Battered wife movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant battered wife movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful, psychological and intense films and TV shows about / with battered wife, domestic violence, abusive husband, husband wife relationship, murder, violence, revenge, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family and marital abuse plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Philippines and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as battered wife: The Human Contract (2008), The Burning Bed (1984), Run for Your Life (2014), Break Up (1998), Punch Lady (2007), Black and Blue (1999), Jerichow (2008), Animal Heart (2009), Stranger in My Bed (2005), Red Diaries (2001).
Best films
New films
| As It Is in Heaven (2004) | 7.5 | |
| Avunu (2012) | 6.2 | |
| The Woman (2011) | 6.0 | |
| The Free World (2016) | 6.1 | |
| Incarnate (2016) | 5.3 |
List of battered wife movies
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
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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: 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, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Jimmy is married to the abusive Frank, but she's building a nest egg so she can leave. For a year, she's been deaf as a result of one of his beatings. One night, he pushes her over the stairwell, and she ends up in the hospital. When a ...
Style:
neo noir, mystical, independent film, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
abusive relationship, domestic violence, violence against women, abusive husband, marital abuse, deaf, psychopath, bad boy, dysfunctional relationship, disabled, hospital, false accusation ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Ha-eun, an ordinary housewife who has endured her husband's violence for 13 years, challenges her husband, who is a mixed martial arts champion, to a duel in the ring.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
martial arts, domestic violence, cage fighting, battered wife, husband wife relationship, violence, violent man, martial arts training, fight, battered woman, family problems, female fighter ...
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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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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Turkish diaspora in Germany proves the catalyst for this noir-flavored drama concerning the unlikely friendship between a veteran of the Afghan-Soviet war and a middle-aged Turk in need of a helping hand.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, touching, suspense ...
Plot:
abusive husband, forbidden love, immigrant, couples, dangerous attraction, crimes of passion, estrangement, couple relations, love and romance, dishonesty, life is a bitch, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Suddenly he thinks her alone, his wife. This person whom he doesn't know how to love and who is now falling prey to a gnawing disease. This woman whom he knows so little about and whom he would like to be with him. Right now, Just like before.
Style:
rough, captivating
Plot:
tragic love, violence, domestic violence, village life, jealousy, power relations, family problems, battered wife, jealous man, family tragedy, jealous husband, marital strife ...
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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: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The first episode deals about the story of a mistress who is engaged in an extra-curricular activity with her lover's driver. The second story deals about an illicit relationship of a balik-bayan with a seminarian. The third and the most ...
Style:
anthology, erotic drama, controversial, intense, sensual
Audience:
adult
Plot:
erotica, battered wife, domestic abuse, infidelity, mistress, illicit affair, sexual abuse, revenge, adultery, sexploitation, class conflict, household ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Glamour model Diane Shepherd is routinely being beaten by her husband Tim, who accuses her of infidelity. When she can't take it anymore, she finds shelter with photographer Mark and his girlfriend Carrie. They introduce Diana to Millie, who is ...
Style:
dark, suspense, bleak, intense, crime drama ...
Plot:
violence, domestic abuse, abusive relationship, battered wife, fashion model, escape, victimization, psychological abuse, survival, stalking, exploitation, friendship ...
Time:
70s
Place:
england
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A newly-wed couple moves to a new house where they begin to witness some eerie activities. Things take an unexpected turn when a boy informs them that a spirit lives in their house.
Style:
scary, suspense, psychotronic, psychological, bleak
Plot:
ghost, invisibility, marriage, female protagonist, haunted house, haunted, basement, abandoned building, supernatural, exorcism, child in peril, occult ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Trail of Lies is a story of love and ambition centered on Paloma (Paolla Oliveira), who lives in conflict with her family. Secretly adopted, she learns the truth from her conniving brother Félix (Mateus Solano), who wishes to eliminate her at any ...
Style:
soap opera, captivating, sincere, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot:
gay father, gay relationship, absent father, child abuse, adoption, family relations, revenge, dysfunctional family, abandoned baby, love, ghost, possession ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound ...
Style:
thought provoking, contemplative, atmospheric, realistic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
abusive husband, ex convict, unhappy marriage, husband wife relationship, domestic violence, false accusation, prison life, convict, imprisonment, twists and turns, police brutality, life philosophy ...
