Manipulative behavior movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant manipulative behavior movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, humorous, disturbing, crying, psychological and feel good films and TV shows about / with manipulative behavior, manipulative person, manipulation, family relations, husband wife relationship, manipulative woman, female nudity, male nudity, rivalry and telephone call plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as manipulative behavior: Gypsy (2017), Room for Rent (2017), Second Hand Husband (2015), Swimming with Sharks (2022), Quiz (2020), Kill Your Friends (2015), Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995), American Beach House (2015), Before the Fall (2004), Only for Tereza (2021).
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19K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
The journey of Jean Holloway – a therapist who begins to develop dangerous and intimate relationships with the people in her patients' lives.
Style:
sexy, psychological, cliffhanger, erotic, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, double life, psychology, lesbian love, female protagonist, jealousy, dark past, unrequited love, lesbianism, sexy girl, bisexual ...
Place:
indiana, new york, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When a reclusive man-child convinces his parents to rent their spare room to save from downsizing, a stranger with a hidden agenda moves in.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, humorous, captivating, crying ...
Plot:
awkward situation, social outcast, isolation, manipulation, manipulative behavior, secret, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, loneliness, prank ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
William has failed to kill himself so many times that he outsources his suicide to aging assassin Leslie. But with the contract signed and death assured within a week (or his money back), William suddenly discovers reasons to live... However Leslie ...
Style:
dark comedy, ironic, light, feel good, cynical ...
Plot:
death wish, writers, hitman, suicide attempt, psychological manipulation, saving a life, criminal, chase, kidnapping, traumatized man, manipulative behavior, killing a pet ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Gurpreet and Rajbir plan to get married, but Rajbir's ex-wife is standing in their way. Until she gets remarried Rajbir must pay alimony -- so it's time for them to find her a new man.
Style:
sincere, humorous, captivating, touching
Plot:
manipulative behavior, husband wife relationship, employer employee relationship, intrigue, ex husband ex wife relationship, remarry, alimony, flirting, boyfriend girlfriend relationship
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
When Lou Simms starts her internship at Fountain Pictures she seems like a naïve Hollywood newcomer, awestruck by the studio’s notorious CEO, Joyce Holt. In truth, Lou has done extensive research on Joyce and landing this internship was no happy ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense
Plot:
manipulative behavior, assistant, coworker, workplace, manipulation, employer employee relationship, female protagonist, scheming, women, nudity, female nudity, sexy woman ...
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8K
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 147 min.
TV show
Story:
Quiz tells the extraordinary and sensational story of how Charles and Diana Ingram attempted an ‘audacious heist' on the quiz show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'. Major Ingram, his wife Diana and an accomplice, Tecwen ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, disturbing, game show ...
Plot:
quiz, legal action, television producer, conspiracy, courtroom, deception, money, manipulation, family relations, tv host, suspect, suspicion ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In the late 1990s, a drug-addled nihilist resorts to murder to climb the ladder of the London music industry.
Style:
slasher, tense, rough, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, sociopathy, psychopath, music industry, music business, female objectification, arrogant man, male nudity, masturbation, male masturbation, cocaine, male star appears nude ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 80s, year 1983, year 1996 ...
Place:
new york, united kingdom, brooklyn new york city, austin texas, mississippi ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In New York in 1995 Dr. Richard Jacks is a creator of perfumes. Thus he spends his days inventing new colorful and well smelling potions and certainly caring for his girlfriend Sarah Carver. But when he discovers that his greatgrandfather, called ...
Style:
light, humorous, sexy, semi serious, independent film ...
Plot:
gender bending, experiment gone awry, switching roles, transformation, male to female cross dressing, femme fatale, body swapping, disorder, supernatural ability, fish out of water, manipulative behavior, female on male rape ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
What happens when six lucky strangers, three handsome young guys and three beautiful sexy young women, from all over the world, win a random contest-- an all expenses paid trip to an amazing beach house in glamorous Malibu, California, thanks to a ...
Style:
sexy, not serious, humorous, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
beach, looking for sex, manipulative behavior, comedy of errors, sexual relations, disorder, nudity, voyeurism, bare breasts, diarrhea, female nudity, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, malibu california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh ...
