Movies and TvShows featuring "battered-women" theme.

In a small town in Maine, a grieving couple seeks revenge after their son is murdered, leading to a tragic chain of events. This intense and emotional drama explores themes of grief, loss, and the destructive power of revenge.

Naked Alibi is a crime noir thriller about a police detective who finds himself accused of police brutality and must clear his name. As he investigates the case, he uncovers a web of corruption and betrayal that leads him to the real criminals.

The Mountain Men is an epic adventure set in the 1830s, following a group of mountain men who face frontier justice and survival challenges in the Rocky Mountains. They encounter native Americans, beaver pelt traders, and engage in hand-to-hand combat, duels, and romance. With breathtaking landscapes and gripping action, this movie is a thrilling exploration of the savage frontier.

A mentally ill teenage girl struggles with her psychiatric illness while being treated at a hospital. She also escapes to an imaginary land where she confronts her fears and finds solace. Set in the 1950s, the film explores themes of family relationships, friendship, and the challenges faced by mentally ill individuals in society.

In Ambush (1950), an army major and his scout are ambushed by Apache Indians while escorting the general's daughter through the Arizona Territory. The major struggles to protect the group and navigate the complex relationships between the characters. As tensions rise, a love triangle, romantic rivalry, and false accusations emerge, leading to a gun battle and a massacre. The movie explores themes of honor, loyalty, and survival in the harsh frontier landscape.

A young woman named Marialé attends a dinner party at a castle, where she encounters a series of bizarre and disturbing events. As the night progresses, Marialé discovers hidden desires, dark secrets, and a shocking murder. With an unseen assailant on the loose, Marialé must navigate a twisted web of deception and betrayal to survive the night.

Wall Street financier Frederick Searles goes bankrupt, prompting his mercenary wife to marry their eldest daughter Needa to the wealthy, disreputable John Davis Warren, despite Needa's love for Hugh Stanton.

In 1983 Germany, a former prostitute seeks justice and dignity in a society dominated by patriarchy and economic hardship. She faces police harassment, humiliation, and violence as she navigates the complex world of prostitution and class conflict. With the support of fellow sex workers, she fights against manipulation and exploitation while striving for love and a better life.

The emotionally charged story of Susan Greenberg who, at 19, killed her abusive boyfriend. After 19 years in prison, she seeks to have her sentence overturned based on a California state law that allows women convicted of murder to ask a judge for release based on evidence of "Battered Woman Syndrome."

A husband orders his wife to keep their marriage a secret, in order to better continue his affair with a married woman.

The brute is a gambler,boxing manager and underworld boss who mistreats a young woman, who is forced into marriage with him for money after her original fiance is thought dead. When that man returns, he attempts to rescue her.

Romance between the playwright Harry Bryant and the homeless and illiterate Kate.

A lonely wife runs off with a traveling actor, taking her boy with her but leaving her daughter behind. The boy, Byron Bennett, grows up, and is stranded back in Mayville with a theater troupe. To make enough money to get out of town, they teach the local fire department how to put on a play. While the village cutie Grace Jessup is being shown how to act, one of the troupe tries to seduce her. Byron, knowing what the lecher is up to, even if Grace doesn't, follows the pair and chokes the man senseless.

In this Western, Frank Keenan has a dual role -- kind-hearted gambler John Lynch and evil bandit Big Rivers. The only person who realizes there is a resemblance between the two is dance hall girl Nita (Maude George), who was abused by the outlaw and cared for by Lynch.

Parinaaz's mother dies in an accident. The only relative to take care of Parinaaz is an aunt who despises her. Their relationship is to be challenged through different unnatural events.

A 1917 film directed by Chester Withey.

Widow Margaret Dennis, unaware of the abusive nature of Oliver Cathcart, agrees to become his wife. Among other cruelties, Cathcart has ruined the Taylor family in a bad business deal, causing the death of Mrs. Taylor, turning Mr. Taylor into a worthless drunk and embittering their son Raymond, who swears revenge on Cathcart. Margaret's son Jim, learning of all this, forces his mother to choose between him and Cathcart.