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1. Sinister 2 (2015)
R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
Director: Ciarán Foy | Stars: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Daniel Sloan, Dartanian Sloan
Votes: 60,702 | Gross: $27.74M
2. Thirst (2009)
R | 134 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Through a failed medical experiment, a priest is stricken with vampirism and is forced to abandon his ascetic ways.
Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Choi Hee-jin, Seo Dong-soo
Votes: 51,476 | Gross: $0.30M
3. The Woman (I) (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy.
Director: Lucky McKee | Stars: Pollyanna McIntosh, Brandon Gerald Fuller, Lauren Ashley Carter, Chris Krzykowski
Votes: 25,885
4. Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama
A body's found on the shore of a lake. Police Chief Jesse Stone starts an investigation. It turns out to be a pregnant high school student. There's also a case of a persistent wife beater. Jesse starts seeing a shrink and dating.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Tom Selleck, Viola Davis, Kohl Sudduth, Orla Brady
Votes: 5,533
5. The Burning Bed (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An 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.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie
Votes: 3,450
6. Angel Eyes (2001)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
A mysterious man is drawn to a feisty female police officer and an unusual relationship ensues, as not everything is as it seems.
Director: Luis Mandoki | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto, Terrence Howard
Votes: 25,717 | Gross: $24.04M
7. As It Is in Heaven (2004)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.
Director: Kay Pollak | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Helen Sjöholm, Lennart Jähkel
Votes: 18,290 | Gross: $0.01M
8. Incarnate (2016)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A scientist with the ability to enter the subconscious minds of the possessed must save a young boy from the grips of a demon with powers never seen before, while facing the horrors of his past.
Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz
Votes: 14,167 | Gross: $4.79M
9. Herself (2020)
R | 97 min | Drama
A young mother escapes her abusive husband and fights back against a broken housing system. She sets out to build her own home and in the process rebuilds her life and re-discovers herself.
Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Stars: Molly McCann, Clare Dunne, Ruby Rose O'Hara, Ian Lloyd Anderson
Votes: 4,732
10. The Human Contract (2008)
R | 103 min | Drama
A successful corporate type harboring a deep, dark secret befriends a free-spirited stranger who encourages him to ditch his stuffy lifestyle and live life in reckless abandon.
Director: Jada Pinkett Smith | Stars: Jason Clarke, Paz Vega, Idris Elba, T.J. Thyne
Votes: 2,399
11. Killing Kennedy (2013 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's best seller comes this shocking thriller starring Rob Lowe and Ginnifer Goodwin. As John F. Kennedy (Lowe) rises to become U.S. president, a ... See full summary »
Director: Nelson McCormick | Stars: Rob Lowe, Will Rothhaar, Jack Noseworthy, Casey Siemaszko
Votes: 3,733
12. The Desperate Trail (1994 Video)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a failed stagecoach robbery Sarah, an arrested killer, frees herself and robs the money and Jack robs her. The marshal sets after them. They become partners.
Director: P.J. Pesce | Stars: Sam Elliott, Craig Sheffer, Linda Fiorentino, Frank Whaley
Votes: 934
13. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
PG-13 | 84 min | Drama, Music
The lives of an English working-class family are told out of order in a free-associative manner. The first part, "Distant Voices", focuses on the father's role in the family. The second part, "Still Lives", focuses on his children.
Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Freda Dowie, Angela Walsh, Dean Williams
Votes: 5,178 | Gross: $0.69M
14. Killer Sally (2022)
TV-MA | 50 min | Documentary, Crime
Interviews with friends, family and Sally McNeil herself chart a bodybuilding couple's rocky marriage and its shocking end in a Valentine's Day murder.
Stars: Sally McNeil, John Lowden, Shantina Lowden, Shannon Brown
Votes: 6,319
15. Independence Day (1983)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Mary Ann Taylor of Mercury, Texas loves the comforts of her hometown, but feels unfulfilled by a life of pouring coffee and grilling hamburgers in her father's diner. Her real passion is ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Mandel | Stars: Kathleen Quinlan, David Keith, Frances Sternhagen, Cliff De Young
Votes: 577 | Gross: $0.15M
16. Our Mother's Murder (1997 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
Fact-based true crime story about the murder of publishing heiress Anne Scripps Douglas who, in 1989, married a young hunk who eventually killed her.
Director: Bill Norton | Stars: Holly Marie Combs, Roxanne Hart, Sarah Chalke, James Wilder
Votes: 610
17. Stranger in My Bed (2005 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
To escape her abusive spouse, Sarah fakes her own death and flees. Seems like a good plan, right? Sadly, it doesn't take her estranged husband long to get wise and hunt her down. This game between them will turn deadly and it looks like only one will survive.
Director: George Erschbamer | Stars: Jamie Luner, Chris Kramer, L. Harvey Gold, Ivan Cermak
Votes: 423
18. The Free World (2016)
R | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A recently released former convict becomes involved with a married woman with an abusive husband.
