Movies with DV Themes

Movies that address or discuss domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and/or stalking, including independent films, Made-For-TV movies, and big…
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Directed by Craig Brewer.  With Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell. City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Films, Dance Movies, Footloose Movie, Footloose Remake, Footloose 2011, Tango, Samba, Cinema, Movies Showing
Footloose (2011) ⭐ 5.8 | Comedy, Drama, Music
Directed by Craig Brewer. With Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell. City teenager Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
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20 Great Films from 1996-2016: Celebrating 20 Years of Feminist Media
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This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America. Director: Chris Columbus Writers: Stephen Chbosky (screenplay), Jonathan Larson (book) Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson Film Posters, York, Rosario Dawson, Musicals, Chris Columbus, Film Adaptations, Broadway Songs, Movie Theater
Rent (2005) ⭐ 6.8 | Drama, Musical, Romance
This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggling with life, love and AIDS, and the impacts they have on America. Director: Chris Columbus Writers: Stephen Chbosky (screenplay), Jonathan Larson (book) Stars: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. Director: Lee Daniels Writers: Geoffrey Fletcher (screenplay), Sapphire (novel) Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton Novels, Precious Children, Precious Movie, Precious, Patton, Second Child, Good Movies, Fiction
Precious (2009) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. Director: Lee Daniels Writers: Geoffrey Fletcher (screenplay), Sapphire (novel) Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton
Directed by Thom Fitzgerald.  With Chloë Sevigny, Lucy Liu, Shawn Ashmore, Mabel Adams. A three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis: in Montreal, a porn actor (Ashmore) schemes to pass his mandatory blood test; a young nun (Sevigny) makes a personal sacrifice for the benefit of a South African village; in rural China, a black market operative (Liu) posing as a goverment-sanctioned blood drawer jeopardizes an entire village's safety. Montreal, Young Farmers, Be With You Movie, Movie Guide, Movie Synopsis, Movie List, Young Nun, Top Movies
3 Needles (2005) ⭐ 6.3 | Drama
Directed by Thom Fitzgerald. With Chloë Sevigny, Lucy Liu, Shawn Ashmore, Mabel Adams. A three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis: in Montreal, a porn actor (Ashmore) schemes to pass his mandatory blood test; a young nun (Sevigny) makes a personal sacrifice for the benefit of a South African village; in rural China, a black market operative (Liu) posing as a goverment-sanctioned blood drawer jeopardizes an entire village's safety.
Directed by Paul Shapiro.  With Mary Stuart Masterson, Anthony LaPaglia, Will Rothhaar, Sam Robards. After a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly. Lifetime Movies Network, Lifetime Movies, Movie Tv, Great Movies To Watch, Film Movie, Hallmark Movies Romance, Good Movies To Watch, Great Movies
Black and Blue (TV Movie 1999) ⭐ 6.1 | Drama
Directed by Paul Shapiro. With Mary Stuart Masterson, Anthony LaPaglia, Will Rothhaar, Sam Robards. After a woman's husband beats and abuses her, she and her son join the witness protection program and move away secretly.
Directed by Icíar Bollaín.  With Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Candela Peña, Rosa Maria Sardà. One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"... Libros, Drama, Noir Movie, Amor, Dvd
Te doy mis ojos (2003) ⭐ 7.4 | Drama, Romance
Directed by Icíar Bollaín. With Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Candela Peña, Rosa Maria Sardà. One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...
Directed by Eric Laneuville.  With Kellie Martin, Kevin Dobson, Linda Kelsey, Ivan Sergei. A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family. Movies And Tv Shows, Tv, Eric, Jennifer, Michael, Anna Gunn
If Someone Had Known (TV Movie 1995) ⭐ 6.1 | Biography, Drama
Directed by Eric Laneuville. With Kellie Martin, Kevin Dobson, Linda Kelsey, Ivan Sergei. A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.
Directed by Brian Gibson.  With Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Rae'Ven Kelly, Virginia Capers. The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from abusive husband, Ike Turner. Love, Singer, Angela Bassett, Tina Turner, Movie Posters, Break Free
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) ⭐ 7.3 | Biography, Drama, Music
Directed by Brian Gibson. With Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Rae'Ven Kelly, Virginia Capers. The story of singer Tina Turner's rise to stardom and how she gained the courage to break free from abusive husband, Ike Turner.
Directed by Harry Winer.  With Peter Strauss, Judith Light, James Gammon, Noble Willingham. This movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser. Popcorn, People, Willingham, Peter Strauss, Judith, James, Dating Violence
Men Don't Tell (TV Movie 1993) ⭐ 6.5 | Drama
Directed by Harry Winer. With Peter Strauss, Judith Light, James Gammon, Noble Willingham. This movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser.
Directed by Oren Peli.  With Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Amber Armstrong. After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence. Horror, Mystery Thriller, Supernatural Films, Paranormal Activity 2, Horror Movie Posters, Paranormal Activity 4, Paranormal Activity 3, Movie Records
Paranormal Activity (2007) ⭐ 6.3 | Horror, Mystery
Directed by Oren Peli. With Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Amber Armstrong. After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
Directed by John Carpenter.  With Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran, Nancy Kyes. On Halloween night of 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After sitting in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield to kill. Michael Myers, Halloween, Halloween Horror, Halloween 1978, Halloween Film, Halloween Movie Poster, Halloween Movies
Halloween (1978) ⭐ 7.7 | Horror, Thriller
Directed by John Carpenter. With Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran, Nancy Kyes. On Halloween night of 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After sitting in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield to kill.
Directed by Brian Gilbert.  With Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Sheila Rosenthal, Roshan Seth. An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well. Domestic Violence, Reading, Without Me, Daughter, Family
Not Without My Daughter (1991) ⭐ 6.4 | Drama, Thriller
Directed by Brian Gilbert. With Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Sheila Rosenthal, Roshan Seth. An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.
Directed by Robert Mandel.  With Kathleen Quinlan, David Keith, Frances Sternhagen, Cliff De Young. Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a waitress in her father's diner, yet she can't help but feel unfulfilled by a life of pouring coffee and grilling hamburgers. Mary Ann's real passion is photography, but pursuing her dream of becoming a photographer means leaving Mercury behind. Despite her desperation to expand her horizons, Mary An... Independence Day, Types Of Photography, Independence Day Images, Independence, All Movies
Independence Day (1983) ⭐ 6.5 | Drama, Romance
Directed by Robert Mandel. With Kathleen Quinlan, David Keith, Frances Sternhagen, Cliff De Young. Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a waitress in her father's diner, yet she can't help but feel unfulfilled by a life of pouring coffee and grilling hamburgers. Mary Ann's real passion is photography, but pursuing her dream of becoming a photographer means leaving Mercury behind. Despite her desperation to expand her horizons, Mary An...
Directed by Quentin Tarantino.  With Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah. The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle. Film Music Books, See Movie, Love Movie, About Time Movie, Movie Photo
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) ⭐ 8.0 | Action, Crime, Thriller
Directed by Quentin Tarantino. With Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah. The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.