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* ''Film/FirstGirlILoved'': After Anne tells him she's attracted to a girl, Cliff (who'd earlier raped Anne) does all he can do break them apart, which includes trying to date Sasha himself.

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* ''Film/FirstGirlILoved'': After Anne tells him she's attracted to a girl, Cliff (who'd earlier raped Anne) does all he can do to break them apart, which includes trying to date Sasha himself.
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* ''Film/LostInAlaska'': Joe [=McDermott=] has a reputation for jealousy when it comes to Rosette and any guy she interacts with in any way, which is why Rosette dumped him pre-film and refuses to take him back initially.
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* ''Film/NightOfTheEagle'': Upon suspecting that Norman Taylor is having an affair with his girlfriend Margaret Abbott, Fred Jennings turns up in Norman's office with a gun and tries to murder him.
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* ''Film/Baghead2023'': It was Neil's possessiveness that drove his wife Sarah away and caused the accident that resulted in in her death. He is now willing to do anything to spend just two more minutes with her. [[spoiler:He ultimately murders Iris in an attempt to gain ownership of the pub so he can force Baghead to become Sarah whenever he wants.]]
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** Blakey in ''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses''.

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** ''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses'': When Blakey in ''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses''.discovers that Joan has been having it off with another man, he flies into a jealous rage and decides to try and kill Stan, who he believes is the guilty party.

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* Betty's husband in the 1971 spin-off film of ''Film/OnTheBuses'' and Blakey in ''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses''.

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Betty's husband in the 1971 spin-off film of from ''Film/OnTheBuses'' is. When he (correctly) assumes she's cheating on him, his first thought is to find the man and beat him with a monkey wrench.
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* In ''Film/DoctorAtLarge'', Dr. Hatchet hints that he will murder Dr. Sparrow if he tries anything with his wife, Jasmine.

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Dr. Hatchet hints that he will murder Dr. Sparrow if he tries anything with his wife, Jasmine.Jasmine.
** ''Film/DoctorInDistress1963'': Sir Lancelot becomes one in his quest to get Iris. When he tries to call her, but Tommy picks up the phone instead, his first thought is that he wants his head on a platter.
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* In ''Film/DoctorAtLarge'', Dr. Hatchet hints that he will murder Dr. Sparrow if he tries anything with his wife, Jasmine.
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* In ''Film/ARoomInTown'', Edith's husband Edmond is constantly stalking her and asking her if she's thinking about him, even waking her up in the middle of the night to do so.
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* ''Film/JaggedMind'': Violently possessive jealousy toward Billie is one aspect of Alex's behavior. She drives Billie away first from her friend Kim so she won't have anybone else, and even [[spoiler:murders Billie's ex Christine (whom she'd had lingering feelings for when the film began, with them still [[SexWithTheEx sleepting together sometimes]], to [[MurderTheHypotenuse get rid of a romantic rival]]]].

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* ''Film/JaggedMind'': Violently possessive jealousy toward Billie is one aspect of Alex's behavior. She drives Billie away first from her friend Kim so she won't have anybone anyone else, and even [[spoiler:murders Billie's ex Christine (whom she'd had lingering feelings for when the film began, with them still [[SexWithTheEx sleepting together sometimes]], to [[MurderTheHypotenuse get rid of a romantic rival]]]].
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* Dr. Frank N Furter from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. Sure, he [[AnythingThatMoves flirts with nearly everyone in the film]]. But, if [[BerserkButton he sees Rocky with anyone else besides him]], he goes into a jealous rage. Janet Weiss had to learn this the hard way.

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* Dr. Frank N Furter from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. Sure, he [[AnythingThatMoves flirts with nearly everyone in the film]].film. But, if [[BerserkButton he sees Rocky with anyone else besides him]], he goes into a jealous rage. Janet Weiss had to learn this the hard way.
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* ''Film/JaggedMind'': Violently possessive jealousy toward Billie is one aspect of Alex's behavior. She drives Billie away first from her friend Kim so she won't have anybone else, and even [[spoiler:murders Billie's ex Christine (whom she'd had lingering feelings for when the film began, with them still [[SexWithTheEx sleepting together sometimes]], to [[MurderTheHypotenuse get rid of a romantic rival]]]].
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* Betty's husband in the 1971 spin-off film of ''Film/OnTheBuses'' and Blakey in one of the sequels.

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* Betty's husband in the 1971 spin-off film of ''Film/OnTheBuses'' and Blakey in one of the sequels.''Film/HolidayOnTheBuses''.
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* All-in wrestler Gripper Burke in ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' is this towards Esme Crowfoot, despite her telling him that she doesn't see him as her boyfriend anymore. When he thinks that she's moved on with Bertram Muffet, Gripper immediately goes to ''kill'' the him.

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* All-in wrestler Gripper Burke in ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' is this towards Esme Crowfoot, despite her telling him that she doesn't see him as her boyfriend anymore. When he thinks that she's moved on with Bertram Muffet, Gripper immediately goes to ''kill'' the him.
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* Pro-wrestler Gripper Burke in ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' is this towards Chloe, despite her telling him that she doesn't see him as her boyfriend anymore. When he hears that she's moved on with someone else, Burke immediately goes to ''kill'' the new man.

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* Pro-wrestler All-in wrestler Gripper Burke in ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' is this towards Chloe, Esme Crowfoot, despite her telling him that she doesn't see him as her boyfriend anymore. When he hears thinks that she's moved on with someone else, Burke Bertram Muffet, Gripper immediately goes to ''kill'' the new man.him.
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* David in ''Film/{{Fear}}'' attacks a boy for hugging his girlfriend [[spoiler:and later murders him]].

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* David in ''Film/{{Fear}}'' ''Film/Fear1996'' attacks a boy for hugging his girlfriend [[spoiler:and later murders him]].

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n* In ''Film/FortyFive'', Big Al [[{{Fingore}} cuts off Jose's fingers]] because he thinks Kat touched his arm in the bar, and then beats the crap out of Kat for the same reason.



* Jake La Motta in ''Film/RagingBull''. His poor wife can't even ''talk'' to another man without at least the threat of violence.
* Paul Snider from ''Film/Star80''. BasedOnATrueStory of the tragic murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten by her insanely possessive husband.
* Alfred of ''Film/UnfaithfullyYours'' tries to murder his wife when he [[MistakenForCheating believes that she's been cheating on him]]. Played for BlackComedy, especially when he turns out to be too inept to actually pull off the murder.
* Any film adaptation of the story of the murderously jealous ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'', who is arguably the most famous Crazy Jealous Guy in fiction.
* The obsessed Heathcliff in any film adaptation of ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' has no problem ruining people's lives with his jealousy, including that of the woman he loves and even his own.
* {{Dracula}} is reimagined this in Creator/FrancisFordCoppola’s ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', he loves Mina due to her being the reincarnation of his deceased wife Elisabeta and when Dracula discovers Jonathan is engaged to Mina, the Count’s LivingShadow makes motions [[MurderTheHypotenuse to strangle Jonathan]]. Later on, when Dracula fails to lure Mina away and learns viva letter that she married Jonathan he literally cries BloodyTears before going on an UnstoppableRage and killing/turning Lucy in a jealous rage.
* [[spoiler:Don Jose]] in any film adaptation of ''Carmen'' or the updated ''Carmen Jones''. In the Rita Hayworth adaptation ''The Loves of Carmen'' the eponymous character seems to have this effect on almost every man she meets.
* Although not initially seeming to embody this trope [[spoiler:Alistair Stewart]] from ''Film/ThePiano''.
* Although Reggie Kray from the BasedOnATrueStory film ''The Krays'' wasn't depicted as being habitually jealous around his wife, he did attack two men he suspected of flirting with her.

