Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "domineering-woman"

1. Beau Is Afraid (2023)

R | 179 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.

Director: Ari Aster | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan, Nathan Lane

Votes: 60,450

2. Cinderella (1950)

G | 74 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.

Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton

Votes: 173,902 | Gross: $85.00M

3. Cleopatra (1963)

G | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History

Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown

Votes: 37,398 | Gross: $57.78M

4. The Duke of Burgundy (2014)

Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Romance

A woman who studies butterflies and moths tests the limits of her relationship with her lesbian lover.

Director: Peter Strickland | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Monica Swinn, Chiara D'Anna, Kata Bartsch

Votes: 14,350 | Gross: $0.03M

5. Pets (1973)

R | 103 min | Drama

Naive, but brash and sultry teenage runaway Bonnie finds herself lost and adrift in America. The lovely young lass runs afoul of a colorful array of evil oddballs who all treat her like an ... See full summary »

Director: Raphael Nussbaum | Stars: Ed Bishop, Joan Blackman, Candice Rialson, Teri Guzman

Votes: 694

6. Saving Silverman (2001)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman.

Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Amanda Peet

Votes: 42,666 | Gross: $19.35M

7. Appointment with Death (1988)

PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud

Votes: 6,044 | Gross: $0.96M

8. Unforgettable (II) (2017)

R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller

A woman sets out to make life a living hell for her ex-husband's new fiancée.

Director: Denise Di Novi | Stars: Rosario Dawson, Katherine Heigl, Geoff Stults, Isabella Kai

Votes: 16,733 | Gross: $11.27M

9. Allure (IV) (2017)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A house cleaner meets a teenaged girl and convinces her to run away and live with her in secret.

Directors: Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez | Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Julia Sarah Stone, Maxim Roy, Denis O'Hare

Votes: 2,171

10. The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973)

R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Abandoned by their husband/father, a traumatized woman and her disturbed stepdaughter hire a drifter handyman at their secluded estate while a series of murders begins.

Director: Juan Antonio Bardem | Stars: Jean Seberg, Marisol, Barry Stokes, Perla Cristal

Votes: 954

11. The Raspberry Reich (2004)

Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A left-wing terrorist group, consisting of several homosexual men and a female leader, kidnaps the son of a wealthy industrialist.

Director: Bruce La Bruce | Stars: Susanne Sachße, Daniel Bätscher, Andreas Stich, Dean Monroe

Votes: 1,760

12. Unhinged (1982)

Unrated | 79 min | Horror

Three young women who crash their car during a rainstorm are taken in by a bizarre family at their large, rural estate.

Director: Don Gronquist | Stars: Laurel Munson, Janet Penner, Sara Ansley, Virginia Settle

Votes: 1,979

13. Beauty and the Beast (1977)

98 min | Drama

Decameron-style collection of entertaining short stories with such diverse themes as nymphomania, bestiality, and masochism.

Director: Luigi Russo | Stars: Lisbeth Hummel, Robert Hundar, Philippe Hersent, Brigitte Petronio

Votes: 113

14. Love Crime (2010)

Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ruthless executive Christine brings on young Isabelle as her assistant taking delight in toying with her innocence. But when Christine starts passing on her protege's ideas as her own, things take a dark turn.

Director: Alain Corneau | Stars: Ludivine Sagnier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Mille, Guillaume Marquet

Votes: 5,632 | Gross: $0.53M

15. Laadla (1994)

169 min | Drama, Family

The headstrong owner of a factory, Sheetal, marries Raju, the union leader of the factory, to quell his spirit and teach him a lesson. In the process, she ends up learning a few lessons herself.

Director: Raj Kanwar | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Raveena Tandon, Farida Jalal

Votes: 1,433

16. Your Cheatin' Heart (1964)

Not Rated | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of the country and western singer Hank Williams.

Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: George Hamilton, Susan Oliver, Red Buttons, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 863

17. Craig's Wife (1936)

Passed | 73 min | Drama

A domineering woman marries a wealthy man for his money, and then uses her position to further her own ambitions for money and power.

Director: Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Rosalind Russell, John Boles, Billie Burke, Jane Darwell

Votes: 1,013

18. Jamai Raja (1990)

Drama, Romance

The conflict between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law is very common in every family. But in our exemplary story, there is a conflict between Mother-in-law and Son-in-law. Millionaire ... See full summary »

Director: A. Kodandarami Reddy | Stars: Hema Malini, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor

Votes: 640

19. Tender Loving Care (1996 Video)

M | 117 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A worried husband hires a beautiful psychotherapist to nurse his delusional wife and help her deal with the death of their child in a car accident. However, the nurse starts playing mind games. Or is he just being paranoid?

Director: David Wheeler | Stars: J. Michael Esposito, Beth Tegarden, Marie Caldare, John Hurt

Votes: 227

20. Superclásico (2011)

Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy

Christian's wife leaves him for a top Argentinian soccer player. After 11 months of drinking his wine-store stock, he flies to Buenos Aires with his 16-year-old son Oscar after receiving divorce papers. Will he get his wife back?

Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Mikael Bertelsen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jamie Morton, Paprika Steen

Votes: 2,607

21. Yesterday Today Tomorrow (2011)

120 min | Drama, Romance

This is a story of people and the secrets that tear them apart. It follows a surprising decision that family members make in the aftermath of a tragedy...life changing decisions that will ... See full summary »

Director: Jun Lana | Stars: Maricel Soriano, Gabby Concepcion, Jericho Rosales, Dennis Trillo

Votes: 56

22. Divorce (1945)

Not Rated | 71 min | Drama, Romance

A woman who has been married and divorced five times comes back to her small hometown, where she proceeds to complicate, and potentially destroy, the marriage of her childhood boyfriend.

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Kay Francis, Bruce Cabot, Helen Mack, Jerome Cowan

Votes: 383

23. 5 Ghantey Mien 5 Crore (2012)

Not Rated | 111 min | Thriller

The film tells the story of chartered accountant Vikram and his keep Soniya who are waiting for another Accountant Muqaadam to deliver 5 Crores Hard Cash at their Farm House. Vikram works ... See full summary »

Director: Faisal Saif | Stars: Nassar Abdulla, Shawar Ali, Ranjeet Bedi, Rashid Khan

Votes: 87

24. Buchi Babu (1980)

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Director: Dasari Narayana Rao | Stars: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Gummadi, Jaya Prada, Mohan Babu

Votes: 39

25. Yesterday's Promise (1994)

137 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Three sisters who are the daughters of a powerful landlord fight for ambition, power, love, success, and money.

Director: Joel Lamangan | Stars: Alice Dixson, Albert Martinez, Donna Cruz, Agot Isidro

Votes: 21

26. Ceremony of Innocence (1997 Video Game)

Drama, Mystery, Romance

Interactive audio visual novel that adapts the first book of "Griffin and Sabine" trilogy. Through interactive letters and postcards the reader follows the unusual relationship between lonely U.K. artist Griffin and his exotic muse Sabine.

Stars: Ben Kingsley, Paul McGann, Isabella Rossellini

27. Bliss (2002–2004)
Episode: Nina's Muse (2003)

TV-MA | 22 min | Drama, Romance

A woman who only finds desire in monogamous love takes a turn for the wild side when she voyeuristically takes images of her male neighbor engaged in gay sex.

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Allen Altman, Thea Gill, Troy Ruptash

Votes: 25

28. Dennis the Menace (1959–1963)
Episode: Mr. Wilson's Housekeeper (1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

To help Martha, Mr. Wilson hires a housekeeper. But this backfires when the stern housekeeper won't let Mrs. Wilson do anything, and rearranges the kitchen cabinets to Mr. Wilson's dissatisfaction.

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Jean Stapleton, Richard Collier

Votes: 40

29. Drawn Together (2004–2007)
Episode: Hot Tub (2004)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

In the first episode, the eight characters arrive and get to know one another. Princess Clara immediately creates a conflict by thinking Foxxy Love must be one of the servants because she's... See full summary »

Director: Peter Avanzino | Stars: Adam Carolla, Jess Harnell, Abbey McBride, Jack Plotnick

Votes: 334

30. The Hunger (1997–2000)
Episode: No Radio (1997)

TV-MA | 27 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A bored wife cheats on her wealthy husband with a sleazy guy. When a loan shark threatens him, the lover "kidnaps" her and demands ransom from her husband. This reveals the true nature of her and her husband's strange relationship.

Director: Howard A. Rodman | Stars: Terence Stamp, Bruce Ramsay, Amanda De Cadenet, James Rae

Votes: 96

31. The Others (2000)
Episode: Life Is for the Living (2000)

TV-14 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

The Ones That Lie in Wait return to claim the group by turning them against one another. Due to the series' cancellation, the show chronologically ends with this cliffhanger episode. The last episode 'Mora' takes place before this one.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Julianne Nicholson, Gabriel Macht, Missy Crider, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 24

32. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: What Price Bobby? (1980)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

Bobby's acting career is on the rise after he starts having an affair with his new agent.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner

Votes: 170

33. El juego de las llaves (2019– )
Episode: The Kids Need Discipline (2019)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The couples try to rebuild their relationships and Adriana proposes a trip to the countryside with her family. Meanwhile her friends are living their best lives with their partners, as her days gets worse by the minute.

Director: Kenya Marquez | Stars: Maite Perroni, Humberto Busto, Fabiola Campomanes, Hugo Catalán

Votes: 75

34. Johnny Jupiter (1953–1954)
Episode: The Hat (1954)

Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Mr. Frisby asks Ernest to buy him a new hat so he can impress his wealthy aunt who is coming to visit.

Stars: Wright King, Cliff Hall, Gilbert Mack, Pat Peardon

35. Hell on Wheels (2011–2016)
Episode: The Lord's Day (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Western

A new arrival in Hell on Wheels creates turmoil.

Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, Dominique McElligott

Votes: 649

36. Goliath (2016–2021)
Episode: It's Donald (2016)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama

The beginning of discovery unearths a startling new piece of evidence that threatens to unravel Billy's entire theory of the case.

Director: Alik Sakharov | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, William Hurt, Maria Bello, Olivia Thirlby

Votes: 1,193

37. Giallo Tilt (1995–1997)
Episode: Tentato assassinio sul Nilo

Comedy, Crime, Game-Show

Ancient Egypt: different place, same story. Lillo proves totally unsuited to discover who attacked a female pharaoh with a hammer. To Lillo's defense, Alfred Chitchcock, the master of chill... See full summary »

Director: Claudio Cavilotti | Stars: Cesare Capitani, Dania Cericola, Claudio Migliavacca, Luigi Rosa