Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "scorned-woman"

1. The Crush (1993)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A journalist becomes the unwanted center of attention for a 14-year-old girl, who proceeds to sabotage his life after he refuses her sexual advances.

Director: Alan Shapiro | Stars: Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, Jennifer Rubin, Kurtwood Smith

Votes: 22,396 | Gross: $13.61M

2. Indiscreet (1958)

Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

An actress who has given up on love meets a suave banker and begins a flirtation with him--although he's already married.

Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Cecil Parker, Phyllis Calvert

Votes: 10,262

3. The Match Factory Girl (1990)

Not Rated | 69 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A woman's terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution.

Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko

Votes: 11,752

4. Hate Story (2012)

Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Thriller

After a powerful businessman has her baby forcefully aborted, Kaavya Krishna uses her body as a sexual weapon to destroy his empire, brick by brick.

Director: Vivek Agnihotri | Stars: Nikhil Dwivedi, Gulshan Devaiah, Paoli Dam, Mohan Kapur

Votes: 4,003

5. The Furies (1950)

Passed | 109 min | Western

A firebrand heiress clashes with her tyrannical father, a cattle rancher who fancies himself a Napoleon, but their relationship turns ugly only when he finds himself a new woman.

Director: Anthony Mann | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Walter Huston, Judith Anderson

Votes: 3,915

6. Algiers (1938)

Passed | 96 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A wanted jewel thief ensconced in the Casbah meets a beautiful woman who makes him long for an escape.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid Gurie, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 3,254

7. The Flame (1947)

Approved | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A woman falls for the victim of an intended blackmail plot.

Director: John H. Auer | Stars: John Carroll, Vera Ralston, Robert Paige, Broderick Crawford

Votes: 412

8. Suspense (1946)

Passed | 101 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

Frank Leonard, the proprietor of an ice-skating revue promotes Joe Morgan, a peanut vendor at the show, to a management position based on suggestions he made to improve the act of the ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Belita, Barry Sullivan, Bonita Granville, Albert Dekker

Votes: 894

9. Weird Woman (1944)

Passed | 63 min | Horror, Mystery

While on a South Seas trip, a professor falls in love and marries an exotic native woman. What he doesn't know is that she was raised by superstitious natives who believe her to be some ... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan

Votes: 1,161

10. Once a Lady (1931)

80 min | Drama

"Once a Lady" is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Guthrie McClintic and starring Ruth Chatterton, Ivor Novello, and Jill Esmond. The film, produced and distributed by ... See full summary »

Director: Guthrie McClintic | Stars: Ruth Chatterton, Ivor Novello, Jill Esmond, Geoffrey Kerr

Votes: 60

11. Enas megalos erotas (1964)

105 min | Drama, Romance

Surrendered to an omnipotent desire, a defenceless married housewife will come face-to-face with unexplored and unprecedented feelings, when a seductively alluring young playboy swears eternal love.

Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Nikos Kourkoulos, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Minas Christidis

Votes: 109

12. You Can't Buy Everything (1934)

Passed | 82 min | Drama, Romance

Hannah is so tight with her money that she takes her son, Donnie, to the charity ward a week after he hurts his leg. But she has always hoarded her money since her late husband wasted most ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: May Robson, Jean Parker, Lewis Stone, Mary Forbes

Votes: 225

13. Oyuki the Virgin (1935)

78 min | Drama, War

During a war in the 19th century, a village linked to rebellious forces is attacked by the government army, so a rich family decides to run away; two courtesans travel along them.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Isuzu Yamada, Komako Hara, Daijirô Natsukawa, Eiji Nakano

Votes: 266

14. Disprezzato (2021)

33 min | Short, Thriller

A naïve woman, desperate to save her marriage, turns to a powerful witch for guidance, which has deadly consequences.

Directors: Melissa Rae Bender, Liz Juhasz | Stars: Sarah Elizabeth Smith, Kathleen Valent, Jason Klingensmith, Melissa Rae Bender

15. Prepei na zisis, agapi mou (1965)

90 min | Drama, Romance

A professional wrestler coming from the wrong side of the tracks aspires to wear the prestigious championship belt. Instead, he finds love and a life-threatening injury. Will he find the courage to face the greatest challenge in his life?

Director: Yiorgos Nomikos | Stars: Gely Mavropoulou, Stefanos Stratigos, Efi Oikonomou, Lavrentis Dianellos

16. The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)
Episode: First Love (1967)

22 min | Western

When Will and Jeff land in jail, a pretty girl puts up the bail and asks them to stay.

Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, Cherie Latimer, James Westmoreland

Votes: 19