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Raging Bull(1980)

16
| 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.

Inland Empire(2006)

K-16
| 3h | Mystery, Drama, Horror
3.5/5 (with 493 votes)

An actress’s perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed.

Sleeping with the Enemy(1991)

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.

Lost Highway(1997)

K-16
| 2h 14min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 1,187 votes)

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

Enough(2002)

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.

Sommersby(1993)

3.2/5 (with 157 votes)

Set in the South just after the US Civil War, Laurel Sommersby is just managing to work the farm without her husband, believed killed in battle. By all accounts, Jack Sommersby was not a pleasant man, thus when he suddenly returns, Laurel has mixed emotions. It appears that Jack has changed a great deal, leading some people to believe that this is not actually Jack but an imposter. Laurel herself is unsure, but willing to take the man into her home, and perhaps later into her heart.

The Color Purple(1985)

2h 34min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 725 votes)

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.

A Streetcar Named Desire(1951)

2h 5min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 584 votes)

A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans.

3-Iron(2004)

3.9/5 (with 493 votes)

A young man, whose only possession is a motorcycle, spends his time riding around the city looking for empty apartments. After finding one, he hangs out for a while, fixing himself something to eat, washing laundry or making small repairs in return. He always tries to leave before the owners get back but in one ostensibly empty mansion he meets the abused wife of a rich man and she escapes with him.

Directed by Kim Ki-duk - With Jae-hui, Lee Seung-yeon, Joo Jin-mo, Park Ji-a, Choi Jeong-ho, Lee Joo-suk, ...

The Piano(1993)

1h 56min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 632 votes)

After a long voyage from Scotland, pianist Ada McGrath and her young daughter, Flora, are left with all their belongings, including a piano, on a New Zealand beach. Ada, who has been mute since childhood, has been sold into marriage to a local man named Alisdair Stewart. Making little attempt to warm up to Alisdair, Ada soon becomes intrigued by his Maori-friendly acquaintance, George Baines, leading to tense, life-altering conflicts.

Once Were Warriors(1994)

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.

Diabolique(1996)

1h 47min | Mystery, Thriller, Horror
2.7/5 (with 121 votes)

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.

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Not Without My Daughter(1991)

1h 56min | Drama, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 124 votes)

An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.

As It Is in Heaven(2004)

3.6/5 (with 69 votes)

A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.

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"...

Star 80(1983)

1h 43min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 49 votes)

Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.

Secret Superstar(2017)

2h 30min | Drama, Music
3.8/5 (with 66 votes)

A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.

Directed by Advait Chandan - With Zaira Wasim, Aamir Khan, Meher Vij, Raj Arjun, Shaan, Monali Thakur, ...

In Bed(2005)

3.2/5 (with 36 votes)

It all begins at a party in Santiago, Chile, when a seemingly innocent gesture -- the offer of a ride home -- ends in a passionate night of lovemaking and intense conversation for young singles Bruno and Daniela. Shacked up at a flea-bitten motel for a one-night stand, the pair lingers deep into the night, alternating between powerful physical encounters and an ever-deepening emotional connection.

Nil by Mouth(1997)

2h 8min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 50 votes)

The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. Raymond is generally a rough and even violent person, and that leads to problems in the life of the family.

Bis dass der Tod uns scheidet(2008)

1h 30min | Action, Drama, Thriller
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Podiak marriage are on vacation in a cruise. Suzanne, who is fed up of her husband mistreatment, decides to get out through overboard, leaving a goodbye lettre, but during her funeral her husband discover that she is not death.

Directed by Edzard Onneken

Love Games(2016)

2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

A pair of nymphomaniacs compete in seducing couples to sleep with them.

Directed by Vikram Bhatt - With Patralekha Paul

Je suis une berceuse(2020)

3min | Drama

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A Married Woman(1982)

1h 32min | Thriller, Drama, Mystery
2.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Irene is a young housewife and mother who tries to raise her young family, love her husband and keep her home all the while studying her masters' degree. Mario, her husband, is a good man, but he's tied by convention. When she has a strange mishap one day, her domestic life is catapulted in a whirl of horror and violence that will tear the fabric of her very existence apart.

Tengri: Blue Heavens(2008)

1h 36min | Drama
2.7/5 (with 2 votes)

- No description / details available yet. -