Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "taking-advantage-of-someone"

1. Triangle of Sadness (2022)

R | 147 min | Comedy, Drama

A fashion model celebrity couple join an eventful cruise for the super-rich.

Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Jiannis Moustos

Votes: 181,025

2. Promising Young Woman (2020)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Nothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be - she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.

Director: Emerald Fennell | Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown

Votes: 213,215

3. Bombshell (I) (2019)

R | 109 min | Biography, Drama

A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow

Votes: 127,388

4. The Neon Demon (2016)

R | 117 min | Horror, Thriller

An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Karl Glusman

Votes: 104,250 | Gross: $1.33M

5. Dead Man's Shoes (2004)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.

Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell, Stuart Wolfenden

Votes: 58,615 | Gross: $0.01M

6. Empire of Light (2022)

R | 115 min | Drama, Romance

A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones

Votes: 24,441

7. Dogman (2018)

Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.

Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano, Adamo Dionisi

Votes: 29,890 | Gross: $0.15M

8. Clementine (2019)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

Reeling from a one-sided breakup, heartbroken Karen breaks into her ex's lake house. There, she strikes up a complicated relationship with provocative younger woman Lana.

Director: Lara Gallagher | Stars: Sonya Walger, Otmara Marrero, Ramsey, Sydney Sweeney

Votes: 991

9. M.F.A. (2017)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An art student taps into a rich source of creative inspiration after the accidental slaughter of her rapist. An unlikely vigilante emerges, set out to avenge college girls whose attackers walked free.

Director: Natalia Leite | Stars: Francesca Eastwood, Clifton Collins Jr., Leah McKendrick, Peter Vack

Votes: 7,469

10. Red Beard (1965)

Not Rated | 185 min | Drama

In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan

Votes: 21,207

11. Chantal (2007 Video)

R | 96 min | Drama

Chantal is a hot, naive and dangerously delusional young woman, wandering the boulevards of L.A. looking for her first big break. There she meets Tracy who warns of the harsh realities lurking beyond the glamorous facade of Hollywood.

Director: Tony Marsiglia | Stars: Erin Brown, Julian Wells, Andrea Davis, Darian Caine

Votes: 474

12. Citizen Ruth (1996)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.

Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz, Mary Kay Place, Kurtwood Smith

Votes: 9,142 | Gross: $0.15M

13. Leaving Neverland (2019)

TV-MA | 240 min | Documentary

At the height of his stardom, the world's biggest pop star, Michael Jackson, began long-running relationships with two young boys, aged between seven and ten, along their families. They now allege that he sexually abused them.

Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Michael Jackson, Wade Robson, Joy Robson, Chantal Robson

Votes: 31,169

14. That Cold Day in the Park (1969)

R | 113 min | Drama, Thriller

One day, Frances Austen, a rich but lonely woman, invites a young man from a nearby park to her apartment and offers to let him stay there--and has no intention of ever letting him leave.

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns, Susanne Benton, David Garfield

Votes: 2,296 | Gross: $1.06M

15. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)

Approved | 128 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon

Votes: 4,292

16. Greed (1924)

Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Thriller, Western

The sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.

Director: Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Gibson Gowland, Zasu Pitts, Jean Hersholt, Dale Fuller

Votes: 10,803 | Gross: $0.16M

17. Eva - Den utstötta (1969)

R | 93 min | Drama

A girl of 14 is embarrassing her foster parents. She exposes herself to a homeless and police. It turns out that the girl has had sex with various men in exchange for a little kindness and ... See full summary »

Director: Torgny Wickman | Stars: Solveig Andersson, Hans Wahlgren, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Einar Axelsson

Votes: 129

18. Girl in Gold Boots (1968)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Music

A young woman leaves her job as a waitress and travels to Los Angeles, where she strives to become the top star in the glamorous world of go-go dancing.

Director: Ted V. Mikels | Stars: Jody Daniels, Leslie McRay, Tom Pace, Mark Herron

Votes: 3,956

19. No Place Like Home (1989 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

The powerful story of a family's painful descent into the economic tragedy of homelessness.

Director: Lee Grant | Stars: Christine Lahti, Jeff Daniels, Scott Marlowe, CCH Pounder

Votes: 454

20. Sweet Temptation (1996 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama

Jade is a sixteen year old girl with all the problems a teenager faces, and her parents are divorced and she lives with her mother Jesse. Jesse falls in love with Billy, a much younger man ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Lagomarsino | Stars: Beverly D'Angelo, Jenny Lewis, Rob Estes, Francia Dimase

Votes: 365

21. I Knew Her Well (1965)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama

Adriana, a naive Italian country girl, moves to Rome to become a movie star and experiences the dark side of the business.

Director: Antonio Pietrangeli | Stars: Stefania Sandrelli, Mario Adorf, Jean-Claude Brialy, Joachim Fuchsberger

Votes: 3,166 | Gross: $0.01M

22. Her Name Was Jo (2020)

104 min | Adventure

Ten year old Jo spends her days along the Shenandoah River with her imaginary best friend Selma, fishing, scrapping for metal-surviving. But when her abusive junkie stepdad dies, Jo decides... See full summary »

Director: Joe Duca | Stars: Mary Cate Williams, Elisa Duca, Jim Constable, Nichole Naccash

Votes: 260

23. Walk the Angry Beach (1961)

74 min | Drama

A young girl comes to Hollywood to try to break into the movies, but winds up being taken advantage of by sleazy producers, and is forced to become a stripper.

