Wife abuse movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant wife abuse movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, disturbing, independent film, thought provoking and sexy films and TV shows about / with wife abuse, husband wife relationship, family relations, abusive husband, murder, domestic violence, death, mother daughter relationship, female nudity and sex plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as wife abuse: Illicit Behavior (1992), The Stranger in Our Bed (2022), The Color Purple (1985), Dangerous Intentions (1995), Like Dandelion Dust (2009), Run for Your Life (2014), Locust (2014), Serenity (2019), Henry Fool (1997), The Last Seduction (1994).
Best films
New films
| Respect (2021) | 6.6 | |
| Like Dandelion Dust (2009) | 7.0 | |
| Safe Haven (2013) | 6.7 | |
| Herself (2020) | 7.0 | |
| All Good Things (2010) | 6.2 |
List of wife abuse movies
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Mike Yarnell is a burnt out cop, who is being investigated by internal affairs. When he begins taking out his frustration on his wife, she turns to the man handling her husband's case for protection. However, there's more to her than what ...
Style:
neo noir, independent film
Plot:
wife abuse, femme fatale, betrayal, police, sex, female nudity, sex in car, adultery, police officer, man hits a woman, extramarital affair, man in a wheelchair ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A newly married woman leaves her wealthy husband for a lover who mysteriously disappears. Things start to unravel and become life-threatening on a trip to the husband's family estate.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
disappearance, lovers, forbidden love, husband wife relationship, love interest, adultery, marital problem, relationship problems, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, cheating girlfriend ...
Place:
england, london
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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
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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:
independent film, emotional, psychological
Plot:
abusive husband, husband hits wife, stalker, domestic violence, wife, abusive relationship, obsession, family relations, husband wife relationship, coffee, man hits a woman, abused woman ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A compelling drama that explores the different meanings of being a parent through the gritty, realistic lives of a struggling family, and a privileged family. Their lives intersect, intertwine and collide, all for the love of a little boy. This film ...
Style:
sincere, sexy, touching, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
custody, hopes, adoption, starting over, parents and children, social worker, family life, wife abuse, adopted son, christian, family in crisis, faith ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ohio, florida
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A journalist must make a decision to flee with her two children from her abusive ex-husband or kill him before he kills her.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, serious, suspense, tense
Plot:
abusive husband, violence against women, domestic violence, battered wife, false identity, starting over, legal system, trial, hitman, emotional abuse, intrigue, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
seattle
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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 proposal from a rich admirer. The provincial boy comes back being unable to let her go. Things ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, captivating, suspense, touching ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex scene, fall in love, adultery, abusive husband, love, female nudity, first love, infidelity, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, funeral, murder ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Baker Dill is a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His quiet life is shattered, however, when his ex-wife Karen tracks him down with a desperate plea for help.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
fishing boat, father son relationship, ex wife, fisherman, abusive husband, tuna, wife plots to kill husband, skinny dipping, boat, domestic violence, nudism, island ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
florida
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.
Style:
cult classic, philosophical, independent film, black comedy, erotic ...
Plot:
writers, making love, poetry, art, poet, sex scene, writer's life, bittersweet, drinking, violence, egocentric man, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, usa, stockholm sweden, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Looking to escape her unhappy marriage, villainous femme fatale Bridget Gregory (Linda Fiorentino) convinces her husband, Clay (Bill Pullman), to sell cocaine, then steals the profits and runs out on him. She stops in a small town en route to ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, neo noir, black comedy, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
femme fatale, small town, couples, private detective, manipulation, murder, profanity, greed, sociopath, love triangle, infidelity, betrayal ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
new york, usa, miami, boston, chicago ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A story about a seemingly unlikely couple who cross paths under life-threatening circumstances as though they are destined not only to meet but to save each other's lives. Not once, but twice.
Style:
emotional, romantic, suspense, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
fall in love, policewoman, guilt, love story, storytelling, love and romance, couple relations, haunted by the past, mysterious character, starting over, police officer, tragic romance ...
Place:
chicago, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An abused battered wife has had enough of 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.
Style:
crime drama, disturbing, psychological, non fiction, biting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
domestic violence, marital rape, abusive relationship, junior high school, feminist, sexualized violence, courtroom drama, abusive husband, mental health, wife beater, resistance, mental illness ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
usa, michigan
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Blind Mountain follows a young woman, Bai Xuemei, in the early 1990s who recently graduated from college and attempts to find work to help pay for her brother's education. In the process, she is drugged, kidnapped and sold as a bride to a ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, serious, sexual, controversial ...
Plot:
escape, sexual abuse, village, woman in danger, life is a bitch, confined, bullying, social relations, injustice, slavery, isolation, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Place:
china, tibet, asia
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jack Nietsche is a hardened ex-con who now works for an P.I. firm, run by Ted Quincy. Quincy's ex-lover is Roxie, now wife to godfather Tony Falcone. In a huge mix-up/double-cross, Roxie plots with Jack to get rid of Falcone and Quincy, one an ...
Style:
erotic, independent film, neo noir
Plot:
abusive husband, lesbianism, impossible love, marital infidelity, femme fatale, erotica, gangster, ex convict, unlikely partners, promise, runaway, deal ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
It's about a five member family. The father is a conservative and traditional person who directs the family. The mother is at home, she tries to hold together the family, while Mr. Bridge works as a lawyer. The children have just grown up, and ...
Style:
talky, melancholic, realistic, sentimental, family saga ...
