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1. Gone Girl (2014)
R | 149 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry
Votes: 1,067,048 | Gross: $167.77M
2. The Hot Chick (2002)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An attractive and popular teenager, who is mean-spirited toward others, finds herself in the body of an older man, and must find a way to get back to her original body.
Director: Tom Brady | Stars: Rob Schneider, Rachel McAdams, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence
Votes: 102,604 | Gross: $35.08M
3. The Wait (2021)
101 min | Drama, Romance
Updated version of a 19th century romance set on an island in the Finland archipelago sea.
Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Inka Kallén, Aku Hirviniemi, Andrei Alén, Adeliina Arajuuri
Votes: 943
4. Revolutionary Road (2008)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jonathan Roumie
Votes: 224,966 | Gross: $22.91M
5. Belle de Jour (1967)
R | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page
Votes: 49,041 | Gross: $0.03M
6. Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.
Director: Susan Seidelman | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn, Mark Blum
Votes: 26,058 | Gross: $27.40M
7. Out of the Blue (II) (2022)
R | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Connor, a man whose dull life is transformed into a thrilling fantasy world thanks to the seductive Marilyn.
Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Diane Kruger, Ray Nicholson, Gia Crovatin, Hank Azaria
Votes: 1,381
8. Married to the Mob (1988)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A mobster's wife hates her lifestyle, but gets a chance to change it when her husband is killed - if the Long Island mob and the FBI let her.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Alec Baldwin, Paul Lazar, Captain Haggerty
Votes: 19,705 | Gross: $21.49M
9. Swallow (I) (2019)
R | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.
Director: Carlo Mirabella-Davis | Stars: Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Denis O'Hare, Elizabeth Marvel
Votes: 28,270
10. Bandits (2001)
PG-13 | 123 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two bank robbers fall in love with the girl they've kidnapped.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Troy Garity
Votes: 70,928 | Gross: $41.58M
11. Madame Bovary (2014)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
Bored in her marriage to a country doctor and stifled by life in a small town, the restless Emma Bovary pursues her dreams of passion and excitement, whatever they may cost.
Director: Sophie Barthes | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans, Ezra Miller, Logan Marshall-Green
Votes: 8,859
12. Private Property (2022)
R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Kathryn, a struggling actress and unfulfilled housewife, becomes involved with her new gardener, Ben. As he gives her the attention and sensitivity she craves, they start to fall for each other. But Ben is not what he seems.
Director: Chadd Harbold | Stars: Ashley Benson, Shiloh Fernandez, Logan Miller, Frank Whaley
Votes: 1,742
13. The Escort Wife (2022)
78 min | Thriller
A wife who just had a miscarriage finds out that her husband is having an affair with a high-end escort. She turns into prostitution and will take her revenge.
Director: Paul Alexei Basinillo | Stars: Janelle Tee, Raymond Bagatsing, Ava Mendez, Katya Santos
Votes: 528
14. Tokyo Sonata (2008)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama
An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi, Kai Inowaki
Votes: 11,802 | Gross: $0.28M
15. Flower & Snake: Zero (2014)
113 min | Horror, Thriller
Misaki Amemiya is an assistant inspector for the Metropolitan Police Department's Community Safety Bureau who becomes ensnared in a trap while investigating a mysterious illegal video ... See full summary »
Director: Hajime Hashimoto | Stars: Maiko Amano, Noriko Hamada, Rina Sakuragi, Naoki Kawano
Votes: 539
16. Guilty of Romance (2011)
144 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment. Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) is a police officer called to ... See full summary »
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Miki Mizuno, Makoto Togashi, Megumi Kagurazaka, Kazuya Kojima
Votes: 5,835
17. Season of the Witch (1972)
R | 130 min | Drama, Horror
A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Jan White, Raymond Laine, Ann Muffly, Joedda McClain
Votes: 3,942
18. The Witches (1967)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society.
Directors: Mauro Bolognini, Vittorio De Sica, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Franco Rossi, Luchino Visconti | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Annie Girardot, Francisco Rabal, Massimo Girotti
Votes: 1,973
19. What Other Couples Do (2013)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While at a dinner party, four married Los Angeles couples play 'a kissing game,' Seven Minutes in Heaven.
Director: Courtney Daniels | Stars: Michael Marc Friedman, Cate Beehan, Rob Chester Smith, Emily Maya Mills
Votes: 470
20. Ginger & Rosa (2012)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Annette Bening, Oliver Platt
Votes: 11,774 | Gross: $1.01M
21. Lustful Illusions (2011)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama
Unfulfilled housewife Allison secretly yearns for adventure. A mysterious antique movie camera appears and starts a sexual odyssey of passionate and insatiable encounters A dangerously seductive woman from the past shows up.
