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1. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Larry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.
Stars: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman
Votes: 148,475
2. The Great Gatsby (2013)
PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Romance
A writer and wall street trader, Nick Carraway, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire
Votes: 599,095 | Gross: $144.84M
3. The Rainmaker (1997)
PG-13 | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An underdog lawyer takes on a fraudulent insurance company.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, Claire Danes, Jon Voight
Votes: 83,145 | Gross: $45.86M
4. Serenity (I) (2019)
R | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A fishing boat captain juggles facing his mysterious past and finding himself ensnared in a reality where nothing is what it seems.
Director: Steven Knight | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Diane Lane, Jason Clarke
Votes: 45,591 | Gross: $8.55M
5. The Way (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
A father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the "El camino de Santiago," and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.
Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger, Yorick van Wageningen
Votes: 35,454 | Gross: $4.43M
6. Safe Haven (I) (2013)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders, David Lyons
Votes: 116,847 | Gross: $71.35M
7. The Bucket List (2007)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd
Votes: 260,403 | Gross: $93.47M
8. Gaslight (1944)
Passed | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ten years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a secret that may require driving his wife insane.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, May Whitty
Votes: 34,069
9. Nurse (2013)
R | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
By day, Abby Russell is a dedicated nurse, but by night, she lures cheating men to their brutal deaths and exposes them for who they really are.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski | Stars: Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Judd Nelson, Corbin Bleu
Votes: 11,491
10. The Stranger in Our Bed (2022)
90 min | Mystery, Thriller
An unhappily married woman leaves her husband for a lover who mysteriously disappears.
Director: Giles Alderson | Stars: Emily Berrington, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Samantha Bond, Nina Wadia
Votes: 1,095
11. 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: 3,460
12. W.E. (2011)
R | 119 min | Drama, History, Romance
The affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.
Director: Madonna | Stars: Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, Andrea Riseborough, Oscar Isaac
Votes: 13,647 | Gross: $0.58M
13. Herself (2020)
R | 97 min | Drama
A young mother escapes her abusive husband and fights back against a broken housing system. She sets out to build her own home and in the process rebuilds her life and re-discovers herself.
Director: Phyllida Lloyd | Stars: Molly McCann, Clare Dunne, Ruby Rose O'Hara, Ian Lloyd Anderson
Votes: 4,743
14. Miles Ahead (2015)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Music
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
Director: Don Cheadle | Stars: Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor, Michael Stuhlbarg
Votes: 10,581 | Gross: $2.61M
15. Locust (2014)
124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
First erotic thriller In Russia. Story starts with a summer fling between a provincial guy and a big-city girl. The holiday is over, the beauty returns to the city and receives a marriage ... See full summary »
Director: Egor Baranov | Stars: Anastasiya Akatova, Paulina Andreeva, Evgeniya Dmitrieva, Sergey Frolov
Votes: 708
16. Crimes of Passion: Escape from Terror - The Teresa Stamper Story (1995 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Teresa Walden-Stamper is happily married to her husband Paul Stamper and together they have one daughter Katie Stamper. The marriage seems happy until Paul starts abusing Teresa and becomes... See full summary »
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Adam Storke, Maria Pitillo, Brad Dourif, Tony Becker
Votes: 294
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: 586
18. Savage Attraction (I) (1983)
R | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
Horrific true tale set in late-1970s Australia and later West Germany about an abused wife who learns in horror that her sadistic German-born husband is actually a fanatical neo-Nazi.
Director: Frank Shields | Stars: Kerry Mack, Ralph Schicha, Gabriella Barraket, Judy Nunn
Votes: 387
19. Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
PG-13 | 84 min | Drama, Music
The lives of an English working-class family are told out of order in a free-associative manner. The first part, "Distant Voices", focuses on the father's role in the family. The second part, "Still Lives", focuses on his children.
Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Freda Dowie, Angela Walsh, Dean Williams
Votes: 5,190 | Gross: $0.69M
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: 536
21. Bettie Page Reveals All (2012)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography
The world's greatest pinup model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.
Director: Mark Mori | Stars: Bettie Page, Hugh Hefner, Olivia de Berardinis, Dita Von Teese
Votes: 1,634 | Gross: $0.10M
22. The Naked Street (1955)
Passed | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A mobster (Quinn) springs a condemned murderer (Granger) because he got his sister (Bancroft) pregnant.
