Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "abused-wife"

1. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Larry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.

Stars: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman

Votes: 147,720

2. The Great Gatsby (2013)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Romance

A writer and wall street trader, Nick Carraway, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age.

Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire

Votes: 597,447 | Gross: $144.84M

3. Serenity (I) (2019)

R | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.

Director: Steven Knight | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke

Votes: 45,448 | Gross: $8.55M

4. Safe Haven (I) (2013)

PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders, David Lyons

Votes: 116,639 | Gross: $71.35M

5. The Way (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 123 min | Comedy, Drama

A father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.

Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger, Yorick van Wageningen

Votes: 35,370 | Gross: $4.43M

6. The Rainmaker (1997)

PG-13 | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight

Votes: 82,932 | Gross: $45.86M

7. The Bucket List (2007)

PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd

Votes: 260,014 | Gross: $93.47M

8. Gaslight (1944)

Passed | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ten years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a secret that may require driving his wife insane.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, May Whitty

Votes: 33,952

9. Nurse (2013)

R | 84 min | Horror, Thriller

By day, Abby Russell is a dedicated nurse, but by night, she lures cheating men to their brutal deaths and exposes them for who they really are.

Director: Douglas Aarniokoski | Stars: Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Judd Nelson, Corbin Bleu

Votes: 11,476

10. W.E. (2011)

R | 119 min | Drama, History, Romance

The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.

Director: Madonna | Stars: Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac

Votes: 13,635 | Gross: $0.58M

11. The Stranger in Our Bed (2022)

90 min | Mystery, Thriller

An unhappily married woman leaves her husband for a lover who mysteriously disappears.

Director: Giles Alderson | Stars: Emily Berrington, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Samantha Bond, Nina Wadia

Votes: 1,070

12. 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: 3,442

13. Miles Ahead (2015)

R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Music

An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.

Director: Don Cheadle | Stars: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor, Michael Stuhlbarg

Votes: 10,569 | Gross: $2.61M

14. 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: 4,724

15. 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: 5,170 | Gross: $0.69M

16. Savage Attraction (I) (1983)

R | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

Horrific true tale set in late-1970s Australia and later West Germany about an abused wife who learns in horror that her sadistic German-born husband is actually a fanatical neo-Nazi.

Director: Frank Shields | Stars: Kerry Mack, Ralph Schicha, Gabriella Barraket, Judy Nunn

Votes: 379

17. Crimes of Passion: Escape from Terror - The Teresa Stamper Story (1995 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

Teresa Walden-Stamper is happily married to her husband Paul Stamper and together they have one daughter Katie Stamper. The marriage seems happy until Paul starts abusing Teresa and becomes... See full summary »

Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Adam Storke, Maria Pitillo, Brad Dourif, Tony Becker

Votes: 288

18. Mata Hari: The Naked Spy (2017)

78 min | Documentary

A 100 years ago, Mata Hari faced the firing squad as a convicted German spy. Was she a dangerous spy, whose boldness and sexuality threatened the establishment, or a victim entangled in a climate of blame and desperation as WWI dragged on?

Directors: Machiel Amorison, Susan Wolf | Stars: Florence Rapati, Thekla Reuten, Giorgi Abramishvili, Jawi Bakker

Votes: 94

19. Locust (2014)

124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

First erotic thriller In Russia. Story starts with a summer fling between a provincial guy and a big-city girl. The holiday is over, the beauty returns to the city and receives a marriage ... See full summary »

Director: Egor Baranov | Stars: Anastasiya Akatova, Paulina Andreeva, Evgeniya Dmitrieva, Sergey Frolov

Votes: 704

20. If Someone Had Known (1995 TV Movie)

80 min | Biography, Drama

A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.

Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Kellie Martin, Kevin Dobson, Linda Kelsey, Ivan Sergei

Votes: 533

21. Dangerous Intentions (1995 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama

A man stalks his wife and child when they leave for an abused women's shelter.

Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Stars: Donna Mills, Corbin Bernsen, Allison Hossack, Sheila Larken

Votes: 582

22. Bettie Page Reveals All (2012)

R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography

The world's greatest pinup model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.

