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1. Martyrs (2008)
R | 99 min | Horror
A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
Director: Pascal Laugier | Stars: Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin
Votes: 106,759
2. The Evil Dead (1981)
NC-17 | 85 min | Horror
Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker
Votes: 232,766 | Gross: $2.40M
3. The Seasoning House (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Sold at a brothel deep in the woods to work as a caretaker, a hapless deaf girl must summon the courage to fight for her life.
Director: Paul Hyett | Stars: Rosie Day, Sean Pertwee, Kevin Howarth, Anna Walton
Votes: 11,073
4. The Woman (I) (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy.
Director: Lucky McKee | Stars: Pollyanna McIntosh, Brandon Gerald Fuller, Lauren Ashley Carter, Chris Krzykowski
Votes: 25,884
5. Martyrs (2015)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.
Directors: Kevin Goetz, Michael Goetz | Stars: Troian Bellisario, Bailey Noble, Kate Burton, Caitlin Carmichael
Votes: 6,934
6. Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985 Video)
42 min | Short, Horror
Late at night, a woman is kidnapped by an unknown assailant and taken back to his blood-spattered dungeon, where he turns her into a "flower of blood and flesh" through a series of dismemberment and evisceration.
Director: Hideshi Hino | Stars: Hiroshi Tamura, Kirara Yûgao, Anja Blagojevic
Votes: 4,495
7. Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment (1985 Video)
Unrated | 43 min | Short, Horror
A duo of guys capture and brutally torture a young girl to the point of piercing her retina.
Director: Satoru Ogura
Votes: 4,196
8. Megalomaniac (2022)
100 min | Horror
Megalomaniac questions the invisible line between victim and executioner and how it is crossed. A film about the weight of patriarchy and the illusion of Manichaeism.
Director: Karim Ouelhaj | Stars: Eline Schumacher, Benjamin Ramon, Hélène Moor, Wim Willaert
Votes: 990
9. Bijitâ Q (2001)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ken'ichi Endô, Shungiku Uchida, Kazushi Watanabe, Jun Mutô
Votes: 17,076
10. Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who kidnapped and forced her into prostitution.
Director: Bo Arne Vibenius | Stars: Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Despina Tomazani, Per-Axel Arosenius
Votes: 8,539
11. The New York Ripper (1982)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Jack Hedley, Almanta Suska, Howard Ross, Andrea Occhipinti
Votes: 12,517
12. House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
91 min | Horror, Thriller
Two low-life punks invite themselves to a party at a posh villa and after being taunted by their snobbish hosts, hold everyone hostage and subject them to various forms of torture and mayhem.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: David Hess, Annie Belle, Christian Borromeo, Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Votes: 5,954
13. Women in Cages (1971)
R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama
American women prisoners in a foreign country. Sex and action.
Director: Gerardo de Leon | Stars: Judith Brown, Roberta Collins, Jennifer Gan, Pam Grier
Votes: 1,945
14. The Burning Bed (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An abused battered wife has had enough of her husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Director: Robert Greenwald | Stars: Farrah Fawcett, Paul Le Mat, Richard Masur, Grace Zabriskie
Votes: 3,450
15. Snuff 102 (2007)
Unrated | 105 min | Horror, Thriller
A young reporter fascinated by the urban legend of snuff movies gets more than she bargained for when her deep research begins.
Director: Mariano Peralta | Stars: Andrea Alfonso, Julián Alfonzo, Rodrigo Bianco, Nicolás Blanco
Votes: 1,169
16. The Nun (2013)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama
1760s France. Suzanne is shocked when her bourgeois family sends her to a convent. There she faces oppression and torment, leading her to fight back and expose the dehumanizing effect of cloistered life.
Director: Guillaume Nicloux | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Isabelle Huppert, Louise Bourgoin, Martina Gedeck
Votes: 1,994
17. Dangerous Intentions (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A man stalks his wife and child when they leave for an abused women's shelter.
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Stars: Donna Mills, Corbin Bernsen, Allison Hossack, Sheila Larken
Votes: 585
18. Bundy Reborn (2012)
Unrated | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
David O'Hara is a troubled medical student who kidnaps, rapes and murders women. He impregnates his victim, Melissa, in an attempt to replace his lost family. When Melissa escapes, he goes on a murderous rampage to get his family back.
