Here we've displayed a list of the best Abusive Marriage films : Neerja(2016), Ju Dou(1990), Love Me or Leave Me(1955), Waitress(2007), Picture Bride(1994), The Hunting Party(1971), Sleeping With the Enemy(1991), The Kindness of Strangers(2019), Shirley(2020), Wide Sargasso Sea(1993), Killer Housewives(2001), Man With a Gun(1996) ... ...
Biography, Drama
India
2016
122 Minutes
Sonam Kapoor Shabana Azmi Yogendra Tikku Shekhar Ravjiani Sadh Orhan Abrar Zahoor
young woman mother father terrorist passenger gripping thrilling intense powerful inspiring india city house airplane bedroom cockpit chasing dreams ambition abusive marriage hijacking
Neerja is the story of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Drama
China|Japan
1990
98 Minutes
Gong Li Baotian Li Wei Li Zhang Yi Zhen Ji-an
husband wife nephew illegitimate son lover dark tense moving china household funeral infidelity family dysfunction abusive marriage deception pregnancy forbidden love temptation revenge 1920s
A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy.
Musical, Music
USA
1955
122 Minutes
Doris Day James Cagney Cameron Mitchell Robert Keith Tom Tully Harry Bellaver Richard Gaines Peter Leeds Claude Stroud Audrey Young
singer manager musician agent emotional fiery nightclub chicago theater new york city show business love triangle ruth etting singing abusive marriage transformation rise love 1930s
A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
107 Minutes
Keri Russell Nathan Fillion Cheryl Hines Adrienne Shelly Lew Temple Eddie Jemison Jeremy Sisto Andy Griffith
waitress doctor coworker husband restaurant owner patron touching amusing small town diner house hospital pregnancy abusive marriage affair cooking money difficult decision underdog discovery
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
Drama
Japan|USA
1994
98 Minutes
Youki Kudoh Akira Takayama Tamlyn Tomita Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Toshirô Mifune Yoko Sugi
wife husband friend boss spokeswoman engaging dreamy moving sad hawaii plantation arranged marriage immigrants worker's rights abusive marriage labor tragic death transformation escape 1910s
Riyo marries a man more than twice her age. She is devastated and labors in the sugar cane field. At the end she is able to love her husband.
Western
UK|USA
1971
108 Minutes
Oliver Reed Candice Bergen Gene Hackman Simon Oakland Ronald Howard G.D. Spradlin Bernard Kay Eugenio García Mitchell Ryan L.Q. Jones William C. Watson
rancher outlaw wife husband beautiful woman millionaire gritty brutal gripping dark desert house brothel texas jealousy abusive marriage kidnapping murder adultery unusual romance
A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his infidel wife.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
99 Minutes
Julia Roberts Patrick Bergin Kevin Anderson Elizabeth Lawrence Kyle Secor Claudette Nevins Tony Abatemarco Marita Geraghty Harley Venton Nancy Fish
wife abusive husband mother teacher boyfriend neighbor dark disturbing uneasy cape cod seaside iowa boat atlantic ocean fair abusive marriage new identity faking death new life marriage
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.
Drama
Denmark|Canada|Sweden|France|Germany|UK|USA
2019
112 Minutes
Jay Baruchel Zoe Kazan Andrea Riseborough Bill Nighy Caleb Landry Jones Tahar Rahim Angela Thompson David Dencik Esben Smed
stranger abused wife nurse wrongly accused lawyer son emotional inspiring heartwarming powerful new york city restaurant subway hospital train station homeless shelter difficult choices abusive marriage running away mental breakdown
The story of people whose lives intertwine during a dramatic winter in New York City.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2020
107 Minutes
Elisabeth Moss Michael Stuhlbarg Odessa Young Logan Lerman Allen McCullough Edward O'Blenis Victoria Pedretti Robert Wuhl Paul O'Brien
academic writer author newlywed husband wife bleak brooding confident disheartening intense melancholy passionate profound solemn vermont college writing affair muses
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
Drama
Australia
1993
96 Minutes
Karina Lombard Nathaniel Parker Rachel Ward Michael York Martine Beswick Claudia Robinson Rowena King Huw Christie Williams Casey Berna Ancile Gloudin
plantation owner creole voodoo queen daughter mother englishman melodramatic sad jamaica plantation convent england mansion caribbean colonialism arranged marriage mental illness racism abusive marriage inheritance
A young female landowner in 1840s Jamaica marries a just-arrived Englishman to avoid losing her property. All seems to be perfect, love arises, and happiness is on the way, but she is ... See full summary »
Comedy
Spain
2001
108 Minutes
Neus Asensi Antonio Resines Nathalie Seseña Karra Elejalde Pere Ponce Carlos Lozano
housewife abusive husband sister cousin messenger lover dark disturbing offbeat amusing madrid suburbia household shop abusive marriage murder plot friendship infidelity femme fatales family
Azucena is tired of her abusive husband Felipe and is desperately in love with Pablo. She sets up a plan to become a widow as soon as possible and it will involve her hypochondriac sister Isabel and her gay cousin Quique.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Canada
1996
91 Minutes
Michael Madsen Jennifer Tilly Gary Busey Robert Loggia Ian Tracey Bill Cobbs Bill Dow Jason Schombing
gangster wife twin hit man magician shaman suspenseful dreamy uneasy apartment bedroom office nightclub car contract killing abusive marriage love triangle sister relationship betrayal lust
Madsen plays an assassin who's hired to kill the woman he loves.
Drama
1959
123 Minutes
Rita Hayworth Anthony Franciosa Gig Young Mildred Dunnock Hugh Griffith Sanford Meisner Robert Burton Alfred Ryder Katherine Squire Raymond Greenleaf Myrna Fahey
prosecutor defendant attorney wife widower intense passionate thrilling suspenseful melodramatic courtroom murder case court battles abusive marriage affair justice death mystery rivalry underdog
A lawyer (Anthony Franciosa) defends a woman (Rita Hayworth) and her lover (Gig Young) accused of shooting her husband.
Western
Israel
1995
97 Minutes
Christopher Reeve Tony Todd Raoul Trujillo Janet Bailey Nancy Sorel Chris Wiggins Cynthia Preston Rainbow Sun Francks
homesteader settler abusive husband abused wife indian chief best friend intense intricate wild west texas frontier abusive marriage homesteading old west race relations frontier justice love triangle rivalry rescue 1860s
Who would have thought that the beautiful monastery at Gamal House would become a murder scene on a particularly rainy night? And in the forests of Jerusalem, where families picnic every ... See full summary »
Drama
1958
101 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Robert Ryan Myrna Loy Dolores Hart Maureen Stapleton Frank Maxwell Jackie Coogan Mike Kellin Frank Overton John Washbrook Onslow Stevens
columnist editor wife alcoholic girlfriend disheartening intricate melodramatic bar newsroom family history newspapers relationships abusive marriage advice column career vs. love fall love quest 1950s
A Midwestern reporter's (Montgomery Clift) cynical editor (Robert Ryan) makes him write an advice column for the lovelorn.
Drama
2011
101 Minutes
Armando Condolucci Fiorella Campanella Alessia Barela Antonio Merone Marco D'Orazi Roberta Fossile Aaron Hitz Monica Cervini
wife husband couple son abusive father young girl melodramatic engaging emotional gripping moving touching vacation home italy father/son relationship relationships abuse emotional abuse abusive marriage unhappy marriage
Two youths (Armando Condolucci, Fiorella Campanella) are drawn to each other despite the differences in their backgrounds.