strong ties
struggling to give it a name tbh. something close to movies and shows about relationship with a propensity to be a dysfunctional one or with one of the characters being a little bit or properly nuts (preferably nuts about the other character) and so on. i take recommendations. please!
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- CreatorDominic SavageStarsSamantha MortonGemma ChanVicky McClureAnthology series that explores the experiences of women in personal and emotional moments.first episode "i am nicola". adam is a "clingy gone too far" man. coercive relationship indeed
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsClaire FoyJoshua LeonardJay PharoahA young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or a product of her delusion?horror plot of a resourseful stalker who managed to put his obstinate "girlfriend to be" into mental instituition
- DirectorChristian VolckmanStarsOlga KurylenkoKevin JanssensJoshua WilsonMatt and Kate buy an isolated house. While moving, they discover a strange room that grants them an unlimited number of material wishes. But since Kate has had two miscarriages, what they long for the most is a child.there is a subplot regarding "mother-child" interaction towards the end of the movie
- DirectorWilliam Brent BellStarsLauren CohanRupert EvansJames RussellAn American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive.again the subplot somewhat reminding of "mother-child"
- DirectorJakov SedlarBased on real life events. 10 years old Austrian girl, Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped on March 03, 1998, on her way to school. She spent 8 and a half years (3,069 Days) under strict captivity by her kidnapper, and managed to survive one of the cruelest experiences a child should never have.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsRhys IfansDaniel CraigSamantha MortonTwo strangers become connected by a tragedy, yet one dangerously feels that the connection goes much deeper than the other is willing to admit."dangerously" is a key word in the description
- StarsKaya ScodelarioGeorgina CampbellRufus SewellIs a trio of witches responsible for a series of sudden deaths or is there a rational explanation?it is first of all a detective but it is laced with a theme of uncontrolled jealousy (aftermath of it)
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsMarine VacthJérémie RenierJacqueline BissetChloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.i wait for the proper explanation of everything but i just say there are occasions of (hot) what-may-seem infidelity
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsKate BeckinsaleJim SturgessDavid ThewlisAn Oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum, only to discover that the "revolutionary" new treatments are inhumane, and that there is more going on than meets the eye.not the main focus of the movie is an interest of jim sturgess' character for kate beckinsale's. they have a happy end (you can decide on a degree of ambiguity)
- DirectorLeigh WhannellStarsElisabeth MossOliver Jackson-CohenHarriet DyerWhen Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.the creators being the dirty cheaters they are gave screentime to the titular character rougly in the beginning of the movie and more to the end. the ending is not saved but an attempt of a twist. the twist made the sheer stupidness of the character even more unbearable :D but i mean, happy end?
- DirectorMartin KoolhovenStarsGuy PearceDakota FanningEmilia JonesFrom the moment the new Reverend climbs the pulpit, Liz knows that she and her family are in great danger.without giving it away, the theme of obsession gone through the years (but so much more really. a rich story that feels as if it shifts between the genres)
- DirectorJamie ThravesStarsPaddy ConsidineJulia StilesKarl PrunerA troubled young man retreats from the big city and his ex-wife for the tranquility of a small town. He is drawn into a relationship with a young woman whose boyfriend goes missing, leaving the new arrival as a suspect.
- DirectorLynne RamsayStarsTilda SwintonJohn C. ReillyEzra MillerKevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.nothing sexual. just a very difficult relationship between mother and son through the years that end up with him doing unimaginable
- DirectorFilip MarczewskiStarsMateusz KosciukiewiczAgnieszka GrochowskaAnna PróchniakA young man entertains an unhealthy desire for his older and unstable half-sister.incestuous relationship between half-siblings
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsJohn Gallagher Jr.Kate SiegelMichael TruccoA deaf and mute writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.
- StarsEmily WatsonBen ChaplinMark BonnarA provocative thriller which sees an eminent scientist caught up in a damaging and compromising lie. Based on the novel by Louise Doughty.starts of with an act of infidelity but deals with the lies and their affect on lives
- StarsSarah SnookRodger CorserSophie LoweAnna is happily married. She has the perfect family. But one man will change it all.reimagining of "anna karenina"
- DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsEmily BrowningXavier SamuelCam GigandetA young singer/songwriter, despite being married, becomes involved with her new guitarist, who she soon discovers has a dark past and may be a danger to her and those close to her.
- CreatorHarry WilliamsJack WilliamsStarsJoanne FroggattIoan GruffuddZoë TapperBritish psychological thriller in which schoolteacher Laura Nielson accuses renowned surgeon Andrew Earlham of rape.
- DirectorAnne FontaineStarsNaomi WattsRobin WrightXavier SamuelA pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.
- CreatorGreg BerlantiSera GambleStarsPenn BadgleyVictoria PedrettiTati GabrielleA dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.stalking is not a part-time job or hobby for joe. no, it's a calling and he just refuses to take a break
- DirectorCate ShortlandStarsSaskia RosendahlKai-Peter MalinaNele TrebsAs the Allies sweep across Germany, Lore leads her siblings on a journey that exposes them to the truth of their parents' beliefs. An encounter with a mysterious refugee forces Lore to rely on a person she has always been taught to hate.
- DirectorDavid ZellnerNathan ZellnerStarsRobert PattinsonMia WasikowskaDavid ZellnerIt's the Wild West, circa 1870. Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain and damsel.the first half-third? part of the movie is a real treasure. soon the comedy is overpowered by a quick reality check by a female lead, mia's character
- DirectorMichael PearceStarsJessie BuckleyGeraldine JamesOliver MaltmanA troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders.
- DirectorKaige ChenStarsHeather GrahamJoseph FiennesNatascha McElhoneA young American woman living in London begins a passionate and kinky affair with a handsome stranger who may have a dark and dangerous past.it is not even a good adaption much less a standalone movie but it's my soft spot in a trash category