Movies and TvShows featuring "psychological-abuse" theme.
The story centers on Keitarou Gentouga, who has the ability to be a spirit medium. In junior high school, he got someone else wrapped up in a spirit possession incident, and he has been a shut-in for more than two years. As he reintroduces himself to society as a private tutor, he meets a genius girl named Yayoi Houzuki. Yayoi is instantly able to tell that Keitarou has skill as a spirit medium, and she invites him to go with her to a haunted location. The two then start their journey capturing evil spirits.
Misonoo Nanako, a professor's daughter, looks forward to her first day at the prestigious Seiran Academy, a girls' school that caters to the rich, or in her case, those with high test scores. She soon finds that the school is polarized by three popular and talented individuals, known as the Magnificent Three. Though Nanako doesn't intend to make waves at this school, when she is tabbed to be a member of the Sorority, the brutal politics that run beneath the surface of the school's sophisticated veneer soon turn Nanako's world into one where she is unsure of her friends, her enemies, and her very identity... The only way she can vent her emotions is through her correspondence letters to a man she calls her "Dear Brother".
After mistakenly marrying a deceased young woman, a shy groom must traverse the realms of the living and the dead to reunite with his true love and rectify his error. Along the way, he must confront betrayal, deceit, and the consequences of his actions.
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath is a documentary TV show that delves into the controversial religion of Scientology and explores the experiences of former members who claim to have suffered various forms of abuse. Through in-depth interviews and personal accounts, the show sheds light on the inner workings of the Church of Scientology and the alleged psychological, physical, and emotional abuses endured by its followers.
Strangers from Hell follows the story of a young man who moves to Seoul and ends up staying in a cheap and dingy apartment building. As he tries to adjust to his new surroundings, he discovers that his neighbors are strange and disturbed individuals with dark secrets. He soon finds himself trapped in a living nightmare, filled with paranoia, violence, and psychological torment.
A group of friends in a small community stumble upon a religious cult known for its brainwashing and psychological abuse. They must navigate deceptive practices and irrational behavior to save their friend from the clutches of the cult, while also exposing the truth behind the scam.
Married couple Jaime (Wendell Ramos), the sole inheritor to the affluent Claveria Group of Companies, and Maita (Glaiza de Castro), having trouble starting their family, hire Lilian (Katrina Halili), daughter of their most trusted house helper, to be their surrogate. Lilian accepts, and later she gives birth to three beautiful girls.
Set in the 1900s, Picnic at Hanging Rock follows the events surrounding a mysterious disappearance at a girls' school in Australia. After a group of students vanishes during a Valentine's Day picnic, suspicion and investigation creep into the idyllic setting. As secrets unravel and tensions rise, the search for answers becomes more desperate. Supernatural mysteries, romantic rejections, and a French governess add layers of intrigue, highlighting the complexities of friendship and the haunting allure of the Hanging Rock.
Sixteen real stories of women who have been victims and survivors of male violence.
Kagura Ran is a former child actor-turned-lawyer who left the legal circle after her best friend was framed of murder. A year later, an article written by scriptwriter Kurosawa Jin about her ends up circulating online in which she becomes acknowledged as a capable lawyer who has never lost a case. She decides to resume her work as a lawyer once more, and attempts to regain her trust in the law by joining forces with Kurosawa in order to exonerate her friend from the accusation and resolve the case once and for all.
A young woman becomes the new wife of an aristocratic widower and must adjust to her role while also dealing with the spectral presence of his first wife. The housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, is obsessed with the deceased Rebecca and tries to undermine the new Mrs. de Winter. As the new wife discovers the truth about Rebecca's death and her husband's feelings, she realizes the extent of the deception and manipulation surrounding her. In the end, she must confront Mrs. Danvers and overcome the past in order to find happiness.
When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. Trapped in an abusive relationship with her fiendish and violent husband, an optics scientist named Adrian Griffin, Cecilia Kass escapes from him in the dead of night with the help of her sister Emily. Two weeks later, Cecilia lives in hiding at the household of her best friend James Lanier and his teenage daughter Sydney. Cecilia is filled with an uneasy feeling that she is being watched and, in the night, is stalked by an unseen force which only she recognizes. Realizing she is not alone, Cecilia uncovers a man's shape wearing some kind of suit. The man flees and washes off the paint before Cecilia exits the attic. Cecilia takes an invisible suit from her husband's lab, and eventually confronts and kills the invisible man who is revealed to be Tom, Adrian's brother. Adrian is found tied and walled up in his house when a SWAT team storms his place. Cecilia calls Adrian and agrees to meet him for dinner, wearing a listening device. She confronts Adrian about stalking her, and when she excuses herself to the bathroom, his throat is slashed and he dies. Cecilia implies she did this using his invisible suit. James lets her go and Cecilia escapes with the suit and her dog, perhaps with the plan of stealing her husband's work for her own future benefit.
A snap of a twig. A rustling leaf. In the woods, myth, urban legend, and horror collide with real-life killers. Transporting viewers into a vortex of dark mystery and psychological terror, each episode tells the true story of a crime set in a desolate location.
Follow the life of Marilyn Monroe, from her troubled childhood to becoming a renowned actress. Experience her rise to fame, her relationships, and her struggles with personal demons. Witness the dark and tragic side of Hollywood's brightest star.
In Gaslight (1944), a woman becomes increasingly suspicious of her husband's behavior as he tries to drive her to the brink of insanity. With the help of a detective, she uncovers a disturbing web of lies and deception.
Barry Egan, a socially frustrated man, calls a phone-sex line to combat loneliness. However, his actions result in trouble that threatens his budding romance with Lena.
The Rescuers is a heartwarming animated adventure film about a group of mice who set out to rescue a young girl named Penny from the clutches of an evil woman named Madame Medusa. With the help of an albatross named Orville and a brave janitor named Bernard, the mice face numerous obstacles and dangers to save Penny and bring her back home safe and sound.
A young woman trapped in an abusive relationship becomes the unwitting participant in an intervention staged by her two closest friends. While on vacation, Alice rediscovers herself and gains perspective, slowly breaking free from the codependency that binds her. However, her abusive boyfriend's vengeance tests her strength, courage, and deep-rooted friendships.
Spencer is a psychological drama that explores the life of Princess Diana during a critical period of her marriage crisis. Set in the 1990s, the movie delves into the psychological abuse she endured within the British monarchy and her struggle to maintain her own identity.
In this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story, Dr. Jekyll invents a serum that splits his personality into two separate entities, one good and one evil. As he begins to lose control, the evil Mr. Hyde terrorizes London, putting Jekyll's fiancee and others in jeopardy.