Director: Jason Lew | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Elisabeth Moss, Octavia Spencer, Sung Kang
Votes: 2,078
19. Steaming (1985)
R | 95 min | Drama
Three female frequenters of a steam room decide to fight its closure.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Diana Dors, Patti Love
Votes: 666
20. Petulia (1968)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill
Votes: 3,415
21. Leaving Normal (1992)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Two contrasting women, one optimistic and the other cynical, embark on a life-changing road trip to Alaska, where an unexpected inheritance awaits one of them, leading to a series of adventures that challenge their perspectives.
Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Christine Lahti, Meg Tilly, Patrika Darbo, Lenny von Dohlen
Votes: 1,610 | Gross: $1.51M
22. Marimar (2007–2008)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Marimar is a naive, very poor woman who lives in a beach hut with her dog Pulgoso and her grandparents. Sergio, son of the Ibañez estate, falls in love with her and they marry, not ... See full summary »
Stars: Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, Katrina Halili, Manilyn Reynes
Votes: 190
23. Amar Prem (1972)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A village woman abandoned by her husband is forced into prostitution in Kolkata and forms nameless yet strong relations with a wealthy patron as well as an abused boy in the neighbourhood.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar, Bindu Desai
Votes: 1,965
24. Walang hanggan (2012)
TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama
Cruz sisters Virginia (Susan Roces) and Margaret (Helen Gamboa) vie for the love of Joseph Montenegro (Eddie Garcia) in the fictional province of Olivarez. Virginia had to sacrifice ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Coco Martin, Julia Montes, Dawn Zulueta, Richard Gomez
Votes: 202
25. Break Up (1998)
R | 100 min | Thriller
Jimmy is married to the abusive Frank, but she's building a nest egg so she can leave. For a year, she's been deaf as a result of one of his beatings. One night, he pushes her over the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Marcus | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Bridget Fonda, Hart Bochner, Steven Weber
Votes: 2,144
26. The Kay Griggs Interviews (1998)
Documentary, History, Talk-Show
Pastor Rick Strawcutter interviews Katharine Pollard Griggs, the wife of Marine Corps Colonel George Griggs, about the history of the U.S. military and the power elite.
Stars: Rick Strawcutter, Kay Griggs
Votes: 25
27. Bukas bibitayin si itay (1995)
Action, Drama
Elmo is an ex-convict who loves his family. He is wrongly accused of killing Arthur after he caught him abusing his wife Cathy. Elmo is pursued, tried and, brought to court by Arthur's brother, the Mayor.
Director: Cesar S.B. Abella | Stars: John Regala, Andy Poe, Beth Tamayo, Sarah Jane Abad
Votes: 21
28. Jerichow (2008)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
The dishonorably discharged Afghanistan veteran Thomas returns to his home village of Jerichow. Ali, a local Turkish-German businessman, owner of a snack-bar chain, hires him as a driver. ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Petzold | Stars: Benno Fürmann, Nina Hoss, Hilmi Sözer, André Hennicke
Votes: 3,377 | Gross: $0.05M
29. Babangon ako't dudurugin kita (1989)
110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Contented barrio lass Salve is married to aspiring politician Alfred. Alfred meets Via and finds out that they can be very useful to each other's lives; he is set on pursuing a political ... See full summary »
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Christopher De Leon, Sharon Cuneta, Hilda Koronel, Mona Lisa
Votes: 57
30. House of Secrets (1993 TV Movie)
120 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Marion Ravinel is trapped in an abusive spousal relationship. She forms a plan with her husband's former lover to kill him. However, the outcome turns out to be more than she planned on as ... See full summary »
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Boxleitner, Kate Vernon, Michael Boatman
Votes: 256
31. Run for Your Life (2014 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A journalist must make a decision to flee with her two children from her abusive ex-husband or kill him before he kills her.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Amy Smart, Mark Humphrey, Aislyn Watson, Genea Charpentier
Votes: 376
32. Loretta (1994)
Drama
Director: Mel Chionglo | Stars: Ruffa Gutierrez, Gabby Concepcion, Jaclyn Jose, Rosemarie Gil
33. Intimates (1997)
117 min | Drama, Romance
Foon escapes an arranged marriage by walking the road of a Ji Sor. After an affair with Shing, she becomes pregnant. An attempted abortion nearly costs Foon her life. Wan, the young owner ... See full summary »
Director: Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Stars: Carina Lau, Charlie Yeung, Ah-Lei Gua, Theresa Lee
Votes: 586
34. Contessa (2018)
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama
'Contessa' is the story of Bea who, after being accused and imprisoned for a crime she did not commit, is determined to seek revenge on those who took everything and everyone she loved away... See full summary »
Stars: Glaiza De Castro, Geoff Eigenmann, Jak Roberto, Gabby Eigenmann
Votes: 20
35. Life with Billy (1993 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama
A Nova Scotian woman falls into a violently abusive relationship with a disgusting man, finally taking drastic measures to get rid of him forever.
