Movies and TvShows featuring "husband-beats-wife" theme.

In Sleeping with the Enemy, Laura Burney lives a nightmare with her controlling and abusive husband. Fed up with her life of fear, Laura fakes her death and starts a new life. However, her husband uncovers her new identity and obsessively hunts her down, leading to a thrilling and suspenseful climax.

Encounter of the Spooky Kind is a 1980 movie that combines action, comedy, and horror elements. The story revolves around a man who finds himself facing spooky and supernatural encounters, including zombies, black magic, martial arts, and a test of courage. As he navigates through these challenges, he also deals with themes of possession, magic, animated corpses, sorcery, and wizards. The movie features intense kung fu scenes, an unfaithful wife, a funeral home, rotten corpses, a magic duel, and the conjuring of spirits. It delves into the consequences of adultery, as well as the consequences of a husband beating his wife. Throughout the movie, the protagonist encounters various forms of demons and demonic possession, keeping secrets and facing the obstacles that arise.

When Father Was Away on Business is a movie that takes place in 1950s Yugoslavia, during the communist regime. The story revolves around a family dealing with political turmoil, loss of loved ones, and difficult childhood experiences. It explores themes such as anti-communism, false accusations, and the impact of politics on family dynamics.

Martyna and Wojciech form a seemingly happy relationship. However, it is only a façade hiding a cruel truth. Martyna's friend Alicja is a single mother of 20-year-old Daniel, who is the apple of her eye. Alicja is unable to accept that her son has his own life. One day Daniel meets Adelina. A puzzling story in which we ask ourselves not only who killed and why, but above all who died!?

Midaq Alley is a story of love, betrayal, and desire set in the vibrant streets of Mexico City. It explores the lives of different characters, including a prostitute, a neighborhood pimp, and a young woman caught in a mother-daughter romantic rivalry. As their lives intertwine, they navigate the complexities of relationships, societal norms, and their own desires.

The destiny of Giuliana is radically changed when two robbers suddenly break into the supermarket where she works and take her hostage.

Bergen, a valuable Turkish Arabesque singer, fights to stay afloat despite all the difficulties in her life.

Eli is a teenager struggling with an eating disorder, and every aspect of his life is on the brink of disaster. He lives in a seedy neighborhood in Southern Tel Aviv with his mother and her new husband, two ex-junkies, while his alcoholic father is an unemployed artist and street philosopher. Eli's desperate efforts to unite his family spin out of control, when a minor family dispute erupts into a cataclysmic tragedy.

Freedom-Oleron is a comedy film set in 1990s France, depicting a family's summer vacation by the seaside. The plot revolves around the experiences and misadventures of a teenage boy, his submissive mother, and their panic-stricken father. The film explores themes of family relationships, sailing, and holiday fun.

A woman trapped in an abusive marriage seeks refuge at a women's shelter, but her husband will stop at nothing to find her. As she struggles to break free from his violent grip, she must confront her own fears and find the strength to rebuild her life.

Kadosh tells the story of two sisters in an Orthodox Jewish community in Jerusalem, struggling with the constraints and expectations of their faith. While one sister grapples with the pressures of an arranged marriage and her inability to conceive, the other finds herself torn between her love for her husband and her longing for a different life. As they navigate the complexities of tradition and desire, both women are forced to confront the limitations placed on them by their patriarchal society.

Under the masks and fantasies of another day in Rio's suburbs, the intense reality of families and neighbors living in a neighborhood under the domain of the expansive militia is hidden.

When sisters Jana and Anna meet their half-brother at their father's funeral, the siblings' lives entwine as they navigate relationships and setbacks.

Reza, the veteran worker of a print house whose sight is adversely affected because of his job, loses his mother. Finding the gloom reigning over the home beyond bearing, he departs to overcome his sorrows. He ends up at a hostel where he shares his room with a southern guy called Ahmad who has a group of orphan war-stricken children under his wing. After the initial inkling gives way to the friendship, Reza discovers that Ahmad's patron plies his trade in black-market. At the same time, Reza's sister is constantly beaten and humiliated by her husband for being infertile.

Noise is a drama movie released in 2006. It delves into the lives of people living in a city, where noise becomes an inseparable part of their routine. The plot revolves around the impact of noise pollution on their lives and how it affects their relationships and mental well-being.

Alojz is a Silesian miner with a strained relationship with his wife and kids. Those relations begin to flourish after he's left disabled, while rescuing a colleague from a dam burst.

In today's Alentejo, a story of love and death based in a real criminal case.

A mature comedy based on the hit stage play in which a loving but strained marriage is put to the test!