Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "repressed-sexuality"

1. Psycho (1960)

R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin

Votes: 719,489 | Gross: $32.00M

2. The Devils (1971)

R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian

Votes: 18,717 | Gross: $1.13M

3. The Remains of the Day (1993)

PG | 134 min | Drama, Romance

A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, John Haycraft, Christopher Reeve

Votes: 84,631 | Gross: $22.95M

4. Peeping Tom (1960)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley

Votes: 39,359 | Gross: $0.08M

5. Repulsion (1965)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux

Votes: 57,353

6. Thelma (2017)

Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.

Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Votes: 36,682 | Gross: $0.15M

7. The African Queen (1951)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull

Votes: 84,389 | Gross: $0.54M

8. The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

When his family goes away for the summer, a hitherto faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts

Votes: 42,545 | Gross: $12.00M

9. The Catholic School (2021)

TV-MA | 106 min | Drama

In late September 1975, a renowned Catholic school in Rome for sheltered, upper-middle-class boys is attacked in what became known as the Circeo Massacre. The film examines what triggered the violence.

Director: Stefano Mordini | Stars: Benedetta Porcaroli, Giulio Pranno, Emanuele Maria Di Stefano, Giulio Fochetti

Votes: 3,636

10. Cecil B. Demented (2000)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

An insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage filmmakers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film.

Director: John Waters | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier

Votes: 16,671 | Gross: $1.28M

11. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971)

Not Rated | 95 min | Mystery, Thriller

The potentially unhinged daughter of a British politician is accused of killing her hedonistic neighbor after she witnesses the murder in a dream.

Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel, Silvia Monti

Votes: 5,805

12. Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013)

Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Inspired by horrifying true events, Nothing Bad Can Happen follows Tore, a young lost soul involved with an underground Christian punk movement who falls in with a dysfunctional family who test his seemingly unwavering faith.

Director: Katrin Gebbe | Stars: Julius Feldmeier, Sascha Alexander Gersak, Annika Kuhl, Gro Swantje Kohlhof

Votes: 2,133 | Gross: $0.00M

13. Boulevard (2014)

R | 88 min | Drama

A devoted husband in a marriage of convenience is forced to confront his secret life.

Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Robin Williams, Roberto Aguire, Kathy Baker, Bob Odenkirk

Votes: 8,989 | Gross: $0.12M

14. The Little Stranger (2018)

R | 111 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

After a doctor is called to visit a crumbling manor, strange things begin to occur.

Director: Lenny Abrahamson | Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Ruth Wilson, Liv Hill

Votes: 10,641 | Gross: $0.71M

15. Orpheus' Song (2019)

Not Rated | 75 min | Adventure, Romance

Two best friends from Berlin win a trip to Greece. On their excursion, they get lost on an island. They spend the night together in a cave and dream a mystical dream. On the next day, nothing between the two will be like it was before.

Director: Tor Iben | Stars: Sascha Weingarten, Julien Lickert, Henry Morales, Kristina Kostiv

Votes: 929

16. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)

PG-13 | 126 min | Drama

Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Saundra McClain, Margaret Welsh

Votes: 3,491 | Gross: $7.70M

17. The Century of the Self (2002)

59 min | Documentary

A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.

Stars: Adam Curtis, Robert Reich, Ann Bernays, Alfred Pritz

Votes: 6,369

18. Clair Obscur (2016)

105 min | Drama

Two Turkish women, one oppressed by sexist traditions and one liberated by modern mores, have more in common than it would seem.

Director: Yesim Ustaoglu | Stars: Funda Eryigit, Ecem Uzun, Mehmet Kurtulus, Okan Yalabik

Votes: 2,908

19. Dreamchild (1985)

PG | 94 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Ian Holm is children's author Lewis Carroll in this poignant fantasy-drama set in 1930s New York and populated by the fabulous special effects creatures of Muppet master Jim Henson.

Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher, Caris Corfman

Votes: 1,757 | Gross: $1.22M

20. Plan B (I) (2009)

Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After girlfriend Laura dumps him for another man, Bruno plots to come between the new lovers. But his plan takes an unexpected turn, causing Bruno to question his own sexuality.

Director: Marco Berger | Stars: Manuel Vignau, Lucas Ferraro, Mercedes Quinteros, Damián Canduci

Votes: 4,534

21. Lancelot of the Lake (1974)

85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

King Arthur learns that his wife, Queen Guinevere, has been having an affair with Lancelot, who at the same time remains loyal to the king, particularly after Arthur's traitorous nephew Mordred commits an attempt on his life.