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* Jake La Motta in ''Film/RagingBull''. His poor wife can't even ''talk'' to another man without at least the threat of violence.
* Paul Snider from ''Film/Star80''. BasedOnATrueStory of the tragic murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten by her insanely possessive husband.
* Alfred of ''Film/UnfaithfullyYours'' tries to murder his wife when he [[MistakenForCheating believes that she's been cheating on him]]. Played for BlackComedy, especially when he turns out to be too inept to actually pull off the murder.
* Any film adaptation of the story of the murderously jealous ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'', who is arguably the most famous Crazy Jealous Guy in fiction.
* The obsessed Heathcliff in any film adaptation of ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' has no problem ruining people's lives with his jealousy, including that of the woman he loves and even his own.
* {{Dracula}} is reimagined this way in Creator/FrancisFordCoppola’s ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', he ''Film/BramStokersDracula''. He loves Mina due to her being the reincarnation of his deceased wife Elisabeta wife, Elisabeta, and when Dracula discovers he learns Jonathan is engaged to Mina, her, the Count’s Count's LivingShadow makes motions [[MurderTheHypotenuse to strangle Jonathan]]. Later on, when Dracula fails to lure Mina away and learns viva via letter that she married Jonathan Jonathan, he literally cries BloodyTears before going on an UnstoppableRage and killing/turning Lucy Lucy.
* John from ''Film/BoysDontCry'' was motivated by jealousy over Lana as well as homophobia [[spoiler:(actually, ''transphobia'')]] when he [[spoiler:murders Brandon, the UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} guy whom Lana was dating]].
* Philip, the male lead
in a jealous rage.
''Captives'', is in jail for murdering his wife, whom he believed was two-timing him.
* In ''Film/TheCarRoadToRevenge'', Craddock is extremely possessive of Daria, even though she broke up with him some time ago. This carries over to the car that his spirit possesses after he is murdered. When Daria sleeps with Rainer, the car attempts to kill both of them.
* [[spoiler:Don Jose]] in any film adaptation of ''Carmen'' or the updated ''Carmen Jones''. In the Rita Hayworth adaptation ''The Loves of Carmen'' Carmen'', the eponymous character seems to have this effect on almost every man she meets.
* Although not initially seeming to embody Pro-wrestler Gripper Burke in ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' is this trope [[spoiler:Alistair Stewart]] from ''Film/ThePiano''.
* Although Reggie Kray from
towards Chloe, despite her telling him that she doesn't see him as her boyfriend anymore. When he hears that she's moved on with someone else, Burke immediately goes to ''kill'' the BasedOnATrueStory film ''The Krays'' wasn't depicted as new man.
* Ace Rothstein in ''Film/{{Casino}}'' fired a young employee of his just for saying his wife was beautiful.
* ''Film/Cherrybomb2009'' features Luke's major possessiveness over Malachy.
%%* Mark Brandon in ''Film/{{Chopper}}''.
* In ''Film/CircusOfFear'', Mario is a hotblooded knife-thrower who flies into a rage if his fiancee Gina even talks to another man.
%%* ''Film/CityOfGod'' has Shorty and Lil Ze.
* In ''Film/TheClimax'', Dr. Hohner was so obsessed with Marcellina that he could not stand the idea of anyone
being habitually jealous around his wife, able to see her body or hear her voice for just the price of a ticket. He strangles her in an attempt to destroy her voice. Ten years later, he did attack two men he suspected of flirting hears Angela — whose voice is identical to Marceillina's — and becomes obsessed with her.her.
* Vincent in ''Film/TheColorOfMoney'' exhibits signs of this whenever he gets the slightest hint that his girlfriend Carmen might be interested in someone else. During a hustle, when Eddie and Carmen are pretending to be a couple, Vincent is noticeably distracted by Eddie's heavy petting of her.
* William ''Billy Bedlam'' Bedford in ''Film/ConAir'' finds his wife in bed with another man and responds by [[DisproportionateRetribution murdering her entire family]].
* Albert Spica in ''Film/TheCookTheThiefHisWifeAndHerLover''.



%%* ''Film/LostHighway'' gives us Mr. Eddy and Fred Madison (Bill Pullman).

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* Shorty in ''Film/DangerousMinds'' [[spoiler:murders Emilio because he claims he stole his girlfriend]].
* More cold-blooded than most is Tony Wendice in ''Film/DialMForMurder'' and Steven Taylor in the remake ''Film/APerfectMurder''.
%%* ''Film/LostHighway'' gives us Mr. Eddy [[spoiler:William and Fred Madison (Bill Pullman).his shotgun]] in ''The Edge Of Love''.
* Geoffrey Clinton in ''Film/TheEnglishPatient'' [[spoiler:commits suicide and double murder by intentionally crashing his plane with himself and his wife inside it into his wife's lover]].
* ''Essex Boys'' has Jason Lock, who gets insanely jealous over suspicions that his wife had been unfaithful while he was in prison, despite the fact that ''he'' constantly cheated on ''her''. This leads to him abusing his wife and [[spoiler:taking out his rage on his mistress by murdering her]].
* David in ''Film/{{Fear}}'' attacks a boy for hugging his girlfriend [[spoiler:and later murders him]].
* ''Film/FirstGirlILoved'': After Anne tells him she's attracted to a girl, Cliff (who'd earlier raped Anne) does all he can do break them apart, which includes trying to date Sasha himself.



* ''Essex Boys'' has Jason Lock, who gets insanely jealous over suspicions that his wife had been unfaithful while he was in prison, despite the fact that ''he'' constantly cheated on ''her''. This leads to him abusing his wife and [[spoiler: taking out his rage on his mistress by murdering her]].
* Dr. Frank N Furter from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. Sure, he [[AnythingThatMoves flirts with nearly everyone in the film]]. But, if [[BerserkButton he sees Rocky with anyone else besides him]], he goes into a jealous rage. Janet Weiss had to learn this the hard way.
* ''No One Would Tell'' is BasedOnATrueStory of 16-year-old Jamie Fuller, who killed his 14-year old girlfriend Amy Carnevale when she tried to break up with him.