Director: Matthan Harris | Stars: Matthan Harris, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Doug Bradley
Votes: 209
19. Inferno of Torture (1969)
18+ | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Two highly skilled tattoo artists clash as the demand for tattooed geishas rises to satisfy European clients.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Masumi Tachibana, Asao Koike, Yumiko Katayama
Votes: 633
20. If Someone Had Known (1995 TV Movie)
80 min | Biography, Drama
A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Kellie Martin, Kevin Dobson, Linda Kelsey, Ivan Sergei
Votes: 533
21. Chronicle of a Serial Killer (2020)
99 min | Thriller
What goes through the mind of a serial killer as he meticulously plots his crimes, researching his victims and entrapping them while they are none the wiser?
Director: Steve Stanulis | Stars: Steve Stanulis, Dominique Swain, Brendan Sexton III, DMX
Votes: 4,467
22. Lord of Darkness (2012)
R | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean and his murderous, inbred family are responsible for over a thousand murders over the centuries.
Director: Ricky Wood | Stars: David Hayman, Samuel Feeney, Gavin Mitchell, William Houston
Votes: 1,379
23. Children of War (2014)
160 min | Drama, History, War
Would you go to war for peace? A war child's search for acceptance and a nation inundated in blood.
Director: Mrityunjay Devvrat | Stars: Farooq Shaikh, Victor Banerjee, Pawan Malhotra, Indraneil Sengupta
Votes: 1,283
24. Yana-Wara (2023)
104 min | Drama, Mystery
The communal justice system accuses Don Evaristo, 80 years old, for the murder of his granddaughter Yana-Wara, 13 years old. During the hearing, everyone learns the tragic story of this ... See full summary »
Directors: Tito Catacora, Óscar Catacora | Stars: Luz Diana Mamami, Cecilio Quispe, José D. Calisaya, Juan Choquehuanca
Votes: 64
25. Dangerous Child (2001 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 91 min | Drama
A divorced mother faces the bitter irony of being suspected of child abuse when in fact her own teen son is taking verbal and physical swipes at her.
Director: Graeme Campbell | Stars: Delta Burke, Ryan Merriman, Vyto Ruginis, Marc Donato
Votes: 646
26. Colleen Stan: The Girl in the Box (2016 TV Movie)
Documentary, Drama
In the first hour of the two-part back-to-back special, Colleen Stan: The Girl in the Box, kidnapping survivor Colleen Stan tells the story of her seven-year ordeal. Abducted by a sadistic ... See full summary »
Director: Sean Turrell | Stars: Chris Hatcher, Stephanie Herrera, Cameron Hooker, Greg Lefevre
Votes: 63
27. Donna Stronger Than Pretty (III) (2020)
110 min | Drama
A young mother's "American Dream" turns into a living nightmare, until she finds the inner strength to listen to a voice she hadn't heard before: her own.
Director: Jaret Martino | Stars: Kate Amundsen, Anthony Ficco, Britton Hose, Catherine Nastasi
Votes: 532
28. Whirlpool of Fate (1925)
TV-PG | 71 min | Drama, Romance
After her father's death and her uncle having drunk all the inheritance, Virginia is left alone. She is accepted by a family of bohemians but a quarrel between the bohemians and the ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Catherine Hessling, Charlotte Clasis, Pierre Champagne, Maurice Touzé
Votes: 692
29. Noura's Dream (2019)
92 min | Drama
With her abusive husband in jail and a coveted divorce pending, hardworking Noura can almost grasp a happy, new life with lover Lassaad - but when the best-laid plans are upended, Noura must tap her unshakable will to fulfill her dream.
Director: Hinde Boujemaa | Stars: Hind Sabri, Lotfi Abdelli, Hakim Boumsaoudi, Imen Cherif
Votes: 458
30. No Abras la Puerta (2014–2015)
60 min | Drama
After years of being assaulted, Isabel is torn between her abuser and a new man with good feelings.
Stars: Luz Valdivieso, Gonzalo Valenzuela, Matías Oviedo, Camila Hirane
Votes: 31
31. Moxina (2012)
Unrated | 16 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
In the winter of 2008, two climbers encountered the Taiwanese legendary monster Moxina (a.k.a. Mô-sîn-á) at the evil mountain Wuzhishan. Ryota Nakanishi presents sixteen minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.
Director: Ryota Nakanishi | Stars: Mario Bava, Pengquang Chen, Shunji Chen, Sean S. Cunningham
Votes: 766
32. Beast (I) (2009)
15 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A young boy watches as his mother suffers under the domestic abuse of his father. One day he decides to force a confrontation.
