Movies and TvShows featuring "woman-in-peril" theme.
A film producer and his team sail to Skull Island where they encounter cannibalistic natives and a giant gorilla named Kong. The producer plans to capture Kong and bring him back to New York as a spectacle. However, Kong escapes and wreaks havoc in the city before meeting his demise at the hands of the military.
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 troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI to help track down a disturbed individual who terrorizes the city on New Year's Eve. As they investigate the mass shootings and bombings, they uncover the identity of the killer and confront him, leading to a dangerous showdown.
Breaking Surface is a survival thriller that follows the story of two sisters, Ida and Tuva, who become trapped underwater in an isolated underwater cave after a diving accident. With their oxygen running out and no way to communicate with the surface, they must find a way to survive the dangerous and freezing conditions to make it back home alive.
In the classic horror film Frankenstein, a scientist named Dr. Frankenstein creates a monster by reanimating dead body parts. As the monster comes to life, Dr. Frankenstein realizes the grave mistakes he has made and must face the consequences. The film explores themes of playing god, the dangers of scientific experimentation, and the ethics of creating life. It is set in a gothic horror atmosphere, with iconic scenes including the monster's creation and the famous line 'It's alive!'.
Firewalker follows a pair of adventurers who discover a treasure map that leads them to Central America. Along the way, they encounter dangerous obstacles, including voodoo, human sacrifice, and a rival treasure hunter. With their lives at stake, they must use their wit and martial arts skills to survive and find the hidden treasure.
A couple tries to uncover the truth behind a series of mysterious deaths in a small village, only to discover a hidden vampire presence.
In 'White Zombie,' a newlywed couple arrives in Haiti for their honeymoon, only to become entangled in the machinations of a voodoo master who seeks to control the wife through telepathic mind control. As the husband fights to save his wife from the clutches of the voodoo master, he must navigate through a world filled with zombies, witchcraft, and dark forces. This classic horror film, set in the pre-code era, explores themes of love, power, and the supernatural.
A newlywed couple's honeymoon takes a terrifying turn when they encounter a satanic cult led by a high priest. The husband, a mystery writer, becomes the prime suspect in a series of murders and must uncover the truth to clear his name. As the couple delves deeper into the dark secrets of the cult, they find themselves in a fight for their lives.
A group of friends are on a road trip when they begin receiving a mysterious signal on their television. As the signal infects them, they turn into violent, sadistic killers, unleashing a wave of brutality and chaos. The survivors must find a way to stop the signal and save themselves.
The Third Wave is a 2003 movie about organized crime and a series of events that unfold after a riot. It follows the story of a fugitive who is on the run and gets involved in a murder investigation. As the plot progresses, the protagonist finds himself entangled in a web of procedural challenges and encounters demonstrations of power. This movie is the third installment in a trilogy and is part of a series. It revolves around the themes of police procedural, a hotel setting, and the use of cell phones and banks.
In the middle of preparing for her business’ biggest season, Diana Hart learns she inherited an old house from her beloved aunt. Matt, the estate attorney and her former flame, insists she stick around and sort out the details over Christmas break, as he tries to rekindle their old romance. But the longer Diana stays the more she finds clues that suggest her aunt was murdered, and that the culprit might be her handsome companion. Yet the bigger question is–will she survive Christmas?
In a Parisian parking lot Sonia finds herself trapped in her car with her son and the daughter of her boyfriend Fred, who has been left outside, powerless to deal with the situation: an anti-tank mine has been set under the car. Sonia is a bomb-disposal expert, who works for a NGO with Fred. She just got back from a mission in Ukraine and, while she's used to face dangerous situations, with the children's lives on the line the stakes have never been higher. Along with colleagues Igor and Camille, who came to the rescue, Sonia and Fred have 30 minutes to defuse the bomb and work out who could be the mastermind behind this. Will they stand united until the end or will the family implode under pressure?
In Hear No Evil, a deaf woman becomes the target of a corrupt cop after witnessing a murder. She is thrust into a dangerous game of cat and mouse as she tries to outwit her pursuer and stay alive. With her communication limited by her deafness, she must rely on her wits and sign language skills to navigate this treacherous situation.
A woman traveling on a road trip finds herself being pursued by a deranged psychopath. As she tries to escape, she must rely on her wits and courage to survive.
When a high-profile businessman becomes the target of a powerful gang, a skilled bodyguard must go to great lengths to protect him, leading to a series of explosive encounters and thrilling confrontations with the criminal underworld.
Suspense is a silent film that follows the story of a woman who becomes the target of a home invasion. Locked inside her house, she must use her wits to outsmart the intruder and protect herself.
Jack Hunter, an archaeologist, teams up with a female archaeologist to search for lost treasures tied to the Roman Empire. They face danger and intrigue as they travel across different countries and encounter mythological beings.
After surviving a bus accident caused by an electrical tower, a scientist is experimented on and gains super strength. However, he is manipulated by a mad scientist who uses him as a mindless slave. As the scientist becomes a monster, a newspaper reporter investigates the strange occurrences and tries to save him from his fate.
When a small-town doctor's twin brother is killed by an evil magician, he becomes determined to seek revenge. However, his efforts are complicated by the magician's resurrection as a vampire, leading to a battle between good and evil in the town. With themes of grief, occultism, and the supernatural, 'Dead Men Walk' is a chilling tale of horror.