History DomesticAbuse / LiveActionFilms

* In ''Film/{{Suffragette}}'', this being a film about the time before women had the right to vote, domestic violence is everywhere. A woman turns up to a suffrage meeting so beaten up that her comrades decide she can't speak publicly in that state, as she won't be taken seriously by the men in power. (With the implication that they'll think she deserved it). Maud's husband seems to be not ''that'' abusive at first, but after her picture gets into the newspapers as that of a suffragette, he [[spoiler: throws her out of the shared home that is at least partially paid for by the money she earns as laundress, and later on gives up her son for adoption without asking her -- when she returns home one day, the couple is already there to pick up their adoptive son.]] She is, of course, devastated. There's also the rich man who stubbornly refuses, after paying the caution for his wife, to also free her fellow suffragists, a form of psychological abuse, as he's obviously wealthy enough to easily afford it.

* Canadian-made TV movie ''Film/LifeWithBilly''. Based on the [[TheFilmOfTheBook book by the same name]], it's the true story of Jane Hurshman's relationship with her common-law husband Billy Stafford. [[InMediasRes The film starts]] with her shooting her husband as he's [[TheAlcoholic passed out drunk]] in the driver's seat of his pickup truck. During her court testimony, we're shown their story through a series of flashbacks. At one point, when Hurshman is describing a particularly horrible act, her lawyer [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asks why she didn't leave him]]. She could only answer that she was afraid he'd kill her entire family.

* ''Film/TheWhale'': In addition to her treatment of her father, Ellie is also noted to be very hostile and violent towards her mother, even stealing from her medicine cabinet and harassing her online.

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* ''Film/TheWhale'': In addition to her treatment of her father, Ellie is also noted to be very hostile and violent towards her mother, even stealing from her medicine cabinets and harassing her online.

* ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'' shows a rare occurrence where the ''child'' is the abuser and the parent is the victim. Isaiah has been [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaulting his father, Sidney, for 14 years]], while UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming him in order for his father to continue putting up with the abuse. After Isaiah violently rapes him in the bathtub, Sidney becomes so psychologically damaged by the abuse that [[DrivenToSuicide he kills himself by hit-and-run.]]

* ''Film/TheWorldOfKanako'': Protagonist Akikazu is implied to have abused his daughter Kanako when she still was younger. Later on he punches and sexually abuses his wife Kiriko when he's angry.

* Chris in ''Film/TheWoman'' regularly slaps his wife around whenever she speaks out of line. His abuse of his wife is interplayed with his abuse of [[WildChild the feral woman]] that he captures.

* ''Film/TheWorldOfKanako'': Protagonist Akikazu is implied to have abused his daughter Kanako when she still was younger. Later on he punches and sexually abuses his wife Kiriko when he's angry.
* In ''Film/TheWarWagon'', CrazyJealousGuy Wes certainly abuses his wife Kate emotionally, and probably physically as well. He treats her more like a possession than a spouse, and Kate later reveals to Billy that Wes bought her from her parents for $20 and a horse.
* ''Film/TalesOfTerror'': In "The Black Cat", Montressor heaps verbal, physical and economic abuse on his poor wife Annabelle. It is little surprise he winds up murdering her.
* ''Film/TheTheatreBizarre'': In "Wet Dreams", Donnie verbally and physically abuses his wife Carla [[spoiler:who extracts a terrible revenge with the aid of Donnie's psychiatrist Dr. Maurey]].

* ''Film/TromeoAndJuliet'': Capulet beats up his wife Ingred when he grows angry with her. By the lack of reaction from Juliet and Ness, this happens regularly.
* ''Film/TheWhale'': In addition to her treatment of her father, Ellie is also noted to be very hostile and violent towards her mother, even stealing from her medicine cabinets and harassing her online.

* This is the setup for everything that happens in ''Film/ThelmaAndLouise'', specifically Thelma's husband (who was an emotionally and mentally abusive ManChild, but not shown to be physically abusive).
* ''Film/Pitch2009'': It's implied that Gene's dad beat his mom. When her spirit appears, her face is bruised, and Jim urges Gene not to make the same mistakes his father did.
* Morgan's husband Rex in ''Film/SawIV'' is revealed to have beaten both her and their daughter for years.
* In ''Film/TheNotebook'', a scene takes place where a woman repeatedly shoves and hits a man.

* Jenna's husband from ''Film/{{Waitress}}'' is a particularly nasty version. It's almost purely emotional, though he does finally hit her when she tries to leave for the pie-baking contest in another state. All the damage is done through emotional putdowns, misogynistic remarks and a general ignorance of anything regarding her feelings, thoughts, or desires. The film does an excellent job portraying how difficult it is to extract oneself out of this sort of situation, without being {{Anvilicious}}.
* Chris in ''Film/TheWoman'' regularly slaps his wife around whenever she speaks out of line. His abuse of his wife is interplayed with his abuse of [[WildChild the feral woman]] that he captures.
%%* Ray Winston's character in ''Film/NilByMouth''.
* In the 2011 film ''Film/{{Warrior}}'': When his father mentions swearing off women, Tommy mumbles that it must be hard to find a woman who can take a good punch these days. %% This entry was added automatically by FELH2. In case the wording doesn't make sense, rewrite it as you like, remove this comment and tell this troper.

