshJaye GriffithsMaria PrideA troubled boy (Steven Mackintosh) endures physical abuse by the staffers at a children's home.
- DirectorMark RydellStarsJames FrancoMichael MoriartyValentina CerviThe man behind the legend and 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.
- DirectorDennis BerryStarsAnna KarinaMarion CotillardJean-Claude AdelinAfter a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere to go. Then she finds Jean-Michel, a charming young man who will lead her to prostitution.
- DirectorGregg ChampionStarsRegina KingImani HakimSydney MikaylaThe story of the international gymnastics phenomenon who overcame overwhelming odds to become the first African American ever to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
- DirectorDoug CampbellStarsBarbara Alyn WoodsTina IvlevLexi AinsworthA jealous rivalry between three high school girls leads to a shocking crime.
- DirectorTom McLoughlinStarsJeremy SumpterLyndsy FonsecaJohn RobinsonA high school kid (Sumpter) develops an addiction to Internet porn so intense that it begins to destroy his life and tear his family apart.
- DirectorJohn FawcettStarsElisha CuthbertSherry MillerEvan SabbaKaitlyn is a high school student whose obsession with gambling leads to her accumulating a mountain of debt. Her habit also causes a high degree of family tension.
- DirectorDon McBreartyStarsAlly SheedyMark RendallJohn BourgeoisThe lives of Escondido, California residents Cheryl and Stephen Crowe change one morning when they find their twelve year old daughter Stephanie Crowe stabbed to death in her bedroom. As procedure dictates, the police take each member of the household away individually to be questioned, and the remaining children - fourteen year old Michael Crowe and adolescent Shannon Crowe - are taken into protective custody until Cheryl and Stephen can be cleared. The police end up placing much of their focus on the sullen Michael, who they question without counsel and without discussion with his parents. The tone of the police questioning is that they believe Michael did kill his sister, the police lying, harassing and coercing in the process. Under the barrage of questioning, Michael eventually confesses, as do two of his friends, both questioned under the same threatening tone. Cheryl and Stephen, who are finally made aware of the questioning and the confessions, enlist the help of sympathetic attorney, Dorothy Sorenson, to clear Michael and his friends while trying to find the real killer, who they believe is a transient named Richard Tuite.
- DirectorRanda HainesStarsTed DansonGlenn CloseOlivia ColeCounseling helps a family deal with the discovery that their daughter was sexually abused by a close relative.
- DirectorLee RoseStarsStockard ChanningEllen MuthKelly RowanA high-school girl's first sexual experience is with another girl, and, along with her first broken heart, she must deal with her mother's reaction to her revelation that she is a lesbian and with ostracism at school.
- DirectorMichael FeiferStarsAshley ScottLizze BroadwayMark HapkaA 16 year old girl goes missing after an online relationship with an older man.
- DirectorEric LaneuvilleStarsKellie MartinKevin DobsonLinda KelseyA young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.
- DirectorJohn StimpsonStarsLiz VasseyJenn ProskeRyan KelleyWhen Dina commits suicide, her mom starts looking for an answer, and a painful secret emerges.
- DirectorBill NortonStarsTracey GoldThomas CalabroBess ArmstrongRebellious teenager Stacy leaves home for the freedom and adventure of life on the road away from her parents. Afraid and alone, she is befriended by Richard, a handsome ex-con traveling across the country on a crime spree, and her brief joy soon turns to bleak terror.
- DirectorJoseph L. ScanlanStarsShanna ReedSarah ChalkeLochlyn MunroCheerleader Krista, takes action when she faces sexual intimidation from football players at her high school.
- DirectorMarvin J. ChomskyStarsDavid SoulLouis Gossett Jr.Linda PurlThe sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Kyle York was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has teamed with Officer Russ Garfield to clear the streets of underage girls working in prostitution. Pretty, young runaway Hailey Atkins has been turned out. Down deep she wants to go straight, but has had great difficultly escaping her pimp, and doesn't even have a place to go. York and Garfield go out on a limb to try and help.
- DirectorMichael TuchnerStarsGeorge SegalStockard ChanningAndrew RobinsonA young drug-addicted teenager's family are in denial about it. She's sent to an intervention program where the addicts are confronted--by one another and by their families--in supervised groups. The girl's biggest obstacle to sobriety: her mother, who wants to remove her from the program because she won't believe that anything is wrong.
- DirectorPenelope BuitenhuisStarsAlly SheedyRhys WardAnnie ClarkA high-profile defense attorney determined to change her image takes on a pro bono case, which soon threatens both her and her family.