Director: Maxwell Shane | Stars: Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, Peter Graves
Votes: 1,322
23. Inside Out (I) (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Families in an idyllic suburban neighborhood are taunted by a mysterious doctor who moves in to town and spins a web of psychological chaos that changes their lives forever.
Director: David Ogden | Stars: Eriq La Salle, Steven Weber, Russell Wong, Tyler Posey
Votes: 549
24. Mata Hari: The Naked Spy (2017)
78 min | Documentary
A 100 years ago, Mata Hari faced the firing squad as a convicted German spy. Was she a dangerous spy, whose boldness and sexuality threatened the establishment, or a victim entangled in a climate of blame and desperation as WWI dragged on?
Directors: Machiel Amorison, Susan Wolf | Stars: Florence Rapati, Thekla Reuten, Giorgi Abramishvili, Jawi Bakker
Votes: 96
25. Huff (2013)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
A maniacal killer tracks down three teenage runaways.
Director: Paul Morrell | Stars: Charlie O'Connell, Natasha Alam, Amber Marie Bollinger, Mayra Leal
Votes: 394
26. Deceptions II: Edge of Deception (1994)
R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
Since the death of his colleague, which was partly his fault, Lieutenant Nick Gentry lives a lonesome life. Reporter Joan wants to write a story about him, and seems to be interested in ... See full summary »
Director: George Mihalka | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Stephen Shellen, Jennifer Rubin, Wally Dalton
Votes: 156
27. América (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
While the setting of her Caribbean beach village seems picture-perfect, America's life is anything but peaceful. When their daughter runs away, America's abusive lover unleashes his rage ... See full summary »
Director: Sonia Fritz | Stars: Lymari Nadal, Yancey Arias, Rachel Ticotin, Miguel Reyes
Votes: 100
28. Palabra de mujer (2007–2008)
60 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Four women--Vanesa, Fernanda, Paulina,and Matilde--come from different social fields but are about to undertake an adventure that will enrich their professional lives and unite them as close friends.
Stars: Edith González, Yadhira Carrillo, Ludwika Paleta, Lidia Ávila
Votes: 51
29. Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha (2000)
118 min | Comedy
Two men, who both have tried to commit a suicide, decide to found a "Let's do it together"-suicide association to help the self-destructive people to succeed in their goal. Soon they have a... See full summary »
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Tom Pöysti, Heikki Kinnunen, Sari Siikander, Santeri Kinnunen
Votes: 661
30. The White Caps (1905)
Not Rated | 12 min | Drama, Short
Two members of a vigilante group known as 'The White Caps' post a warning sign on a man's home. When the man comes home, he tears down the sign, and then proceeds to abuse his wife both ... See full summary »
Directors: Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Kate Toncray, John R. Cumpson, Arthur V. Johnson, Lionel Barrymore
Votes: 196
31. Once Upon a Time in the Provinces (2008)
100 min | Drama
Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a ... See full summary »
Director: Ekaterina Shagalova | Stars: Yuliya Peresild, Elvira Bolgova, Aleksandr Golubev, Nataliya Soldatova
Votes: 149
32. Lily's Mom (2011)
102 min | Drama, Family
Mary Jones is married to a sociopath, has a shady boss, has no loyal friends and has a dysfunctional family. She has bad healthcare and crippling headaches. Trying to protect her little ... See full summary »
Director: Edmund Messina | Stars: Kimber King, Connie Cowper, Jessica Butler, Don Cochran
33. Babies for Sale (1940)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama
A newsman exposes a doctor running an adoption ring from a home for expectant mothers.
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford, Miles Mander, Joe De Stefani
Votes: 136
34. Snake's Fang (1990)
105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Reza, the veteran worker of a print house whose sight is adversely affected because of his job, loses his mother. Finding the gloom reigning over the home beyond bearing, he departs to ... See full summary »
Director: Masud Kimiai | Stars: Faramarz Sadighi, Golchehre Sajadieh, Ahmad Najafi, Fariba Kowsari
Votes: 284
35. The Curse (1973)
100 min | Drama
An old man who works for a landlord brings a young worker to paint the house for him. The old landlord is alcoholic and has a young wife and together they manage a ranch. Little by little ... See full summary »
Director: Nasser Taghvai | Stars: Jamshid Mashayekhi, Mohammad Taghi Kahnemoui, Fakhri Khorvash, Behrouz Vossoughi
Votes: 189
36. Manhaters! (2012)
112 min | Thriller
A darkly humorous and sexy suspense-thriller about a battered women's group that radicalizes and starts going after the men that abused them.