Style:
melancholic, harsh, disturbing, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot:
boxing, nazi, friendship, nazi germany, boarding school, anti semitism, world war two, pow, youth, bullying, military school, against humanity ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany, cape town south africa, london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
To win back his girlfriend after an unfortunate misunderstanding, a hopeless romantic decides to recreate grand gestures from famous movies.
Style:
touching, psychological, humorous, talky, gaming ...
Plot:
boyfriend girlfriend conflict, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion, seductive man, plan gone wrong, manipulative person, socially awkward, jealous man, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, female sexual predator, jealous boyfriend, shop owner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
prague, central europe
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an overeager security guard.
Style:
horror comedy, semi serious, captivating, humorous, psychotronic ...
Plot:
ghost, paranormal investigator, private investigation, ghost hunter, paranormal investigation, spiritualist, investigation, manipulative behavior, psychological manipulation, depressed man, depression, belief in ghosts ...
Time:
year 2016, 21st century
Place:
usa
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10K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two mermaid sisters, who end up performing at a nightclub, face cruel and bloody choices when one of them falls in love with a beautiful young man.
Style:
psychotronic, horror musical, suspense, dark, suspenseful ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
mermaid, dance club, female monster, teenage girl, sister sister relationship, love triangle, dancing, body horror, sensuality, lesbian, murder, metamorphosis ...
Time:
80s
Place:
central europe, warsaw poland
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The Big Bad Fox recounts the misadventures of a young clumsy Fox and a feisty little red Hen. The Fox, both a little stupid and naïve, tries daily to devour the little Hen, without success. Tired of the repeated humiliation, the Fox is persuaded ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, sweet, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
anthropomorphic animal, fox, duck, talking animal, rabbit, chicken, christmas, manipulation, father daughter relationship, mistaken identity, friendship, psychological manipulation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Chaz, a vintage magazine collector, decides to go on a road trip with his friends to Hollywood after discovering his evil landlord's plot to kill the creator of their favorite magazine. With everything at stake, Chaz is forced to choose between ...
Style:
humorous, contemplative, light, feel good, unusual plot structure
Plot:
friendship, magazine, actor, brother brother relationship, boy, emotional blackmail, manipulative behavior, group of friends, silly humor, youth, danger, society ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Mr. Müller is not satisfied with his new work at the Goethe-Gesamtschule. The early getting up and correcting exams annoy him. Director Gerster wants to improve the image of the Goethe-Gesamtschule because she wants to be a symbol of the new ...
Style:
funny, humorous, not serious, freeze frame, entertaining
Audience:
teens
Plot:
school teacher, vulgar language, school, teacher, high school, criminal as protagonist, teenager, camp, survival, naked in public, emotional blackmail, teachers and students ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
thailand
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.
Style:
witty, sexy, stylized, period piece, light ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
family relations, high society, culture clash, dysfunctional family, fish out of water, father in law daughter in law relationship, manipulation, parents and children, love and romance, marriage, disorder, meet the parents ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 2008, future
Place:
england, britain, europe, france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The principal of an elementary school calls a special parents meeting after it’s alleged that the seemingly empathetic and kindly-looking teacher Mrs. Drazděchová uses her students to manipulate their parents.
Style:
touching, melancholic, captivating, tense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
teacher, communism, psychological manipulation, blackmailer, female protagonist, boy, blackmail, communist, nepotism, class differences, abuse of power, parent child relationship ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, year 1984, year 1991
Place:
czechoslovakia, eastern europe, central europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A loafer inherits an apartment block and lets out the place to a group of tenants, including a lusty gymnastics teacher, a geeky college student, a single father with his young daughter, a gay couple, a writer and a sexy female office worker. An ...
Style:
thrilling, tense, captivating, sexy, erotic
Plot:
sexual manipulation, landlord tenant relationship, manipulative person, manipulative behavior, relationships, couple relations, secretly observing, video surveillance, surveillance camera, tenant, manipulation, life ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A vindictive and psychotic new roommate attempts to convince an innocent college freshman to commit suicide by slowly destroying her life through the means of drugs, paranoia, and manipulation.
