Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "emotional-manipulation"

1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Chukwudi Iwuji, Bradley Cooper, Pom Klementieff

Votes: 381,370 | Gross: $359.00M

2. Gone Girl (2014)

R | 149 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry

Votes: 1,068,452 | Gross: $167.77M

3. The Help (2011)

PG-13 | 146 min | Drama

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

Director: Tate Taylor | Stars: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard

Votes: 493,188 | Gross: $169.71M

4. Gentlemen Broncos (2009)

PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

A teenager attends a fantasy writers' convention where he discovers his idea has been stolen by an established novelist.

Director: Jared Hess | Stars: Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Mike White, John Baker

Votes: 12,425 | Gross: $0.11M

5. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Romance

Benjamin Barry is an advertising executive and ladies' man who, to win a big campaign, bets that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days.

Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Kathryn Hahn

Votes: 270,361 | Gross: $105.81M

6. Enemy at the Gates (2001)

R | 131 min | Action, Drama, War

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Jude Law, Ed Harris, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz

Votes: 277,766 | Gross: $51.40M

7. Blades of Glory (2007)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Sport

In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men's single competition. Presently, however, they've found a loophole that will allow them to qualify as a pairs team.

Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck | Stars: Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett

Votes: 177,798 | Gross: $118.59M

8. Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

R | 119 min | Drama, Romance

A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz

Votes: 75,187 | Gross: $34.70M

9. Drop Dead Fred (1991)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood.

Director: Ate de Jong | Stars: Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson

Votes: 31,461 | Gross: $43.88M

10. The Croods: A New Age (2020)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The prehistoric family the Croods are challenged by a rival family the Bettermans, who claim to be better and more evolved.

Director: Joel Crawford | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener

Votes: 53,075 | Gross: $58.57M

11. Smooth Talk (1985)

PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A free-spirited 15-year-old girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the Northern California suburbs and must prepare herself for the frightening and traumatic consequences.

Director: Joyce Chopra | Stars: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Margaret Welsh

Votes: 3,398 | Gross: $0.02M

12. The Shape of Things (2003)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A quiet, unassuming man begins to change in a major way as a result of meeting a new, art-student girlfriend, and his friends are unsettled by the transformation.

Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Paul Rudd, Rachel Weisz, Gretchen Mol, Frederick Weller

Votes: 11,884 | Gross: $0.73M

13. Tamara Drewe (2010)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Roger Allam

Votes: 22,659 | Gross: $0.56M

14. Pretty Persuasion (2005)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.

Director: Marcos Siega | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods, David Wagner

Votes: 10,823 | Gross: $0.31M

15. Dev.D (2009)

Not Rated | 144 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After breaking up with his childhood sweetheart, a young man finds solace in drugs. Meanwhile, a teenage girl is caught in the world of prostitution. Will they be destroyed, or will they find redemption?

Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill, Kalki Koechlin, Dibyendu Bhattacharya

Votes: 32,265 | Gross: $0.01M

16. Angel Eyes (1993)

R | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A troubled teenager wants no one coming between her and her stepfather--which, unknown to him, is why she murdered her mother. Now "dad" has a new girlfriend, who has no idea how much trouble she will soon be in.

Director: Gary Graver | Stars: Erik Estrada, John Phillip Law, Monique Gabrielle, Raven

Votes: 357

17. Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991)

R | 111 min | Drama, Romance

In 1958 California, a teenage girl goes to work as a prostitute in a high-class brothel after the death of her father.

Director: Zalman King | Stars: Nina Siemaszko, Wendy Hughes, Tom Skerritt, Robert Davi

Votes: 1,877 | Gross: $0.57M

18. Feed (2005)

Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

A cybercrime investigator tracks a man suspected of force-feeding women to death.

Director: Brett Leonard | Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Patrick Thompson, Gabby Millgate, Jack Thompson

Votes: 6,076

19. The World of Kanako (2014)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

As former detective Akikazu searches for his missing daughter, Kanako, he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life.

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroya Shimizu

Votes: 5,899 | Gross: $0.02M

20. Omkara (2006)

Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A politically-minded enforcer's misguided trust in his lieutenant leads him to suspect his wife of infidelity in this adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Othello'.

Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma

Votes: 22,123 | Gross: $0.79M

21. Untold Scandal (2003)

124 min | Drama

In late 1700s Korea, Lady Cho challenges the playboy Lord Jo-won into seducing and sleeping with her husband's coming young, virgin concubine. Lady Cho agrees to sleep with him if he succeeds.

Director: Je-yong Lee | Stars: Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Mi-sook, Bae Yong-jun, Jo Hyeon-jae

Votes: 2,693 | Gross: $0.06M

22. Jesus Camp (2006)

PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary

A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.

Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Mike Papantonio, Lou Engle, Becky Fischer, Ted Haggard

Votes: 28,781 | Gross: $0.90M

23. Top Sensation (1969)

X | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Hoping to sway her unbalanced son into losing his virginity, an oil baroness takes him and several of her decadent friends on a cruise, culminating in an orgy of lust and murder.

Director: Ottavio Alessi | Stars: Maud Belleroche, Maurizio Bonuglia, Edwige Fenech, Ruggero Miti

Votes: 716

24. Murderous Intent (2006)

PG-13 | 110 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

A forensic psychologist (Collette) is tasked with determining whether or not a minor should face murder charges for killing his schoolmate.

Director: Gregory Read | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Sturridge, Toni Collette, Richard Roxburgh

Votes: 5,512

25. .45 (2006)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A woman hatches a plan for revenge after seeking independence from her drug-dealing boyfriend.

Director: Gary Lennon | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Angus Macfadyen, Stephen Dorff, Aisha Tyler

Votes: 8,887

26. Remember My Name (1978)

R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller

Just released from prison, a young woman arrives in town to "start a new life", but soon begins stalking a married construction worker for no apparent reason, turning his life inside out and eventually terrorizing him and his wife.

Director: Alan Rudolph | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Perkins, Moses Gunn, Berry Berenson

Votes: 1,677

27. The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008)

PG | 96 min | Drama, Family

In 1970, 75-year-old Jonathan Sperry starts mentoring three boys--Dustin, Albert, and Mark--to follow the Lord.

Director: Rich Christiano | Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Jansen Panettiere, Robert Guillaume, Frankie Ryan Manriquez

Votes: 1,628 | Gross: $1.36M

28. Glass House: The Good Mother (2006 Video)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Young siblings Abby and Ethan are adopted by outwardly perfect parents Eve and Raymond Goode, only to find that that their new guardian's remote mansion is far from the idyllic abode that it initially appears to be.

Director: Steve Antin | Stars: Angie Harmon, Joel Gretsch, Jordan Danger, Bobby Coleman

Votes: 2,828

29. The Atticus Institute (2015)

TV-14 | 83 min | Horror

When the US government attempts to weaponize the power of a possessed woman, they soon discover that there are forces that exist in this world that simply cannot be controlled.

Director: Chris Sparling | Stars: Rya Kihlstedt, William Mapother, Sharon Maughan, Harry Groener

Votes: 9,343

30. Only Love (1998 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 215 min | Drama, Romance

Nico Rinaldi gets Dr. Matthew Heller to see his wife Silvia, born D'Alessandro, privately, about a tumor. This stirs doc's memory how they met 15 years before, as young medical idealists, ... See full summary »

Director: John Erman | Stars: Marisa Tomei, Rob Morrow, Mathilda May, Jeroen Krabbé

Votes: 593

31. The Formula (2014)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

"The Formula" is the story of Quinn and Graham, two engineering students who discover a mathematical formula to pick up women with ease. Quinn is a hopeless romantic who falls head over ... See full summary »

Directors: Thomas Beecher, Joe Clarke | Stars: Brandon Baker, Mike Schminke, Sasha Jackson, Reginald VelJohnson

Votes: 756

32. In Dark Places (1997)

R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller

Chapelle, a sexy and mysterious painter, uses the art of seduction to pit her half-brother and his best friend against each other in an act of revenge against her abusive father. A dangerous love triangle ensues.

Director: James C.E. Burke | Stars: Joan Severance, Bryan Kestner, John Vargas, Suzanne Turner

Votes: 233

33. Lord Love a Duck (1966)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A bright satirical comedy about an innocent high school girl granted her wishes by a student prodigy. A broad satire of teenage culture in the sixties, its targets ranging from progressive education to beach movies.

Director: George Axelrod | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright, Martin West

Votes: 1,816

34. Blue Car (2002)

R | 96 min | Drama

A troubled young woman is encouraged by a teacher to enter a poetry contest.

Director: Karen Moncrieff | Stars: David Strathairn, Agnes Bruckner, Margaret Colin, Frances Fisher

Votes: 3,701 | Gross: $0.46M

35. Hollywood Sex Wars (2011)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy

The adventures of three friends as they struggle and eventually learn how to dress better, talk smoother, and add a lot more women to their "weekly rotation" in the Hollywood dating scene.

