Marital abuse movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant marital abuse movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, emotional, intense, touching and tense films and TV shows about / with marital abuse, domestic violence, abusive husband, husband wife relationship, female protagonist, abusive relationship, life is a bitch, marriage, couples and abuse plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, Canada, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as marital abuse: Sleeping with the Devil (1997), Mine Alone (2001), Til Death Do Us Part (2017), Twice a Woman (2010), Sacred (1999), Men Don't Tell (1993), Stranger in My Bed (2005), The Perfect Husband (2014), Safe Haven (2013), Ammu (2022).
Best films
New films
| Til Death Do Us Part (2017) | 4.7 | |
| Drop (2025) | 6.1 | |
| Christy (2025) | 6.4 | |
| A Vigilante (2018) | 5.7 | |
| Dirty Linen (2023) | 6.5 |
List of marital abuse movies
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 ...
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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
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Genre: Drama
Country: Yemen, France, United Arab Emirates, USA, Sweden, Jordan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ten-year-old Nojoom was forced to marry a 30-year-old man. The dowry offered the family a small income and 'one less mouth to feed'. Nojoom discovers that her life will take a turn for the worse. Her husband is indifferent to her age. ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, touching, thought provoking
Plot:
child bride, marital abuse, rape, forced marriage, sexualized violence, tradition, sheik, divorce, courtroom, judge, family honor, marital separation ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Michael and Madison Roland had planned to spend the rest of their lives together, until one day Michael's controlling ways turned their perfect marriage. With the help of her best friend, Madison decides to get away. After adopting a new ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, tense, psycho sexual ...
Plot:
marital abuse, marriage, misogynist, abusive husband, abusive relationship, unplanned pregnancy, hospital, black, waitress, neighbor, danger, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The story of Catherine, who, after her violent husband puts her life in serious danger one night, decides to run away with her son and start a new life under a fresh identity.
Plot:
abusive husband, resilience, domestic abuse, female empowerment, violence against women, new identity, starting over, survival, self discovery, mother son relationship, witness protection, female friendship ...
Place:
quebec
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The year 2000 approaches in Jerusalem's Orthodox Mea Shearim quarter, where the women work, keep house, and have children so the men can study the Torah and the Talmud. Rivka is happily and passionately married to Meir, but they remain ...
Style:
philosophical, thinking, controversial, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
marital abuse, orthodox jew, religion, judaism, israeli, arranged marriage, arab, feminism, women, couples, strong female presence, family relations ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
israel, middle east, persia, palestine, jerusalem
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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 ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
To escape her abusive spouse, Sarah fakes her own death and flees. Seems like a good plan, right? Sadly, it doesn't take her estranged husband long to get wise and hunt her down. This game between them will turn deadly and it looks like only ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, disturbing
Plot:
abusive husband, presumed dead, faking own death, marital abuse, battered wife, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, man hits a woman, woman in danger, runaway, tyrant, family relations ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Viola and Nicola are going through a rough time. To overcome this crisis, they decide to spend a weekend in a remote cabin belonged to Nicola's parents. Just a couple of days together to heal their wounds, , but everything will take a turn for ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, exciting, rough, surprise ending ...
Plot:
split personality, abuse, abusive husband, survival horror, schizophrenia, anal rape, woods, husband wife relationship, depression, death of son, isolation, marital abuse ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
romantic, touching, teen, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
small town, love story, obsession, starting over, love, small town life, love and romance, single father, power of love, domestic violence, fall in love, abusive husband ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa, boston, south carolina, new jersey ...
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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
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
John Ritter plays a family man who puts his wife through domestic violence and his children through emotional torture. After leaving his family and almost killing his new girlfriend in one of his rages, he is ordered to seek professional help ...
Style:
serious, intense
Plot:
group therapy, domestic violence, marital abuse, anger management, domestic abuse, emotional abuse, trauma, character study, rehabilitation, violent outburst, social commentary, redemption ...
