Violence against women movies and TV shows – page 2

List of violence against women movies

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 7.1
 4K
Papicha (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups, seeking to establish an Islamic and archaic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas, who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage ...
Style: independent film, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: violence against women, teenage girl, muslim girl, female protagonist, hijab, sea, attempted rape, friendship, arranged marriage, university, pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy ...
Time: 90s
Place: algeria, maghreb, africa, middle east
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 7.6
 171K
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the ...
Style: road movie, sexy, touching, captivating, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: road trip, friendship, feminism, female friendship, on the road, fugitives, rape, female bonding, gender, escapades, lovers on the run, attempted rape ...
Time: 20th century, year 1991, 90s
Place: arizona, southern usa, oklahoma, bolivia, usa ...
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Chained Heat II (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, Czech Republic
Duration: 99 min.
Story: An American tourist lands in a Slavic prison run by a twisted woman and the U.S. ambassador.
Style: sexy, sensual, erotic, grindhouse, independent film ...
Audience: adult
Plot: women in prison, prison, violence against women, lesbian sex, sexual abuse, lesbianism, women's prison, erotica, sex slave, sexual humiliation, female nudity, lesbian ...
Time: 90s
Place: czech republic, europe, prague
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 5.7
 265
Scared Silent (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: When the newlywed wife of a Minnesota police chief accuses a new officer on his force of raping her several years earlier, it sets the stage for a tense confrontation in this riveting story. Penelope Ann Miller and Reed Diamond star as Kathy and ...
Style: serious, tense, realistic
Plot: violence against women, rape, injustice, life is a bitch, society, law enforcement, sexual abuse, strong female presence, deception, husband wife relationship, justice, legal system ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, minnesota
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 3.8
 1K
Locked Up (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When an American teenager gets bullied at her school in Southeast Asia, she fights back--and gets sent to a reform school. But the "school" is more like a prison, and the young teenager must fend off predatory guards and menacing gangs to ...
Style: scary, captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: women in prison, female bully, bullying, death threat, prison, boxing training, evil woman, women's prison, violence against women, suicide, violence, manipulation ...
Place: thailand
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 8.0
 792K
Sin City (2005)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust ...
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, surreal, dark, anthology ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, adult
Plot: corruption, vengeance, justice, gory, hitman, revenge, dark hero, comic book, redemption, vigilante, killings, distopia ...
Time: year 2005, y2k, 80s, 90s, 2000s ...
Place: texas, iran
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 6.2
 53K
Fear (1996)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.
Style: sexual, psychological, sexy, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: obsession, psychopath, dangerous attraction, teenager, fatal attraction, obsessive love, stalker, danger, father daughter relationship, rape, teenage girl, borderline personality disorder ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: seattle, usa
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 7.2
 318K
8 Mile (2002)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary ...
Style: inspirational, serious, realistic, harsh, hood ...
Audience: girls' night, boys' night
Plot: hip hop, underdog, music, follow your dream, rap, urban ghetto life, success, urban ghetto, musician, rapper, poverty, street gang ...
Time: 90s, year 2002, y2k, 2000s, year 1995 ...
Place: detroit, michigan, america, los angeles, usa
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 6.7
 100K
Candyman (1992)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Style: scary, slasher, gothic, bloody, rough ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot: urban legend, serial killer, supernatural, ghost, gory, macabre, belief, urban decay, investigation, blood, revenge, mirror ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: chicago, illinois, usa
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 4.4
 1K
Soldier Boyz (1995)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A group of prisoners are going to Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a V-I.P. The Ones who survive get their freedom back...but hell awaits them.
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: violence against women, vietnam war, female warrior, terrorism, cavalry, battles, survival, danger, military, soldier, rivalry, kidnapping ...
Time: 90s
Place: vietnam, los angeles, usa, asia, california
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The Dentist 2 (1998)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Dr. Caine, the murdering dentist from the original movie, has escaped from the mental hospital where he has been since being caught. Hoping to resume a normal life, he makes his way to a quiet Midwestern town under a false name and takes on the ...
