It is one of the most famous Christmas movies of all time but It's a Wonderful Life has been added to a database of films that contain scenes of rape, abuse and sexual harassment.

And it is not the only beloved film on the list.

Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting, starring Matt Damon and the late Robin Williams, has abuse as an 'underlying theme'.

While 1990s road movie Thelma and Louise contains a 'lengthy and upsetting rape'.

It may be a beloved film for millions but It's a Wonderful Life also contains scenes of sexual harassment, according to one website

Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting, starring Matt Damon and the late Robin Williams, has abuse as an 'underlying theme' and makes the website Unconsenting Media

Students from Cambridge University have compiled a database containing more than a thousand films and television programmes that show non-consensual sexual interactions, according to the Times.

The project is aimed at helping sexual assault survivors avoid any potentially traumatic scenes that could trigger flashbacks.

Described as a 'search engine for sexual violence', Unconsenting Media was launched to allow survivors to vet what they watch in case there are any offensive scenes.

It comes as Hollywood is embroiled in the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein scandal which has already seen several high profile stars accused of sexual impropriety.

House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey has seen his career left in tatters.

The scandal has brought a change in attitudes towards sexual abuse and sparked debate on issues including sexual consent on university campuses and behaviour in the workplace.

Unconsenting Media say they are necessary because potentially disturbing scenes pop up in unexpected programmes - such as Channel 4 comedy Peep Show

The Last Tango in Paris, starring Marlon Brando, infamously contains a rape scene

Samantha van Staden, the site's director and a human, social and political sciences third-year student at Newnham College, told the Times: 'We want to give survivors the agency to make choices about the kind of media they engage with.

'A lot of this came from our own personal experiences, knowing people who were survivors of rape and sexual assault.

'There's a lot less attention given to the smaller struggles of recovering normal life than there is to the broader process of recovering from an experience like that.'

Figures show almost one in five women in England and Wales has been a victim of a sexual offence as an adult while one in 14 adults were abused as a child.

The database, established by Rose Payne, a Cambridge linguistics student, is now publicly available online.

Thelma and Louise, a 1990s road movie, contains a 'lengthy and upsetting rape'

The activists insist they do not want to censor sexual violence or harassment on screen and their only wish is to allow victims of abuse to make informed decisions on what they watch.

They pointed to the fact potentially disturbing scenes pop up in unexpected programmes - such as in Channel 4 comedy Peep Show.

The show portrays a man being raped by a woman.

Unconsenting Media classifies content by categories including rape off screen, rape on screen and sexual harassment.

For example It's a Wonderful Life makes the list because it contains scenes in which 'a man chases a housekeeper and insists he is in love with her' and a woman is ogled on the street.

The organisers say they have received abuse on social media but overall the reception has been positive.