Director: Paul Sapiano | Stars: Mario Diaz, Eli Jane, Jenae Altschwager, Dominique Purdy

Votes: 4,569

36. Pandora's Box (2002)

R | 103 min | Drama, Thriller

Mia DuBois (Calhoun) is a walking cliché--a successful therapist with an unsuccessful marriage. Her husband, Victor (St. John), is more interested in working on his laptop than on her. So ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Hardy | Stars: Chrystale Wilson, Tyson Beckford, Joey Lawrence, Jon Kohler

Votes: 774 | Gross: $0.04M

37. Trois 3: The Escort (2004 Video)

R | 95 min | Drama, Thriller

When a hip-hop promoter is bailed out of a hefty debt by a club owner, he becomes one of her call boys and nearly loses his life in the process.

Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Brian White, Patrice Fisher, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Chris Richardson

Votes: 497

38. Too Late Blues (1961)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Music

Ghost is an ideological musician who would rather play his blues in the park to the birds than compromise himself. However, when he meets and falls in love with beautiful singer Jess ... See full summary »

Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Bobby Darin, Stella Stevens, Everett Chambers, Nick Dennis

Votes: 1,530

39. Why We Fight (2005)

PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary, History, War

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.

Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Gore Vidal, John McCain, Ken Adelman, John Ashcroft

Votes: 10,233 | Gross: $1.44M

40. Comic Book Villains (2002 Video)

R | 92 min | Comedy

A guy dies after collecting comic books for decades. His mom inherits them and she ain't selling. Owners of 2 comic book stores want the collection. Their scheming gets ever more desperate.

Director: James Robinson | Stars: Donal Logue, Cary Elwes, Michael Rapaport, Natasha Lyonne

Votes: 2,417

41. Innocents (2000)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A French musician, on his way from NYC to Seattle, meets a nurse and her sister in N.Dakota. The cute sisters join him in the repaired Volvo. The area has had a series of roadside murders and killings follow them.

Director: Gregory Marquette | Stars: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Keith David, Kent Allen, Connie Nielsen

Votes: 644

42. Lyubi ikh vsekh (2019)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

She always has a plan. For each one. Each has its own name. One needs Faith. To another - Hope. And Love to almost everyone. She has a special approach to each of the men. But they always ... See full summary »

Director: Mariya Agranovich | Stars: Alyona Mikhaylova, Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Sergey Garmash, Aleksandra Kiseleva

Votes: 293

43. Jigyaasa (I) (2006)

Not Rated | 147 min | Drama

Determined to be a star, Jigyaasa offers her body to win the affections of influential producers and celebrities. But when showbiz success finally comes, is the price too great?

Director: Faisal Saif | Stars: Nassar Abdulla, Rakesh Bedi, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Jaya Bhattacharya

Votes: 283

44. Blind Turn (2012)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Samantha Holt is forced to confront her dark secrets when she is kidnapped and held prisoner by a man from her past out for revenge.

Director: Robert Orr | Stars: Rachel Boston, Jay Dee Walters, John Gabriel Rodriquez, Christian Stokes

Votes: 143

45. Ritual (2000)

78 min | Drama

Sensing there is something terribly wrong at home, a young man drops out of college and tries to 'fix' his family.

Director: Stanley Bennett Clay | Stars: Clarence Williams III, Denise Nicholas, Shawn Michael Howard, Angelle Brooks

Votes: 101

46. Nice Guys Sleep Alone (1999)

R | 92 min | Romance, Comedy

A young man in Louisville sees his dating failures are related to his always being nice. All of his dates end up going with the rude, obnoxious guys. Deciding to change his ways, he goes ... See full summary »

Director: Stu Pollard | Stars: Michael Greene, Sean O'Bryan, Susannah Cranage, Blake Steury

Votes: 575

47. Unfelt

Drama, Thriller | Completed

A desperate woman must escape the clutches of a psychopath, with the help of one of his personal bodyguards she orchestrates a plan to run away from him.

Director: Lorenzo Antonucci | Stars: Timothy V. Murphy, Lorenzo Antonucci, Porscha Coleman, Karmel Bortoleti

48. Apradh (1972)

Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Thriller, Romance

While in Germany, gorgeous looking Rita, who belongs to a gang of thieves, cons a jeweler into parting with a very expensive necklace, and is on the run from the police. She hitches a ride ... See full summary »

Director: Feroz Khan | Stars: Feroz Khan, Mumtaz Askari, Prem Chopra, Faryal

Votes: 90

49. Joshû ori (1983)

68 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

An inmate attempts to escape from prison and is confronted by the guard.

Director: Masaru Konuma | Stars: Mina Asami, Ryoko Watanabe, Nami Matsukawa, Shigeru Muroi

Votes: 183

50. Lip Service (1999 Video)

R | 80 min | Action, Crime

A worried fiance hires the Lip Service private detective agency to find out, whether his bride, an adult-film actress, got involved with one of her co-star emotionally.

Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Susan Featherly, Zoe Paul, Elina Madison, Venessa Blair

Votes: 145