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* ''Essex Boys'' has Jason Lock, who gets insanely jealous over suspicions that his wife had been unfaithful while he was in prison, despite the fact that ''he'' constantly cheated on ''her''. This leads to him abusing his wife and [[spoiler: taking out his rage on his mistress by murdering her]].
* Dr. Frank N Furter
Destro from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. Sure, he [[AnythingThatMoves flirts with nearly everyone in the film]]. But, if [[BerserkButton he sees Rocky with anyone else besides him]], he goes ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' has [=DeCobray=]'s [[MurderTheHypotenuse husband killed]] [[spoiler:and tries to have Duke [[BrainwashedAndCrazy turned into a jealous rage. Janet Weiss had to learn Viper]]]]. Destro does ''not'' like having rivals.
* The eponymous character witnesses her father acting
this the hard way.
way towards her mother in ''Film/{{Gia}}''.
%%* [[spoiler:Wayne Collins]] from ''Film/TheGift2000''.
* ''No One Would Tell'' Johnny and Ballard in ''Film/{{Gilda}}''.
* Hothead Tommy [=DeVito=] in ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}''
is BasedOnATrueStory of 16-year-old Jamie Fuller, who killed seen telling his 14-year old girlfriend Amy Carnevale when she tried not to break up talk to any men while he goes to the other side of the room.
* Takeo Saeki from ''Film/TheGrudge'' series. It was his insane jealousy and how he acted upon it that started the curse in the first place.
%%* Harkin in ''Film/HorribleBosses''.
* Krystian, meat magnate and Maja's former boyfriend from ''Film/HowToGetRidOfCellulite''. Insane enough to threaten Maja and a stranger who, by ContrivedCoincidence, was in her room,
with him.a gun.



* Ray in ''Film/NilByMouth'' [[spoiler: abuses his wife for playing pool with another man]].
* David in ''Film/{{Fear}}'' attacks a boy for hugging his girlfriend [[spoiler: and later murders him]].
* Bud towards the end of ''Film/LAConfidential'' when he finds out that [[spoiler: Lynn slept with Exley]].
* The Timothy Hutton character in ''The Temp'' destroys his marriage with his paranoia.
* Tony Montana, in ''Film/Scarface1983'', [[KnightTemplarBigBrother is protective of his sister Gina]] [[BrotherSisterIncest to extreme degrees]].
%%* Mark Brandon in ''Film/{{Chopper}}''.
* ''Franchise/StarWars Episode III: Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has Anakin Skywalker starting to develop into this in regards to Padme Amidala as he falls deeper into TheDarkSide, to the point of developing a violent hatred for Obi-Wan, who he suspects of trying to take Padme away from him.
* In ''Film/{{Villain}}'', when Shimizu's girlfriend stands him up to go off with another guy, Shimizu follows them and kills her.
* Martin from ''Film/SleepingWithTheEnemy'' hits his wife for standing at a window where a man can see her.
* Charles from ''The Unfaithful Wife'' and Edward from the American remake ''Unfaithful,'' although generally a sane, mild-mannered man, [[spoiler: murder the men with whom their wives have been cheating on them]].
* Ace Rothstein in ''Film/{{Casino}}'' fired a young employee of his just for saying his wife was beautiful.
* Hothead Tommy [=DeVito=] in ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' is seen telling his girlfriend not to talk to any men while he goes to the other side of the room.
* John from ''Film/BoysDontCry'' was motivated by jealousy over Lana as well as homophobia [[spoiler: (actually, ''transphobia'')]] when he [[spoiler:murders Brandon, the UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} guy whom Lana was dating]].

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* Ray in ''Film/NilByMouth'' [[spoiler: abuses his wife for playing pool with another man]].
* David in ''Film/{{Fear}}'' attacks a boy for hugging his girlfriend [[spoiler: and later murders him]].
* Bud towards the end of ''Film/LAConfidential'' when he finds out that [[spoiler: Lynn slept with Exley]].
* The Timothy Hutton character in ''The Temp'' destroys his marriage with his paranoia.
* Tony Montana, in ''Film/Scarface1983'', [[KnightTemplarBigBrother
Robert Ford is protective of his sister Gina]] [[BrotherSisterIncest to extreme degrees]].
%%* Mark Brandon in ''Film/{{Chopper}}''.
* ''Franchise/StarWars Episode III: Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has Anakin Skywalker starting to develop into
this in regards ''Film/IShotJesseJames'', growing suspicious when [[LoveInterest Cynthy]] talks to Padme Amidala as he falls deeper into TheDarkSide, any man and being more than willing to the point of developing a violent hatred for Obi-Wan, who kill anybody he suspects of is trying to take Padme away from him.
* In ''Film/{{Villain}}'', when Shimizu's girlfriend stands him up
woo her. Given how he already killed [[UsefulNotes/JesseJames a man]] to go off with another guy, Shimizu follows them and kills her.
* Martin from ''Film/SleepingWithTheEnemy'' hits his wife for standing at a window where a man can see her.
* Charles from ''The Unfaithful Wife'' and Edward from the American remake ''Unfaithful,'' although generally a sane, mild-mannered man, [[spoiler: murder the men with whom their wives have been cheating on them]].
* Ace Rothstein in ''Film/{{Casino}}'' fired a young employee of his just for saying his wife was beautiful.
* Hothead Tommy [=DeVito=] in ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' is seen telling his girlfriend
get her hand, he's definitely not to talk to any men while he goes to the other side of the room.
* John from ''Film/BoysDontCry'' was motivated by jealousy over Lana as well as homophobia [[spoiler: (actually, ''transphobia'')]] when he [[spoiler:murders Brandon, the UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} guy whom Lana was dating]].
playing around.



* There's a scene in ''Film/ShowMeLove'' where Jessica has to break up a fight between her boyfriend and another boy chatting her up.
* In ''Film/ARoomForRomeoBrass'', [[spoiler: Morrell follows the object of his obsession, Ladine, and terrorizes and semi-kidnaps her brother when he sees her flirting with a boy]].
%%* ''Film/CityOfGod'' has Shorty and Lil Ze.
* In ''Film/SecretWindow'', [[spoiler:TheReveal of who the killer is and what his motive truly is]].
* Jake in ''Film/UTurn'' punches the main character Bobby after catching him with his wife, then offers him money to kill her.
* In ''Film/MysteryTeam'', Duncan and Charlie don't like the amount of attention Jason pays Kelly.
* [[spoiler: Seemingly harmless, but eventually murderous Sidney]] in ''Film/LayerCake''.
* Johnny in ''Film/MickeyBlueEyes'' who takes the most innocuous comments passed between his girlfriend and another man as a sign of infidelity.
* Caledon Hockley in ''Film/Titanic1997'' tries to murder Jack rather than lose his fiancee Rose to him.
* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jGtpSlrlX6g The Duke]] in ''Film/MoulinRouge''.
-->'''Duke:''' Satine will be mine. It's not that I'm a jealous man! I JUST DON'T--LIKE--'''OTHER PEOPLE TOUCHING MY THINGS!!''' \\
({{beat}}) \\
'''Zidler:''' ''(Totally freaked out)'' I... understand... completely... Duke.



