Need help: Movies that depict domestic violence or abuse
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Need help: Movies that depict domestic violence or abuse
My friends fiancee is doing research for school and I am trying to help them find movies that depict some sort of abuse. Spousal abuse whether physical or verbal. I assume either towards the man or the woman. I also assume any relationship - long term would do as people are not always married in movies or real life. Thanks for your help.
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Off the top-o-my-head:
Shattered Dreams
Sleeping With the Devil
Dangerous Intentions
Men Don't Tell
Unspoken Truth
Color Purple
The Burning Bed
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Shattered Dreams
Sleeping With the Devil
Dangerous Intentions
Men Don't Tell
Unspoken Truth
Color Purple
The Burning Bed
Diary of a Mad Housewife
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The Burning Bed
Blue Velvet
Dolores Claiborne
The Doors
Kalifornia
Purple Rain
Radio Flyer
Scarface (1983)
The Shining
Straw Dogs
What Lies Beneath
Blue Velvet
Dolores Claiborne
The Doors
Kalifornia
Purple Rain
Radio Flyer
Scarface (1983)
The Shining
Straw Dogs
What Lies Beneath
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Originally Posted by Master Shake 05
ichi the killer - some much rape/brutality against women itll make your head spin
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Enough was the first title to come to mind
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Originally Posted by Master Shake 05
yeh but they dont want the men parts. there are plenty of brutal rape scenes in ICHI, it doesnt matter if they arent the coolest
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A few more from my mental list:
Whats Love Got To Do With It
The Taming of the Shrew
The Great Santini
A Streetcar Named Desire
Joy Luck Club
Petulia
American Beauty
Theres even a little in...The Hustler.
Whats Love Got To Do With It
The Taming of the Shrew
The Great Santini
A Streetcar Named Desire
Joy Luck Club
Petulia
American Beauty
Theres even a little in...The Hustler.
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Originally Posted by Randy Miller III
Sling Blade and Raging Bull are the first that come to mind.
Also, scenes with Talia Shire and her hubby in "The Godfather".
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the beginning of ichi has the main boss raping a prostitute and beating her to within an inch of her life while undressing her and taking his pants down...you can imagine what happens next. there is another scene in the middle of the picture with the same girl getting raped by a different guy. same content. latter in the film, during the "questoning" sequence a chick has her nipples stretched out and sliced with a thin knife. its a sick film.
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A great Canadian movie about abusive parents is Hurt (2002).