Director: Mark Mori | Stars: Bettie Page, Hugh Hefner, Olivia de Berardinis, Dita Von Teese

Votes: 1,631 | Gross: $0.10M

23. The Naked Street (1955)

Passed | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A mobster (Quinn) springs a condemned murderer (Granger) because he got his sister (Bancroft) pregnant.

Director: Maxwell Shane | Stars: Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, Peter Graves

Votes: 1,314

24. Inside Out (I) (2005)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Families in an idyllic suburban neighborhood are taunted by a mysterious doctor who moves in to town and spins a web of psychological chaos that changes their lives forever.

Director: David Ogden | Stars: Eriq La Salle, Steven Weber, Russell Wong, Tyler Posey

Votes: 549

25. Huff (2013)

Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

A maniacal killer tracks down three teenage runaways.

Director: Paul Morrell | Stars: Charlie O'Connell, Natasha Alam, Amber Marie Bollinger, Mayra Leal

Votes: 394

26. América (2011)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller

While the setting of her Caribbean beach village seems picture-perfect, America's life is anything but peaceful. When their daughter runs away, America's abusive lover unleashes his rage ... See full summary »

Director: Sonia Fritz | Stars: Lymari Nadal, Yancey Arias, Rachel Ticotin, Miguel Reyes

Votes: 98

27. Palabra de mujer (2007–2008)

60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Four women--Vanesa, Fernanda, Paulina,and Matilde--come from different social fields but are about to undertake an adventure that will enrich their professional lives and unite them as close friends.

Stars: Edith González, Yadhira Carrillo, Ludwika Paleta, Lidia Ávila

Votes: 50

28. Deceptions II: Edge of Deception (1994)

R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller

Since the death of his colleague, which was partly his fault, Lieutenant Nick Gentry lives a lonesome life. Reporter Joan wants to write a story about him, and seems to be interested in ... See full summary »

Director: George Mihalka | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Stephen Shellen, Jennifer Rubin, Wally Dalton

Votes: 156

29. 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

30. The White Caps (1905)

Not Rated | 12 min | Drama, Short

Two members of a vigilante group known as 'The White Caps' post a warning sign on a man's home. When the man comes home, he tears down the sign, and then proceeds to abuse his wife both ... See full summary »

Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Kate Toncray, John R. Cumpson, Arthur V. Johnson, Lionel Barrymore

Votes: 195

31. Babies for Sale (1940)

Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama

A newsman exposes a doctor running an adoption ring from a home for expectant mothers.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford, Miles Mander, Joe De Stefani

Votes: 136

32. Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha (2000)

118 min | Comedy

Two men, who both have tried to commit a suicide, decide to found a "Let's do it together"-suicide association to help the self-destructive people to succeed in their goal. Soon they have a... See full summary »

Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Tom Pöysti, Heikki Kinnunen, Sari Siikander, Santeri Kinnunen

Votes: 661

33. Snake's Fang (1990)

105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Reza, the veteran worker of a print house whose sight is adversely affected because of his job, loses his mother. Finding the gloom reigning over the home beyond bearing, he departs to ... See full summary »

Director: Masud Kimiai | Stars: Faramarz Sadighi, Golchehre Sajadieh, Ahmad Najafi, Fariba Kowsari

Votes: 285

34. Invitation (2008)

98 min | Comedy, Drama

A film about how attitudes dissimilar families against abortion.

Director: Ebrahim Hatamikia | Stars: Mahnaz Afshar, Siamak Ansari, Reza Babak, Behrooz Chaihel

Votes: 1,057

35. Teribol dobol (1975)

Action, Comedy

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Director: Luciano B. Carlos | Stars: Chiquito, Vilma Santos, Walter Navarro, Caridad Sanchez

36. Lily's Mom (2011)

102 min | Drama, Family

Mary Jones is married to a sociopath, has a shady boss, has no loyal friends and has a dysfunctional family. She has bad healthcare and crippling headaches. Trying to protect her little ... See full summary »

Director: Edmund Messina | Stars: Kimber King, Connie Cowper, Jessica Butler, Don Cochran

37. The Custodian (1976)

124 min | Drama

Davoud Najafi lives with his father Rahman who is the custodian of a small company and his disabled brother Ne'mat. His sister Aghdas is pregnant and her husband is away in Kuwait, so they ... See full summary »