Director: Jim Towns | Stars: Jamie Bernadette, Stef Dawson, Elise Jackson, Kristin Wallace
37. Teribol dobol (1975)
Action, Comedy
Director: Luciano B. Carlos | Stars: Chiquito, Vilma Santos, Walter Navarro, Caridad Sanchez
38. Invitation (2008)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
A film about how attitudes dissimilar families against abortion.
Director: Ebrahim Hatamikia | Stars: Mahnaz Afshar, Siamak Ansari, Reza Babak, Behrooz Chaihel
Votes: 1,059
39. The Custodian (1976)
124 min | Drama
Davoud Najafi lives with his father Rahman who is the custodian of a small company and his disabled brother Ne'mat. His sister Aghdas is pregnant and her husband is away in Kuwait, so they ... See full summary »
Director: Khosrow Haritash | Stars: Ali Nasirian, Saeed Kangarani, Nassrin Ghadiri, Esmail Davarfar
Votes: 70
40. Crimen en la alcoba (1946)
82 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
Director: Emilio Gómez Muriel | Stars: Rafael Baledón, Carmen Montejo, Ernesto Alonso, Andrés Soler
Votes: 7
41. Love on a Ladder (1934)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Florence wants to recapture the romance in her marriage and talks a reluctant Edgar into redonning his navy uniform and serenading her.
Director: Sam White | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Dot Farley, William Eugene
Votes: 20
42. Keeping Love A Secret (2018)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A battered wife and mother takes refuge from her unseen abusive second husband in the Manhattan, New York City apartment of her gay younger son, whose sexuality is unbeknownst to his mother... See full summary »
Director: Lester Matthews | Stars: Bronson Johnson, Jeanie Seide, Justin-Rayne Bryant
43. Emma (VII) (2012)
13 min | Short
Director: Claire Bouctot | Stars: Claire Bouctot, Jeremie Dreyfus, Virginie Roubieu
44. The Marriage Bond (1932)
Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance
In order to protect herself and her children, Jacqueline Heron,an abused wife, leaves Toby Heron (Guy Newall), her drunkard abusive husband, but after many trials and tribulations and sad ... See full summary »
Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Mary Newcomb, Guy Newall, Stewart Rome, Ann Casson
45. I'm Sorry (2009)
16 min | Short, Drama
An abused wife is pushed beyond her limits by her abusive husband that leads to tragic circumstances.
Director: Tony Lloyd | Stars: Erika L. Holmes, Samantha J. Reese, Darryll C. Scott, Tish Wright
46.
Dem Täter auf der Spur (1967–1973)
Episode:
Ohne Kranz und Blumen
(1972)
84 min | Crime, Thriller
The police is called in when blood stains and a half-burned jacket are found on a pig farm. But the original theory that pig farmer Antoine Malbosc has killed a man during an argument is ... See full summary »
Director: Jürgen Roland | Stars: Günther Neutze, Karl Lieffen, Ingmar Zeisberg, Cordula Trantow
Votes: 9
47.
Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode:
Heat Wave
(1975)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A wife claims spousal abuse. Wojo and Wentworth go undercover to catch a park rapist.
Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Barbara Barrie, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail
Votes: 153
48.
Brooklyn South (1997–1998)
Episode:
Fools Russian
(1998)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama
Lowery takes an interested in the murder of Elena, his former girlfriend, who is found dead in an alley, shot three times. The prime suspect is a Latvian businessman who she had often been ... See full summary »
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Jon Tenney, Michael DeLuise, Gary Basaraba, James Sikking
Votes: 59
49.
The Collector (2004–2006)
Episode:
The Person with Aids
(2006)
42 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The DevilÂ's cruel new joke is a client who doesnÂ't even remember making a deal.
Director: J.B. Sugar | Stars: Chris Kramer, Sonya Salomaa, Christine Chatelain, Aidan Drummond
Votes: 14
50.
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998–1999)
Episode:
Souled Out
(1998)
TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama
Top Dollar is behind bars, but Eric still in the land of the living and Albrecht is still gunning for him. Meanwhile Eric's familiar, the crow is leading him to an abused wife and her husband who is hiding an evil secret.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Marc Gomes, Sabine Karsenti, Katie Stuart
Votes: 55