%%* [[spoiler:William and his shotgun]] in ''The Edge Of Love''
* ''Film/Cherrybomb2009'' features Luke's major possessiveness over Malachy.
* Johnny and Ballard in ''Film/{{Gilda}}''
* Judge Turpin from ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'', who develops a creepy, creepy lust toward his sixteen-year-old ward Johanna and will ''not'' stand for anyone making any kind of contact with her. When he learns that Anthony Hope is in love with her and Johanna wants to elope with her, he has her [[GoAmongMadPeople sent to a madhouse]]. And that's not even mentioning what he did to her father, Benjamin Barker, for the sake of trying to claim her mother for himself.
* The eponymous character witnesses her father acting this way towards her mother in ''Film/{{Gia}}''.
* Takeo Saeki from ''Film/TheGrudge'' series. It was his insane jealousy and how he acted upon it that started the curse in the first place.
%%* Harkin in ''Film/HorribleBosses''
%%* Guy in ''Film/SwimmingWithSharks''
* Albert Spica in ''Film/TheCookTheThiefHisWifeAndHerLover''
* Blue in ''Film/SuckerPunch'': creepy, violent, possessive, moody, delusional, obsessive, creepy, mood swingy, twisted sense of ownership, disrespectful, and insane.
* Pro-wrestler Gripper Burke in ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' is this towards Chloe, despite her telling him that she doesn't see him as her boyfriend anymore. When he hears that she's moved on with someone else, Burke immediately goes to ''kill'' the new man.
* William ''Billy Bedlam'' Bedford in ''Film/ConAir'' finds his wife in bed with another man and responds by [[DisproportionateRetribution murdering her entire family]].
* Shorty in ''Film/DangerousMinds'' [[spoiler:murders Emilio because he claims he stole his girlfriend]].
* The Cook in ''Film/{{Spun}}'' showed signs of being this.

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%%* [[spoiler:William and his shotgun]] in * Although Reggie Kray from the BasedOnATrueStory film ''The Edge Of Love''
* ''Film/Cherrybomb2009'' features Luke's major possessiveness over Malachy.
* Johnny and Ballard in ''Film/{{Gilda}}''
* Judge Turpin from ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'', who develops a creepy, creepy lust toward
Krays'' wasn't depicted as being habitually jealous around his sixteen-year-old ward Johanna and will ''not'' stand for anyone making any kind wife, he did attack two men he suspected of contact flirting with her. her.
* Bud towards the end of ''Film/LAConfidential'' when he finds out that [[spoiler:Lynn slept with Exley]].
* This is one way to interpret some of Jareth's behavior in ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}''.
When he learns perceives that Anthony Hope is in love with her Hoggle has developed affection for Sarah and Johanna wants may be considered a rival, he threatens to elope with her, he has her [[GoAmongMadPeople sent to a madhouse]]. And that's not even mentioning what he did to her father, Benjamin Barker, for dump the sake dwarf into the Bog of trying to claim her mother for himself.
Eternal Stench if she ever kisses him. When she does kiss Hoggle on the cheek, Jareth makes good on the threat.
* The eponymous character witnesses her father acting this way towards her mother [[spoiler:Seemingly harmless, but eventually murderous Sidney]] in ''Film/{{Gia}}''.
* Takeo Saeki from ''Film/TheGrudge'' series. It was his insane jealousy
''Film/LayerCake''.
%%* ''Film/LostHighway'' gives us Mr. Eddy
and how he acted upon it that started the curse in the first place.
%%* Harkin in ''Film/HorribleBosses''
%%* Guy in ''Film/SwimmingWithSharks''
Fred Madison (Bill Pullman).
* Albert Spica in ''Film/TheCookTheThiefHisWifeAndHerLover''
* Blue in ''Film/SuckerPunch'': creepy, violent, possessive, moody, delusional, obsessive, creepy, mood swingy, twisted sense of ownership, disrespectful,
In ''Film/TheManFromColorado'', Owen's SanitySlippage and insane.
* Pro-wrestler Gripper Burke in ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' is this towards Chloe, despite her telling
descent into paranoia convinces him that Del is still interested in his wife Caroline. In fact, Del had stepped away and refused to associate with Caroline after she doesn't see him as made her boyfriend anymore. choice and married Owen. When he hears Owen baits a trap for Del by spreading a rumor that she's moved on with someone else, Burke he has locked Caroline up and is refusing to allow her to leave the house, Del immediately goes to ''kill'' believes it.
* Johnny in ''Film/MickeyBlueEyes'' who takes
the new man.
most innocuous comments passed between his girlfriend and another man as a sign of infidelity.
* William ''Billy Bedlam'' Bedford In ''Film/MysteryTeam'', Duncan and Charlie don't like the amount of attention Jason pays Kelly.
* Ray
in ''Film/ConAir'' finds ''Film/NilByMouth'' [[spoiler:abuses his wife in bed for playing pool with another man and responds by [[DisproportionateRetribution murdering her entire family]].
man]].
* Shorty in ''Film/DangerousMinds'' [[spoiler:murders Emilio because he claims he stole ''No One Would Tell'' is BasedOnATrueStory of 16-year-old Jamie Fuller, who killed his girlfriend]].
* The Cook in ''Film/{{Spun}}'' showed signs of being this.
14-year old girlfriend Amy Carnevale when she tried to break up with him.



* Philip, the male lead in ''Captives'', is in jail for murdering his wife, whom he believed was two-timing him.

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* Philip, Any film adaptation of the male lead story of the murderously jealous ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'', who is arguably the most famous Crazy Jealous Guy in ''Captives'', fiction.
* Although not initially seeming to embody this trope [[spoiler:Alistair Stewart]] from ''Film/ThePiano''.
* Bruno from ''Film/PlanB'' becomes so jealous when he sees Laura smiling and laughing with her new boyfriend Pablo that he's willing to go as far as to befriend and "[[FauxYay seduce]]" Pablo just to break the two of them up and get Laura back, even though he was the one who broke up with her a year ago out of boredom. He also displays this a bit towards Pablo, looking visibly displeased when he sees Pablo chatting with a pretty girl at a party and telling his friend Ana, "Don't you dare steal him away from me," although this
is done just for GayBravado... [[BecomingTheMask maybe]].
* Jake La Motta
in jail ''Film/RagingBull''. His poor wife can't even ''talk'' to another man without at least the threat of violence.
* Dr. Frank N Furter from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. Sure, he [[AnythingThatMoves flirts with nearly everyone in the film]]. But, if [[BerserkButton he sees Rocky with anyone else besides him]], he goes into a jealous rage. Janet Weiss had to learn this the hard way.
* In ''Film/ARoomForRomeoBrass'', [[spoiler:Morrell follows the object of his obsession, Ladine, and terrorizes and semi-kidnaps her brother when he sees her flirting with a boy]].
* Tony Montana, in ''Film/Scarface1983'', [[KnightTemplarBigBrother is protective of his sister Gina]] [[BrotherSisterIncest to extreme degrees]].
* In ''Film/SecretWindow'', [[spoiler:TheReveal of who the killer is and what his motive truly is]].
* ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'': Andy Dufresne is serving life
for murdering his wife, whom estranged wife and the man she left him for, [[spoiler:but he believed was two-timing him.turns out to be an aversion to this trope, however, when it's discovered that he's innocent]].
* There's a scene in ''Film/ShowMeLove'' where Jessica has to break up a fight between her boyfriend and another boy chatting her up.



* ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'': Mob boss Vi had Bernie killed for sleeping with his girlfriend.
%%* [[spoiler:Wayne Collins]] from ''Film/TheGift2000''.

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* ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'': Mob boss Vi had Bernie killed The Cook in ''Film/{{Spun}}'' showed signs of being this.
* Paul Snider from ''Film/Star80''. BasedOnATrueStory of the tragic murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten by her insanely possessive husband.
* Martin from ''Film/SleepingWithTheEnemy'' hits his wife
for sleeping standing at a window where a man can see her.
* ''Franchise/StarWars Episode III: Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has Anakin Skywalker starting to develop into this in regards to Padme Amidala as he falls deeper into TheDarkSide, to the point of developing a violent hatred for Obi-Wan, who he suspects of trying to take Padme away from him.
* Blue in ''Film/SuckerPunch'': creepy, violent, possessive, moody, delusional, obsessive, creepy, mood swingy, twisted sense of ownership, disrespectful, and insane.
* Judge Turpin from ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'', who develops a creepy, creepy lust toward his sixteen-year-old ward Johanna and will ''not'' stand for anyone making any kind of contact
with her. When he learns that Anthony Hope is in love with her and Johanna wants to elope with her, he has her [[GoAmongMadPeople sent to a madhouse]]. And that's not even mentioning what he did to her father, Benjamin Barker, for the sake of trying to claim her mother for himself.
%%* Guy in ''Film/SwimmingWithSharks''.
* Caledon Hockley in ''Film/Titanic1997'' tries to murder Jack rather than lose
his girlfriend.
%%* [[spoiler:Wayne Collins]] from ''Film/TheGift2000''.
fiancee Rose to him.
* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jGtpSlrlX6g The Duke]] in ''Film/MoulinRouge''.
-->'''Duke:''' Satine will be mine. It's not that I'm a jealous man! I JUST DON'T--LIKE--'''OTHER PEOPLE TOUCHING MY THINGS!!''' \\
({{beat}}) \\
'''Zidler:''' ''(Totally freaked out)'' I... understand... completely... Duke.



* More cold-blooded than most is Tony Wendice in ''Film/DialMForMurder'' and Steven Taylor in the remake ''Film/APerfectMurder''.

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* More cold-blooded than most ''Film/TheTheatreBizarre'': Axel in "I Love You" is Tony Wendice in ''Film/DialMForMurder'' an obsessive man who follows and Steven Taylor calls his partner constantly. The obsessive nature of his love leads him and his partner to their doom.
* Jake
in ''Film/UTurn'' punches the main character Bobby after catching him with his wife, then offers him money to kill her.
* Charles from ''The Unfaithful Wife'' and Edward from the American
remake ''Film/APerfectMurder''.''Unfaithful,'' although generally a sane, mild-mannered man, [[spoiler:murder the men with whom their wives have been cheating on them]].
* The Timothy Hutton character in ''The Temp'' destroys his marriage with his paranoia.
* Alfred of ''Film/UnfaithfullyYours'' tries to murder his wife when he [[MistakenForCheating believes that she's been cheating on him]]. Played for BlackComedy, especially when he turns out to be too inept to actually pull off the murder.



* Geoffrey Clinton in ''Film/TheEnglishPatient'' [[spoiler:commits suicide and double murder by intentionally crashing his plane with himself and his wife inside it into his wife's lover]].
* ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'': Andy Dufresne is serving life for murdering his estranged wife and the man she left him for, [[spoiler:but he turns out to be an aversion to this trope, however, when it's discovered that he's innocent]].
* Destro from ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' has [=DeCobray=]'s [[MurderTheHypotenuse husband killed]] [[spoiler:and tries to have Duke [[BrainwashedAndCrazy turned into a Viper]]]]. Destro does ''not'' like having rivals.
* This is one way to interpret some of Jareth's behavior in ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}''. When he perceives that Hoggle has developed affection for Sarah and may be considered a rival, he threatens to dump the dwarf into the Bog of Eternal Stench if she ever kisses him. When she does kiss Hoggle on the cheek, Jareth makes good on the threat.
* Vincent in ''Film/TheColorOfMoney'' exhibits signs of this whenever he gets the slightest hint that his girlfriend Carmen might be interested in someone else. During a hustle, when Eddie and Carmen are pretending to be a couple, Vincent is noticeably distracted by Eddie's heavy petting of her.
* Packard Walsh from ''Film/TheWraith'' practically keeps Keri Johnson under lock and key, not letting any other guy look at her funny. [[spoiler: He even murdered her boyfriend, Jamie Hankins which caused him to become the titular Wraith.]] When he spies on her making out with Creator/CharlieSheen's character Jake, he snaps and kidnaps her, intending to take her out of Arizona.
* Krystian, meat magnate and Maja's former boyfriend from ''Film/HowToGetRidOfCellulite''. Insane enough to threaten Maja and a stranger who, by ContrivedCoincidence, was in her room, with a gun.
* Robert Ford is this in ''Film/IShotJesseJames'', growing suspicious when [[LoveInterest Cynthy]] talks to any man and being more than willing to kill anybody he suspects is trying to woo her. Given how he already killed [[UsefulNotes/JesseJames a man]] to get her hand, he's definitely not playing around.
* In ''Film/CircusOfFear'', Mario is a hotblooded knife-thrower who flies into a rage if his fiancee Gina even talks to another man.

