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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Drama telling the true story of what happens to a teenage girl when she falls in love with the wrong man. The everyday story of young love turns dark and sinister when the handsome and charming stranger seeks to dominate every aspect of the young ...
Style:
social, captivating, heartbreaking, crime drama, tense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
domestic violence, jealousy, real life, abusive relationship, murder, relationship problems, marital problem, relationships, jealous man, troubled marriage, jealous spouse, male female relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
united kingdom
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120K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, ...
Style:
depressing, emotional, inspirational, bleak, rough ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
rape, dysfunctional family, coming of age, poverty, teacher, sexual abuse, illiteracy, african american, domestic violence, aids, child abuse, parents and children ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place:
new york, america, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Cha Woo Kyung is a child counselor who works at a children’s center. Her life seems perfect since he is married to a great husband and is pregnant. However, her perfect life doesn't last long, when an accident changes her life. She then meets ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
domestic violence, child abuse, tragic past, crime solving, loss of family member, investigation, confronting the past, uncover truth, crime investigation, bereavement, loss of child, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Young and wide-eyed, Kathie falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst, only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes.
Style:
suspense, thought provoking, serious, crime drama, dark ...
Plot:
disappearance, unsolved crime, jealous husband, missing wife, domestic violence, murder, schizophrenia, husband wife relationship, family business, missing person, suspicion, true crime ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 90s
Place:
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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1K
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: China
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Consists of 8 different stories that talk about the problems and pain women face in the modern-day.
Topics include leftover women, objectification of women, the role of a housewife, domestic violence, social appearance anxiety, women’s career ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, serious, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
domestic violence, midlife crisis, social anxiety disorder, mental illness, social commentary, housewife, gender roles, women's issues, psychological disorder, psychology, mental disorder, mental issues ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Hours before her scheduled marriage, young bride-to-be Shirin murders a man. The crime is completely unexpected and goes against everything we know of her. We learn that Shirin has had two unsuccessful marriage attempts, and is deeply ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, interesting
Plot:
domestic violence, child sexual abuse, women of color, marriage crisis, family problems, dysfunctional family, marriage, social problems, tragic past, confronting the past, troubled past, marital crisis ...
Place:
iran, persia
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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, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
On the day of her birthday, eleven-year-old Angeliki jumps off the balcony and falls to her death with a smile on her face. While the police and Social Services try to discover the reason for this apparent suicide, Angeliki's family keep ...
Style:
disturbing, erotic, cerebral, perverse, serious ...
Plot:
perversion, child prostitution, incest rape, dysfunctional family, suicide, child abuse, incest, child suicide, family problems, parents and children, teen suicide, family in crisis ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
greece, europe, athens greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
In the past, the impossible love of Tahir has been told, with Nefes escaping from the persecution of the man whose money was sold in the past and taking refuge in the Black Sea with his child, and his family's great reaction because he ...
Style:
captivating, touching, rough, sentimental
Plot:
kidnapping, domestic violence, escape, love, torture, courtroom, strong female character, lawyer, secret, police, baby, protective male ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
These real-life evil women are intent on making their family's lives a living hell. From dividing the family to dividing up bodies, these twisted and demented bloodthirsty step-monsters only have one thing in mind ... themselves.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, dark, disturbing ...
Plot:
stepmother, murder, stepmother stepson relationship, domestic violence, investigation, true crime, parents, child abuse, abusive parent, family problems, overbearing parent, strong violent content ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When her mother is murdered by her father, Julie Ann Mabry is confronted by a life of hardship and poverty. Taken in by her Evangelical relatives, she begins to adopt new convictions in an effort to reconnect with her mother. Slowly, the threads of ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, emotional, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
domestic violence, mother daughter relationship, poverty, prison, doomed romance, injustice, evangelical christianity, family tragedy, female protagonist, life is a bitch, family problems, social problems ...
Place:
midwest, indiana
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Style:
serious, touching, stylized, controversial, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
sexual abuse, child's point of view, child molestation, child molester, making love, pedophile, children, youth, music, child rape, poor white trash, child ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
alabama, usa
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122K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family ...
Style:
disturbing, black comedy, sexy, psychological, art house ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
incest, dysfunctional family, isolated house, brother sister incest, paranoia, sadism, brother sister sex, child abuse, overprotective father, eccentric family, abuse, isolation ...
Time:
2000s, year 2010, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
greece, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Director Eva Sørhaug (Cold Lunch) reveals the rage and violence lurking beneath seemingly tranquil domesticity in her bold and uncompromising sophomore feature.
Style:
tense, disturbing, bleak, contemplative, serious ...
Plot:
family problems, family relations, danger, violence spree, domestic disturbance, divorce, violent content, under the surface, breaking point, rape, killing, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An unrecognizable, charred corpse discovered in a remote mountain village in China connects three local stories.
