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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.

Blonde(2022)

NC-17
| 2h 46min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 590 votes)

From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.

Raging Bull(1980)

R
| 2h 9min | Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 1,896 votes)

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

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.

Dolores Claiborne(1995)

R
| 2h 12min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.7/5 (with 318 votes)

Dolores Claiborne was accused of killing her abusive husband twenty years ago, but the court's findings were inconclusive and she was allowed to walk free. Now she has been accused of killing her employer, Vera Donovan, and this time there is a witness who can place her at the scene of the crime. Things look bad for Dolores when her daughter Selena, a successful Manhattan magazine writer, returns to cover the story.

I, Tonya(2017)

R
| 2h | Drama
3.8/5 (with 2,594 votes)

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.

Enough(2002)

PG-13
| 1h 54min | Drama, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 489 votes)

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 possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child's safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.

L.A. Confidential(1997)

R
| 2h 18min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 2,110 votes)

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

The House of the Spirits(1993)

R
| 2h 20min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.5/5 (with 295 votes)

A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.

The Dunes(2019)

1h 28min | Thriller, Mystery, Drama
3.3/5 (with 1 vote)

When a domestic counselor's ex-wife attempts to move to the other side of the country with their son and new boyfriend, he decides to do whatever is necessary to keep it from happening.

Waitress(2007)

PG-13
| 1h 48min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 225 votes)

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.

Baby Boy(2001)

3.6/5 (with 128 votes)

The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.

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Once Were Warriors(1994)

R
| 1h 39min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 173 votes)

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

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

Murder at 1600(1997)

R
| 1h 47min | Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
3.0/5 (with 225 votes)

A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.

The Savages(2007)

1h 54min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 161 votes)

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

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

What's Love Got to Do with It(1993)

R
| 1h 58min | Drama, Music, History
3.5/5 (with 118 votes)

Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.

The Passion of Anna(1969)

R
| 1h 41min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 71 votes)

Andreas, a man struggling with the recent demise of his marriage and his own emotional isolation, befriends a married couple also in the midst of psychological turmoil. In turn he meets Anna, who is grieving the recent deaths of her husband and son. She appears zealous in her faith and steadfast in her search for truth, but gradually her delusions surface. Andreas and Anna pursue a love affair, but he is unable to overcome his feelings of deep humiliation and remains disconnected. Meanwhile, the island community is victimized by an unknown person committing acts of animal cruelty.

Daughter of Darkness(1993)

1h 36min | Thriller, Horror
3.0/5 (with 8 votes)

The police suspect a young teenager who was horrifically abused by her family and raped by her father of finally snapping and slaughtering them all.

Directed by Kai-Ming Lai - With Lily Chung

Boys on the Side(1995)

R
| 1h 55min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 93 votes)

After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh to pick up Jane's friend Holly, who is trying to escape an abusive relationship. With three distinct personalities, the women must overcome their differences to help one another.

Donnybrook(2018)

R
| 1h 41min | Drama, Crime
2.7/5 (with 41 votes)

An ex-marine who struggles to provide for his family and a violent drug dealer with an undefeated fighting record are determined to compete in the Donnybrook, a legendary, bare-knuckle brawl with a cash prize of $100,000.

The Strange Thing About the Johnsons(2011)

28min | Drama, Horror
3.5/5 (with 113 votes)

A dark domestic melodrama about the ties that bind and the ties that really bind.

Directed by Ari Aster

Heaven & Earth(1993)

R
| 2h 20min | History, War, Action, Drama
3.4/5 (with 104 votes)

Le Ly lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army, the village is all but destroyed. After being both brutalized and raped, Le Ly resolves to flee. She leaves for the city, surviving desperate situations, but surviving nonetheless. Eventually she meets a U.S. Marine named Steve Butler who treats her kindly and tells her he would like to be married -- maybe to her.

Take My Eyes(2003)

1h 49min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.6/5 (with 92 votes)

One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...

Montana Story(2022)

1h 53min | Drama
2.9/5 (with 11 votes)

Follows two estranged siblings as they return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved.

Directed by Scott McGehee - With Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague, Kimberly Norris Guerrero, Asivak Koostachin, Eugene Brave Rock

For Colored Girls(2010)

R
| 2h 14min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 31 votes)

About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

The Echo(2008)

3.1/5 (with 77 votes)

An ex-prisoner moves to an old apartment, where one gets to see in the middle of a domestic problem between a police officer, his wife and his daughter. When he tries to intervene, he will be caught in a mysterious curse.

A Second Chance(2014)

1h 43min | Thriller, Drama
3.3/5 (with 64 votes)

Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down with his beautiful wife and son; while Simon, recently divorced, spends most of his waking hours getting drunk at the local strip club. But all that changes when the two of them are called out to a domestic dispute between a junkie couple, caught in a vicious cycle of violence and drugs. It all looks very routine – until Andreas finds the couple's infant son, crying in a closet. The usually collected policeman finds himself confronted with his own powerlessness and is shaken to his core. As Andreas slowly loses his grip on justice, it suddenly becomes up to the unruly Simon to restore the balance between right and wrong.

Antonia's Line(1995)

R
| 1h 42min | Drama, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 51 votes)

After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.

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