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Forrest Gump(1994)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 22min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
4.3/5 (with 12,194 votes)

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

12 Years a Slave(2013)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 14min | Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 5,107 votes)

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

Killer Joe(2011)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 42min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
3.3/5 (with 615 votes)

A cop who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister.

The Magdalene Sisters(2002)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 59min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 173 votes)

Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly caught flirting with the boys. All have to work in a laundry under the strict supervision of the nuns, who break their wills through sadistic punishment.

Enough(2002)

FSK: 12+ years
| 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.

Baby Boy(2001)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 10min | Crime, Drama, Romance / Love, Thriller
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.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1941)

3.3/5 (with 70 votes)

Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

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

FSK: 12+ years
| 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.

Radio Flyer(1992)

1h 54min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 84 votes)

A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.

Mortal Thoughts(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 44min | Mystery, Thriller, Drama
2.9/5 (with 75 votes)

A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat. But because he's such a terrible human being, police aren't sure which of his acquaintances decided to kill him.

Holiday(2018)

FSK: 18+ years
| 1h 33min | Drama, Crime
2.7/5 (with 46 votes)

Sascha, the young and beautiful trophy girlfriend of a Danish drug lord, arrives at his holiday villa in the seaside town of Bodrum, on the Turkish Riviera, where she is welcomed into his inner circle. Under the summer sun, she lives a carefree dream of luxury and fun until she meets Tomas, a Dutch traveler trying to discover himself.

Minding the Gap(2018)

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
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Mom(2017)

2h 27min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 89 votes)

After her stepdaughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked free.

Directed by Ravi Udyawar - With Sridevi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sajal Aly

El Amarre(2021)

1h 17min | Horror
3.5/5 (with 45 votes)

A woman has a crush with a coworker and makes a ritual to make him fall in love with her, but things got a little out of hand when she messes with forces no one can control.

Directed by Tamae Garateguy

Surviving Picasso(1996)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 5min | Drama, Romance / Love
2.9/5 (with 40 votes)

The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.

Memoirs of a French Whore(1979)

1h 47min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 10 votes)

Marie is nineteen and bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets the charismatic and beautiful Gerard. Blinded by adoration, Mary decides to leave her parents and her clerk job to live with the man she considers as the love of her life. But Gerard is a pimp, who soon forces her into prostitution. From within homes to out on the streets, the young woman gradually discovers a world of decay and violence.

Directed by Daniel Duval - With Miou-Miou, Maria Schneider, Niels Arestrup, Albert Dray, Béatrice Champanier, Benjamin Simon, ...

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women(2003)

1h 39min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 8 votes)

A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...

Directed by Manish Jha - With Tulip Joshi

Aida(1953)

1h 35min | Drama, Music
2.5/5 (with 4 votes)

This Italian film version of Verdi's opera stars Sophia Loren on the screen, with Renata Tebaldi providing the vocals.

Directed by Clemente Fracassi - With Sophia Loren, Renata Tebaldi, Lois Maxwell, Ebe Stignani, Giuseppe Campora, Afro Poli, ...

Every Breath She Takes(2023)

3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

After suffering years of mental abuse from her husband, Jules thinks she's finally free when a physical struggle ends in a fire that takes his life. However, she's soon pushed to the edge as she starts to believe she's seeing him at every turn.

90 Feet from Home(2019)

2h 6min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A former, troubled Major League Baseball player returns home to confront his abusive step-father.

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.

Chronicle of a Boy Alone(1965)

1h 19min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 14 votes)

The story of a delinquent eleven-year-old orphan in fascist Argentina.

Hope(2015)

9min | Drama, Mystery
4.3/5 (with 1 vote)

Claudia Recher is a young woman who has lived a horrible situation. Her sense of reality becomes an illusion as she struggles to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked life. The last witness of innocence and her internal conflicts.

Intimate Strangers(1977)

1h 37min | Drama, TV Movie
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The pressures of problems at home and at work are taking a tremendous toll on a middle-aged husband, and he begins to take it out on his wife.

Woman Prisoner No. 407 II(1976)

1.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Japan conquers China just before WW2 starts. Chinese women are captured and placed in concentration camps, where they are tortured and humiliated. Some try to escape incurring enormous risks, and death if they fail.

Between Two Women(1937)

1h 28min | Romance / Love, Drama
2.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Allen Meighan, an intern, assures himself residency at 'General Hospital', when he saves the life of a man trapped in an explosion. Allen is in love with student nurse, Claire Donahue, and she with him, but, she is married to Tom a physically abusive husband.

Directed by George B. Seitz - With Franchot Tone

Just My Imagination(2017)

3min | Drama

A young woman struggles to recover from an ex-lover's attack. Escaping through books and imagination, she wanders around her favorite park to seek solace.

Exanimationes Incidamus(2023)

1min | Drama

Photographic story of abuse in a couple.

After the Ball Was Over(1969)

1h 2min | Drama
0.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A woman goes to a psychiatrist to find out about the strange dreams she's been having. It turns out that they're not dreams at all, but a plot by her husband to get her money and kill her.

Talia(2017)

21min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Talia is a 13-year-old girl who dreams of becoming a boxer. But there is an obstacle more difficult to overcome than a boxing ring: to live with an abuser.

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