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1. Desperate Housewives (2004–2012)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Secrets and truths unfold through the lives of female friends in one suburban neighborhood after the mysterious suicide of a neighbor.
Stars: Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria
Votes: 139,745
2. The Theory of Everything (2014)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Stephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Sophie Perry
Votes: 482,037 | Gross: $35.89M
3. Blood Simple (1984)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies, and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh
Votes: 105,243 | Gross: $2.15M
4. Marriage Story (2019)
R | 137 min | Drama, Romance
Noah Baumbach's incisive and compassionate look at a marriage breaking up and a family staying together.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Greer, Azhy Robertson
Votes: 346,341 | Gross: $2.00M
5. Wildlife (2018)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama
A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.
Director: Paul Dano | Stars: Ed Oxenbould, Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Travis W Bruyer
Votes: 31,382 | Gross: $1.03M
6. Hope Springs (2012)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Director: David Frankel | Stars: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart
Votes: 44,303 | Gross: $63.54M
7. Last Call for Istanbul (2023)
TV-MA | 91 min | Drama, Romance
A chance meeting at the airport leads two married people to an unforgettable night full of excitement, desire, and temptation in New York City.
Director: Gonenc Uyanik | Stars: Kivanç Tatlitug, Beren Saat, Shayan Ardalan, John Bradford
Votes: 8,710
8. True Crime (1999)
R | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Can an over-the-hill journalist uncover the evidence that can prove a death row inmate's innocence just hours before his execution?
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, LisaGay Hamilton, James Woods
Votes: 38,519 | Gross: $16.64M
9. BH90210 (2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Fictional drama about actors rebooting a global-hit TV show that they had starred in 29 years ago for 10 years. That show was real, the actors from it are now playing versions of themselves. The original show was called Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Stars: Gabrielle Carteris, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Brian Austin Green
Votes: 4,456
10. Strangerland (2015)
R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A family's dull life in a rural outback town is rocked after their two teenage children disappear into the desert, sparking disturbing rumors of their past.
Director: Kim Farrant | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving, Lisa Flanagan
Votes: 10,033 | Gross: $0.02M
11. The Last Five Years (2014)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A struggling actress and her novelist lover each illustrate the struggle and deconstruction of their love affair.
Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, Tamara Mintz, Cassandra Inman
Votes: 10,746 | Gross: $0.14M
12. Submission (2017)
R | 106 min | Drama, Mystery
A cynical college professor takes a keen interest in a talented young writing student.
Director: Richard Levine | Stars: Stanley Tucci, Kyra Sedgwick, Janeane Garofalo, Addison Timlin
Votes: 1,534 | Gross: $0.04M
13. Kath & Kim (2008–2009)
Not Rated | Comedy
U.S. version of the hit Australian comedy about a dysfunctional mother and daughter relationship.
Stars: Molly Shannon, Selma Blair, John Michael Higgins, Mikey Day
Votes: 2,242
14. S&M Judge (2009)
85 min | Biography, Drama
In 1997, the Belgian public was in shock when judge Koen A. was convicted for the S&M relationship with his wife. Although their life was destroyed by the verdict, Koen and his wife Magda ... See full summary »
Director: Erik Lamens | Stars: Gene Bervoets, Veerle Dobbelaere, Axel Daeseleire, Sofia Ferri
Votes: 1,486
15. One-Trick Pony (1980)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Jonah (Paul Simon) is a once-popular folk-rock musician trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record-company executive and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.
Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Joan Hackett
Votes: 764
16. Glass Houses (1972)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance
Teenage Kim is in love with her father, Victor, a middle class L.A. businessman who's sleeping with her peer, Jean, while Victor's wife is sleeping with a local novelist. Kim seduces Victor's business partner, Ted, to get to Victor.
Director: Alexander Singer | Stars: Bernard Barrow, Deirdre Lenihan, Jennifer O'Neill, Ann Summers
Votes: 43
17. Sinful Intrigue (1995)
R | 88 min | Drama, Thriller
A murderous handyman is killing the local women in a wealthy neighborhood.
Director: Edward Holzman | Stars: Bobby Johnston, Beckie Mullen, Mark Zuelke, Griffin Drew
Votes: 238
18. The New Age (1994)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
Episodic story about a yuppie couple who're going broke, and can't decide if they want to stay together - but openly sleep around and experiment with different lifestyles, or not.
Director: Michael Tolkin | Stars: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Patrick Bauchau, Rachel Rosenthal
Votes: 1,262 | Gross: $0.25M
19. Anthem (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
A young writer and his attractive wife looking to climb the social ladder move to an affluent area outside of Scottsdale AZ. Little do they know . . . Once you say yes . . . it s hard to say no later.
