Movies tagged with the "abusive-husband" keyword

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Enough (2002, USA) from $1.99
Enough Is Enough (3 more taglines...)

Genres:	Drama \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Jennifer Lopez, Bill Campbell, Tessa Allen, Juliette Lewis, Dan Futterman, Noah Wyle, Fred Ward, Janet Carroll, Bill Cobbs, Christopher Maher, Bruce A. Young, Bruce French, Ruben Madera, Dan Martin, Jeff Kober,

Directors:	Michael Apted,

Plot Summary:
An abused woman (Lopez) discovers that the dream man (Campbell) she married isn't who she thought he was. She and her daughter try to escape (aided by her previous boyfriend, played by Futterman), 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. 'Fred Ward (I)' (qv) has a guest-starring role.

Final Analysis (1992, USA) from $1.99
A psychiatrist and two beautiful sisters playing the ultimate mind game. (2 more taglines...)

Genres:	Drama \| Romance \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Eric Roberts, Paul Guilfoyle, Keith David, Robert Harper, Agustin Rodriguez, Rita Zohar, George Murdock, Shirley Prestia, Tony Genaro, Katherine Cortez, Wood Moy, Corey Fischer,

Directors:	Phil Joanou,

Plot Summary:
Barr is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the sister of one of his clients. She's beautiful and married (to a gangster). She hates her husband but is unable to escape from him. To avoid spoilers, someone dies, but who did what and why ?

Karla (2006, USA) from $1.99
The Barbie and Ken of serial killers. (5 more taglines...)

Genres:	Drama \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau, Emilie Jacobs, Alex Boyd, Carole Ita White, Fiona Manners, Shawn Hoffman, Adam Lieberman, Cherilyn Hayres, William Duffy, Tanya Lemelle, Tony Shawkat, Kristen Swieconek, Cole James,

Directors:	Joel Bender,

Plot Summary:
Based on real events, Paul Bernardo (Collins) and his wife, Karla Homolka (Prepon), kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.

Of Mice and Men (1992, USA) from $1.99
We have a dream. Someday, we'll have a little house and a couple of acres. A place to call home.

Genres:	Drama \|

Actors:	John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Ray Walston, Casey Siemaszko, Sherilyn Fenn, John Terry, Richard Riehle, Alexis Arquette, Joe Morton, Noble Willingham, Joe D'Angerio, Tuck Milligan, David Steen, Moira Harris, Mark Boone Junior,

Directors:	Gary Sinise,

Plot Summary:
Based on John Steinbeck's 1937 classic tale of two travelling companions, George and Lennie, who wander the country during the Depression, dreaming of a better life for themselves. Then, just as heaven is within their grasp, it is inevitably yanked away. The film follows Steinbeck's novel closely, exploring questions of strength, weakness, usefulness, reality and utopia, bringing Steinbeck's California vividly to life.

Pay It Forward (2000, Somalia) from $1.99
Sometimes The Simplest Idea Can Make The Biggest Difference. (6 more taglines...)

Genres:	Drama \| Romance \|

Actors:	Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr, James Caviezel, Jon Bon Jovi, Angie Dickinson, David Ramsey, Gary Werntz, Colleen Flynn, Marc Donato, Kathleen Wilhoite, Liza Snyder, Jeanetta Arnette, Hannah Werntz,

Directors:	Mimi Leder,

Plot Summary:
A school social studies assignment leads to social changes that spread from city-to-city. Assigned to come up with some idea that will improve mankind, a young boy (Haley Joel Osment) decides that if he can do three good deeds for someone and they in turn can "pay it forward" and so forth, positive changes can occur. What appears to initially be a failure, is indeed a success that is not immediately known but is traced backwards by a reporter who is a benefactor. The initial recipients of the boy are a drug addict (James Cavaziel), his badly scarred school teacher (Kevin Spacey), and his alcoholic mother (Helen Hunt). While physically and mentally scarred by past events, the teacher is not the only one bearing scars. The young boy fears his mother's fate, particularly at his brutal, alcoholic father's (Jon Bon Jovi) hands. The mother also bears scars from her childhood with a homeless, alcoholic mother (Angie Dickinson).

Rancid (2004, Sweden) from $1.99
Do some people deserve to die?

Genres:	Action \| Crime \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Matthew Settle, Fay Masterson, Currie Graham, Patrik Ersgård, Jay Acovone, Michael Wiseman, Jennifer Jostyn, Siena Goines, Paul Satterfield, Pernilla August, Yun Choi, Alex Zonn, Jarmo Mäkinen, Ola Rapace, Daniela Svensson,

Directors:	Jack Ersgard,

Plot Summary:
Once a promising writer, John Hayson now gets by on the odd writing job. A personal tragedy has left him dispassionate about the world and his work and he lives his life in limbo. In the midst of this existential crisis he attends a high school reunion and meets three old friends; acquaintances he's tried to forget but who now emerge like ominous shadows from his past. Once again, face to face with the love of his life, Hayson tries to right old wrongs and get his life back on track. However, life has other plans, and he realizes that the past is best laid to rest or it might haunt you forever. He soon finds himself embroiled in a nightmarish brew of deceit, passion and murder. Wanted by the police for a heinous killing, he must choose between succumbing to his darkest desires or the light that will renew his faith in himself and his future.

Saw IV (2007, USA) from $1.99
It's a Trap (3 more taglines...)

Genres:	Crime \| Horror \| Thriller \|

Actors:	Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Lyriq Bent, Athena Karkanis, Justin Louis, Simon Reynolds, Donnie Wahlberg, Angus Macfadyen, Shawnee Smith, Bahar Soomekh, Dina Meyer, Mike Realba, Marty Adams,

Directors:	Darren Lynn Bousman,

Plot Summary:
Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grisly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.