Movies and TvShows featuring "housewife-as-protagonist" theme.

A Woman Under the Influence is a 1974 drama film directed by John Cassavetes. It follows the story of Mabel Longhetti, a woman whose life spirals into chaos when her husband, Nick, returns home after a stay at a mental institution. As Mabel tries to hold her family together, she faces struggles with her own mental health and the pressures of societal expectations. The film explores themes of love, marriage, mental illness, and the complexities of family dynamics.

A lonely housewife hears a man’s footsteps in the apartment above her late at night. The upstairs neighbor insists it is her husband who has returned from business but her explanations are soon contradicted. The woman begins to think her neighbor has murdered her husband.

When a housewife discovers an old dress in her house, she is transported back in time to the 19th century. There, she falls in love with a man from the past, but has to navigate a loveless marriage in her own time. She must find a way to reconcile her feelings for both men and decide where her heart truly belongs.