Highest-Rated Movies about 'Marital Abuse'

The Godfather (1972), Once Were Warriors (1994), The Quiet Man (1952), Raincoat (2004), This Boy's Life (1993), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), The Rainmaker (1997), Fire (1996) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Marital Abuse movies.

#16. Not Without My Daughter (1991)

Storyline: "Moody" is an Iranian doctor living in America with his American wife Betty and their child Mahtob. Wanting to see his homeland again, he convinces his wife to take a short holiday there with him and Mahtob. Betty is reluctant, as Iran is not a pleasant place, especially if you are American and female. Upon arrival in Iran, it appears that her worst fears are realized: Moody declares that they will be living there from now on. Betty is determined to escape from Iran, but taking her daughter with her presents a larger problem.

Plot Keywords: american abroad, based on true story, mother daughter relationship, domestic violence, female protagonist, doctor, unsubtitled foreign language ...

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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. Goin' South (1978)

Storyline: Texas, shortly after the Civil War. Henry Moon is an outlaw, on the run from the law. He is captured trying to escape to Mexico and taken back to town to be hanged. The town has a special law that a condemned man can walk free if one of the single women of the town offer to marry him. Henry is in luck - at the last moment Julia Tate offers to marry him, and pretty soon they are married. However, Henry soon discovers that Julia's motives are purely business-orientated - she needs someone to work the mine on her property. This makes for a very cold marriage.—grantss

Plot Keywords: bondage, rape, ranch, black comedy, directed by star, whiskey, texas ...

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#19. The Portrait of a Lady (1996)

Storyline: Isabel Archer, an American heiress and free thinker travels to Europe to find herself. She tactfully rebuffs the advances of Caspar Goodwood, another American who has followed her to England. Her cousin, Ralph Touchett, wise but sickly becomes a soulmate of sorts for her. She makes an unfortunate alliance with the creepy Madame Merle who leads her to make an even more unfortunate alliance with Gilbert Osmond, a smooth but cold collector of Objets' de art who seduces her with an intense but unattainable sexuality. Isabel marries Osmond only to realize she's just another piece of art for his collection and that Madame Merle and Osmond are lovers who had hatched a diabolical scheme to take Isabel's fortune. Isabel's only comfort is the innocent daughter of Osmond, Pansy, but even that friendship is spoiled when Countess Gemini, Osmond's sister, reveals the child's true parentage. Isabel finally breaks free of Osmond and returns to Ralph's bedside, where, while breathing his last, they both realize how truly connected they are, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.—Teresa B. <O'Donnell@worldnet.att.net>

Plot Keywords: based on novel, father son relationship, betrayal, freedom, dying, husband wife relationship, friend ...

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#20. China 9, Liberty 37 (1978)

Storyline: Condemned gunman Clayton is given a last minute reprieve on condition he murders rancher Matthew for a railway company. Visiting Matthew's ranch, Clayton is unable to bring himself to kill Matthew and leaves, but Matthew's wife, Catherine, believing she has killed Matthew during an argument joins Clayton. Matthew, still alive, and mad as hell joins Clayton's equally angered employers to hunt down the pair—Tom Seldon <elpuro.msn.com>

Plot Keywords: skinny dipping, sex, female nudity, breasts, female rear nudity, horse riding, jail cell ...

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#21. Angel Eyes (2001)

Storyline: While pursuing a suspect one night, Chicago Police officer Sharon Pogue nearly becomes the victim of a fatal ambush. A mysterious stranger, Catch intervenes, disarms the assassin and saves Sharon's life. Is it a stroke of luck? A twist of fate? Or just a concerned citizen who happened to pass by at the right time and wasn't afraid to get involved? Maybe, but Sharon and Catch have met once before. As the two fall in love, they discover the truth about each other and are forced to deal with the secrets from their past.

Plot Keywords: male underwear, elevator, dysfunctional family, dating, dark past, crying, criminal ...

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