Movies and TvShows featuring "shrewish-wife" theme.

After being falsely accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake in the 17th century, a witch casts a revenge spell to be reincarnated in the future. In present-day America, she discovers her descendant, who is about to get married. Determined to ruin her descendant's wedding and seek revenge, the witch uses her magical powers to create chaos and confusion. Along the way, she falls in love with a man who is initially protective of her descendant but eventually becomes enchanted by the witch. As the wedding day approaches, the witch must decide between her revenge and true love.

The Suspect is a film-noir crime thriller from 1944. After being wrongfully accused of murder, a man must navigate the dark underbelly of London to uncover the true killer. With the help of a Scotland Yard inspector, he races against time to find the evidence that will clear his name.

In their farm house in a New York village, Ma Shelby prepares breakfast for her four children, Isaac, Tommy, Johnny and Susan, and then awakens them. The racket the boys make as they play and fight awakens their father, who spanks the eldest, Isaac. When a visitor chides Pa for not working, Ma sticks up for her husband, saying that he has a weak back and that he is waiting for a promised government job.

An Englishwoman who writes novels meets a farmer who has just killed his nagging wife.

Mr. Gullible is a dark comedy set in a village where an innocent man, who recites erotic poetry, gets involved in a love triangle. He faces emotional abuse, class prejudice, and is seduced by a concubine. Through a series of events, he seeks redemption and must decide between doing the right thing and following his desires. The movie explores themes of love, repentance, and the broken heart of a man caught in the middle of a chaotic situation.

The Pink Panther comes to the aid of a hen-pecked man who pulls a thorn out of his foot.

The easing of domestic tensions is the cover story for this little number. After history’s most uncomfortable bridge game, two couples retire to their respective homes where the wives each undress incrementally before stepping in the bath. While one harangues her husband about his losing bridge game and failing career, the other offers her man reassuring compliments and soothing come ons.