Movies and TvShows featuring "bad-landlord" theme.

Set in the year 1847 during the devastating Irish Great Potato Famine, Black '47 follows an Irish ranger named Feeney who returns to his homeland after fighting for the British Army abroad. Upon arriving, he discovers that his mother has died of starvation and his brother has been sentenced to death. Consumed by grief and anger, Feeney embarks on a mission to seek revenge on the British authorities who have caused widespread suffering and death through their oppressive rule and mismanagement of the famine.

When a young African-American boy breaks into the house of his sinister landlord, he discovers a terrifying world of cannibalism, child abuse, and incest. With the help of other victims trapped in the house, he must fight for his survival and escape from the clutches of the deranged landlord.

A newlywed couple, expecting a baby, move into a rental house only to discover that their landlord has installed hidden cameras to spy on them. As they uncover the truth, their marital happiness turns into terror and obsession.

A tyrannical landlady in Hemet, California lords it over her tenants, pitting them against each other in a web of paranoia spun for deadly results.

In the comedy Just Add Water, a middle-aged couple living in a rural area in California finds themselves in an unexpected situation when a tollbooth guard discovers that their pet turtle has a taste for methamphetamine. As their lives take a dramatic turn, they navigate issues such as vigilante justice, romance, and dealing with a bad landlord. With a quirky storyline and relatable characters, this movie showcases the challenges and adventures of life in a rural setting.

When an architect discovers a dead woman in his apartment, he becomes entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a stalker and a gun dealer.

Laughing Gravy is a comedy short film from 1930 that follows the misadventures of a dog named Laughing Gravy. The film features humorous scenes of rooftop antics, covered-with-soot mishaps, and the pouring of a bucket of water on someone's head. The story revolves around Laughing Gravy's encounters with a strict landlord, snowstorms, flowerpots, barking, and being hit with a brick. As the plot unfolds, Laughing Gravy ends up climbing up a chimney, getting stuck in a rain barrel, and dealing with a smallpox quarantine. The film also touches on themes of inheritance, suicide, and the struggles of pet ownership. With its black-and-white cinematography, Laughing Gravy showcases the comedic duo's talent and delivers a series of slapstick gags and hilarious moments.

Death Promise tells the story of a man who takes it upon himself to seek revenge against a bad landlord who has been oppressing his community. With his martial arts skills and determination, he sets out on a mission to bring justice to those who have suffered. This action-packed film combines elements of kung fu, blaxploitation cinema, and gritty drama.

'Three's Company', the comedy centered on two attractive, young women who made the rent on their Santa Monica beach-side apartment by taking in a third roommate - a male forced to pretend he's gay to fool the landlords and the girls' parents. The series rocketed in the ratings as an instant hit - despite the outcry of critics and moralists - who objected to the double-entendres and quasi-sexual hijinks on the show. However, the true behind-the-scenes story of 'Three's Company' will expose a once idyllic workplace that deteriorated into a battleground beset by business dealings, contact disputes, cast rivalries, clashes between producers and network executives and finally, a round of cast replacements which hastened the demise of the show.

This comedic short looks at human foibles that lead to major aggravations.

A young couple confront their landlord over rent, only to find themselves in over their heads when unexpected events spiral out of control.

Osey Ramulamma is a movie about a strong lower-caste woman who rises up against oppression, fighting for justice and freedom. Set in a time of slavery and bad landlords, she becomes a revolutionary naxalite, challenging the societal norms and standing up for the rights of her people.

A landlord with predatory ulterior motives invites a mysterious woman to view a room available for rent, unaware that she too has darker intentions. This short film was featured in the anthology horror film "Trash Arts Killers: Volume Three", albeit with its shocking final sequence almost entirely omitted in its most widely accessible version.

Reeling from a recent separation, a single mother and her young son move into a pub-attached house and fall prey to their invasive new landlord.

This period thriller concerns a very famous cat known as the "monster cat of Nabeshima". This cat, a symbol of vengeance in human disguise, takes revenge for the death of its master as well as for the corruption in the feudal system.

The film was shot in an old, decrepit building where dozens of guest-workers' families live. The owner, a local influential politician, has avoided paying for the maintenance of the building under the legal standards by using his connections to proclaim the building a national cultural heritage. However, the rent he has been charging was as if the building were an object that offered standard comfort. The only German tenant takes the crew around and speaks of his battle against the landlord’s manipulation.