Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "woman-dies-from-abortion"

1. 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: 224,940 | Gross: $22.91M

2. Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)

Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

When a model dies during an abortion, a series of murders begins, starting with her doctor. The killer wears a suit and a black motorcycle helmet. Will anyone discover the killer's identity before the entire agency dies?

Director: Andrea Bianchi | Stars: Edwige Fenech, Nino Castelnuovo, Femi Benussi, Solvi Stubing

Votes: 3,102

3. If These Walls Could Talk (1996 TV Movie)

R | 97 min | Drama, Thriller

The movie examines the abortion issue through three stories set in different eras: 1952, 1974 and 1996.

Directors: Cher, Nancy Savoca | Stars: Demi Moore, Shirley Knight, Catherine Keener, Jason London

Votes: 5,021

4. The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)

R | 118 min | Drama, Romance

Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.

Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón

Votes: 14,425 | Gross: $5.71M

5. The Nanny (1965)

Unrated | 93 min | Mystery, Thriller

There's just something not quite right when Bette Davis stars as an English nanny. And is her 10-year-old charge an emotionally disturbed murderer or just an insolent brat?

Director: Seth Holt | Stars: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, James Villiers

Votes: 6,781

6. This World, Then the Fireworks (1997)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama

In 1950s, two incestuous lovers, a depraved suave journalist and his equally depraved prostitute sister, plan to get rich through seduction and murder. Things complicate when their feeble-minded mother begins to suspect something.

Director: Michael Oblowitz | Stars: Billy Zane, Gina Gershon, Christian Durango, Sloan Cobb

Votes: 1,324 | Gross: $0.01M

7. Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)

Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Matsu is sheltered by an incestuous prostitute on her run from the police, her ex-prison mate and a cop whose arm she hacked off.

Director: Shun'ya Itô | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Mikio Narita, Reisen Ri, Yayoi Watanabe

Votes: 2,103

8. The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970)

R | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. He moves in with his friend and begins an affair with the man's wife. He also gets a new difficult client whose public image must be preserved at any cost.

Director: John Krish | Stars: Rod Taylor, Carol White, James Booth, Penelope Horner

Votes: 200 | Gross: $0.12M

9. Don't Move (2004)

125 min | Drama, Romance

A destitute woman (Cruz) becomes involved with an upper-crust physician (Castellitto).

Director: Sergio Castellitto | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto, Claudia Gerini, Natalia Barcelò

Votes: 8,510

10. End of the Road (1970)

X | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

After a stay in an asylum, Jacob takes a job as an English lecturer and begins a disastrous affair with Rennie, the wife of a colleague.

Director: Aram Avakian | Stars: Stacy Keach, Harris Yulin, Dorothy Tristan, James Earl Jones

Votes: 365

11. Our Time (1974)

PG | 90 min | Drama

A student at Penfield Girls' School falls in love with a male student in 1955. They are deeply in love but meet difficulties and disapproval on every corner.

Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Pamela Sue Martin, Betsy Slade, Parker Stevenson, George O'Hanlon Jr.

Votes: 327 | Gross: $0.45M

12. Cowards Bend the Knee (2003)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Romance

It's time for hockey! There's no telling what will happen when the Winnipeg Maroons' own star player Guy becomes embroiled in the twisted lives of Meta, a vengeful Chinoise, and her ... See full summary »

Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Darcy Fehr, Melissa Dionisio, Amy Stewart, Tara Birtwhistle

Votes: 1,479 | Gross: $0.02M

13. Warning Shot (1966)

Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

During a stakeout, an L.A. cop kills a doctor who presumably pulled a gun but the coroner's inquest finds no gun, forcing the cop to look for it to clear his name.

Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker

Votes: 1,021

14. The Thief (1997)

R | 96 min | Crime, Drama

A woman meets a man who isn't the right man for her - but she hasn't realised it yet...

Director: Pavel Chukhray | Stars: Vladimir Mashkov, Yekaterina Rednikova, Mikhail Filipchuk, Dima Chigaryov

Votes: 5,623 | Gross: $1.13M

15. Applecart (2015)

57 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Experimental b&w anthology film with no dialogue consisting of four gruesome psychosexual stories featuring a masked cast. A woman hates her family. An elderly person is abused. A woman hates her dad. A nut abducts his female co-worker.

Director: Dustin Mills | Stars: Dave Parker, Allison Egan, Haley Madison, Joni Durian

Votes: 147

16. Un linceul n'a pas de poches (1974)

125 min | Crime, Drama

Michel Dolannes resigns from a major newspaper as a journalist to launch a new journal 'Le Cosmopolite' which reveals all kinds of shady deals. One day, he is killed but who is the killer?

Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Jean Carmet, Michel Constantin, Michel Galabru, Daniel Gélin

Votes: 243

17. Sweet Revenge (1984 TV Movie)

103 min | Drama

While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl to have an illegal abortion. The ... See full summary »

Director: David Greene | Stars: Kevin Dobson, Kelly McGillis, Alec Baldwin, Savannah Smith Boucher

Votes: 266

18. The Death of the Horse (1992)

80 min | Drama

Set during the sweeping purges in 1980s Albania, a military regiment raising horses is disbanded under suspicion of being involved in a coup against dictator Enver Hoxha. One man, Agroni, ... See full summary »

Director: Saimir Kumbaro | Stars: Timo Flloko, Raimonda Bulku, Niko Kanxheri, Fitim Makashi

Votes: 124

19. Amok (1934)

67 min | Drama

Dr. Holk leads a lonely life in a small dutch colony in the tropics. Fled from love and civilisation his only companions are alcohol and his work, which takes him to the villages ravaged by... See full summary »

Director: Fyodor Otsep | Stars: Marcelle Chantal, Jean Yonnel, Valéry Inkijinoff, Jean Servais

Votes: 137

20. Pipe Dreams (1976)

PG | 89 min | Drama, Romance

Pipe Dreams is a 1976 film starring soul singer Gladys Knight in her acting debut as a woman who attempts to regain the love of her husband played by real-life spouse Barry Hankerson. In ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Verona | Stars: Gladys Knight, Wayne Tippit, Sherry Bain, Kelly Britt

Votes: 145

21. Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu (1983)

125 min | Drama

Dr Baladevi, a gynaecologist, lands in legal trouble when a woman dies during an abortion. She seeks help from advocate Jayamohan and learns some shocking facts about the deceased in the process.

Director: P.G. Viswambharan | Stars: Seema, Mammootty, Adoor Bhasi, Mohanlal

Votes: 38

22. When Abortion Was Illegal: Untold Stories (1992)

28 min | Documentary, Short

The film consists of first person stories which reveal the physical, emotional and legal consequences of having or providing an abortion when it was a criminal act.

Director: Dorothy Fadiman | Stars: Dorothy Fadiman, Angela Parker

Votes: 72

23. Enlighten Thy Daughter (1917)

Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama

A story of the difference in fate of two young girls caused by the difference in their home lives and training. This shows vividly the criminal folly of allowing a girl to reach womanhood ... See full summary »

Director: Ivan Abramson | Stars: Frank Sheridan, Katharine Kaelred, Zena Keefe, Arthur Donaldson

24. History of a Secret (2003)

95 min | Documentary

A young woman tries to understand the real circumstances of the death of her mother.

Director: Mariana Otero | Stars: Jean-Jacques Vautier, Thérèse Vautier, Isabel Otero, Jeanne Vautier

Votes: 65

25. Leona's Sister Gerri (1995 TV Movie)

57 min | Documentary

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Director: Jane Gillooly | Stars: Leona Gordon, Geraldine 'Gerri' Santoro

Votes: 39

26. Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992–1996)
Episode: Public Law 106: The Becky Bell Story (1992)

TV-14 | 30 min | Short, Drama, Family

A pregnant high school student undergoes an illegal abortion, with tragic results.

Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Dina Spybey-Waters, Chelsea Altman, Debra Monk, Craig Wasson

Votes: 22

27. America Undercover (1983– )
Episode: Abortion: Desperate Choices (1992)

TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary

This documentary walks viewers through the history of abortion in America from the beginning up to the date of filming, 1992. This unbiased piece shows all sides of the issue including ... See full summary »

Directors: Deborah Dickson, Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles

Votes: 41

28. Ironside (1967–1975)
Episode: A Matter of Love and Death (1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young woman is found dead from internal bleeding after an abortion. Using previous cases and clues provided by Ironside, Eve goes undercover to track down an abortionist who has had several other patients die.

Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Barbara Anderson, Don Mitchell

Votes: 60

29. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Shades of Grey (2009)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young woman's body is found in a drainage ditch clad in only a bracelet, showing signs of having undergone an abortion, and totally drained of blood.

Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris

Votes: 374

30. BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural (2016–2021)
Episode: The Haunted Halls Of Waverly Hills Hospital (2017)

Not Rated | 22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror

Ryan and Shane discover why this Sanatorium is one of the most haunted places in the world.

Director: Ryan Bergara | Stars: Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, Tina Mattingly, Helen Pan

Votes: 93