Movies and TvShows featuring "manipulative-behavior" theme.
Guiding Light is a drama-filled soap opera that follows the lives of the residents in a small town. The show explores various themes such as romance, social issues, scandals, and intrigue. It also delves into topics like marriage, divorce, custody battles, and murder. With its long run, Guiding Light has become an iconic television show that has captivated audiences for years.
Pasión Prohibida is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by United States-based television network Telemundo Television Studios, Miami. It is a remake of the Turkish telenovela Aşk-ı Memnu by Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. It has been adapted from Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil's novel Aşk-ı Memnu, published in 1900, but takes place in the modern-day Miami, instead of the novel's late 19th century setting. Jencarlos Canela and Mónica Spear starred as the protagonists.
The Addams Family must rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from Debbie, a black widow serial killer, who plans to marry him for his wealth and then murder him. Meanwhile, Wednesday and Pugsley are sent to a summer camp where they make enemies with the snobby camp owners and befriend a misfit named Joel. With the help of Joel, they uncover Debbie's true identity and attempt to stop Fester's wedding. After a series of comedic and macabre events, the Addams Family successfully save Fester and defeat Debbie.
George Nada, a homeless laborer, discovers a secret group manipulating society through subliminal messaging. With a pair of special sunglasses, Nada can now see the truth and must fight against the alien-controlled human collaborators. As he uncovers the conspiracy, Nada teams up with a resistance group to expose the aliens and their plan.
Countdown follows a young nurse who downloads an app that predicts when a person is going to die. As she discovers that she only has three days left to live, she must find a way to cheat death and save her own life. However, she soon realizes that supernatural forces are at play, and she must unravel the mystery behind the app before it's too late.
In a distant fairy-tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
A man becomes deeply infatuated with his mysterious neighbor in his apartment building, leading to a web of voyeurism, manipulation, and mistaken identities.
Kristoffer brings a girl home for the first time, that which at first seems as a fragile and tender love story makes a tragic shift.
Valerie, a young girl, experiences a series of surreal and fantastical events during her week of wonders. Her journey involves encounters with vampires, demons, corruption, and sexual symbolism. Set in a dream-like world, Valerie must navigate through a web of manipulative behavior and uncover her own identity. This arthouse horror film combines elements of religion, occultism, and the exploration of female sexuality.
Jolana (18) is an object of her step-father's desire. She is unable to cope, especially when her own mother turns a blind eye. Those events are heavily paid for when she finds herself working in a brothel. Her inability to cope raise a question: What is it she actually wants? Are her dreams of escaping really better than the reality she finds herself in?
Four episodes reveal criminal background of organized crime in post-revolution Czechoslovakia. Who can you trust yet? Czechoslovakia in 1992 - communist regime has fallen short time ago and soviet occupying army is quickly retreating back to eastern Europe. Wagons leaving the country are full of weapons, ammunition and equipment. Two young students testing new railway control system find out, that some of soviet wagons disappear on their way home. They try to find out the reason, but one of them is found dead and second way is probably on the run. Senior warrant officer Roman Redl with team of investigators is trying to reveal reason for murder and trace the criminal ties, that could leaves east from Czechoslovakia.
Two Evil Eyes is an anthology film that includes two stories of horror and suspense. In the first story, a photographer becomes obsessed with a cat and begins to experience horrifying hallucinations. In the second story, a greedy woman conspires with her lover to inherit a wealthy man's fortune, but their plans take a terrifying turn when zombies rise from the grave. The movie explores themes of greed, manipulation, and the supernatural.
In Crush (2013), a teenage girl becomes infatuated with a boy and becomes obsessed with making him love her. She goes to great lengths, including kidnapping and violence, to try and win his affection.
When a woman disappears on a train, a group of passengers band together to uncover the truth. With twists and turns, they unravel a conspiracy involving spies and manipulative behavior.
The Wisdom of Crocodiles is a crime fantasy film that follows Steven Grlscz, an asthmatic, socially inept and manipulative civil engineer who is actually a vampire. He forms intense and often deadly relationships with women, fueling his insatiable thirst for blood. When he meets Anne, a beautiful woman who awakens his emotions, he must navigate his dangerous desires and control his violent impulses. As their relationship intensifies, Steven finds himself torn between his love for Anne and the dark cravings that consume him.