Movies and TvShows featuring "manipulative-woman" theme.

When a widow becomes enamored with a teenage boy, she seduces him and manipulates him into a dangerous relationship. As her obsession grows, she becomes increasingly violent and possessive, leading to a deadly climax.

Nick Dunne becomes the main suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Amy. As the media focuses on the case, it becomes apparent that Nick may not be innocent. However, the truth is far more twisted and surprising than anyone could have imagined.

When a Canadian editor, Margaret, faces deportation for an expired visa, she convinces her assistant Andrew to marry her to prevent it. In return, Andrew asks for a promotion. However, a skeptical INS agent decides to test their relationship. To complicate matters, they travel to Sitka, Alaska to attend Andrew's grandmother's 90th birthday, where tensions between family members and past secrets threaten to expose their fake marriage.

In order to save Constance, who was abducted in front of him, D'Artagnan reluctantly teams up with Milady. However, with the declaration of war and the other Musketeers already at the front lines, a hidden secret from the past puts their alliances in jeopardy.

In 17th century England, Mary Villiers molds her beautiful son, George, to seduce King James I, intending to gain riches and influence through outrageous schemes.

Down-and-out detective SFPD Nick Curran is called to investigate the murder of a former rock star, Johnny Boz, who was brutally stabbed to death with an ice pick while having sex with a blonde woman. Curran suspects crime novelist Catherine Tramell, who has written a similar murder in her book. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he discovers a web of deceit and obsession, leading him to question the true culprit.

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.

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is a gripping TV show that takes place in 1938 Los Angeles. The city is plagued by racial tension, corruption, and supernatural forces. As a murder rocks the city, Detective Tiago Vega and his partner Lewis Michener unravel a conspiracy that involves Nazis, a religious cult, and a supernatural entity. The show explores themes of racism, anti-Semitism, and the struggle for power.

When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival. However, her obsession with youth and beauty leads to a deadly rivalry with her childhood friend, resulting in murder, betrayal, and the consequences of an eternal life.

Miss Match follows the story of Kate Fox, a lawyer in Los Angeles who decides to leave her legal career behind and become a matchmaker. She uses her skills as a lawyer to help her clients find love, often causing chaos and hilarity along the way. Kate's unconventional methods and lively personality make her a force to be reckoned with in the world of matchmaking, but she soon realizes that her own love life may need some fixing too. This romantic comedy TV show explores themes of workplace romance, manipulation, and the search for true love in the bustling city of Los Angeles.

In Ruben Östlund's wickedly funny Palme d'Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty. Celebrity model couple, Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean), are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain (Woody Harrelson). What first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival.

Bullied by his father to grow up, a teen fights between the love of his step-mother over his father's life.

Emma and Adam, who first met at a summer camp, reconnect as young adults. They agree to have a casual, no strings attached relationship, but soon find themselves falling in love. However, misunderstandings and their own fears threaten to tear them apart. In the end, they realize their feelings for each other and decide to be together.

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other. The film combines straightforward storytelling with periodic interruptions of the soundtrack, during which the action continues, but a narrator provides additional out-of-context information about the characters, events, or setting depicted. Julio and Tenoch, two boys at the threshold of adulthood, meet Luisa and invite her on a trip to an invented secluded beach. Along the way, they confront their relationships and sexual experiences. They eventually find an isolated beach and enjoy their time together before parting ways. A year later, they reunite and learn of Luisa's death.

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends. She manipulates relationships, steals the spotlight, and betrays those who trust her. As she climbs the ladder of success, she becomes entangled in a web of deception and realizes the price she has paid for fame and fortune.

In Valmont (1989), a manipulative woman and her partner engage in a wager to seduce a young virgin, leading to tragic consequences.

When a high-powered executive is accused of sexual harassment by his former lover, he must navigate a dangerous game of manipulation and obsession to protect his career and reputation.

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.