Abused woman movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant abused woman movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, suspense, rough, disturbing, enigmatic and psychological films and TV shows about / with abused woman, brutality, death, blood, murder, violence, mental illness, mysticism, supernatural and nervous breakdown plots mostly in Horror, Thriller and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as abused woman: Women in Cages (1971), Brava (2017), The Rotten Link (2015), Return to Sender (2015), The Stendhal Syndrome (1996), Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), The Inflicted (2012), Brimstone (2016), Filthy (2017), The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991).
Best films
New films
| Megalomaniac (2022) | 5.5 | |
| Midsommar (2019) | 7.1 | |
| Ride or Die (2021) | 5.6 | |
| Call-center (2020) | 6.8 | |
| Gretel & Hansel (2020) | 5.5 |
List of abused woman movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Carol Jeffries is a naive American woman staying in the Philippines. She is given ten years in prison after being set up by her drug-dealer boyfriend, Rudy. She endures the harsh conditions, sadistic head matron and attempts on her life, then ...
Style:
grindhouse, biting, action thriller, independent film, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
exploitation, women in prison, rape, prison, women's prison, female prisoner, female whipping, abused woman, nudity, torture chamber, abuse, murder of a nude woman ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s, 20th century
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Janine works in a bank giving credits to clients to buy houses and receives the offer of a promotion to work in a future branch in China for which she takes Mandarin classes. One night he travels from work to his home on the subway. There is ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking
Plot:
violent sex, abused woman, traumatic experience, female protagonist, rape victim, psychological trauma, social problems, violent, life is a bitch, violence, gang rape, outdoor sex ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Prostitute Roberta lives with her retarded brother and demented mother in an Argentinian rural village. Mother warns Roberta that she can have sex with almost any man in the village, except one – because then she would be killed. However, this ...
Style:
independent film, suspenseful, psychedelic, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
public nudity, lumberjack, blood, mental retardation, violence, bloody violence, prostitution, rape, family problems, loss of loved one, unhappy ending, nervous breakdown ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A nurse living in small town goes on a blind date with a man who is not the person he says he is.
Style:
surprise ending, suspense, psychological, thought provoking, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
rape, sexual abuse, rapist, sexualized violence, stalker, rape victim, rape and revenge, revenge, prison, flirting, abused woman, sexual assault ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.
Style:
surreal, psychological, suspenseful, dark, disturbing ...
Plot:
serial killer, memory loss, sadistic psychopath, art, murder, killer, psycho killer, surrealism, obsession, vengeance, rape, violent ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy, florence
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After several years of living with a cult, Martha finally escapes and calls her estranged sister, Lucy, for help. Martha finds herself at the quiet Connecticut home Lucy shares with her new husband, Ted, but the memories of what she experienced in ...
Style:
sexy, independent film, psychological thriller, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rape, paranoia, mind control, escape, female protagonist, religion, sexualized violence, hippie, physical abuse, lake, home invasion, drugged ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
connecticut, new york state, new york, usa, california
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
David O'Hara is a troubled medical student who kidnaps, rapes and murders women. He impregnates one of his victims, Melissa Daniels, in an attempt to replace the family that he lost as a young boy. However, the police rescue Melissa from ...
Style:
serious, bleak, suspenseful, medical horror, realistic ...
Plot:
pregnant from rape, murder, life is a bitch, law enforcement, danger, rivalry, rescue, abduction, abused woman, family relations, missing person, medical student ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
dallas texas, texas
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In the menacing inferno of the old American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
Style:
suspense, epic, brutal, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mute, church, obsession, sign language, violence, rape, father daughter incest, preacher, plot twist, religious, pedophile ...
Time:
19th century, year 2016, victorian era
Place:
netherlands
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Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Lena is a 17-year old girl, experiencing her first love, secret night- time adventures, and magical mornings at the river in Bratislava. Her dream world is shattered after being raped by her math teacher. Lena must set out on a journey that is not ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, suspense, sincere, crying ...
Plot:
teenage rape, teenage girl, coming of age, first love, virgin, suicide attempt, doctor, teacher student sex, traumatic experience, teenage protagonist, female friendship, 17 year old ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A drama directed by Lou Antonio.