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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: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
MariMar is a Filipino drama series previously being broadcast in GMA Network, starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes.
Though a remake-adaptation of a Mexican telenovela the setting and some of the storylines were altered. Directed by Joyce E. ...
Plot:
revenge, love triangle, supernatural, friendship, male female relationship, airplane, impostor, dog, cancer, outdoor sex, doctor, money ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Sang-hyun (Song Kang-ho), a respected priest, volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life as a vampire. Now, ...
Style:
dark, sexy, atmospheric, dark comedy, medical horror ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, asian, priest, deadly virus, infection, violent, experiment gone awry, transformation, doctor, murder, infidelity ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
south korea, east asia, korea, asia, africa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Foon escapes an arranged marriage by walking the road of a Ji Sor. After an affair with Shing, she becomes pregnant. An attempted abortion nearly costs Foon her life. Wan, the young owner of a silk factory, rescues her. Wan and Foon share their ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, world war two, abortion, asian lesbian, love affair, lost love, female homosexuality, betrayal, lesbian sex, flashback ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An adaptation of David Williamson's play; John Hargreaves and Peter Cummins star as a good and bad cop who assist a battered wife as she tries to escape her belligerent husband.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
marital abuse, police, police corruption, brutality, husband wife relationship, wife, escape, police officer, police brutality, battered wife, domestic violence, married couple ...
Time:
70s
Place:
australia
Is relevant?
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
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Story:
A spouse discovers her better half's savage room style unsettling and she begins to think about whether he's undermining her, and when this makes her waver into the edge of mental issues, she is "spared" by her male specialist ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tension, suspenseful, intense, erotic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, manipulation, emotional abuse, mental health, paranoia, control, unsettling, betrayal, claustrophobia, intimate, therapy, isolation ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 229 min.
TV show
Story:
The 5th woman unfolds autumn 1994. An elderly man found in a gillrad pitfall impaled to death on the sharp sharpened bamboo poles, ecstatic praise of crows. Shortly afterwards disappears a florist without a trace and he also found executed in the ...
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
police detective, serial killer, police investigation, vigilantism, law enforcement, murder, vengeance, life is a bitch, police procedural, vigilante, hospital, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Marion Ravinel is trapped in an abusive spousal relationship. She forms a plan with her husband's former lover to kill him. However, the outcome turns out to be more than she planned on as she begins to believe that her husband has come back ...
Plot:
voodoo, abusive husband, redheaded woman, deep south, home invasion, marital abuse, deliberate cruelty, driven mad, battered wife, abuse, murder, extramarital affair ...
Place:
new orleans
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Fact-based true crime story about the murder of publishing heiress Anne Scripps Douglas who, in 1989, married a young hunk who eventually killed her.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
abusive husband, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, woman killed, age-gap relationship, young love, age difference, love and romance, investigation, betrayal, life is a bitch, family problems, couples ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Irene is a young housewife and mother who tries to raise her young family, love her husband and keep her home all the while studying her masters' degree. Mario, her husband, is a good man, but he's tied by convention. When she has a ...
Style:
psychological, intense, art house, psychological thriller, suspense ...
Plot:
repression, marriage, female protagonist, motherhood, gender roles, family drama, housewife, violence, conformity, intimate, identity, guilt ...
Time:
80s
Is relevant?
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: 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
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.
Style:
scary, brutal, suspenseful, demonic, intense ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
haunted house, supernatural, evil child, ghost, burned alive, haunted, ghost child, investigation, abusive husband, deputy, dysfunctional family, murder ...
Time:
year 2016, 21st century
Place:
usa, illinois
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Oliviero is a burned-out writer, living at his estate near Venice, his dead mother dominating his imagination. He is also a degenerate: sleeps with his maid and his ex-student, hosts Bacchanalia for local hippies, and humiliates his wife Irina in ...
Style:
sexy, slasher, erotic, scary, sexual ...
Plot:
voyeurism, serial killer, sexual assault, adultery, sexy girls, psychopath, redheaded woman, female nudity, extramarital affair, nobility, bare breasts, secret lover ...
Time:
year 2016, 70s
Place:
italy, venice, rome italy
Is relevant?
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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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