Abusive Relationship Movies

Artistic lovers, Viv and Jay, have become trapped in a vicious cycle of codependent heroin addiction. But when Viv’s wealthy parents hire an...

Forced by her poor father to live with a well-off man, a young girl must find a way to escape her new abusive home.

A woman sits at a crossroads between staying in her abusive relationship or leaving.

A camera crew follows Niels, a commanding trainer, as he helps his older brother Johnny, a quiet bodybuilder, prepare for the upcoming bodybuilding...

Two former rivals reconnect over drinks and a quick bite. One is compulsively running through men and can’t kick the habit of drinking their...

Emily, a once vibrant and beautiful young woman, confronts her ex-boyfriend for the first time since he sold her into sex trafficking years prior. As...

A woman goes to a psychiatrist to find out about the strange dreams she's been having. It turns out that they're not dreams at all, but a plot by her...

In a small town in the Canadian Arctic, Ippik, a young Inuit woman, suffers in an abusive relationship. She starts to heal when she connects with...

This short documentary tells the intensely personal story of Namrata Gill – one of the many real-life inspirations for Deepa Mehta’s...

Jackson betrays Lindsay and begs for her forgiveness. Her friends want revenge. Lindsay hopes she can find the grace and mercy to make the right...

Dani and Michael, two down-on-their-luck filmmakers, decide to craft and film their own independent movie despite their tumultuous lives begging them...

“No Bruises” is a narrative short film that explores the cyclical nature of emotional abuse, played out in vignette-style glimpses into...

Tomás and Valentim are two young men who have just entered their twenties, full of dreams, illusions, and disappointments. The two enter a...

Laura Dean is the most popular girl in school and Freddie Riley’s dream girl. She has it all: charm, confidence, and charisma. But...

A young Polynesian woman trapped in the throes of an abusive relationship gets revenge by burning down her boyfriend's home. Fearing retaliation, she...

After a intense argument with his girlfriend, Mike wonders if the fall from a bridge hurts as much as the harsh words spoken by the one he loves the...

Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of this compelling exploration of gender violence. As Kim and her daughters flee to a domestic...

A glimpse into the daily life of the women who work and stay in the shelter for battered women. The film collects their personal stories and...

Sandra, a 20 year old woman who has an anxious attachment style, is trapped in a relationship with Ray, a manipulative and abusive man, which then...