Director: Robert Bresson | Stars: Luc Simon, Laura Duke Condominas, Humbert Balsan, Vladimir Antolek-Oresek

Votes: 4,257

22. Abigail Lesley Is Back in Town (1975)

R | 100 min | Drama, Romance

A seductive woman who left her small fishing town long ago after being caught with another woman's husband, returns to shake up the place by seducing everyone, including the woman and her girlfriends.

Director: Joseph W. Sarno | Stars: Mary Mendum, Jennifer Jordan, Eric Edwards, Jamie Gillis

Votes: 486

23. Spider (1992)

98 min | Drama, Horror

A young woman agrees to model for an artist as Virgin Mary. His strange influence triggers her repressed sexual urges causing her to have delusions and nightmares about spiders and other grotesque imagery.

Director: Vasili Mass | Stars: Aurelija Anuzhite, Liubomiras Laucevicius, Algirdas Paulavicius, Mirdza Martinsone

Votes: 393

24. Sexy Baby (1968)

89 min | Drama

Feminist drama about Sue, an attractive student proud of her sexuality who knows how to play by her own rules and make it in life, and her supportive repressed best friend Ruth, who doesn't know men as well as Sue, which leads to tragedy.

Director: Hansjörg Amon | Stars: Brigitte Skay, Bella Neri, Jöns Andersson, Bettina Lindtberg

Votes: 51

25. The Bell (1982– )

50 min | Drama

When an ancient bell is discovered at the bottom of a lake near a nunnery, it creates all kinds of problems for people in the area.

Stars: Ian Holm, Tessa Peake-Jones, Trudie Styler, Michael Maloney

Votes: 43

26. Luciferina (2018)

114 min | Horror, Mystery

Natalia is a nineteen-year-old novice who reluctantly returns home to say goodbye to her dying father. However, when she meets up with her sister and her friends, she decides instead to travel the jungle in search of mystical plant.

Director: Gonzalo Calzada | Stars: Sofía Del Tuffo, Marta Lubos, Pedro Merlo, Malena Sánchez

Votes: 736

27. It's in the Water (1997)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

Residents of the fictional town of Azalea Springs, Texas go into a panic after a gay local says the town's water supply is what made him gay.

Director: Kelli Herd | Stars: Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Derrick Sanders, Timothy Vahle

Votes: 1,771

28. Flexing with Monty (2010 Video)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Macho bodybuilding big brother uses little brother's smarts en route to becoming head of an athletic department till a nun's visit causes a permanent change to their interlocked relationship.

Director: John Albo | Stars: Rudi Davis, Trevor Goddard, Venus Le Dome, Melinda Peterson

Votes: 311

29. Dragonfly Boy (2021)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

Freshly 21-year-old Graham is currently in a battle over who he is and who he loves. In a world full of opinions and self-hatred, we watch as he endures this struggle and how he grows with himself and the amazing people around him.

Director: Jake Hotaling | Stars: Ethan Rhoad, Maddie Touri, Daniel Khat, Danielle Jarosz

Votes: 94

30. Journey Beneath the Desert (1961)

105 min | Adventure, Fantasy

A helicopter crashes in the desert, and the crew winds up in the underground city of Atlantis and get mixed up in a slave revolt.

Directors: Edgar G. Ulmer, Frank Borzage | Stars: Haya Harareet, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Georges Rivière, James Westmoreland

Votes: 164

31. Mujeres Infieles (2004)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

The consequences of the infidelity of three women, a news reader, the owner of a house and a woman at a business dinner.

Director: Rodrigo Ortuzar Lynch | Stars: María José Prieto, Viviana Rodríguez, Daniel Alcaíno, Liliana Ross

Votes: 417

32. Artemis 81 (1981 TV Movie)

185 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The epic battle for the future of mankind is fought between an angel of light and an angel of death.

Director: Alastair Reid | Stars: Hywel Bennett, Dinah Stabb, Dan O'Herlihy, Sting

Votes: 208

33. Forbidden Sun (1988)

R | 88 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

After a rape at a girl's gymnastics school, questions arise and bring to light ancient Cretan rituals.

Director: Zelda Barron | Stars: Lauren Hutton, Cliff De Young, Robert Beltran, Viveka Davis

Votes: 153

34. Heavy Weight (2016)

13 min | Short, Drama, Sport

When a talented new arrival begins using the local boxing club, Paris, a skilled fighter, is forced into an unexpected struggle with himself. A film about vulnerability in a hyper-masculine world that doesn't allow for it.

Director: Jonny Ruff | Stars: Chuku Modu, Matt Lavall, Dean Christie, Jace Moody

Votes: 223

35. Boys Grammar (2005)

8 min | Short, Drama

Bullying is taken to unimaginable extremes when a student is raped at an exclusive private boys school.