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* Geoffrey Clinton in ''Film/TheEnglishPatient'' [[spoiler:commits suicide and double murder by intentionally crashing his plane with himself and his wife inside it into his wife's lover]].
* ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'': Andy Dufresne is serving life for murdering his estranged wife and the man she left him for, [[spoiler:but he turns out to be an aversion to this trope, however,
In ''Film/{{Villain}}'', when it's discovered that he's innocent]].
* Destro from ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' has [=DeCobray=]'s [[MurderTheHypotenuse husband killed]] [[spoiler:and tries to have Duke [[BrainwashedAndCrazy turned into a Viper]]]]. Destro does ''not'' like having rivals.
* This is one way to interpret some of Jareth's behavior in ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}''. When he perceives that Hoggle has developed affection for Sarah and may be considered a rival, he threatens to dump the dwarf into the Bog of Eternal Stench if she ever kisses him. When she does kiss Hoggle on the cheek, Jareth makes good on the threat.
* Vincent in ''Film/TheColorOfMoney'' exhibits signs of this whenever he gets the slightest hint that his
Shimizu's girlfriend Carmen might be interested in someone else. During a hustle, when Eddie and Carmen are pretending to be a couple, Vincent is noticeably distracted by Eddie's heavy petting of her.
* Packard Walsh from ''Film/TheWraith'' practically keeps Keri Johnson under lock and key, not letting any other guy look at her funny. [[spoiler: He even murdered her boyfriend, Jamie Hankins which caused
stands him up to become the titular Wraith.]] When he spies on her making out go off with Creator/CharlieSheen's character Jake, he snaps and kidnaps her, intending to take her out of Arizona.
* Krystian, meat magnate and Maja's former boyfriend from ''Film/HowToGetRidOfCellulite''. Insane enough to threaten Maja and a stranger who, by ContrivedCoincidence, was in her room, with a gun.
* Robert Ford is this in ''Film/IShotJesseJames'', growing suspicious when [[LoveInterest Cynthy]] talks to any man and being more than willing to kill anybody he suspects is trying to woo her. Given how he already killed [[UsefulNotes/JesseJames a man]] to get her hand, he's definitely not playing around.
* In ''Film/CircusOfFear'', Mario is a hotblooded knife-thrower who flies into a rage if his fiancee Gina even talks to
another man.guy, Shimizu follows them and kills her.



* In ''Film/TheClimax'', Dr. Hohner was so obsessed with Marcellina that he could not stand the idea of anyone being able to see her body or hear her voice for just the price of a ticket. He strangles her in an attempt to destroy her voice. Ten years later, he hears Angela — whose voice is identical to Marceillina's — and becomes obsessed with her.
* In ''Film/TheCarRoadToRevenge'', Craddock is extremely possessive of Daria, even though she broke up with him some time ago. This carries over to the car that his spirit possesses after he is murdered. When Daria sleeps with Rainer, the car attempts to kill both of them.
* Bruno from ''Film/PlanB'' becomes so jealous when he sees Laura smiling and laughing with her new boyfriend Pablo that he's willing to go as far as to befriend and "[[FauxYay seduce]]" Pablo just to break the two of them up and get Laura back, even though he was the one who broke up with her a year ago out of boredom. He also displays this a bit towards Pablo, looking visibly displeased when he sees Pablo chatting with a pretty girl at a party and telling his friend Ana, "Don't you dare steal him away from me," although this is done just for GayBravado... [[BecomingTheMask maybe]].
* ''Film/FirstGirlILoved'': After Anne tells him she's attracted to a girl, Cliff (who'd earlier raped Anne) does all he can do break them apart, which includes trying to date Sasha himself.
* In ''Film/TheManFromColorado'', Owen's SanitySlippage and descent into paranoia convinces him that Del is still interested in his wife Caroline. In fact, Del had stepped away and refused to associate with Caroline after she made her choice and married Owen. When Owen baits a trap for Del by spreading a rumor that he has locked Caroline up and is refusing to allow her to leave the house, Del immediately believes it.
* In ''Film/FortyFive'', Big Al [[{{Fingore}} cuts off Jose's fingers]] because he thinks Kat touched his arm in the bar, and then beats the crap out of Kat for the same reason.
* ''Film/TheTheatreBizarre'': Axel in "I Love You" is an obsessive man who follows and calls his partner constantly. The obsessive nature of his love leads him and his partner to their doom.