Directors: Jeff Harman, Buzz Remde | Stars: Sarah Ludington, Jose Rosete, Laura Kobar, Bob Rue
Votes: 137
20. I Married a Strange Person! (1997)
R | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A newlywed develops a strange lump on his neck that gives him the ability to transform people or objects at will. His wife is very upset. Meanwhile, the CEO of Smilecorp learns of this man ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Plympton | Stars: Charis Michelsen, Tom Larson, Richard Spore, Chris Cooke
Votes: 2,154 | Gross: $0.20M
21. Social Animals (I) (2018)
R | 90 min | Comedy
A childless, single, broke, stoner attempts to salvage her failing business and love life while falling in love for the first time with a married man.
Director: Theresa Bennett | Stars: Noël Wells, Ryan Darbonne, Jon Silberg, Josh Radnor
Votes: 1,960
22. Magma: Volcanic Disaster (2006 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a volcano expert becomes convinced that a cataclysmic natural disaster is about to unfold, a volcanologist Professor John Shepherd and his graduate students believes that recent ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Gilmore | Stars: Xander Berkeley, Amy Jo Johnson, David O'Donnell, George R. Sheffey
Votes: 983
23. Amas de casa desesperadas (2008– )
Drama
Stars: Ricardo Dalmacci, Diego Bertie, Ezequiel Stremiz, Francisco Bass
Votes: 76
24. Ash Wednesday (1973)
R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery
After getting plastic surgery in Switzerland to help rejuvenate her shaky marriage, Barbara Sawyer has an affair with a younger man while waiting for her husband's arrival from the U.S.
Director: Larry Peerce | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Henry Fonda, Helmut Berger, Keith Baxter
Votes: 781 | Gross: $1.03M
25. Artworks (2003)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A police chief's daughter, a sales agent for a home-security firm, meets an art gallery owner. Love and envy lead them to hatch a plot to steal overlooked but valuable paintings from her wealthy clients.
Director: Jim Amatulli | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Rick Rossovich, Eddie Mills, Daniel von Bargen
Votes: 373
26. Webdultery (2010)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Can the adulterous escapades of a young couple bring them back to each other?
Director: Charles Wahl | Stars: Anthony Cortese, Christine Tizzard, Kevin Kincaid, Rebecca Nicholson
Votes: 115
27. Bound by Lies (2005 Video)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a 6 months suspension, married detective Max starts on a case where a man falls to his death. His new partner and he talk with neighbors to the crime scene incl. a cute artist and a super.
Director: Valerie Landsburg | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Kristy Swanson, Tracy Howe, Charles Malik Whitfield
Votes: 602
28. Maigret (1988 TV Movie)
PG | 94 min | Drama, Thriller
Jules Maigret, a meticulous Parisian police detective, is a famous literary character. In this film adaptation of his stories, he's trying to solve a murder of a friend, a P.I. who was looking into an industrialist and his family.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Richard Harris, Patrick O'Neal, Victoria Tennant, Ian Ogilvy
Votes: 84
29. Passionate Lovers (1982)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An impresario falls in love with a young woman, but his wife, thanks to whom he has achieved much of his success, decides to take revenge.
Director: Omiros Efstratiadis | Stars: María José Cantudo, Andreas Barkoulis, Ajita Wilson, Pepe Martín
Votes: 92
30. Divorce His - Divorce Hers (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Romance
The story of the breakup of an eighteen-year marriage, as seen from the points of view of both the husband and the wife.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Carrie Nye, Barry Foster
Votes: 433
31. Il grande giorno (2022)
90 min | Comedy
In a villa on Lake Como, everything is ready to celebrate Elio and Caterina's wedding, but a newcomer strikes like a tornado, putting in a series of very expensive gaffes and accidents.
Director: Massimo Venier | Stars: Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti, Antonella Attili
Votes: 1,483
32. In My Life (1978)
95 min | Drama, Romance
A young man finds love and settles down, but when his young wife spirals into depression they both have decisions to make.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Claus Strandberg, Kirsten Olesen, Jens Okking, Poul Bundgaard
Votes: 157
33. Valentino Returns (1989)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
On a Saturday night, in a small 1950s Californian town, a young man, whose parents are an inch from a divorce, takes his brand new pink Cadillac for a spin to meet girls. He hooks up with the daughter of the town's radical preacher.
Director: Peter Hoffman | Stars: Frederic Forrest, Veronica Cartwright, Jenny Wright, David Packer
Votes: 99
34. Zelda (1993 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
Famous 1920s modernist US writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and his eccentric Flapper socialite wife Zelda Sayre's relationship began quite passionately, but he slowly fell into alcoholism and she was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Director: Pat O'Connor | Stars: Natasha Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rutanya Alda, Sylvie Boucher
Votes: 146
35. Satellite of Love (2012)
Not Rated | 79 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a composer on a quest to understand the unrequited love he shares with his best friend's wife.
Director: Will James Moore | Stars: Nathan Phillips, Zachary Knighton, Shannon Lucio, Janina Gavankar
Votes: 128
36. The Best Divorce (2013– )
54 min | Drama
A romantic home comedy about 30-year-olds with an immature view on marriage that focuses on themes related to married couples and families in general.