Style: slasher, medical horror, classic horror, dark, grindhouse ...
Plot: serial killer, violence against women, medical, maniac, dentist, voyeurism, killer, murderer, pandemic, lonely, bad girl, trauma ...
Time: 90s
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House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Alex (David Hess) is a darkly sinister thug driving around New York City at night when he spots a young woman (Karoline Mardeck) driving alongside him. He follows the woman to a nearby park where he cuts her off, gets out of his car, and runs into ...
Style: slasher, disturbing, grindhouse, sexual, surprise ending ...
Plot: rape and revenge, rape, violence, violence against women, revenge, exploitation, gory, extreme, serial killer, cruelty, sexual assault, sexploitation ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: new jersey, usa, new york
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Beyond the Limits (2003)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The rookie journalist Vivian seeks Frederick, the caretaker of the oldest cemetery in an undefined country, asking for an interview and the old man tells the story of two "costumers" and both connected by a mysterious secret. The powerful ...
Style: anthology, tense, suspense, scary, bloody ...
Plot: violence against women, cocaine, journalist, priest, murder, violence, torture, extreme, hardcore, violent, gory, hell ...
Time: medieval times
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A Guidebook to Killing Your Ex (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Hungary, USA, UK
Duration: 71 min.
Story: A lonely man with an intention of documenting every important detail is planning to kill his ex-girlfriend within 72 hours only to realize things are not as easy as he previously imagined.
Style: surprise ending, twist ending, psychotronic, scary, suspense ...
Plot: found footage, violence against women, obsession, anger, psychopath, planning, villain played by lead actor, hate, weapons, monologue, father son relationship, loneliness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hungary
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 8.1
 5K
Three Girls (2017)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 177 min.
TV show
Story: The story of three of the children who were victims in the 2012 grooming and sex trafficking case in Rochdale, for which nine men were convicted and sentenced. The drama explores how these girls were groomed, how they were ignored by the authorities ...
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: human trafficking, teenage girl, rape, sex slave, working class, sexual abuse, police investigation, court case, true crime, child sexual abuse, friendship, sexualized violence ...
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 6.0
 2K
ID:A (2011)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A woman wakes up in a river. Wounded and without memory, then races to elude mysterious followers and recover from amnesia.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot: amnesia, violence against women, memory loss, runaway, hunted, secret identity, dark past, female protagonist, repressed memory, stolen money, memory lapse, money ...
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 6.0
 1K
Orphan (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A young woman who moves to Paris and has a brush with disaster. The grown-up at last, an accomplished woman, who thought she was safe from her own past. Gradually, these characters come together to form a single heroine.
Style: captivating, psychological, suspense, disturbing, non-linear ...
Audience: adult
Plot: violence against women, teenage girl, little girl, female protagonist, father daughter conflict, prison, dark past, missing child, social problems, violent father, tragic past, family problems ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s
Place: romania, france
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The Girl Next Door (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that ...
Style: scary, disturbing, bleak, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience: teen drama, adult
Plot: torture, child abuse, rape, sexual abuse, victim, cruelty, helplessness, child molestation, suffering, childhood, violence, abuse ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, year 2007, year 1958
Place: new jersey, new york, america
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 7.1
 7K
After Lucia (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Alejandra and her dad Roberto have just moved to town. She is new at school, he has a new job. Starting over is sometimes complicated when you have left so much behind.
Style: disturbing, realistic, serious, suspense, social ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: bullying, high school life, society, teenage life, estrangement, social decay, parents and children, rape, social relations, family problems, high school, coming of age ...
Time: near future, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america, mexico city
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 4.7
 17K
Final Girl (2015)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Veronica, the new girl in town, is lured into the woods by a group of senior boys looking to make her a victim. But the boys don't know that Veronica's been trained to handle herself in surprisingly lethal ways.
Style: slasher, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: serial killer, survival, murder, violence against women, psycho, violent content, sociopath, female assassin, danger, vigilante, revenge, on the run ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Embodiment of Evil (2008)
Genre: Horror
Country: Brazil
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After 30 years in a cell for the mentally ill, Coffin Joe is finally freed. Back on the streets, the sadistic gravedigger is set on fulfilling that for which he was imprisoned: find the woman who can give him the perfect child. During his wanderings ...
