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Dangerous Intentions (1995)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A man stalks his wife and child when they leave for an abused women's shelter.
Style:
psychological, emotional, independent film
Plot:
abusive husband, husband hits wife, stalker, domestic violence, obsession, abusive relationship, wife, lawyer, psychology, women, food, violence, depression, femininity, court, stalking, feminism, jealousy, justice, family relations, violence against women, courage, education, fear, strength ...
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Most similar movies to Dangerous Intentions
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, emotional and psychological films with plots about domestic violence, abusive husband, violence, abuse, marital abuse, lawyer and manipulation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres. Some movies like Dangerous Intentions: Shayda (2023), Alive (2019), Ladybird Ladybird (1994), Personal Velocity (2002), If Someone Had Known (1995). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Shayda, a young Iranian woman living in Australia, finds refuge in a women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter, Mona. Having fled her husband, Hossein, and filed for divorce, Shayda struggles to maintain normalcy for Mona. Buoyed by the ...
Style:
psychological, emotional
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, hiding place, divorce, stereotypes, woman, toxic masculinity, desire for fame, mental health, humiliation, empowerment, activist, oppression ...
Place:
australia
Similarity:
95%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Asma's previous suitor Yaser ruins her wedding Ceremony. Her brother Jamal accidentally kills Yaser's brother. Yaser's odd suggestion in order to forgive Jamal, endangers Asma's Marriage.
Style:
emotional, intense, tension, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
wedding, family drama, marriage, guilt, sacrifice, murder, courtroom, tradition, honor, family honor, revenge, justice ...
Place:
persia, middle east, iran
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her history still ...
Style:
disturbing, sad, realistic, biting, independent film ...
Plot:
immigrant, violence, love, working class, dysfunctional family, activism, women, social commentary, hospital, drinking, children, resistance ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
england, liverpool, paraguay, london, california
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Three women's escapes from their afflicted lives. Each struggles to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom.
Style:
talky, intense, stylized, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
starting over, abusive husband, hand job, adolescence, couples, family relations, hitchhiker, human nature, couple relations, love affair, parents and children, destructive relationship ...
Time:
year 2002, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, india, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, emotional, detective
Plot:
abusive husband, abusive relationship, murder, marital abuse, young mother, dead man, police arrest, husband wife relationship, teenage daughter, domestic violence, father dislikes daughter's boyfriend, physical abuse ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In Philadelphia, the psychologist Dr. Liz Manners is the host of the WLOR Talk Radio Show giving advices about relationships to her audience. When she suggests to her listener Sara Jane to leave her abusive and obsessive husband Kyle Lundstrom, Sara ...
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
obsession, abusive husband, psychopath, terrorism, revenge, stalking, woman in danger, destructive relationship, danger, domestic abuse, couples, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly.
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kidnapped, hostage, marital abuse, abuse, battered wife, abusive husband, obsession, hostage situation, abusive relationship, family relations, family problems, starting over ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
florida, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Meet the once-battered woman who overcame years of abuse and a sensational televised trial to become an advocate for victims of domestic violence everywhere.
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, disturbing, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
domestic violence, true crime, abusive relationship, court case, marital abuse, resilience, women's rights, survivor, marriage, tyrant, victim, female victim ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Story:
This film is about domestic violence.
Style:
serious, intense, realistic, tragic
Plot:
domestic violence, women's rights, domestic drama, abusive husband, marital abuse, psychological abuse, toxic relationship, control, fear, female protagonist, trauma, marriage ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser.
Style:
sad, emotional
Plot:
abusive wife, abuse, abusive relationship, domestic violence, domestic abuse, abusive husband, men's rights, marital abuse, husband wife relationship, victim, abusive parent, sexualized violence ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Hildegart is conceived and educated by her mother Aurora to be the woman of the future, to become one of the most brilliant minds of Spain in the 1930s and one of the European references on female sexuality.
Style:
social, period drama
Plot:
politics, murder, death, mother, mother daughter relationship, true crime, girlhood, woman, writers, toxic masculinity, stereotypes, daughter ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jessica has been married to her controlling husband Gary for years. She began dating him at the age of fifteen and has two kids, Maggie and Pete. After some career trouble Gary moves the family out to a New York suburb. Anyway, at first Gary seems ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspense, sad
Plot:
domestic violence, domestic abuse, female protagonist, family drama, emotional manipulation, victimization, psychological abuse, survival, women's rights, escape, resilience, survivor ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
True story of an abusive husband's obsession with his wife and daughter.
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive relationship, abduction, husband hits wife, husband wife relationship, obsession, marital abuse, pregnancy, bowling, employee, drug, pregnant woman ...
Place:
oklahoma, nashville tennessee, colorado, tennessee
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and so his lawyer, Harry Seagraves, eventually meets Paris' wife Hannah. A former schoolteacher, she made the mistake of her life when she married ...
