Highest-Rated Movies about 'Battered Woman'

Brother (1997), The Magdalene Sisters (2002), I, Tonya (2017), Irréversible (2002), Precious (2009), Chocolat (2000), The Invisible Man (2020), Ghost (1990) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Battered Woman movies.

#16. Red Eye (2005)

Storyline: This is the story of a young resourceful heroine named Lisa Reisert who hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying! Upon boarding the plane, Lisa is trapped on a red-eye flight with a creepy villainous handsome and charming man by the name of Jackson Rippner, who's playing middle-man in the plot to assassinate a Homeland Security official. He's got her father pinned down by a would-be killer, using that advantage to coerce Lisa into phoning the luxury resort where she works and arranging to move the target into a pre-set position.

Plot Keywords: flight, hotel manager, hotel, airport, stewardess, thunderstorm, watching tv ...

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#17. Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)

Storyline: Laura and Martin have been married for four years. They seem to be the perfect, happiest and most successful couple. The reality of their house- hold, however, is very different. Martin is an abusive and brutally obsessed husband. Laura is living her life in constant fear and waits for a chance to escape. She finally stages her own death, and flees to a new town and new identity. But when Martin finds out that his wife is not dead he will stop at nothing to find and kill her.

Plot Keywords: psychopath, domestic violence, villain not really dead cliche, faked death, marital abuse, psycho thriller, stalking ...

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#18. The Hunting Party (1971)

Storyline: The rich and ruthless rancher Brandt Ruger keeps his beautiful young wife Melissa like a part of his property, subdued to his will. But one day she's kidnapped by the famous outlaw Frank Calder - just to teach him reading, so he tells her. Calder doesn't know or care who's wife she is. He takes care of her well, and eventually Melissa falls in love with him. But Ruger feels humiliated. Full of hate, he sets out to kill him - and Melissa too, if necessary. Together with his friends and the newest technology in guns, which carry 800 yards, he initiates a battue on Calder and his gang.—Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

Plot Keywords: posse, no survivors, woman undresses, woman slaps a man, topless female nudity, man slaps a woman, man punches a woman ...

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#19. Trapped (2002)

Storyline: When their daughter is abducted and taken for ransom by a gang of serial kidnappers, a young doctor and his wife find themselves held hostage while a 24-hour plan to extort their money is set into motion. Now, with time running out and the health of their asthmatic daughter at serious risk, they find themselves in a life-and-death race against the clock as the "perfect crime" begins spiraling towards an unthinkable, terrifying and deadly conclusion.

Plot Keywords: ransom, hostage, neo noir, psychopath, home invasion, foot chase, held at gunpoint ...

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#20. Enough (2002)

Storyline: An abused woman discovers that the dream man she married isn't who she thought he was. She and her daughter try to escape (aided by her previous boyfriend), but he pursues her relentlessly. Fearing also for the safety of her daughter, she decides that there's only one way out of the marriage: kill him.

Plot Keywords: running away, domestic violence, misogynist, absent father, abusive relationship, abusive husband, escape ...

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#21. Star Maps (1997)

Storyline: After five years of living in Mexico, Carlos, an 18-year-old youth returns to Los Angeles. He wants to be an actor. But his father, Pepe, a pimp wants him to work in the family business, that is, male prostitution. Carlos decides that he will be one of his father's boys until he can get his foot in the door in Hollywood. Finally one of his clients, Jennifer a rich soap star, offers him a bit part in her show. Pepe tells Carlos that she is just using him and demands that he most not see the woman any longer. Carlos defies his father and when his big day comes he finds out the harsh realities of life are even harsher than he imagined.—Wiki

Plot Keywords: drug overdose, los angeles california, battered woman, pimp, adultery, gay sex, mexican american ...

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