Director: Brian McNulty | Stars: Darian Caine, Jackie Stevens, Sativa Verte, A.J. Khan
Votes: 262
22. Jakob's Wife (2021)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror
Anne, married to a small-town Minister, feels her life has been shrinking over the past 30 years. Encountering "The Master" brings her a new sense of power and an appetite to live bolder. However, the change comes with a heavy body count.
Director: Travis Stevens | Stars: Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Bonnie Aarons, Nyisha Bell
Votes: 4,223
23. Ripe (1996)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance
Violet and Rosie are 15-year-old fraternal twin sisters on the edge of womanhood. When their parents are killed in a car crash, the girls hit the road as "outlaws," bound for Kentucky and the perfect life together.
Director: Mo Ogrodnik | Stars: Monica Keena, Daisy Eagan, Gordon Currie, Ron Brice
Votes: 1,119
24. Little Birds (2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Romance
TV adaptation of Anais Nin's infamous collection of erotic short stories.
Stars: Juno Temple, Yumna Marwan, Hugh Skinner, Raphael Acloque
Votes: 3,017
25. Tabu (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Romance
A restless retired woman teams up with her deceased neighbor's maid to seek out a man who has a secret connection to her past life as a farm owner at the foothill of Mount Tabu in Africa.
Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes, Hortêncílio Aquina, Américo Mota
Votes: 7,422
26. The Secret (2000)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Romance
It would seem that Marie has it all: a loving husband, a charming child, and a good job. But something elusive with a terrific force continues to pull her to another life to another man. (French with English subtitles).
Director: Virginie Wagon | Stars: Anne Coesens, Michel Bompoil, Tony Todd, Quentin Rossi
Votes: 817
27. French Twist (1995)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After learning of her husband's infidelities, a housewife invites an itinerant lesbian to move in with them. None of their lives will ever be the same again.
Director: Josiane Balasko | Stars: Victoria Abril, Josiane Balasko, Alain Chabat, Ticky Holgado
Votes: 5,364 | Gross: $1.40M
28. Alice (1990)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
A spoiled Manhattan housewife re-evaluates her life after visiting a Chinatown healer.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Mia Farrow, William Hurt, Joe Mantegna, June Squibb
Votes: 15,339 | Gross: $7.33M
29. Woman in Car (2021)
109 min | Drama
Anne seems to have it all but when her stepson returns to Montreal with a beautiful young woman, Anne develops an obsession with the stranger who she fears could destroy her privileged life.
Director: Vanya Rose | Stars: Helene Joy, Liane Balaban, Gabrielle Lazure, Aidan Ritchie
Votes: 159
30. Charulata (1964)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance
The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhavi Mukherjee, Shailen Mukherjee, Shyamal Ghoshal
Votes: 7,199 | Gross: $0.08M
31. Secret Games 3 (1994)
R | 87 min | Thriller, Drama
A bored housewife feels neglected by her physician husband so she starts spending her afternoons working at an exclusive brothel. Unfortunately, she becomes the obsession of a handsome, but very unpleasant customer.
Director: Gregory Dark | Stars: Woody Brown, Rochelle Swanson, May Karasun, Dean Scofield
Votes: 594
32. Climax (1972)
89 min | Romance
Monika feels frustrated and misunderstood. The young wife of the busy and successful civil engineer Kai is often alone.
Director: Roswitha vom Bruck | Stars: Renate Carol, Frank Glaubrecht, Harald Baerow, Bert Hochschwarzer
Votes: 44
33. Up the Sandbox (1972)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A bored housewife takes refuge in a fantasy world.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Barbra Streisand, David Selby, Ariane Heller, Terry Smith
Votes: 1,650 | Gross: $1.60M
34. Ahasss (2023)
107 min | Drama, Thriller
Jake, a young houseboy, falls for his boss' battered wife. As he helps her escape from her abusive husband, things get wild, messy, and bloody.
Director: Ato Bautista | Stars: Jao Mapa, Gold Aceron, Angela Morena, Janelle Tee
Votes: 152
35. Secret Games (1992 Video)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A bored and neglected housewife joins a local escort service and soon sinks deeper into trouble when she finds that she's not permitted to quit when the work gets tough.