* Bill, the first step-dad in ''Film/{{Boyhood}}'', turns out to be a nasty drunk subjected to violent mood swings. At one point, the young protagonist and his step-brother walk into their parents' garage to find their mother on the ground crying, with Bill angrily noting that [[CutHimselfShaving she fell on her own accord]].
* In ''Film/OneHundredFeet'', Mike apparently was battering Marnie from the beginning of their marriage until she finally killed him with the knife he went after her with. He starts again after his death and her return to the house.
* ''Film/StonehearstAsylum'': {{Implied}} to be the case with Eliza, whose husband was apparently possessed of "unnatural" appetites, and it's likely the cause of her mental illness too.
* In ''Film/WhenDarknessFalls'', Håkan beats his wife Carina, as well as his father used to beat his mother.

* ''Film/TheWorldOfKanako'': Protagonist Akikazu is implied to have abused his daughter Kanako when she still was younger. Later on he punches and sexually abuses his wife Kiriko when he's angry.
* In ''Film/TheWarWagon'', CrazyJealousGuy Wes certainly abuses his wife Kate emotionally, and probably physically as well. He treats her more like a possession than a spouse, and Kate later reveals to Billy that Wes bought her from her parents for $20 and a horse.
* ''Film/RevivingOphelia'' provides a textbook example of an abusive relationship. Elizabeth's relationship with a boy named Mark starts off sweet and innocent before he becomes possessive, controlling, and physically violent towards her. It only gets worse when he threatens to pull a MurderSuicide after she breaks up with him and gets a restraining order against him.
* One of the women in ''Film/{{Caged}}'' was arrested for shooting her abusive husband.

* ''Film/NotWithoutMyDaughter'' has Betty Mahmoody, played by Creator/SallyField, being beaten by her Iranian husband, Moody, played by Creator/AlfredMolina. They were happily married in America and they had a daughter named Mahtob. They all went to Tehran, Iran on vacation for two weeks to visit Moody's family. After the two weeks ended, he wants his wife and child to stay in Iran and try to conform to the customs there. Betty refuses for this to happen, and Moody slaps her to make her stay. Betty and Mahtob secretly try to get out of Iran with the help of the Swiss Embassy and a few sympathetic Iranians. If Moody ever suspected that she was trying to escape or be late for something, he would beat her, even in public.
* ''Film/{{Provoked}}'' has Kiranjit Ahluwalia, played by Creator/AishwaryaRai, who was physically, emotionally, and sexually abused by her husband for ten years. She couldn't take it anymore, so she used a Napalm oil mix to pour on his feet while he slept and burned him.
* ''Film/ThirteenMinutes'': Elsa's husband beats her frequently, including when she's pregnant.
* The 2011 Lifetime film, ''Film/NoSurrender'', introduced a woman named Jenny Reardon as victim of spousal abuse, having written letters to writer Amelia Davis (Mena Suvari) about her abuse at the hands of her husband, who she killed in self-defense. [[spoiler:However, in a twist, it was revealed that Jenny was the true abuser and Trevor wrote the letters. Jenny killed Trevor in cold blood after finding out, and she had colluded with Amelia's abusive ex-husband (who Jenny later killed, also in cold blood) to ruin Amelia, as Jenny blamed Amelia for "ruining her life."]]

* ''Film/Shazam2019'': [[spoiler:When Billy moves into the apartment complex where his biological mother currently lives, someone is heard shouting in his mom's room, indicating that she is left with a verbally abusive partner after leaving Billy to foster care.]]
* In ''Film/SleepingWithTheEnemy'', Julia Roberts' character is a wife suffering in a marriage with her abusive husband, who refuses to let her go. She seeks escape by faking her death and living an entirely new life with someone else... until her husband tracks her down.
* ''Film/TheStrangeThingAboutTheJohnsons'' shows a rare occurrence where the ''child'' is the abuser and the parent is the victim. Isaiah has been [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaulting his father, Sidney, for 14 years]], while UsefulNotes/VictimBlaming him in order for his father to continue putting up with the abuse. After Isaiah violently rapes him in the bathtub, Sidney becomes so psychologically damaged by the abuse that [[DrivenToSuicide he kills himself by hit-and-run.]]
* In ''Film/{{Rovdyr}}'', the relationship between Roger and Camilla shows many of the hallmarks of being abusive. He constantly belittles and ignores her; speaks for her rather than allowing her to answer for herself; grips her arm quite forcefully while they are in public; and whines about how [[ItsAllAboutMe he'll be lonely when she goes off to university]]. TeamMom Mia picks up on this and encourages Camilla to stand up for herself.
* At the beginning of ''Film/{{Bunni}}'', we see Lisa talking with her husband about his calls to someone named "Bunni", which he's in denial about. After continuing to pry into it, he goes ballistic on her, and we see a montage of him beating her cut in with the intro credits.
* ''Film/{{Ondine}}'':
** Syracuse and his ex-wife do not have a healthy relationship, and it's entirely her fault.
** [[spoiler:Joanna]] turns out to be married, with a husband who's a vicious drug smuggler and treats her about as bad as you would expect.
* ''Film/TheOddWayHome'' opens with scenes of Maya being violently beaten by her boyfriend. She leaves while he's asleep on the couch.
* ''Film/RiseOfTheScarecrows'': Dicky, the town mechanic, is shown late in the movie force-feeding his wife the wet powder she was using to make dinner.

* In ''Film/TheNightClerk2020'', Karen's killer beats her in the hotel room before he shoots her. [[spoiler:He later beats Andrea, and leaves her alive with a busted lip.]]

* ''Film/SexAndDeath101'': Death Nell endured abuse by her husband, who had forced her to engage in sexual roleplay she found degrading, and beat her as well.

* ''Film/PerfectAddiction'': Sienna reveals Jax was psychologically abusive while they were together, eroding her self-esteem slowly and gaslighting her, while he also manipulated her into bondage that she didn't want. The same thing happens when he dates her sister.