Films about violence against women

The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah through Sunshine Pictures. A sequel to the 2023 film The Kerala Story, it stars Ulka Gupta, Aditi Bhatia and Aishwarya Ojha as three women who become victims of an abusive plot after marrying outside their religion.

1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme

1984 film by James Cameron

2008 film directed by Danny Boyle

2022 superhero film by Matt Reeves

1986 film by David Lynch

2000 film directed by Mary Harron

2011 film by David Fincher

2007 film directed by Quentin Tarantino

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen. The plot follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead. The film was marketed as being based on true events to attract a wider audience and to act as a subtle commentary on the era's political climate. Although the character of Leatherface and minor story details were inspired by the crimes of murderer Ed Gein, its plot is largely fictional.

1988 film by Jonathan Kaplan

Irréversible () is a 2002 French art thriller film written, directed, and edited by Gaspar Noé, who also served as co-cinematographer with Benoît Debie. It depicts the events of one night in Paris as two men (Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel) attempt to avenge the brutal rape and beating of the woman they love (Monica Bellucci).

2006 film directed by Brian De Palma

2016 film directed by Park Chan-wook

1999 film directed by Joel Schumacher

1972 film directed by Wes Craven

Heretic is a 2024 American psychological horror film written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. It follows two young Mormon missionaries who visit the home of an eccentric man after he expresses interest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, only for his true intentions to quickly become clear.

1974 film directed by Bob Clark

2005 South Korean film directed by Park Chan-wook

The Housemaid is a 2025 American erotic psychological thriller film directed by Paul Feig and written by Rebecca Sonnenshine. It is based on the 2022 novel by Freida McFadden, and stars Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, and Brandon Sklenar. In the film, Millie Calloway, a young woman with a troubled past, becomes the live-in maid for a wealthy family whose household hides dark secrets.

2009 film directed by Niels Arden Oplev

2022 film directed by Ali Abbasi

1989 film by Peter Greenaway

1978 film by Meir Zarchi

Anjaam () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language psychological crime thriller film directed by Rahul Rawail. It stars Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan in lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast including Sudha Chandran, Tinnu Anand, Johnny Lever, Beena Banerjee, Kiran Kumar, Kalpana Iyer and Himani Shivpuri, with Deepak Tijori in a guest appearance. This was the first time that Dixit and Khan were paired together. The film's music was composed by Anand–Milind, with lyrics written by Sameer. The film is about a woman facing the brunt of her obsessive lover. It also focuses on the atrocities commit

2010 film by Steven R. Monroe

2009 film directed by Dennis Iliadis

2010 film directed by Michael Winterbottom

1994 film by Lee Tamahori

Baise-moi is a 2000 French erotic crime thriller film written and directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi and starring Karen Lancaume and Raffaëla Anderson. It is based on the novel by Despentes, first published in 1993. The film received intense media coverage because of its graphic mix of violence and explicit sex scenes. Consequently, it is sometimes considered an example of the "New French Extremity".

1978 film by Irvin Kershner

2013 film by Steven R. Monroe

2017 film by Coralie Fargeat

2019 film directed by Zoya Akhtar

2022 film directed by Mimi Cave

2009 film by Denis Villeneuve

2004 film directed by Jessica Sharzer

2018 film directed by Sam Levinson

1980 film directed by Armand Mastroianni

2023 film directed by Anna Kendrick

1980 film by William Lustig

1989 film by Alejandro Jodorowsky

1970 film by David Cronenberg

2011 film directed by Michael Goi

1982 film directed by Lucio Fulci

Sairat () is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language social romantic tragedy film directed and co-produced by Nagraj Manjule under his banner Aatpat Production, along with Nittin Keni and Nikhil Sane under Essel Vision Productions and Zee Studios. Starring Rinku Rajguru and Akash Thosar in their debuts, it tells the story of two young college students from different castes who fall in love, sparking conflict between their families.

2002 film by Krishna Vamsi

2015 film directed by R.D. Braunstein

2023 film by Kiran Rao

2013 film directed by Damien Leone

2022 film directed by Dominik Moll

2016 film directed by AR Murugadoss

Chhapaak () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film stars Deepika Padukone in leading role of a character inspired by Agarwal alongside Vikrant Massey and Madhurjeet Sarghi. It marked Padukone's production debut, and acting comeback after two years since Padmaavat (2018). The film was jointly backed by Fox Star Studios, Ka Productions, Avernus Productions and Mriga Films.

2015 film by Hèctor Hernández Vicens

2019 film directed by Daniel Farrands

1991 film by Partho Ghosh

¡Dispara! (also known as Outrage!) is a 1993 drama film directed by Carlos Saura, starring Francesca Neri and Antonio Banderas. Taking place in Madrid, the story is a revenge tragedy. The film is a Spanish-Italian co-production.

1968 film directed by Jack Smight

2019 film directed by Ajay Bahl

1974 film directed by Alan Ormsby