- DirectorIsaac CravitStarsAnnie ClarkDaniel KashRichard ClarkinA teenage girl is terrorized when she spends two nights alone on a remote island as part of her camp counselor initiation.
- DirectorPierre GangNicolette SainaStarsMimi RogersJR BourneSarah LindMia Sampson's dreams to be a model come true when she's asked to pose for photographs to be displayed on an Internet website for "members only." However, when the owner of the website uses her pictures for exploitation purposes, Mia's mother must fight to remove the photos off the web and restore her daughter's privacy.
- DirectorJared CohnStarsLindsay ElstonNicole SterlingMatthew PohlkampA couple hires a live-in nanny to watch the offspring while they work. At first, everything goes perfectly, but when an unsafe incident means the parents no longer want the nanny around, they find out this nanny is savvy at not being evicted from her live-in situation. So savvy, in fact, that she can make these parents' lives a true nightmare.
- DirectorGwen ArnerStarsPatty DukeNancy McKeonLance GuestA babysitter realizes that one of the children she looks after is being physically abused by his mother.
- DirectorTim MathesonStarsJoJoIan NelsonLouis FerreiraA young Hollywood starlet must adjust to a new small town life when she is sent to live with her aunt after a stint in rehab.
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsPhilip JohnsonRosie O'DonnellRuby DeeDr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life, which began when, as an infant, he was taken by authorities from his crack-addicted mother and placed into foster care. A short time of stability in his life occurred when he lived with Mrs. Harper, the elderly nanny of one of his foster families. He was reunited with his mother at one point, but she soon abandoned him and he went back into foster care. Full of anger and lagging behind in school, America retreats further away from society after years of sexual abuse. After attempting suicide, America is placed in a treatment center where Dr. Brennan helps him open up about his painful past and discover the support and courage he needs to get his life back on track.
- DirectorEric LaneuvilleStarsJennifer Love HewittTeddy SearsSonja BennettA young woman takes a job at a massage parlor to support her family when her husband is unable to work, and soon finds her life spiraling out of control.
- DirectorLinda OttoStarsJill ClayburghBrad DavisSam BehrensThe story of child psychologists Dr. Laurie and Joseph Braga and their involvement in one of the worst child sex abuse scandals in the U.S.
- DirectorGabrielle BeaumontStarsJamie Lee CurtisBruce WeitzRobert ReedThe life and death of the "Playboy" centerfold model/actress Dorothy Stratten.
- DirectorSiobhan DevineStarsNia SiouxGabriel DarkuAli SkovbyeNew girl in town Hanna Brooks (Sioux) is looking to find her place and fit in at Lakewood High School, which was rocked a couple of years earlier by the shocking drug overdose of a popular student. Hanna suffers from an anxiety disorder and the move to a new school is especially stressful for her. While trying to fit in with the "it" crowd, she finds herself pulled between two boys--a bad boy with a heart of gold, and an alluring, popular rich kid who is not as straight an arrow as he seems. Her relationship with them sweeps her into a dangerous situation, and her mother Deborah (Shepherd) must fight to save her from it.
- DirectorFenton BaileyRandy BarbatoStarsBenito MartinezNico TortorellaCourtney LoveThis film explores the inner lives and motivation behind the murders of entertainment executive Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty at the hands of their sons Lyle and Erik in 1989.
- DirectorPeter KosminskyStarsBrooke KinsellaColin SalmonBilly GeraghtyA British schoolgirl struggles to come to terms with the horrific and disgusting sexual abuse inflicted upon her by the adults in her life. When she resorts to self-harm to escape her troubles, a caring teacher tries to get her some help.
- StarsRobert CarlyleMira SorvinoDonald SutherlandGirls that have been kidnapped a d sold as slaves, police find and help them back to their home and family.
- DirectorDavid SchwimmerStarsClive OwenCatherine KeenerLiana LiberatoA teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator.
- DirectorCharles BinaméStarsEmily OsmentKay PanabakerMeaghan RathA teenager is subjected to a campaign of bullying by classmates through a social networking site.
- DirectorRosemary RodriguezStarsThora BirchMadisen BeatyDavid Clayton RogersInspired by the true story of teenagers at Gloucester (Mass.) High School who agreed to get pregnant at the same time.
- DirectorSam PillsburyStarsKirsten DunstPark OverallJulia WhelanWhen 15-year-old Tina becomes pregnant, her parents must grapple not only with their own current marital crisis, but also their opposing views on adoption.