Time:
90s
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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: 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
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Difficult tale of poor, struggling South Carolinian mother & daughter, who each face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, emotional, thought provoking, touching ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, sexual abuse, child abuse, rape, coming of age, parents and children, childhood trauma, life is a bitch, pedophile, physical abuse, child molestation, sexual assault ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 20th century, 90s, 50s
Place:
south carolina, southern usa, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, intense, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
domestic violence, abusive husband, violence against women, self defense, abusive relationship, violent husband, strong female character, woman in danger, stalking, life is a bitch, training, crumbling marriage ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa, seattle, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed ...
Style:
thought provoking, erotic, erotic drama, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
abuse, patricide, infidelity, adultery, murder, asian history, drowning, sadism, illicit love, erotica, tragedy, impotence ...
Time:
1920s, year 1990, 20th century
Place:
china, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Looking for Angelina is based on one of the most important murder trials in Canada. Angelina Napolitano murdered her husband with an axe and was sentenced to be executed...
Style:
bleak, historical drama, period piece, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, domestic violence, murder trial, marital abuse, true crime, death sentence, biopic, family drama, empathy, social realism, moral ambiguity, poverty ...
Place:
canada, ontario canada
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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
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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
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51K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
Style:
sentimental, sexy, touching, sweet, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, toddlers ...
Plot:
pregnancy, domestic violence, small town, abusive husband, lovers, unwanted pregnancy, waitress, cooking and food, infidelity, marital problem, single mother, doctor ...
Time:
90s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
southern usa, usa, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In an old apartment building on the wrong side of the tracks, two women, unknown to each other, live across the hall on the second floor. Galia is an assassin involved against her will with the local sex-traffic mafia. All she wants is to reunite ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hitman, female assassin, russian mafia, assassin, female fighter, chase, woman in danger, on the run, rivalry, danger, friendship, disobey ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ukraine, israel, middle east, tel aviv israel
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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: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK, Qatar
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, visually stunning, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
competition, abusive mother, ice skater, figure skating, female protagonist, strong female lead, violence, mother daughter relationship, winter olympics, skating, emotional abuse, domestic violence ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, year 2017, year 1992, 80s ...
Place:
oregon, detroit, portland oregon, minneapolis minnesota
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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
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.
Style:
thought provoking, factual, tense, touching, bleak ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
islam, culture clash, female protagonist, domestic violence, violent husband, confined, propaganda, family problems, life is a bitch, society, isolation, hopes ...
Time:
80s, year 1991, year 1984
Place:
iran, middle east, michigan, persia, israel
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Story:
England 1905, a letter from Tzar Nicholas to Lord Bartlett recounts the Bloody Sunday Massacre in Saint Petersburg and becomes the catalyst for a woman’s courageous rebellion against her oppressive husband.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, tense, poignant ...
Plot:
repression, female empowerment, marital abuse, aristocracy, class conflict, private vs public, manor, dialogue, political intrigue, moral ambiguity, family secret, oppression ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Sleevachan, a farmer who is uncomfortable around women, gets married to Rincy. On the advice of his friends, he gets drunk one night and rapes her, causing her to leave him.
Style:
bleak, intense, melancholic
Plot:
marriage, rape, sexual abuse, family drama, toxic masculinity, trauma, marital abuse, village, character study, wife leaves husband, separation, moral ambiguity ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Jayabharathi who was denied every simple joy in life while growing up just because she is a girl/woman is married to Rajesh, a male chauvinist, short-tempered and selfish person. On suffering domestic violence, she doesn't get any support. She ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, exciting, funny, entertaining ...
Plot:
education, female protagonist, domestic violence, male chauvinism, feminism, resilience, patriarchy, female empowerment, couple relations, marriage, male female relationship, studying ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, France, West Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Alexander, we witness the delights and conflicts of the Ekdahl family, a sprawling bourgeois clan in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Sweden.
Style:
intellectual, philosophical, sincere, art house, visual ...
Plot:
christmas, childhood, ghost, coming of age, children, boy, child abuse, grief, brother sister relationship, brother brother relationship, extramarital affair, marriage as hell ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, year 1982, 20th century, victorian era ...
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe, tokyo
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