Director: Paul Donovan | Stars: Nancy Beatty, Stephen McHattie, Deb Allen, Glenn Wadman
Votes: 159
36. Black and Blue (1999 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Drama
After a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Mary Stuart Masterson, Anthony LaPaglia, Will Rothhaar, Sam Robards
Votes: 572
37. Act of Will (1989)
240 min | Drama
The story of three generations of women, from 1926 to the present day.
Stars: Serena Gordon, Melanie Jessop, Lynsey Baxter, Victoria Tennant
Votes: 167
38. Mapusok (1997)
120 min | Crime, Drama
Emma works in a club as prostitute. She falls in love with Ben (Emilio Garcia) who is one of her clients expecting she will be out of her prostitute life. However, Emma is living in with ... See full summary »
Director: Mel Chionglo | Stars: Rosanna Roces, Julio Diaz, Emilio Garcia, Michelle Ortega
Votes: 15
39. Kammerflimmern (2004)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Traumatised paramedic looks for the woman of his dreams.
Director: Hendrik Hölzemann | Stars: Matthias Schweighöfer, Jessica Schwarz, Jan-Gregor Kremp, Florian Lukas
Votes: 2,022
40. Where the Ladies Go (1980 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A small-town bar, open from 9AM to 3PM and owned by Buck (Earl Holliman) is the setting where bored housewives and wandering husbands go to find some adventure in their miserable lives.
Director: Theodore J. Flicker | Stars: Earl Holliman, Karen Black, Candy Clark, Lisa Hartman
Votes: 23
41. Red Diaries (2001)
156 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stories of three women: 1) A kept woman's love affairs with many men end up in a bizarre triangle of illicit romances; 2) A homecoming maiden crosses paths with a naive teenaged seminarian ... See full summary »
Director: Maryo J. de los Reyes | Stars: Assunta De Rossi, Pilar Pilapil, Dante Rivero, Anton Bernardo
Votes: 35
42. Lalamunan (2008)
Drama
Director: Jigs Recto | Stars: Jordan Herrera, Hazel Cabrera, Rico Barrera, Maricar Dela Fuente
Votes: 16
43. The Removalists (1975)
93 min | Drama
A good and a bad cop assist a battered wife as she tries to escape her belligerent husband.
Director: Tom Jeffrey | Stars: Peter Cummins, John Hargreaves, Jacki Weaver, Kate Fitzpatrick
Votes: 90
44. Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence (2001)
Drama
The Saikias are a wealthy family, consisting of father, mother, and two unmarried sons, Sanjoy and Sunil. Sanjoy, the elder, refuses to marry, and the family must live with his temper ... See full summary »
Director: Kalpana Lajmi | Stars: Raveena Tandon, Sayaji Shinde, Sanjay Suri, Raima Sen
Votes: 109
45. Once Upon a Time in the Provinces (2008)
100 min | Drama
Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a ... See full summary »
Director: Ekaterina Shagalova | Stars: Yuliya Peresild, Elvira Bolgova, Aleksandr Golubev, Nataliya Soldatova
Votes: 149
46. La Familia de al Lado (2010–2011)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Gone are the days of tranquility for the billionaire family Fabres, strange things happen inside his home and around his people in a place where nothing is what it seems.
Stars: Álvaro Rudolphy, María Elena Swett, Pablo Díaz, Jorge Zabaleta
Votes: 42
47. St. Louis Blues (1929)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Drama, Music
In her only known film appearance, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith witnesses her lover's betrayal, then sings a powerful rendition of the title song.
Director: Dudley Murphy | Stars: Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington, Hall Johnson Choir
Votes: 472
48. Babangon ako't dudurugin kita (2008– )
Action, Crime, Drama
Salve is a sweet girl, the kind who would wait hand and foot on her husband. But she lacks the qualities Alfred is looking for in a wife. He wants a woman who can be his business partner, ... See full summary »
Stars: Dina Bonnevie, Marvin Agustin, Yasmien Kurdi, JC De Vera
Votes: 24
49. Peon-chi le-i-di (2007)
Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Drama, Sport
(Korean with English subtitles) Ha-eun is a housewife physically abused by her mixed martial artist husband regularly. When her husband hit their daughter one day, Ha-eun is driven to her ... See full summary »
Director: Kang Hyo-jin | Stars: Do Ji-Won, Kim Byeong-cheol, Sulli Choi, Lim Dae-il
Votes: 293
50. Bahid (2002)
105 min | Drama
Erika (Assunta de Rossi) is a rich and beautiful model but she is hiding a secret that has to do with her sister Loida's husband named Lorenzo (Eddie Garcia). Could this be the reason for her undoing?
Director: Joel Lamangan | Stars: Eddie Garcia, Dina Bonnevie, Diether Ocampo, Assunta De Rossi
Votes: 22