Director: Gregory Dark | Stars: Martin Hewitt, Michele Brin, Delia Sheppard, Catya Sassoon
Votes: 505
36. American Dreamer (1984)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Frustrated housewife/writer Cathy Palmer ghostwrites a story about Rebecca Ryan, a dashing international spy, and wins a trip to Paris. While there, she is involved in an accident, and ... See full summary »
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini, Coral Browne
Votes: 1,766 | Gross: $5.02M
37. Montenegro (1981)
R | 96 min | Drama, Comedy
A bored wealthy housewife on the verge of insanity cuts loose with some lively Yugoslavian immigrants who delight in their bohemian lifestyle.
Director: Dusan Makavejev | Stars: Susan Anspach, Erland Josephson, Per Oscarsson, Marianne Jacobi
Votes: 2,125
38. Sibling Rivalry (1990)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy
A frustrated woman's life gets even more frustrating once she gets into an affair with a man who suffers a fatal heart attack after their fling.
Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher, Jami Gertz
Votes: 2,991 | Gross: $17.85M
39. Vacation from Marriage (1945)
Passed | 102 min | Drama, Romance
A dull married couple, separated by their enlistment during World War II, reunite after three years to find that they have become very different people.
Director: Alexander Korda | Stars: Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns, Ann Todd
Votes: 1,517
40. Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007)
Not Rated | 137 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Manorama, wife of an irrigation minister, tasks Satyaveer to find if her husband is cheating. As Satyaveer starts investigating, he gets trapped in a web of lies and must uncover the entire truth.
Director: Navdeep Singh | Stars: Abhay Deol, Gul Panag, Raima Sen, Sarika Thakur
Votes: 8,735
41. The Escape (2015)
96 min | Drama
A Dutch woman escapes her family life in search for happiness in the Portuguese Algarve.
Director: Ineke Houtman | Stars: Isa Hoes, Abbey Hoes, Kees Boot, Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Votes: 660
42. Lady Chatterley's Daughter (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Horror
Married but lonely, Sandra finds herself absorbed in the novel Lady Chatterley's Lover. But passion soon leaps from the pages of the book to Sandra's personal life--especially when she takes an amorous interest in a hot young housekeeper.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Holly Sampson, Jessie Lunderby, Cassandra Cruz, Randy Spears
Votes: 92
43. Sinful Obsession (1999)
R | 90 min | Drama
A sexually unfulfilled housewife begins working in a high class brothel and starts a mutually obsessive relationship with a creepy regular customer.
Director: Eric Gibson | Stars: Nikki Fritz, Burke Morgan, Dana Robbins, Julia Kruis
Votes: 297
44. Hawas (2004)
123 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Complications arise when a bored young wife embarks on an extra-marital affair with a stranger, leading to emotional turmoil and eventually, murder.
Director: Karan Razdan | Stars: Shawar Ali, Meghna Naidu, Tarun Arora, Mukesh Tiwari
Votes: 227
45. Kelly & Cal (2014)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
An ex punk rocker who recently became a suburban homemaker/mom befriends a recently paralyzed high-school boy in a wheelchair.
Director: Jen McGowan | Stars: Juliette Lewis, Jonny Weston, Josh Hopkins, Cybill Shepherd
Votes: 2,219 | Gross: $0.01M
46. Dillinger Is Dead (1969)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama
A man decides to cook for himself, but finds the revolver of John Dillinger hidden in his kitchen instead.
Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Anita Pallenberg, Gino Lavagetto, Mario Jannilli
Votes: 2,788
47. The Cobweb (1955)
Passed | 134 min | Drama
At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Charles Boyer, Gloria Grahame
Votes: 2,091
48. Madly (2016)
R | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A global anthology film featuring innovative love stories from the some of the world's most visionary directors.
Directors: Bat for Lashes, Gael García Bernal, Anurag Kashyap, Sebastián Silva, Sion Sono, Mia Wasikowska | Stars: Radhika Apte, Kathryn Beck, Justina Bustos, Zoë Castle
Votes: 239
49. Sin in the Suburbs (1964)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Several unhappy suburban housewives partake in numerous affairs. One of them gets the neighbors to join her and her fake brother's secret sex club. Meanwhile, the prudish closeted daughter of one of the women starts an affair with her.
Director: Joseph W. Sarno | Stars: Judy Young, W.B. Parker, Audrey Campbell, Dyanne Thorne
Votes: 252
50. Lipstikka (2011)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
Two women reunite in London, where they go over the details of a life-changing event which occurred when they were teenagers in Jerusalem.
Director: Jonathan Sagall | Stars: Clara Khoury, Nataly Attiya, Daniel Caltagirone, Moran Rosenblatt
Votes: 250