Style:
neo noir, biting, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
redneck, rape, abusive husband, lawyer, children, domestic abuse, paranoia, abuse, relationships, marital abuse, law, family relations ...
Time:
1940s, year 1991, 20th century
Place:
georgia, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, emotional, factual, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, feminism, sexual harassment, small town, lawsuit, rape, feminist, court, lawyer, labor union, courtroom, sexism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
minnesota, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
african american, sexual abuse, incest, lgbtq, domestic violence, life is a bitch, rape, racial discrimination, feminism, incest rape, wife abuse, abusive relationship ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 1930s, year 1985, 1920s ...
Place:
africa, southern usa, usa, tennessee, georgia
Similarity:
22%
161K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations start to become a problem and the ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sad, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
lawyer, mentally challenged, father daughter relationship, single father, child custody, social services, custody, custody battle, disability, parents and children, foster child, love ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
21%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Ammu's thought marriage was a fairy tale – full of love and magic, ends when her cop-husband Ravi hit her for the very first time. What Ammu thought was a one-off incident soon turned into a never-ending cycle of abuse, trapping her and ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
domestic violence, female protagonist, marital abuse, abusive husband, dysfunctional marriage, husband wife relationship, violence, family relations, police officer, unhappy marriage, life is a bitch, male female relationship ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In April of 1994, four women from different backgrounds and beliefs are trapped and hiding during the Rwandan genocide. Their fight for survival against all odds unites the women in an unbreakable sisterhood.
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating, brutal ...
Plot:
genocide, survival, women's rights, woman in danger, struggle for survival, political unrest, civil rights movement, female protagonist, sorority, civil rights, leader, deathtrap ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
rwanda, africa, tanzania, france, east africa ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
Style:
suspense, psychological, sexy, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
obsession, domestic violence, stalking, violent husband, woman in danger, starting over, abusive husband, psychopath, marital abuse, abusive relationship, dangerous attraction, revenge ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 90s
Place:
africa, usa, iowa, san francisco, boston
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A divorced mother faces the bitter irony of being suspected of child abuse when in fact her own teen son is taking verbal and physical swipes at her.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
youth, family relations, single parent, teenage life, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family problems, parents and children, domestic disturbance, abuse, false accusation, tragic event ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Gośka meets Grzesiek online, she's sure he's her Mr. Right. Grzesiek is crazy about her, showers her with flowers, and proposes in Venice, but soon enough, the picture perfect romance starts to crumble, revealing a darker side.
Style:
tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, romantic drama
Plot:
online dating, toxic relationship, emotional abuse, domestic abuse, control, manipulation, fear, claustrophobia, obsession, trauma, character study, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Professional nurse Rebecca Dubrovich is swept off her feet by charming millionaire Dick Strang, and the two begin a passionate romance. Only when it is too late does Rebecca discover that Strang has a very dark side...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, touching, sincere, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
marital abuse, abusive husband, paraplegic, domestic violence, despot, fear, saving a life, psychological abuse, abusive relationship, woman in peril, female victim, love ...
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A women meets a charming man and falls in love, they get married and start a family. As they age and have children, the man's becomes violent and abusive.
Style:
disturbing, serious, psychological, realistic, bleak
Plot:
abusive husband, marital rape, abusive relationship, best friend, pregnancy, family relations, fall in love, couples, family problems, love and romance, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sad, clever, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
courtroom, divorce, lawyer, marriage, custody battle, father son relationship, single father, family drama, courtroom drama, legal, family relations, court ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979, 80s
Place:
new york, california, usa, persia, new york state ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A free-spirited woman leads a businessman down a path of reckless abandon.
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspenseful, serious, erotic ...
Plot:
hot and sexy, abusive husband, nylons, open marriage, sex game, adultery, femme fatale, introspection, manipulation, power relations, family problems, couples ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, captivating, touching, sad ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, kids, teen drama
Plot:
small town, friendship, lesbian, feminism, self discovery, feminist, small town life, lgbtq, cannibalism, midlife crisis, female bonding, female protagonist ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 90s, year 1991, 20th century ...
Place:
alabama, southern usa, usa, georgia, louisiana ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having ...
Style:
depressing, realistic, crying, sentimental, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dysfunctional family, therapy, suicide attempt, suicide, grief, coming of age, depression, psychiatrist, alienation, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, loner ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, houston texas, middle east ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant had a ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, sad, sexy, serious ...
Plot:
injustice, death penalty, discrimination, sadism, loss of family member, conspiracy, abusive husband, destructive relationship, religion, hijab, islam, corruption ...
Time:
year 2008, 80s, 20th century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, israel
Similarity:
18%
120K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, ...
Style:
depressing, emotional, inspirational, bleak, rough ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
rape, dysfunctional family, coming of age, poverty, teacher, sexual abuse, illiteracy, african american, domestic violence, aids, child abuse, parents and children ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place:
new york, america, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
Similarity:
18%
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