Stars: Eita Nagayama, Machiko Ono, Yôko Maki, Gô Ayano
Votes: 537
37. Gone Home (2013 Video Game)
M | Drama, Mystery
A woman returns home after a long absence. She finds it ominously empty. In an attempt to find out where her parents and sister are, she goes through their things. What she discovers will shock her and fascinate her.
Directors: Steve Gaynor, Johnnemann Nordhagen, Karla Zimonja | Stars: Sarah Grayson, Sarah Elmaleh
Votes: 1,996
38. Yeonae (2005)
100 min | Romance
Au-jin is a mother of two children and wife to a husband in deep financial difficulties. To augment her income, she works for a telephone sex-chat service. After a chance meeting with Madam... See full summary »
Director: Seok-geun Oh | Stars: Jang Hyun-sung, Jeong In-gi, Kim Ji-sook, Seo Jin-won
Votes: 101
39. Hotel Swooni (2011)
83 min | Drama, Romance
In a luxurious hotel, the lives of 6 people cross. A story about love, life and the search for happiness.
Director: Kaat Beels | Stars: Geert Van Rampelberg, Sara de Roo, Natali Broods, Viviane de Muynck
Votes: 355
40. By No Means (2019)
73 min | Drama
"By No Means" depicts a recurrent family drama. An ambitious husband travels a lot. Wife, left alone, seeks fulfillment outside the marriage. The antique glass vase shatters. The marriage fractured, a replica of the vase becomes a clue.
Director: Sasha Aleksandr Korolko | Stars: Walid Ama, Janvier Berber, Joanna Cretella, Carlos Flores Jr.
Votes: 43
41. Nevermore (2007)
Thriller
A wealthy man believes his wife is trying to drive him insane and hires a private detective to investigate her.
Director: Thomas Zambeck | Stars: Vincent Spano, Jennifer O'Dell, Judd Nelson, Sidi Henderson
Votes: 212
42. Errance (2003)
100 min | Drama
Three scenes from the marriage of Lou and Jacques as they wander around France.
Director: Damien Odoul | Stars: Laetitia Casta, Benoît Magimel, Mattéo Tardito, Yann Goven
Votes: 268
43. Unforgivable (I) (2023)
48 min | Short, Drama
A struggling marriage is infiltrated when an on-the-run fugitive forces his way inside their home.
Director: Austin B. Smith | Stars: Brett Becker, Pam Moralde, Knut Brekke, Josue Enrique Lamboy
44. The Homecoming (2015)
100 min | Drama
Gunnar is a sociologist in his fifties who has written countless self-help books. He lives in a beautiful house that is way too big for him and Dísa, his wife of thirty years. Their ... See full summary »
Director: Björn Hlynur Haraldsson | Stars: Hilmar Jonsson, Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir, Hilmir Jensson, Harpa Arnardóttir
Votes: 66
45. Women in Hospital (1977)
85 min | Drama
Schuman and Oberhoff are successful hospital doctors who treat pregnant women. However, their personal lives are a mess. Schuman has to deal with his drug-addicted wife Claudia, while Oberhoff deals with his teenage daughter's pregnancy.
Director: Rolf Thiele | Stars: Horst Buchholz, Stephen Boyd, Lillian Müller, Karin Dor
Votes: 29
46. 33 Hours in the Life of God (1976 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A renowned cardiologist discovers that his medical career and his marriage are crumbling at the same time.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Carol Eve Rossen, Hume Cronyn, Louise Latham
47. A Thousand Cocktails Later (2009)
32 min | Short, Comedy
On the day she's laid off from her high-profile ad agency job, Alice is forced to put on a smile as the hostess of a cocktail party for her realtor husband. His three million dollar ... See full summary »
Director: Bradley Steele Harding | Stars: Molly Moroney, Angie Bolling, Rick Espaillat, Chad Peterson
Votes: 10
48. Night Bus (2019)
20 min | Animation, Short, Horror
On a late-night bus, a panicked scream shatters the night's calm. A necklace is stolen, followed by a tragic and fatal road accident. The series of intriguing events that follows reveal love, hatred, and vengeance.
Director: Wen-Ming Hsieh | Stars: Shu-Fang Chen, Shang-Sing Guo, Yao-Ren Kuo, Yu Fang Lee
Votes: 132
49. Noites de Iemanjá (1971)
86 min | Mystery
Neglected wife tells husband about mysterious deaths occurred by the influence of Iemanjá, Afro-Brazilian deity, goddess of the waters.
Director: Maurice Capovilla | Stars: Joana Fomm, Newton Prado, Roberto Maya, Assunta Perez
Votes: 23
50. The Power of God (1942)
58 min | Drama
As the elderly man visiting his wife's grave remembers how a renewed faith in Christianity help a shady businessman, a juvenile delinquent a young couple and a shiftless man find the way to righteousness.
Director: Hamilton MacFadden | Stars: John Barclay, Thomas Louden, Selmer Jackson, Sarah Padden