Director: Lars Pedersen | Stars: Anne Louise Hassing, Lars Bom, Frederik Tingsø, Kenzô
Votes: 84
33. T.P.O. (2016)
76 min | Drama
MIGUEL is an abusive husband to TERESA, a former town-beauty queen. They have an eight-year old son, JR. Their small family lives with Miguel's parents. The family is shattered by the ... See full summary »
Director: Joselito Altarejos | Stars: Oliver Aquino, Mara Lopez, Micko Laurente, Dexter Doria
Votes: 66
34. WWF Backlash (2000 TV Special)
180 min | Sport
A World Wrestling Federaton Pay-Per-View with the following matches: WWF Tag-Team Championships: Edge & Christian vs. X-Pac & Road Dogg with Tori; WWF Light-Heavyweight Championship: Dean ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Paul Levesque, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho
Votes: 394
35. Alma (1998)
94 min | Documentary
Director: Ruth Leitman | Stars: Kaitlyn Keelin, RuPaul, Alma Thorpe, James Thorpe
Votes: 32
36. Chile: Hasta Cuando? (1986)
57 min | Documentary
Filmmakers enters Chile in 1985, one of the cruelest years of Augusto Pinochet right-wing military dictatorship. With the excuse of documenting religion and Viña del Mar Festival, they witness the truth about Chile under Pinochet.
Director: David Bradbury | Stars: Salvador Allende, Marion Campbell, John Denver, Berta Echegoyen
Votes: 59
37. Wastelander-Alternate Edit (2017)
88 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Rhyous travels from one desolate area to another, forced to defend himself every step of the way while seeking clues to the whereabouts of something deemed "Eden".
Director: Angelo Lopes | Stars: Brendan Guy Murphy, Carol Cardenas, Jon Proudstar, David Morden
38. Sin by Silence (I) (2009)
Documentary
From behind prison walls, SIN BY SILENCE reveals the lives of extraordinary women who advocate for a future free from domestic violence. Inside the California Institution for Women, the ... See full summary »
Director: Olivia Klaus | Stars: LaVelma Byrd, Brenda Clubine, Glenda Crosley, Joanne Marchetti
Votes: 26
39. Wait Until Dark: A Look in the Dark (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 9 min | Documentary, Short
A behind-the-scenes look at 1967's "Wait Until Dark," featuring interviews with actor Alan Arkin, and the film's producer Mel Ferrer.
Stars: Alan Arkin, Mel Ferrer, Richard Crenna, Jack Weston
Votes: 21
40. The Smile of a Monster (2017)
36 min | Short, Drama
A drama and psychological thriller that presents the harsh reality of domestic violence, and the consequences of being pushed too far when there's nowhere left to go.
Directors: Diemiruaye Deniran, Hope Hollinsworth Coaxum | Stars: Omar Alcantara, Shanay Cook, Leslieann Eccles, Kyle Moore
42. The Handyman (TV Movie)
Drama | Announced
An African woman, desperate and abandoned by her polygamous husband, comes to town to find him, but instead finds her own identity through a chance encounter with a stranger. An Easter story from Africa.
43. Det starka könet (1983)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Five women appear openly and tell about how they were abused and what it meant for their perception of themselves and men.
Director: Bengt Wendin | Stars: Birgitta Alexius, Margareta Bergström, Lotta Insulander-Lindh, Jonny Johnsson
44. Neden Olmasin? (2019)
10 min | Short, Crime, Mystery
Today, people can communicate and meet without knowing each other because of the point where technology has come. Here, on the evening of an ordinary day, a man and a woman decide to meet. Their purposes are as different as themselves.
Director: Bugra Mert Alkayalar | Stars: Ceyda Çinar Onbul, Zeki Akin, Bunyamin Kutluca, Serhat Onbul
Votes: 8
45.
Ang probinsyano (2015–2022)
Episode:
Kasamaan
(2022)
TV-14 | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Directors: Albert Langitan, Coco Martin, Malu Sevilla, Mark Kevin A. De Vela, John Prats, Jeffrey Sonora | Stars: Coco Martin, Susan Roces, Tommy Abuel, Angel Aquino
46.
Ang probinsyano (2015–2022)
Episode:
Magpanggap
(2022)
TV-14 | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Directors: Albert Langitan, Coco Martin, Malu Sevilla, Mark Kevin A. De Vela, John Prats, Jeffrey Sonora | Stars: Coco Martin, Susan Roces, Tommy Abuel, Angel Aquino
47.
Law & Order (1990– )
Episode:
Impossible Dream
(2022)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The COO of a major tech company is found murdered in Central Park. Price and Maroun work to untangle a web of deceit to expose a cunning narcissist.
Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy
Votes: 470
48.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Oathkeeper
(2014)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Jaime entrusts a task to Brienne. Daenerys frees Meereen. Jon is given permission to lead a group of Night's Watchmen to Craster's Keep. Bran and company are taken hostage.
Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke
Votes: 32,376
49.
The Conversation (2017– )
Episode #1.11
(2018 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Andrew Klavan