Movies About Domestic Violence

Updated May 1, 2024

For Movies About Domestic Violence, there are so many creators talking about this topic. Here are 11 of the top ones.

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

★★★★

3.1 out of 4 stars

From Jon Avnet, starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker
Rated PG-13

Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy-drama directed by Jon Avnet and based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. The movie follows the friendship between two women, Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) and Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy). Evelyn, who is going through a mid-life crisis, meets Ninny who tells her stories of the past, including the story of two friends, Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker). Through these stories, Evelyn finds the courage to make a change in her life. The movie is set in both the present and the past and deals with themes of gender roles, racism, homophobia, and friendship.

I, Tonya (2017)

★★★★

3 out of 4 stars

From Craig Gillespie, starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson
Rated R

I, Tonya is a 2017 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Craig Gillespie. The film stars Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding, a figure skater whose career and reputation were ruined after her involvement in a highly publicized scandal which revolved around the attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. The film chronicles the highs and lows of Tonya's life and career, from her rise to become a US Championship figure skater, to the struggles she endured due to her turbulent personal life and subsequent public shaming. The film also stars Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan, Bobby Cannavale and Caitlin Carver. The film depicts Harding's rise to fame as a figure skater, her struggles with her abusive mother and ex-husband, her affair with her bodyguard, and her involvement in the attack on Kerrigan. It also shows her subsequent media backlash and her attempt to redeem herself in the eyes of the public. The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for several awards, winning two Oscars, including Best Supporting Actress for Allison Janney.