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Poor Things(2023)

4.1/5 (with 262 votes)

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a debauched lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Boyhood(2014)

R
| 2h 45min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 2,341 votes)

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

Possession(1981)

R
| 2h 3min | Horror
3.7/5 (with 468 votes)

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 bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.

The Invisible Man(2020)

3.6/5 (with 2,675 votes)

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

The Girl on the Train(2016)

R
| 1h 52min | Thriller, Mystery, Drama
3.2/5 (with 2,636 votes)

Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.

Where the Crawdads Sing(2022)

PG-13
| 2h 5min | Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 683 votes)

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.

Scars(2005)

1h 45min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 40 votes)

The story of a dysfunctional couple, whose problems will inevitably deteriorate their marriage and their son's life.

Directed by Francisco del Toro

Sleeping with the Enemy(1991)

R
| 1h 39min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 444 votes)

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.

Ride or Die(2021)

3.2/5 (with 61 votes)

Rei helps the woman she's been in love with for years escape her abusive husband. While on the run, their feelings for each other catch fire.

Directed by Ryūichi Hiroki - With Kiko Mizuhara, Hona Ikoka

The Girl Who Played with Fire(2009)

R
| 2h 10min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
3.5/5 (with 738 votes)

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.

Bedevilled(2010)

1h 55min | Thriller, Crime, Drama, Horror
3.6/5 (with 165 votes)

A woman subject to mental, physical, and sexual abuse on a remote island seeks a way out.

Directed by Jang Cheol-soo - With Seo Young-hee

A Vigilante(2019)

R
| 1h 32min | Thriller, Drama
2.8/5 (with 156 votes)

A once-abused woman devotes herself to ridding victims of their domestic abusers while hunting down the one she must kill to be truly free.

Directed by Sarah Daggar-Nickson
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Blue Steel(1990)

R
| 1h 38min | Thriller
2.9/5 (with 154 votes)

Megan Turner, a rookie NYC cop, foils an armed robbery on her first day and then engages in a cat-and-mouse game with one of the witnesses who becomes obsessed with her.

Diary of a Mad Black Woman(2005)

PG-13
| 1h 56min | Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 92 votes)

Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seemed to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepares to celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary, her life takes an unexpected twist when she comes home to find her clothes packed up in a U-Haul van parked in the driveway. Charles is divorcing her and kicks her out. Helen moves in with her grandmother Madea, an old woman who doesn't take any lip from anyone. Madea helps Helen through these tough times by showing her what is really important in life. Helen is forced to rediscover love, life and religion on her pursuit for happiness.

Time Still Turns the Pages(2023)

1h 35min | Drama

High school teacher CHENG looks back to his repressed childhood memories, as he finds an anonymous suicide note in the classroom. He strives hard to prevent another tragedy from happening, meanwhile facing a series of family problems, his wife is divorcing him, and his father is dying.

As Long As We Both Shall Live(2023)

3.6/5 (with 7 votes)

An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.

Another Happy Day(2011)

R
| 1h 59min | Comedy, Drama
2.9/5 (with 47 votes)

A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.

Minding the Gap(2018)

NR
| 1h 33min | Documentary
3.9/5 (with 76 votes)

Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their Rust Belt hometown. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decade-long friendship.

Directed by Bing Liu

Castle of Purity(1973)

1h 50min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 27 votes)

A disciplined and sexually driven man forces his family to stay isolated in their home in order to protect them from the “evil nature” of human beings.

No One Would Tell(2018)

3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

Single mom Laura Collins has had a history of rocky relationships, so when her daughter Sarah begins dating the popular and charismatic Rob, Laura is thrilled with what she sees. But it soon becomes clear that Rob has a darker, possessive side. Then Sarah goes missing.

Broken(2006)

R
| 1h 37min | Thriller
2.8/5 (with 11 votes)

A waitress confronts all the wrong turns she has made in her short life and ultimately ends up facing the biggest wrong turn of all: her dangerous ex-boyfriend who's determined to win back her love or die trying.

What Happened, Miss Simone?(2015)

1h 41min | Music, Documentary
3.7/5 (with 164 votes)

The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.

Directed by Liz Garbus

'Til Death Do Us Part(2017)

1h 39min | Thriller
3.1/5 (with 18 votes)

Michael and Madison Roland planned to spend the rest of their lives together, but Michael's controlling ways turn their perfect marriage into an abusive roller-coaster ride that no woman could survive. With the help of her best friend, Madison fakes her death to escape and start a new life — but soon realizes it's impossible to outwit her obsessive husband.

The Arbor(2010)

1h 34min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 18 votes)

Portrayal of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. Andrea Dunbar wrote honestly and unflinchingly about her upbringing on the notorious Buttershaw Estate in Bradford and was described as ‘a genius straight from the slums.’ When she died tragically at the age of 29 in 1990, Lorraine was just ten years old. The Arbor revisits the Buttershaw Estate where Dunbar grew up, thirty years on from her original play, telling the powerful true story of the playwright and her daughter Lorraine. Also aged 29, Lorraine had become ostracised from her mother’s family and was in prison undergoing rehab. Re-introduced to her mother’s plays and letters, the film follows Lorraine’s personal journey as she reflects on her own life and begins to understand the struggles her mother faced.

Directed by Clio Barnard

Funny Cow(2018)

1h 43min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.

Directed by Adrian Shergold

The Black Phone 2(2025)

Untitled sequel to The Black Phone (2022).

A Lover's Revenge(2005)

2.1/5 (with 4 votes)

In Philadelphia, the psychologist Dr. Liz Manners is the host of the WLOR Talk Radio Show giving advices about relationships to her audience. When she suggests to her listener Sara Jane to leave her abusive and obsessive husband Kyle Lundstrom, Sara runs away home chased by Kyle and is hit by a car, immediately dying. The psychopath Kyle decides to use his money to destroy Dr. Manners' life, and assuming the fake identity of the investor James, he meets her husband Rob and poisons her marriage.

Directed by Douglas Jackson

Waru(2017)

1h 28min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 4 votes)

Eight Māori female directors have each contributed a sequence to this powerful and challenging feature which unfolds around the tangi of a small boy who died at the hands of his caregiver.

Directed by Ainsley Gardiner, Awanui Simich-Pene

I Was Lorena Bobbitt(2020)

1h 27min | Drama, TV Movie
2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

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.

The Opponent(2001)

1h 30min | Drama, Action
2.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Patty Sullivan (Erica Eleniak) is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by taking boxing lessons to better protect herself when her boyfriend becomes violent. Patty soon learns she has some talent for boxing and sets her sights on competing in a professional fight. More is on the line than just the woman's title.

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