Style:
medical drama, tense, intense, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
rape, doctor, hospital, female protagonist, revenge, trauma, life & death, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, vengeance, justice, character study ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Horror
Country: Singapore
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A family man succumbs to weakness and his failure to live a moral life condemns those he loves to an unspeakable horror. Only his path to redemption can save them.
Style:
enigmatic, thrilling, rough, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
abused woman, pagan, mysticism, travel, death of mother, mental illness, nature, ritual, road trip, trip, troubled marriage, life is a bitch ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
150 years after she was raped and murdered on her wedding day, the Vengeful Spirit of Aiyana The Apache Warrior Princess comes back and possesses the body of a young bride that faced the same death as her. Fueled with unseen rage, The Bride rains ...
Style:
psychological, serious, rough, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
wedding, ghost, supernatural, massacre, brutality, violence, home invasion, haunted by the past, revenge, occult, vengeance, held captive ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Rachel Strode, a young immigrant with a dark secret in her past, comes to Israel in the Fall of 1973 to volunteer in a Kibbutz and then to convert to Judaism. Soon, she realizes that the local Kibbutz members don't seem to like strangers and ...
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, psychedelic, enigmatic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
unhappy ending, nervous breakdown, isolated community, religious cult, emotional breakdown, hallucinogenic drug, family problems, macabre, folk horror, pagan, paganism, male female relationship ...
Time:
70s
Place:
israel
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A group of girls are terrorized by violent vagrants before succumbing to a horrific supernatural evil.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, rough, psychological ...
Plot:
found footage, kidnapping, unsettling, life is a bitch, life & death, twists and turns, child abuse, gory, sadistic horror, violence, haunted by the past, occult ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Sarah and Isolde share an interest in the traditional music and dance of the Balkans, but it turns out that shared interests don’t always unite them. Their trip, initially a fun bonding experience, takes a southward turn when Sarah becomes ...
Style:
mumblecore, suspenseful, rough, psychotronic, psychedelic ...
Plot:
mysticism, dragon, folk horror, hallucinogenic drug, ritual, community, nervous breakdown, rite, travel, murder, emotional breakdown, road trip ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Amidst the vast sugar plantations of Negros in Southern Philippines, a matriarch lies in the throes of death. Her children rush home to confront the crisis as news of the impending death of their well-loved mother spreads among the community. There, ...
Style:
enigmatic, suspense, psychedelic, psychotronic, disturbing ...
Plot:
unsettling, hallucinogenic drug, hallucination, road trip, relationship problems, mental breakdown, drugged, supernatural, mental illness, unhappy ending, community, rite ...
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the bleak, smoke-choked Keiko Town, a gang of boys forms the Hikari Club to destroy the corrupt adult world. But as they build an AI to carry out their mission, they can’t stop the one thing they fear most—growing up themselves.
Style:
rough, suspenseful, captivating, atmospheric, semi serious ...
Plot:
killer robot, robot, torture, graphic violence, kidnapping, sadistic horror, robot as menace, robotics, serial killer, sentient robot, supernatural, afterlife ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
She hacks up rapists and snuff porno makers because they are bad guys.
Style:
suspense, psychedelic, disturbing, psychotronic, enigmatic ...
Plot:
fear, girl, blood, male female relationship, murder, female protagonist, supernatural, suicide, anxiety, death, road trip, very little dialogue ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Set in a small isolated village in 14th century Wales, Alice is a sixteen year old girl who is accused of being a witch and causing the plague that has ravaged the village, taking the lives of many, including Alice's own father. When it is ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
medieval, witch hunt, life is a bitch, life & death, witchery, twists and turns, brutality, suffering, plot twist, captivity, occult, torture chamber ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages
Place:
britain
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Loosely based on the true events of a homeless loner who moves into a self-storage facility inhabited by a community of bizarre squatters until they are locked in for the night with a deranged female who hunts them down in search of her lost child.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, serious, scary, independent film
Plot:
serial killer, survival, supernatural, deadly creature, danger, isolation, violent content, homeless, hardcore, child abuse, graphic violence, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Nearing the end of WW2, Nazis realize that they will lose. A handful of them board a plane bound for Argentina, where they plan to live in hiding. During the flight lightning hits the plane and the SS parachute onto an island populated by savages. ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, rough, suspense, psychedelic ...
