Movies and TvShows featuring "scheming-woman" theme.

Butter is a comedic drama that takes place in Iowa, centering around a butter carving contest. The plot follows the story of a girl and a woman, their extramarital affair, and the political satire that unfolds. From false testimonies to sabotage, this movie explores themes of adultery, unfaithfulness, and the dynamics of relationships.

Invitation (1952) is a gripping drama about secrets and obsession. It follows the story of a wife who keeps a secret from her husband, while he also keeps a secret from her. The plot intensifies when a murder threat arises, leading to a series of events filled with scheming, desperation, and tragic romance. Packed with suspense and emotional turmoil, Invitation takes viewers on a journey through the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of hidden truths.

In 17th-century England, an aristocratic woman becomes a notorious highwayman, engaging in scandalous affairs and hidden secrets. As she navigates a world of deception, passion, and betrayal, she discovers the true cost of her actions.

When a suburban housewife becomes involved in a murder investigation, she must confront her turbulent marriage, infidelity, and unfulfilled ambitions.

Three strangers are brought together by fate when they share a sweepstakes ticket that could make their wishes come true. However, their lives take a dark turn when a murder is committed and they become entangled in a twisted plot of betrayal, deceit, and supernatural power. Set in London in 1938, the film explores themes of fate, destiny, and the consequences of greed.

A female interior designer in Portland, Oregon has a stroke of fate when a job promotion leads her to a liar and a scheming woman. Along the way, she encounters various coincidences and ends up finding love in unexpected places.

The tragic love story between Guido, the owner of a marble quarry and Luisa, the humble daughter of one of his employees, ends up in her giving birth to their baby boy. Giulio's mother is against them: first she sends her son abroad and then has the baby kidnapped, making Luisa think the boy died in a fire.

The Wicked Lady is a gothic drama about a woman named Barbara who leads a double life. By day, she is a respected society lady, but at night, she becomes a masked robber known as The Wicked Lady. She is joined by her partner-in-crime, Captain Jackson, as they plan and execute a series of daring highway robberies. However, Barbara's actions become more ruthless and violent, leading to betrayal and tragedy.

In 1890 Minnesota Christine Powell is the scheming head of the Powell dynasty, the richest mining empire of the era. But the Powell mine deposits are diminishing. The Mesabi range represents a whole new productive area but the rights to mine there are held by a young geological engineer, Kyle Ramlo. The latter reaches an impasse when he needs money to continue his experimentation with open-pit mining and goes to Miss Powell for financing. She displays great interest in both his inventive mining method and in him personally but secretly plots to destroy him and take over his Masabi rights. The gullible Ramlo falls into clutches while the girl he really loves, Cathy Norlund, tries desperately to open his eyes to Christine's scheme.

The film begins when a stranger arrives in town. He takes quickly to his former mistress, Denise, who is happily married to John, and has an affair with his identiske twin brother Peter. They plan together to drive John crazy. After unsuccessful attempts to blackmail the couple receive the stranger, Gert, to help them with their evil plan.

In Flesh (1932), a German immigrant and world wrestling champion finds himself manipulated by a scheming woman into a life of organized crime. As he navigates through a dangerous world of betrayal and revenge, he must confront his own guilt and seek vindication.

Relative Evil (aka Ball in the House) - When JJ (Jonathan Tucker) returns home from rehab, he is greeted by a conniving family who are plotting to cash in on a life insurance policy before his 18th birthday

An innocent man is held at gunpoint and falsely accused of murder. He must rely on his wit and courage to prove his innocence and bring the true culprits to justice.

The wife of an industrialist who doesn't care about her creates a plot with her cousin to make him jealous.

The switchboard operator in an apartment building falls in love with a businessman who lives in the building, whom she has gotten to know only over the phone. When she discovers that the man's current girlfriend is actually part of a scheme to swindle him out of some mineral rights he owns, she devises a plot to save him and expose the con artists.

Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals, George Macrae, over a plate of stolen spaghetti. He persuades producer Sam Gordon to buy her ridiculous play "North Winds" just to improve his romantic chances, and even persuades her to sing in the sort of show she pretends to despise. But just when their romance is going well, Gordon's former flame Lulu reveals the ace up her sleeve...

The woman here is Sylvia Russell: power mad with set goals. In order to achieve those goals she is sadistically devoted to her son and daughter, able to possess and direct them. She subtly ruins her daughter's marriage by corrupting a servant girl and, then, uses her to compromise her son-in-law; slowly breaks her bumbling, unambitious husband's confidence...

Clark & McCullough hired to save love as the Judge refuses to marry Fanny Bender and Fanny refuses her daughter to marry the Judge's son unless the Judge marries her.