Movies and TvShows featuring "wife-beating" theme.

O.J.: Made in America is a documentary series that delves into the life and career of O.J. Simpson, from his rise to fame as a football player to his fall from grace after being accused of murder. The series also explores the racial tensions and media frenzy surrounding his trial, highlighting the larger social and cultural issues at play.

A woman struggles to escape her abusive husband and finds herself in a dangerous situation when she becomes pregnant.

The Family That Preys tells the story of two families, one wealthy and one not, and the conflicts that arise when their paths cross. Deception, infidelity, and greed drive the plot as the characters navigate a web of lies and hidden motivations. Along the way, they confront issues of love, betrayal, and the complexities of family relationships.

Gabriela is a sensual and passionate woman who encounters love, lust, and betrayal in a small Brazilian town during the 1920s. Adapted from a novel, this film explores themes of adultery, may-december romance, and interracial relationships.

They're called bar women, hostesses, or sex workers and "western princesses." They come from poor families, struggling to earn a decent wage, only to be forced into the world's oldest profession. They're the women who work in the camptowns that surround U.S. military bases in South Korea. In 40 years, over a million women have worked in Korea's military sex industry, but their existence has never been officially acknowledged by either government. In The Women Outside, a film by J.T. Orinne Takagi and Hye Jung Park, some of these women bravely speak out about their lives for the first time. The film raises provocative questions about military policy, economic survival, and the role of women in global geopolitics

The Passion of Anna follows Andreas Winkelman, a man who becomes entangled in a web of confusion and despair as he grapples with his own identity and the tumultuous relationships in his life. Set in Sweden, the film explores themes of depression, loss, domestic violence, and isolation. Through a series of surreal and haunting events, Andreas is forced to confront his deepest fears and desires, ultimately leading to a profound existential crisis.

In J.D.'s Revenge (1976), a law student named Isaac is possessed by the spirit of a 1940s gangster named J.D. Walker. Isaac goes on a killing spree, seeking revenge on those who wronged J.D. in the past. As Isaac's life spirals out of control, he must find a way to break free from J.D.'s grip and restore peace.

In the small village of Glória, a secret mission is underway during the colonial war. As a community radio station broadcasts coded messages, the danger escalates and the village becomes the center of a political storm.

Blind Mountain tells the story of a young woman who is tricked and forced into an unwanted marriage in a rural village in China. As she struggles with the misogyny and abuse she faces, she plans her escape from the mountain.

The show presents mature themes involving love stories and disturbing topics of real-life cases including rape, incest, child abuse, prostitution, discrimination and domestic violence. At the beginning of each episode, Silvia Pinal would discuss the social aspect surrounding the case the audience was about to view.

Waste Land is a documentary that follows artist Vik Muniz as he goes to the world's largest garbage dump in Rio de Janeiro and works with the catadores, or garbage pickers, to create art out of trash. The film explores the lives of the catadores and their struggles, as well as the transformative power of art and the importance of dignity for all individuals.

The Source is a comedic drama set in a traditional Muslim village in North Africa. The story revolves around a group of women who decide to go on a sex strike in order to protest and bring about change within their community. The film explores themes of gender equality, tradition, and the power of collective action.

Sex, drugs, money, murder - not to mention love, heartache, humiliation, guilt, revenge, redemption - are central themes in this wicked dark comedy. Tracking six not-quite-so-young oilmen and dancers as they pursue life with reckless abandon in boomtown Houston during the Eighties, the story careens from casual pick-ups to painful break-ups, from betrayal to reunion with hardly a pause for breath.

Addi, a gifted boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, adopts a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. The boys discover aggression, violence, loyalty, and love.

Ex Drummer is a dark comedy film about a writer who joins a punk band to fulfill his rock star dreams. As the band becomes successful, their dysfunctional relationships and violent behavior begin to threaten their fame and success.

The wealthy Jiggs is tired of being left out of the swanky parties thrown by his social-climbing wife Maggie and their daughter. He decides to teach them a "lesson" by faking his own suicide, but things don't quite turn out the way he planned.

In this slapstick comedy, a drunken man causes chaos everywhere he goes, including a hotel. Hilarity ensues as he gets into various mishaps and encounters a cast of absurd and entertaining characters.

The Wife of an Important Man is set in a small town in Egypt during the 1970s. The story follows the life of the wife of a police officer, who experiences domestic violence and corruption within the police force. She witnesses the repression and brutality of the police state, leading to the murder of her father. The film explores themes of political repression, gambling, and the struggle for freedom of speech.

The story of an adult and a teenage couple during a brief summer holiday by the sea. While Nic's parents remain trapped in a precarious mutual dependency despite repeated attempts at reconciliation, their 12-year-old son tries to come to terms with his father's traumatizing violent outbursts in games with other children. He tries to teach Marie, who is of his age and suffers from her own relationship with her father, to feel nothing. In fact, both of them are transformed by their experience of the joys and pains of first love.