Style:
suspense, dark, captivating, grim, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mountain, domestic violence, murder, secrets, moral ambiguity, village, social relations, relationships, changing lives, lifestyle change, couple relations, power relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Ann Hui's darkly realistic Night and Fog starts at the end of the story: a man murders his wife and, based on statements by unreliable witnesses, the film goes on to investigate how things could have got this far and what kind of man was able ...
Style:
bleak, dark, dramatic, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, domestic violence, tragedy, family tragedy, abuse, killing, cold blooded murder, murder of wife, murder of family, murder of a family, violent, murder of a woman ...
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Naomi Oda (Ryoko Hirosue) aspired to become a curator at an art gallery, but she currently works in a department store. Her job is to cater to VIP customers. She is not happy with her current position. One day, her friend since their college days, ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
murder, domestic violence, lookalikes, doppelganger, female friendship, murder mystery, suspicion of murder, family problems, violent, life is a bitch, hidden truth, suspicion ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A popular high school girl is harassed by a delinquent boy until they are placed in creative writing class together. Through written words, they create a bond, but tragically a bond that cannot withstand her social pressures or his brutal home life.
Style:
uplifting, serious, sincere, realistic, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, cheerleader, delusion, child abuse, teenage life, domestic violence, dysfunctional family, enemies to lovers, notebook, social differences, friends, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and ...
Style:
surreal, controversial, demonic, mind bending, creepy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
surrealism, occult, insanity, obsession, body horror, cosmic horror, possession, supernatural power, private detective, supernatural horror, berlin wall, sex ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s, 20th century, year 1980
Place:
germany, west berlin west germany, berlin germany, europe, west germany ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
An anthology series featuring women from different walks of life who are driven to violence and murder because of circumstances varying from mental illness and domestic violence to humiliation and manipulation.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, anthology, serious ...
Plot:
murder, domestic violence, manipulation, death, killer, female protagonist, brutality, violence against women, humiliation, violence, psychological manipulation, illness ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Valérie, a youthful 40, is an active, exemplary woman. A psychiatrist by trade, she is also a perfect mother, wife, and parishioner. And yet, Valérie is also a murderer.
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, thrilling, psychological, psychological horror ...
Plot:
murder, female protagonist, domestic violence, revenge, violence against women, female serial killer, double life, murderer, killing, troubled past, tragic past, violence ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
If your dreams could come true, what would you dream? If you could escape, where would you go? TO DREAM is a story about friendship, full of hope and intimacy, set against a harsh inner city backdrop. Best friends, LUKE and TOMMY, live in an ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, realistic, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship between boys, friendship, hopes, domestic violence, loyalty, love, teenager, life is a bitch, abuse, best friend, destiny, violent father ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Currently unknown.
Style:
scary, surprise ending, disturbing, gothic, slasher ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
twists and turns, stalking, stalker, home invasion, homicidal maniac, death, invisibility, psychological abuse, murder, husband hits wife, sociopath, domestic violence ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, future
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Tracy Thurman was married to a man who abused her. But he continues to harass her after she gets a restraining order, and the police do little to help. When he brutally beats her and slashes her throat in front of police, she sues the city and the ...
Style:
non fiction, serious, realistic, thought provoking, rough ...
Plot:
abusive husband, domestic violence, woman in danger, marital abuse, abusive relationship, feminism, strong female presence, society, legal action, fighting the system, life is a bitch, domestic disturbance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
connecticut
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
An innocent woman falls prey to the machinations of her abusive husband, his wealthy father, and a shady family friend.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, atmospheric, suspenseful
Plot:
domestic violence, female nudity, child abuse, lsd, domestic abuse, time travel, nude girl, mother child relationship, abusive parent, sexualized violence, physical abuse, teen violence ...
Time:
year 1970, 60s
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Jung Seo Yeon happens to get 9.9 Billion won (U$D 9 Million) and she fights against the world. Jung Seo Yeon and her family suffered from violence by her father. She left their home and started a new life with an affectionate man, but her happy life ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, emotional, crime thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
domestic violence, investigation, revenge, money, female protagonist, money laundering, greed, crime solving, relationships, sleuth, crime investigation, police detective ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.
Style:
sexy, suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
murder, missing person, disappearance, childhood trauma, dysfunctional marriage, abusive husband, mentally unstable, overbearing parent, divorce, twists and turns, investigation, violent ...
Time:
80s, year 2000, year 1982, future, year 2010 ...
Place:
new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, vermont, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 140 min.
TV show
Story:
"Eylül" is a 16 year old girl sexual harassment by her stepfather , and her mother did not believe her and she went with "Eylül" to the orphanage , and left her daughter there. Then Eylül become friends with the girls in the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
girls' boarding school, sexual abuse, domestic violence, stepfather, sexual harassment, family drama, orphanage, abuse, life is a bitch, family problems, parents and children, friendship between girls ...
Time:
2010s
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