Style:
captivating, psychotronic
Plot:
father daughter relationship, college student, college roommate, manipulative behavior, manipulative woman, manipulation, roommate, girl next door, secret identity, father and daughter, relationship problems, neighbor neighbor relationship ...
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Genre: Family
Country: Denmark
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Erik Lund is a professor in child psychology. When his sister and her husband go on vacation, he is left in charge of their five children. He really feels up to it, since he is now going to be able to try out his skills in child psychology. However, ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, sincere, humorous, satirical ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
children, large family, uncle, family relations, uncle niece relationship, uncle nephew relationship, mischievous children, kids and family, manipulative behavior, humour, fatherhood, male female relationship ...
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447
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Dasu is a small time crook who becomes orphan after his father goes to prison. Meanwhile a local goon decides to send one of his men into the police department to get information for them. Dasu will be roped for this job but he needs to pass SSC ...
Style:
feel good, psychological, semi serious, captivating, satirical
Plot:
police, male female relationship, secret, intrigue, manipulation, relationships, manipulative behavior, satire, criminal, truth
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Catherine Borowiak, 50 years old, is the head of a conditional release agency. Being in charge of 20 years old Hugo's case, recently released from jail on parole, she starts a relationship with him, a highly risky one.
Style:
psychological, captivating, sexy, suspenseful
Plot:
parole, manipulative behavior, manipulative person, ex convict, passion, couple relations, love affair, in love, love interest, female protagonist, life is a bitch, love story ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Genzo is a monk on his way to Tianzhu (early East Asian name for India). Along the way, he happens to visit a house and meets an old couple. The couple has an adopted son, Taro Yamada (Kenichi Matsuyama). They ask Genzo to rehabilitate Taro who ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, semi serious, entertaining
Plot:
alien, father son relationship, manipulative behavior, mother son relationship, manipulative person, family problems, satire, manipulation, irony, family relations, relationship problems, crater ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dex is known around his office as one of the most successful players in the dating game. He gets a run for his money from the latest office recruit, Jerry Williams. After a wild ride of manipulation and crafty games, Jerry turns the tables. Dex ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating
Plot:
relationship vs career, manipulative woman, fall in love, love affair, manipulation, couple relations, relationships, manipulative behavior, in love, athlete and trainer, manager, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
On her wedding day, Chu Jiuling (daughter of former crown prince) discovers that the person who killed her father is her uncle (the current Emperor). Just as she decides to seek revenge, she was almost killed by her husband, an imperial guard. ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense, costume drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, betrayal, uncover truth, emperor, political intrigue, relationships, manipulative behavior, physician, murder, new identity, murderer, personality change ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Cate Walford's relationship with vicious, business tycoon husband, Phillip, is on the ropes and their tempestuous home life is trapped in a tangled web of lies and manipulation. Through a shocking twist of fate, this dark and murky world ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
dysfunctional marriage, kids and family, mother son relationship, marriage crisis, manipulative behavior, lie, family problems, mother daughter relationship, troubled marriage, marital problem, family secret, husband wife relationship ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following the suspected suicide of her friend and fellow teacher, Julie Taylor is hired to take over the senior math class for the last few weeks of school. It's been a difficult year for Julie and this is a fresh start for her and her teenager ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, teen
Audience:
teens
Plot:
female teacher, teenager, prom, high school prom, mother daughter relationship, manipulative behavior, high school life, teenage life, social problems, competitor, manipulative woman, schoolgirl ...
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117
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Photographer Billy and his girlfriend Sarah have just moved into a new apartment. They are no longer in love, but they content themselves with sex, often involving role play. Billy becomes enamored with their new neighbor Dana, who spends her days ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, sexy, hot
Plot:
sexual fantasy, lesbian interest, lesbian, sex, role playing, lesbian sex, neighbor, love triangle, sexual relations, seduction, male female relationship, neighbor neighbor relationship ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Nadia and Adrián starts their particular world war when she files to divorce him.
Style:
humorous, sweet, feel good, funny, entertaining
Plot:
divorce, bank, couples, battle of the sexes, husband wife relationship, husband wife conflict, rivalry, love and romance, intrigue, couple relations, breakup, prank ...
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