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* In ''Film/TheClimax'', Dr. Hohner was so ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'': Mob boss Vi had Bernie killed for sleeping with his girlfriend.
* Packard Walsh from ''Film/TheWraith'' practically keeps Keri Johnson under lock and key, not letting any other guy look at her funny. [[spoiler:He even murdered her boyfriend, Jamie Hankins which caused him to become the titular Wraith.]] When he spies on her making out with Creator/CharlieSheen's character Jake, he snaps and kidnaps her, intending to take her out of Arizona.
* The
obsessed Heathcliff in any film adaptation of ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' has no problem ruining people's lives with Marcellina his jealousy, including that he could not stand of the idea of anyone being able to see her body or hear her voice for just the price of a ticket. He strangles her in an attempt to destroy her voice. Ten years later, woman he hears Angela — whose voice is identical to Marceillina's — loves and becomes obsessed with her.
* In ''Film/TheCarRoadToRevenge'', Craddock is extremely possessive of Daria,
even though she broke up with him some time ago. This carries over to the car that his spirit possesses after he is murdered. When Daria sleeps with Rainer, the car attempts to kill both of them.
* Bruno from ''Film/PlanB'' becomes so jealous when he sees Laura smiling and laughing with her new boyfriend Pablo that he's willing to go as far as to befriend and "[[FauxYay seduce]]" Pablo just to break the two of them up and get Laura back, even though he was the one who broke up with her a year ago out of boredom. He also displays this a bit towards Pablo, looking visibly displeased when he sees Pablo chatting with a pretty girl at a party and telling his friend Ana, "Don't you dare steal him away from me," although this is done just for GayBravado... [[BecomingTheMask maybe]].
* ''Film/FirstGirlILoved'': After Anne tells him she's attracted to a girl, Cliff (who'd earlier raped Anne) does all he can do break them apart, which includes trying to date Sasha himself.
* In ''Film/TheManFromColorado'', Owen's SanitySlippage and descent into paranoia convinces him that Del is still interested in his wife Caroline. In fact, Del had stepped away and refused to associate with Caroline after she made her choice and married Owen. When Owen baits a trap for Del by spreading a rumor that he has locked Caroline up and is refusing to allow her to leave the house, Del immediately believes it.
* In ''Film/FortyFive'', Big Al [[{{Fingore}} cuts off Jose's fingers]] because he thinks Kat touched his arm in the bar, and then beats the crap out of Kat for the same reason.
* ''Film/TheTheatreBizarre'': Axel in "I Love You" is an obsessive man who follows and calls his partner constantly. The obsessive nature of his love leads him and his partner to their doom.
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* Jake in ''Film/AmericanHoney'' proves to be intensely jealous of any guys Star interacts with. He beats up a man who Star chose to [[TheOldestProfession solicit to]] and even [[spoiler: digitally assaults Star to determine if she did anything with the guy]].
* Jake La Motta in ''Film/RagingBull''. His poor wife can't even ''talk'' to another man without at least the threat of violence.
* Paul Snider from ''Film/Star80''. BasedOnATrueStory of the tragic murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten by her insanely possessive husband.
* Alfred of ''Film/UnfaithfullyYours'' tries to murder his wife when he [[MistakenForCheating believes that she's been cheating on him]]. Played for BlackComedy, especially when he turns out to be too inept to actually pull off the murder.
* Any film adaptation of the story of the murderously jealous ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'', who is arguably the most famous Crazy Jealous Guy in fiction.
* The obsessed Heathcliff in any film adaptation of ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' has no problem ruining people's lives with his jealousy, including that of the woman he loves and even his own.
* {{Dracula}} is reimagined this in Creator/FrancisFordCoppola’s ''Film/BramStokersDracula'', he loves Mina due to her being the reincarnation of his deceased wife Elisabeta and when Dracula discovers Jonathan is engaged to Mina, the Count’s LivingShadow makes motions [[MurderTheHypotenuse to strangle Jonathan]]. Later on, when Dracula fails to lure Mina away and learns viva letter that she married Jonathan he literally cries BloodyTears before going on an UnstoppableRage and killing/turning Lucy in a jealous rage.
* [[spoiler:Don Jose]] in any film adaptation of ''Carmen'' or the updated ''Carmen Jones''. In the Rita Hayworth adaptation ''The Loves of Carmen'' the eponymous character seems to have this effect on almost every man she meets.
* Although not initially seeming to embody this trope [[spoiler:Alistair Stewart]] from ''Film/ThePiano''.
* Although Reggie Kray from the BasedOnATrueStory film ''The Krays'' wasn't depicted as being habitually jealous around his wife, he did attack two men he suspected of flirting with her.
* Jeremy Irons in ''Damage'', if you consider traveling from London to Paris to spy on someone crazy. Anna's deceased brother seems to have been an even more extreme example of this trope, committing suicide because he thought she was sleeping with other boys.
%%* ''Film/LostHighway'' gives us Mr. Eddy and Fred Madison (Bill Pullman).
* Otto in ''Film/AFishCalledWanda'' becomes incredibly violent toward Archie when he suspects (correctly) that Wanda and Archie have been flirty.
* ''Essex Boys'' has Jason Lock, who gets insanely jealous over suspicions that his wife had been unfaithful while he was in prison, despite the fact that ''he'' constantly cheated on ''her''. This leads to him abusing his wife and [[spoiler: taking out his rage on his mistress by murdering her]].
* Dr. Frank N Furter from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow''. Sure, he [[AnythingThatMoves flirts with nearly everyone in the film]]. But, if [[BerserkButton he sees Rocky with anyone else besides him]], he goes into a jealous rage. Janet Weiss had to learn this the hard way.
* ''No One Would Tell'' is BasedOnATrueStory of 16-year-old Jamie Fuller, who killed his 14-year old girlfriend Amy Carnevale when she tried to break up with him.
%%* Koop in ''Human Traffic''.
* Ray in ''Film/NilByMouth'' [[spoiler: abuses his wife for playing pool with another man]].
* David in ''Film/{{Fear}}'' attacks a boy for hugging his girlfriend [[spoiler: and later murders him]].
* Bud towards the end of ''Film/LAConfidential'' when he finds out that [[spoiler: Lynn slept with Exley]].
* The Timothy Hutton character in ''The Temp'' destroys his marriage with his paranoia.
* Tony Montana, in ''Film/Scarface1983'', [[KnightTemplarBigBrother is protective of his sister Gina]] [[BrotherSisterIncest to extreme degrees]].
%%* Mark Brandon in ''Film/{{Chopper}}''.
* ''Franchise/StarWars Episode III: Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' has Anakin Skywalker starting to develop into this in regards to Padme Amidala as he falls deeper into TheDarkSide, to the point of developing a violent hatred for Obi-Wan, who he suspects of trying to take Padme away from him.
* In ''Film/{{Villain}}'', when Shimizu's girlfriend stands him up to go off with another guy, Shimizu follows them and kills her.
* Martin from ''Film/SleepingWithTheEnemy'' hits his wife for standing at a window where a man can see her.
* Charles from ''The Unfaithful Wife'' and Edward from the American remake ''Unfaithful,'' although generally a sane, mild-mannered man, [[spoiler: murder the men with whom their wives have been cheating on them]].
* Ace Rothstein in ''Film/{{Casino}}'' fired a young employee of his just for saying his wife was beautiful.
* Hothead Tommy [=DeVito=] in ''Film/{{Goodfellas}}'' is seen telling his girlfriend not to talk to any men while he goes to the other side of the room.
* John from ''Film/BoysDontCry'' was motivated by jealousy over Lana as well as homophobia [[spoiler: (actually, ''transphobia'')]] when he [[spoiler:murders Brandon, the UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} guy whom Lana was dating]].
%%* ''Film/InBruges'': Eirek
* There's a scene in ''Film/ShowMeLove'' where Jessica has to break up a fight between her boyfriend and another boy chatting her up.
* In ''Film/ARoomForRomeoBrass'', [[spoiler: Morrell follows the object of his obsession, Ladine, and terrorizes and semi-kidnaps her brother when he sees her flirting with a boy]].
%%* ''Film/CityOfGod'' has Shorty and Lil Ze.
* In ''Film/SecretWindow'', [[spoiler:TheReveal of who the killer is and what his motive truly is]].