Style: disturbing, scary, rough, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: woman in danger, curses spells and rituals, gory, danger, vengeance, supernatural, obsession, violence against women, disorder, kidnapping, obsessive quest, ghost ...
Time: 21st century
Place: latin america, sao paulo, brazil, brazil, sao paulo brazil
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 7.0
 312K
Death Proof (2007)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Style: road movie, sexy, grindhouse, suspense, absurd ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, violence, exploitation, dark humor, revenge, car chase, vengeance, killer, stalking, stuntman, violent ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: tennessee, texas, usa, austin texas
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 5.8
 119K
Gothika (2003)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Canada, Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After a car crash, a criminal psychologist (Halle Berry) comes to, only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. It seems she's been accused of murdering her husband -- but she has no memory ...
Style: scary, psychological, suspenseful, gothic, surprise ending ...
Audience: adult
Plot: mental illness, mental institution, serial killer, supernatural, investigation, murder, psychiatrist, insanity, mind game, hospital, haunted house, wrongfully committed ...
Time: year 2003, year 2000, 21st century
Place: new hampshire, connecticut
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: An assassin is shot at the altar by her ruthless employer, Bill and other members of their assassination circle – but 'The Bride' lives to plot her vengeance. Setting out for some payback, she makes a death list and hunts down those who ...
Style: non-linear, bloody, tense, cult classic, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: revenge, vengeance, martial arts, mentor, one man army, female protagonist, heroine, yakuza, hitman, sword, dark hero, violence ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 20th century, 80s, 90s ...
Place: japan, tokyo, persia, austin texas, texas ...
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 6.4
 107K
The Craft (1996)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Style: gothic, teen, dark, satanic, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, kids, teen fantasy, teen drama ...
Plot: witch, supernatural, magic, high school, witchcraft, bullying, goth, black magic, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, good versus evil, friendship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, los angeles, seattle
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Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001. The series was created in 1995 by writer-director-producer Robert Tapert under his ...
Style: exciting, sexy, captivating, retro, action adventure ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: female warrior, strong female lead, ancient, mythology, greek mythology, good versus evil, heroine, friendship, legends and myths, sword and sorcery, tough girl, danger ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: ancient greece, greece, china, india, europe ...
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 8.6
 247K
The X-Files (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to ...
Style: captivating, psychological, mind bending, atmospheric, detective ...
Audience: boys' night, kids, teens
Plot: ufo, supernatural, investigation, fbi, conspiracy, paranormal investigation, alien, top secret, paranormal activity, alien contact, space and aliens, female fbi agent ...
Time: 2010s, 90s, future, jurassic, 20th century ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, arizona, phoenix arizona
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Home Sweet Home (2013)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A young married couple comes home from a date night to discover that they are imprisoned in their own house with a methodical killer inside.
Style: slasher, suspense, bleak, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: home invasion, serial killer, murder, violence against women, masked killer, psychopath, danger, sadism, violence, death, bad girl, cell phone ...
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I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Naturally beautiful, Katie has just settled into New York where she, like many other young women, is trying to make it as a model. But what starts out as an innocent and simple photo shoot soon turns into something disturbingly unthinkable! Raped, ...
Style: brutal, bloody, disturbing, grindhouse, scary ...
Plot: vengeance, rape and revenge, rape, sexual abuse, torture, rapist, gory, nudity, rape victim, gang rape, revenge, kidnapping ...
Time: year 2000, 21st century
Place: new york, europe, bulgaria
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway
Duration: 152 min.
Story: Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish ...
Style: tense, suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience: adult
Plot: hacker, investigation, twists and turns, rape, journalist, sexual abuse, strong female lead, amateur detective, age difference, violence against women, missing person, lesbian ...
Time: 2000s, year 2009, year 2010, year 1966, year 1964 ...
Place: scandinavia, stockholm sweden, europe, eastern europe, australia
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