Director: Dean Francis | Stars: Matt Levett, Tom O'Sullivan, Anthony Phelan, Daniel Feuerriegel

Votes: 489

36. Le septième juré (1962)

90 min | Crime, Drama

In a moment of madness a respectable pharmacist kills a young woman who is sun-bathing by a lake. Unable to take in what he has done, he flees from the scene of the crime and behaves as if nothing has happened.

Director: Georges Lautner | Stars: Bernard Blier, Danièle Delorme, Maurice Biraud, Jacques Riberolles

Votes: 966

37. Just Say Love (2009)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Romance

After what is supposed to be a no-strings hook up, two men discuss their dreams, what ideal happiness might be like, and maybe a future together.

Director: Bill Humphreys | Stars: Bill Humphreys, Matthew Jaeger, Robert Mammana

Votes: 585 | Gross: $0.00M

38. Miss Leslie's Dolls (1973)

R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A young college professor and three of her students seek shelter during a storm in the rural farmhouse of a strange woman who collects lifelike mannequins.

Director: Joseph G. Prieto | Stars: Salvador Ugarte, Terri Juston, Marcelle Bichette, Kitty Lewis

Votes: 230

39. Breathe Again (2022)

99 min | Drama

An couple's seven-year relationship is put to the test when they are tempted to indulge their deepest sexual curiosities.

Director: Raffy Francisco | Stars: Ariella Arida, Chase Romero, Thal Angeles, MJ Cayabyab

Votes: 60

40. The Country Teacher (2008)

Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Romance

Petr, youthful, quiet, and sensitive, comes from Prague to teach natural science in a country town. The gruff principal asks what he's running from and predicts he'll be gone in six months.... See full summary »

Director: Bohdan Sláma | Stars: Pavel Liska, Zuzana Bydzovská, Ladislav Sedivý, Marek Daniel

Votes: 1,520 | Gross: $0.05M

41. La cameriera nera (1976)

99 min | Comedy, Romance

Major Galeazzo, Chancellor Enea, the goalkeeper Placido, journalist Antenor and others living in a building of the city. All are drawn to the morbid fascination of Mariolina, exuberant ... See full synopsis »

Director: Mario Bianchi | Stars: Carla Brait, Femi Benussi, Gianni Dei, Magda Konopka

Votes: 57

42. Break Me (2018)

15 min | Short, Drama

A young cage fighter must choose between his head and his heart after his father discovers the truth.

Director: Irasj Asanti | Stars: Ravdeep Singh Bajwa, Fredrik Skogsrud, Irasj Asanti, Hamid Karimi

Votes: 67

43. 75 (2017)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A crash victim, a housewife and two repressed teens are connected by hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against heroin in Cincinnati.

Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Tifani Winkfield, Kip Bennett, Marcus B. Jackson, Shannon Faith

Votes: 60

44. M (II) (2018)

105 min | Documentary

After 15 years of self-imposed exile, Menahem gets back to his ultra-orthodox home town of Bnei Brak, where he wants to face the traumatic childhood experiences of long-lasting sexual abuse within the Khasidic community.

Director: Yolande Zauberman | Stars: Menachem Lang, Talleen Abu Hanna

Votes: 342

45. The Dilemma of Desire (2020)

108 min | Documentary

Explores the work of four women who are shattering myths and lies that women are being told about their sexual desire and their bodies.

Director: Maria Finitzo | Stars: Ti Chang, Lisa Diamond, Stacey Dutton, Sophia Wallace

Votes: 101

46. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1982)

104 min | Comedy

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Director: Nanni Loy | Stars: Renato Pozzetto, Nino Manfredi, Mara Venier, Ida Di Benedetto

Votes: 206

47. Dakota Road (1991)

88 min | Drama

A sensitive drama about a farm labourer's abused daughter who fantasises about the officers of the local U.S. Air Base to escape the guilt and hypocrisy of everyday life. But her dreams of ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Ward | Stars: David Bamber, Amelda Brown, Jason Carter, Charlotte Chatton

Votes: 55

48. Give Up the Ghost (2020)

9 min | Short, Drama

School mates Charlie and Matt share a kiss. But Matt storms off. At a catechism lesson, Matt accuses Charlie of it not being consensual and an argument erupts.

Director: Pedro Rilhó | Stars: Hannah Zoé Ankrah, Sofie Bland, Kate Cook, Jesse Rutherford

Votes: 7

49. Enter-Exit (2019)

30 min | Short, Drama

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Director: Ales Valtr | Stars: Simona Peková, Jakub Spisák, Erika Stárková, Jirí Svoboda

50. Journey to the Unknown (1968– )
Episode: Miss Belle (1968)

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A drifter goes to work in a strange household where an unhinged aunt refuses to acknowledge that her orphaned nephew (living in her care), is a boy - rather than a girl.

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: George Maharis, Barbara Jefford, Kim Burfield, Adrienne Posta

Votes: 47