* Jake in ''Film/UTurn'' punches the main character Bobby after catching him with his wife, then offers him money to kill her.
* In ''Film/MysteryTeam'', Duncan and Charlie don't like the amount of attention Jason pays Kelly.
* [[spoiler: Seemingly harmless, but eventually murderous Sidney]] in ''Film/LayerCake''.
* Johnny in ''Film/MickeyBlueEyes'' who takes the most innocuous comments passed between his girlfriend and another man as a sign of infidelity.
* Caledon Hockley in ''Film/Titanic1997'' tries to murder Jack rather than lose his fiancee Rose to him.
* [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jGtpSlrlX6g The Duke]] in ''Film/MoulinRouge''.
-->'''Duke:''' Satine will be mine. It's not that I'm a jealous man! I JUST DON'T--LIKE--'''OTHER PEOPLE TOUCHING MY THINGS!!''' \\
({{beat}}) \\
'''Zidler:''' ''(Totally freaked out)'' I... understand... completely... Duke.
* This is the reason that Bill of ''Film/KillBill'' ordered the massacre of the wedding party and put the bullet in the Bride's head.
-->'''Bill:''' Not only are you not dead, you're getting married, to some fucking jerk, and you're pregnant. I... [[DisproportionateRetribution overreacted]].\\
''(long pause)''\\
'''The Bride:''' You ''[[{{Understatement}} overreacted]]''?
%%* [[spoiler:William and his shotgun]] in ''The Edge Of Love''
* ''Film/Cherrybomb2009'' features Luke's major possessiveness over Malachy.
* Johnny and Ballard in ''Film/{{Gilda}}''
* Judge Turpin from ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'', who develops a creepy, creepy lust toward his sixteen-year-old ward Johanna and will ''not'' stand for anyone making any kind of contact with her. When he learns that Anthony Hope is in love with her and Johanna wants to elope with her, he has her [[GoAmongMadPeople sent to a madhouse]]. And that's not even mentioning what he did to her father, Benjamin Barker, for the sake of trying to claim her mother for himself.
* The eponymous character witnesses her father acting this way towards her mother in ''Film/{{Gia}}''.
* Takeo Saeki from ''Film/TheGrudge'' series. It was his insane jealousy and how he acted upon it that started the curse in the first place.
%%* Harkin in ''Film/HorribleBosses''
%%* Guy in ''Film/SwimmingWithSharks''
* Albert Spica in ''Film/TheCookTheThiefHisWifeAndHerLover''
* Blue in ''Film/SuckerPunch'': creepy, violent, possessive, moody, delusional, obsessive, creepy, mood swingy, twisted sense of ownership, disrespectful, and insane.
* Pro-wrestler Gripper Burke in ''Film/CarryOnLoving'' is this towards Chloe, despite her telling him that she doesn't see him as her boyfriend anymore. When he hears that she's moved on with someone else, Burke immediately goes to ''kill'' the new man.
* William ''Billy Bedlam'' Bedford in ''Film/ConAir'' finds his wife in bed with another man and responds by [[DisproportionateRetribution murdering her entire family]].
* Shorty in ''Film/DangerousMinds'' [[spoiler:murders Emilio because he claims he stole his girlfriend]].
* The Cook in ''Film/{{Spun}}'' showed signs of being this.
* Betty's husband in the 1971 spin-off film of ''Film/OnTheBuses'' and Blakey in one of the sequels.
* Philip, the male lead in ''Captives'', is in jail for murdering his wife, whom he believed was two-timing him.
* Jackie Boy from ''Film/SinCity'' who, despite being married, doesn't take too kindly to his ex Shellie having another man in the house. Shellie later reveals she and Jackie Boy only had a one-night stand years earlier.
* ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'': Mob boss Vi had Bernie killed for sleeping with his girlfriend.
%%* [[spoiler:Wayne Collins]] from ''Film/TheGift2000''.
* Jordan from ''Tomorrow [=LaScala=]'' was serving a life sentence for the manslaughter of his wife and the murder of the man with whom he caught her having sex.
* More cold-blooded than most is Tony Wendice in ''Film/DialMForMurder'' and Steven Taylor in the remake ''Film/APerfectMurder''.
* John Garth in ''Valerie'' murdered his wife's parents and attempted to murder her.
* Geoffrey Clinton in ''Film/TheEnglishPatient'' [[spoiler:commits suicide and double murder by intentionally crashing his plane with himself and his wife inside it into his wife's lover]].
* ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'': Andy Dufresne is serving life for murdering his estranged wife and the man she left him for, [[spoiler:but he turns out to be an aversion to this trope, however, when it's discovered that he's innocent]].
* Destro from ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' has [=DeCobray=]'s [[MurderTheHypotenuse husband killed]] [[spoiler:and tries to have Duke [[BrainwashedAndCrazy turned into a Viper]]]]. Destro does ''not'' like having rivals.
* This is one way to interpret some of Jareth's behavior in ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}''. When he perceives that Hoggle has developed affection for Sarah and may be considered a rival, he threatens to dump the dwarf into the Bog of Eternal Stench if she ever kisses him. When she does kiss Hoggle on the cheek, Jareth makes good on the threat.
* Vincent in ''Film/TheColorOfMoney'' exhibits signs of this whenever he gets the slightest hint that his girlfriend Carmen might be interested in someone else. During a hustle, when Eddie and Carmen are pretending to be a couple, Vincent is noticeably distracted by Eddie's heavy petting of her.
* Packard Walsh from ''Film/TheWraith'' practically keeps Keri Johnson under lock and key, not letting any other guy look at her funny. [[spoiler: He even murdered her boyfriend, Jamie Hankins which caused him to become the titular Wraith.]] When he spies on her making out with Creator/CharlieSheen's character Jake, he snaps and kidnaps her, intending to take her out of Arizona.
* Krystian, meat magnate and Maja's former boyfriend from ''Film/HowToGetRidOfCellulite''. Insane enough to threaten Maja and a stranger who, by ContrivedCoincidence, was in her room, with a gun.
* Robert Ford is this in ''Film/IShotJesseJames'', growing suspicious when [[LoveInterest Cynthy]] talks to any man and being more than willing to kill anybody he suspects is trying to woo her. Given how he already killed [[UsefulNotes/JesseJames a man]] to get her hand, he's definitely not playing around.
* In ''Film/CircusOfFear'', Mario is a hotblooded knife-thrower who flies into a rage if his fiancee Gina even talks to another man.
* In ''Film/TheWarWagon'', Wes flies into a rage any time a man talks to, or even smiles at, his wife.
* In ''Film/TheClimax'', Dr. Hohner was so obsessed with Marcellina that he could not stand the idea of anyone being able to see her body or hear her voice for just the price of a ticket. He strangles her in an attempt to destroy her voice. Ten years later, he hears Angela — whose voice is identical to Marceillina's — and becomes obsessed with her.
* In ''Film/TheCarRoadToRevenge'', Craddock is extremely possessive of Daria, even though she broke up with him some time ago. This carries over to the car that his spirit possesses after he is murdered. When Daria sleeps with Rainer, the car attempts to kill both of them.
* Bruno from ''Film/PlanB'' becomes so jealous when he sees Laura smiling and laughing with her new boyfriend Pablo that he's willing to go as far as to befriend and "[[FauxYay seduce]]" Pablo just to break the two of them up and get Laura back, even though he was the one who broke up with her a year ago out of boredom. He also displays this a bit towards Pablo, looking visibly displeased when he sees Pablo chatting with a pretty girl at a party and telling his friend Ana, "Don't you dare steal him away from me," although this is done just for GayBravado... [[BecomingTheMask maybe]].
* ''Film/FirstGirlILoved'': After Anne tells him she's attracted to a girl, Cliff (who'd earlier raped Anne) does all he can do break them apart, which includes trying to date Sasha himself.
* In ''Film/TheManFromColorado'', Owen's SanitySlippage and descent into paranoia convinces him that Del is still interested in his wife Caroline. In fact, Del had stepped away and refused to associate with Caroline after she made her choice and married Owen. When Owen baits a trap for Del by spreading a rumor that he has locked Caroline up and is refusing to allow her to leave the house, Del immediately believes it.
* In ''Film/FortyFive'', Big Al [[{{Fingore}} cuts off Jose's fingers]] because he thinks Kat touched his arm in the bar, and then beats the crap out of Kat for the same reason.
* ''Film/TheTheatreBizarre'': Axel in "I Love You" is an obsessive man who follows and calls his partner constantly. The obsessive nature of his love leads him and his partner to their doom.

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