Plot:
lawyer, culture clash, cancan dance, family problems, human nature, society, introspection, parents and children, sorority, family relations, dysfunctional family, bittersweet ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1939
Place:
usa, kansas city, missouri, kansas, cleveland ohio ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A strange funeral director tells four strange tales of horror with an African American focus to three drug dealers he traps in his place of business.
Style:
anthology, hood, cult classic, disturbing, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
child abuse, mortician, afterlife, brutality, murder, funeral home, police brutality, hip hop, supernatural, drug, storytelling, blaxploitation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, south central los angeles, california, southern california
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Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
An adaptation of the Broadway musical The Color Purple, based on the acclaimed novel and its film adaptation.
Style:
period drama, complex, queer cinema
Plot:
domestic abuse, sister sister relationship, domestic violence, forgiveness, wife abuse, violence, husband wife relationship, african american protagonist, black american, black, racism, lgbt ...
Time:
1900s, edwardian era, 1910s, 20th century, 1930s ...
Place:
georgia, southern usa, tennessee, memphis, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two men bond as one recovers from an attack and the other deals with the impending death of his grandmother.
Style:
religious drama, emotional, existential, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
friendship, loneliness, crisis of faith, christianity, spirituality, mourning, grief, compassion, character study, doubt, moral dilemma, soul searching ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
quebec
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Detective Kyle Bodine falls for Rachel Munro who is trapped in a violent marriage. After shooting her husband, Kyle relucantly agrees to help hide the body, but Kyle's partner is showing an unusual flair for finding clues.
Style:
neo noir, psychological, suspenseful, noir, serious ...
Plot:
skinny dipping, murder, sex scene, twists and turns, unfaithful husband, domineering husband, female nudity, marital infidelity, dishonesty, plot twist, illicit affair, affair ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
florida, persia
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 1938 in the french West Africa, Lucien Cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasn't got any self-respect anymore. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be ...
Style:
dark comedy, witty, offbeat, humorous, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, adultery, murder, infidelity, colonialism, pimp, unhappy marriage, racism, social commentary, dysfunctional marriage, extramarital affair, promiscuity ...
Time:
year 1938, 1930s, pre world war two, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
africa, west africa, senegal, france, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Subversive, darkly comedic drama Big Little Lies tells the tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.
Style:
disturbing, surprise ending, enigmatic, saga, sensual ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids
Plot:
domestic violence, mother daughter relationship, female friendship, feminist, husband wife relationship, murder mystery, infidelity, marriage, rape, housewife, gossip and rumors, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
monterey california, syria
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A suburban housewife is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs.
Style:
christmas horror, suspense, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
woman in danger, abusive husband, vigilante, graphic violence, seduction, gang, female fighter, escapades, on the run, survival, violent content, chases and races ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Almodóvar has described his fourth film as a homage to Italian Neorealism, although this tribute also involves jokes about paedophilia, prostitution, and a telekenetic child. The film, set in the towerblocks around Madrid, depicts female ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, surreal, stylized, mind bending ...
Plot:
dark humor, dysfunctional family, male pubic hair, prostitute, grandmother grandson relationship, elevator, exhibitionist, pedophilia, dressmaker, male nudity, domestic abuse, heroin ...
Time:
year 1984, 20th century, 80s
Place:
spain, madrid, germany, iberian peninsula, europe ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making ...
Style:
depressing, rough, realistic, bleak, controversial ...
Plot:
drug addict, drug addiction, profanity, drug abuse, cocaine, proles, lower class, wife abuse, heroin, addiction, dysfunctional family, drug ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
london, england, europe
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Genre: Horror
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The Lutz family have managed to flee their home with their lives intact, but before them, another family lived in this house and were caught up in the original evil who weren't so lucky...
Style:
demonic, frightening, scary, suspense, splatter ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, incest, dysfunctional family, possession, demonic possession, demon, supernatural, occult, female nudity, sex, brother sister kiss, poltergeist ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s
Place:
new york state, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jenny Cole lives with her husband and son in middle America. She is pregnant and starts to have very vivid dreams about a small city that has a big church. She then starts talking to her mother about it and her mother shows her some drawings she ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, sad, historical drama, mystical
Plot:
family history, love, ancestry, family relations, parents and children, family secret, relationships, puzzle, uncover truth, sleeping, rabbit, loveless marriage ...
Time:
year 1932, 1930s
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Style:
captivating, uplifting, period piece, factual, disturbing ...
Plot:
musician, rape, preacher, abusive husband, concert, showbiz, black history, biopic, blues, celebrity, african american, black ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 1950s, year 1960, year 1969 ...
Place:
usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, los angeles, atlanta georgia, detroit ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a helping hand to build her house and ...
Style:
depressing, anamorphic, interesting, f word
Plot:
building a house, mother daughter relationship, little girl, child custody, arson, flashback, friendship, man hits a woman, new house, hardship, feminism, woman ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
Style:
independent film, social, black and white, political, aesthetic ...
Plot:
african american, racism, racial slur, black, discrimination, drug addiction, blaxploitation, american south, love, railroad, class differences, racial segregation ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
alabama, birmingham alabama, usa, southern usa, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
At the turn of the century, a widow decides to set her dead husbands business back in the black column. Her efforts to get the mill going again, however, are somewhat submarined by problems with an employee who is accused of murder and her sister ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, stylized ...
Plot:
victorian england, murder, factory, sibling rivalry, mistress, sculptor, false accusation, legal, dishonesty, rise to the top, rivalry, intrigue ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1880s
Place:
britain, england, yorkshire
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