Movies and TvShows featuring "woman-with-a-past" theme.
When a seductive new teacher arrives at a high school, she begins a dangerous relationship with one of her students. The affair takes a dark turn as secrets and lies lead to deadly consequences.
Marnie is a troubled young woman with a complicated past. She suffers from kleptomania and struggles with her identity. After she gets a new job as a secretary, her boss becomes suspicious of her behavior. As he digs deeper into her past, he discovers shocking secrets and the truth behind Marnie's disturbing actions.
A woman named Martha Ivers has built a successful life for herself, but the weight of her dark past and the secrets she holds threaten to unravel everything. As a child, Martha witnessed a murder and her involvement in the crime has haunted her ever since. When her husband, Walter, discovers the truth, Martha will go to great lengths to keep her secrets buried, even if it means destroying those she loves.
A woman is torn between her love for a gentle man, and her secret passion for his dangerous brother.
A family is fractured by Lukas, the patriarch, and his ongoing infidelities. When the son Tyler comes home for a visit, a taboo passion between him and his stepmother Amanda blossoms, changing the family dynamics forever. The allegiances and expectations shift radically as the truth is revealed.
Woman on the Beach (2006) is a movie about a film director who goes on a vacation with his friend, only to become involved in a love triangle with a mysterious woman they meet on the beach. As the story unfolds, the characters grapple with themes of love, friendship, existential loneliness, and the complexities of relationships.
During a magic show, a British World War Two veteran is framed for murder and gets involved in espionage.
In a small fishing village in Alaska, a man gets involved in a romantic triangle while trying to save his cannery business from a ruthless business rival.
Melodrama of the attempt to smash a drug ring and to promote a former addict singer's rehabilitation. Edited from TV series, Cain's Hundred
A mayoral candidate, who has a questionable past with a blackmailer, has to hide the truth from his wife. Chaos ensues when his fake wife comes into the picture and comedic situations unfold.
When a woman goes missing on the eve of her wedding, her fiancee hires a detective to track her down
Private detective Travis McGee gets involved in a murder in Florida. He discovers a killer who has been targeting young women and leaving them dead in the water. As he investigates, he uncovers a web of deception and revenge that leads him to a dangerous criminal organization. With the help of his female friend, McGee sets out to bring the killer to justice and save the innocent victims.
In the bleak landscape of Minnesota, a series of murders occur that are linked to a dark secret from the past. As an investigation unfolds, a novice detective finds herself entangled in the sinister history of the region.
Carnival Story (1954) is a drama that takes place in a post-World War II carnival in Berlin, Germany. The story follows a timid and mute woman with a past who becomes involved with the circus strong man. When a murder confession leads to trouble, the carnival faces challenges of blackmail, sexual desire, and attempts of sabotage. Amidst all the chaos, relationships unravel and a love triangle develops.
Jane, a housewife, is confronted during her daily chores by Dennis, her married lover with whom she has had a long affair. Dennis tells Jane that he has to break off their relationship. She threatens suicide, but when she picks up a shish kabob skewer, the two struggle and Dennis is stabbed in the chest and collapses. Jane hides the body in the house. Before she can leave, her brother-in-law arrives and tells her that he knows about the affair and that he has invited her husband, her lover, and his wife to her house that evening so that he can tell them about the affair.
A man falls in love with a woman he believes to be his mail-order bride, but soon discovers she is not who she claims to be. As their relationship unfolds, secrets are revealed, leading to a web of lies, murder, and a desperate search for the truth.
After marrying an archaeologist, a Victorian-era woman with a sordid past realizes that she is not ready to settle down with one man.
This 1959 film-noir take on "Othello," filmed in Puerto Rico, stars Mari Blanchard as flirtatious Jean, who marries an older man, plantation owner Don Luis, for financial security and finds herself falling for his virile foster son, Carlos. Fearing that Jean will inherit Luis's money, his greedy cousin, Miguel, poisons the bridegroom against his new wife, informing him about her passion for another.
Vineyard owner Randy Minola becomes captivated by the worldly Edella, much to the chagrin of his girlfriend Winnie.
A valuable gem from India is stolen in an old dark mansion and it is up to Scotland Yard inspector Charles Irwin to find out who did it among all the suspects who were in the house.