Director: Khosrow Haritash | Stars: Ali Nasirian, Saeed Kangarani, Nassrin Ghadiri, Esmail Davarfar

Votes: 70

38. The Curse (1973)

100 min | Drama

An old man who works for a landlord brings a young worker to paint the house for him. The old landlord is alcoholic and has a young wife and together they manage a ranch. Little by little ... See full summary »

Director: Nasser Taghvai | Stars: Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mohammad Taghi Kahnemoui, Fakhri Khorvash, Behrouz Vossoughi

Votes: 189

39. Keeping Love A Secret (2018)

Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama, Romance

A battered wife and mother takes refuge from her unseen abusive second husband in the Manhattan, New York City apartment of her gay younger son, whose sexuality is unbeknownst to his mother... See full summary »

Director: Lester Matthews | Stars: Bronson Johnson, Jeanie Seide, Justin-Rayne Bryant

40. Crimen en la alcoba (1946)

82 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery

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Director: Emilio Gómez Muriel | Stars: Rafael Baledón, Carmen Montejo, Ernesto Alonso, Andrés Soler

Votes: 7

41. Love on a Ladder (1934)

20 min | Comedy, Short

Florence wants to recapture the romance in her marriage and talks a reluctant Edgar into redonning his navy uniform and serenading her.

Director: Sam White | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Dot Farley, William Eugene

Votes: 20

42. Emma (VII) (2012)

13 min | Short

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Director: Claire Bouctot | Stars: Claire Bouctot, Jeremie Dreyfus, Virginie Roubieu

43. Manhaters! (2012)

112 min | Thriller

A darkly humorous and sexy suspense-thriller about a battered women's group that radicalizes and starts going after the men that abused them.

Director: Jim Towns | Stars: Jamie Bernadette, Stef Dawson, Elise Jackson, Kristin Wallace

44. The Marriage Bond (1932)

Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance

In order to protect herself and her children, Jacqueline Heron,an abused wife, leaves Toby Heron (Guy Newall), her drunkard abusive husband, but after many trials and tribulations and sad ... See full summary »

Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Mary Newcomb, Guy Newall, Stewart Rome, Ann Casson

45. I'm Sorry (2009)

16 min | Short, Drama

An abused wife is pushed beyond her limits by her abusive husband that leads to tragic circumstances.

Director: Tony Lloyd | Stars: Erika L. Holmes, Samantha J. Reese, Darryll C. Scott, Tish Wright

46. Dem Täter auf der Spur (1967–1973)
Episode: Ohne Kranz und Blumen (1972)

84 min | Crime, Thriller

The police is called in when blood stains and a half-burned jacket are found on a pig farm. But the original theory that pig farmer Antoine Malbosc has killed a man during an argument is ... See full summary »

Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Günther Neutze, Karl Lieffen, Ingmar Zeisberg, Cordula Trantow

Votes: 9

47. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: Heat Wave (1975)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

A wife claims spousal abuse. Wojo and Wentworth go undercover to catch a park rapist.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Barbara Barrie, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail

Votes: 152

48. Brooklyn South (1997–1998)
Episode: Fools Russian (1998)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama

Lowery takes an interested in the murder of Elena, his former girlfriend, who is found dead in an alley, shot three times. The prime suspect is a Latvian businessman who she had often been ... See full summary »

Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Jon Tenney, Michael DeLuise, Gary Basaraba, James Sikking

Votes: 59

49. The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode: The Person with Aids (2006)

42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The DevilÂ's cruel new joke is a client who doesnÂ't even remember making a deal.

Director: J.B. Sugar | Stars: Chris Kramer, Sonya Salomaa, Christine Chatelain, Aidan Drummond

Votes: 14

50. The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998–1999)
Episode: Souled Out (1998)

TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama

Top Dollar is behind bars, but Eric still in the land of the living and Albrecht is still gunning for him. Meanwhile Eric's familiar, the crow is leading him to an abused wife and her husband who is hiding an evil secret.

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Marc Gomes, Sabine Karsenti, Katie Stuart

Votes: 54