Plot:
cannibalism, cannibal, nudity, nazi, isolated community, sacrifice, self sacrifice, human sacrifice, blood, brutality, abused woman, trip ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Young lovers Ann and Gero are travelling through Europe when their car breaks down in the Eifel mountains. Vinzent and Franz invite them to spend a carefree weekend partying in a remote holiday cabin. But after a playful ‘séance’ their initial ...
Style:
rough, enigmatic, disturbing, suspense, psychedelic ...
Plot:
found footage, paranormal phenomena, travel, forest, young couple, night, young lovers, ouija, paganism, loss of loved one, sacrifice, road trip ...
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Passengers and crew on a flight are attacked by unseen forces that threaten all aboard.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, scary, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
ghost, mythical creature, airplane, supernatural horror, air disaster, supernatural, society, danger, abduction, flying, creature, airplane trip ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lucía and her son live isolated from society in a flat place where there’s practically no life. The small family unit formed by mother and son hardly ever receives visitors, and their goal is to lead a quiet existence. At first they succeed, but ...
Style:
atmospheric, powerful, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
wasteland, mental disorder, families, society, family relations, violence, violent, evil, creature, terror, beast, threat ...
Time:
19th century
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Images coming from the crimes committed by a deranged pair of murderers bring a small town woman to the attention of a celebrity lensman. But how much danger will enter her life as a result of all this attention?
Style:
slasher, suspense, suspenseful, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
sex scene, photographer, photograph, fear, hardcore, mind game, survival, massacre, sexploitation, violence against women, abused woman, body horror ...
Time:
year 2016
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Genre: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A woman in a wheelchair suddenly finds herself dealing with an intruder. As the villain escalates his depraved behavior, the woman misses one cue after another for getting out of the situation. She is crippled in more ways than one.
Style:
disturbing, rough, psychological, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
home invasion, woman in a wheelchair, exploitation, brutality, haunted by the past, life & death, occult, blood, missing person, hardcore, torture, body horror ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Early summer, Maebara Keiichi had just moved to a remote mountain village. As he becomes close friends with a group of girls, he was enjoying his life in the village. However, when he starts to become suspicious that Ryūgū Rena, Sonozaki Mion and ...
Style:
suspense, thrilling, captivating, rough, enigmatic ...
Plot:
male female relationship, murder mystery, travel, brutality, threat, community, human sacrifice, unhappy ending, ritual, suicide, mental illness, anxiety ...
Time:
year 1983
Place:
japan
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Genre: Horror, Romance
Country: Japan
Story:
A Taiwanese girl Yuwen comes to a village of Fukushima to study abroad. She thinks falling-in-love is a stupid thing and the land is unusually dry as Yuwen’s heart because of no rains. Yuwen struggles to speak Japanese but learns Japan culture and ...
Style:
rough, mystical, romantic, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
male female relationship, folk horror, troubled marriage, relationship problems, young couple, hallucinogenic drug, human sacrifice, unhappy ending, female protagonist, death, murder, mysticism ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The story of Simon and Kit, two young leaders of an Active Senior adventure tour group that take a day trip out to a small-town Rodeo located deep in the woods. Their lives are turned upside down when they find themselves fighting to stay alive ...
Style:
slasher, enigmatic, rough, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
fear, serial killer, psycho killer, terror, survival, nervous breakdown, senior citizen, rodeo, rodeo cowboy, assault, insanity, travel ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Kirsten escaped a religious cult but is still living a dangerous life, turning tricks in Hollywood to get by. She crosses paths with the notorious Cannibal Hookers and joins their man-eating ranks. A renegade priest and a bounty hunter are searching ...
Style:
psychedelic, disturbing, suspense, enigmatic, rough ...
Plot:
woman with a gun, cannibal, cannibalism, unsettling, mysticism, emotional breakdown, pagan, self sacrifice, grief, death, murder, troubled marriage ...
Place:
los angeles
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