Director: John Hayes | Stars: Tony Vorno, Paul Bruce, Ernest Macias, John Barrick

Votes: 635

24. The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)

Passed | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance

In a turn-of-the-century Renaissance Italian mansion, its tyrannical owner, a wheelchair-bound one-handed pianist with a strong belief in the occult is murdered.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Robert Alda, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Victor Francen

Votes: 3,019

25. Sleepwalking in Suburbia (2017 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 84 min | Drama

Michelle Miller is a chronic sleepwalker. She and her husband Dan Miller are trying to have their first child after she had a miscarriage the year before. One night she sleepwalks into the ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Wright | Stars: Emilie Ullerup, Giles Panton, Carlo Marks, Miranda Frigon

Votes: 488

26. A Stranger in the Mirror (1993 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

A naive young woman arrives in Hollywood to become a star, but after she gets drugged and raped during a shoot, she hardens quickly and catches the eye of a popular womanizing comedian who introduces her to his shady powerful agent.

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Perry King, Lori Loughlin, Geordie Johnson, Juliet Mills

Votes: 164

27. Psychedelic Involvement

Comedy, Crime, Drama | Post-production

After his local drug dealer introduces him to the underworld of Sheffield, Adam becomes embroiled in a get rich quick scheme under the influence of LSD.

Director: Joshua Morrison | Stars: Harry Crawford, Lee Westwick, Jo Barker, Steve Shinners

28. Working Woman (2018)

93 min | Drama

Life at work becomes unbearable for Orna. Her boss appreciates and promotes her, while making inappropriate advances. Her husband struggles to keep his new restaurant afloat, and Orna ... See full summary »

Director: Michal Aviad | Stars: Liron Ben-Shlush, Menashe Noy, Oshri Cohen, Corinne Hayat

Votes: 594 | Gross: $0.06M

29. Girl in Trouble (1963)

82 min | Crime, Drama

Girl leaves the farm for the big city of New Orleans to become famous, instead becomes a stripper & gets abused and exploited by everyone she meets.

Director: Brandon Chase | Stars: Tammy Clarke, Ray Menard, Neiomi Salitech, Larry Johnson

Votes: 123

30. Body and Soul (1925)

Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A malevolent phony preacher plots to take advantage of a woman from his congregation who happens to be in love with his long-estranged identical twin brother.

Director: Oscar Micheaux | Stars: Paul Robeson, Marshall Rogers, Lawrence Chenault, Chester A. Alexander

Votes: 1,196

31. A Marvada Carne (1985)

77 min | Comedy, Romance

Hillbilly has one single dream in life: eat beef. He finds a little maid who's anxious to marry, and promises him: in their wedding party, his father would kill an ox.

Director: André Klotzel | Stars: Adilson Barros, Fernanda Torres, Dionísio Azevedo, Geny Prado

Votes: 501

32. Confessions of a Bad Girl (1965)

63 min | Drama

Judith, a pretty young girl from a small town, comes to New York City determined to become a famous actress. She auditions for a variety of modeling and acting jobs, and finds out that the ... See full summary »

Director: Barry Mahon | Stars: Judy Adler, Dawn Bennett, Anna Karol, Byron Mabe

Votes: 23

33. Palermo or Wolfsburg (1980)

173 min | Drama

An impoverished young man from Sicily travels to Wolfsburg, West Germany to find work. He takes a job in the Volkswagen factory after he travels through Northern Italy by train.

Director: Werner Schroeter | Stars: Nicola Zarbo, Otto Sander, Ida Di Benedetto, Magdalena Montezuma

Votes: 272

34. Fishnets (2021)

40 min | Short, Drama

Charisma Harper, a vulnerable teenager, finds romance and comfort in a charming online boyfriend, Eli. Disturbances in her home life push her into the arms of her newfound love until Eli ... See full summary »

Director: Brian Nesbit | Stars: La'Myah, Quasheem D. Herring, Edwin L. Wright, Chamise Renee

Votes: 11

35. Hell Is a Place Called Hollywood (1950)

21 min | Short, Drama

A beauty queen called Sheila Anderson wins a part in a Hollywood motion picture. The film turns out to be a cheap nudie film, she is then shunned by the theatrical community and ends up ... See full summary »

Star: Sheila Anderson

Votes: 42

36. Chantal (1968)

Not Rated | 59 min | Drama

A young woman moves to Hollywood to find fame and fails badly.

Director: Nick Millard | Star: Lily Damon

Votes: 24

37. Embrace of the Scorpions

Short, Crime, Drama | Announced

The relationship between an obsessive widower and a self-destructive medical administrator reaches a crisis point when they discover dark secrets about each other during a one-night stand.

Director: Angel Connell | Stars: Marybeth Paul, Corey Wells

38. Flower (2010)

2 min | Short, Crime, Fantasy

Flowers is a silent horror film that explores the issue of date rape with a supernatural bite.

Director: Raziq Brown | Stars: Yasmine Al-Bustami, Ethan de Nolf, Sara Gebresilassie, Nelson Martinez

39. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: Dark Side of the Moon (2000)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

In a session with her therapist, Daphne recalls (through flashbacks) a series of unfortunate events following the surprise shower that her fiancé, Donny, threw for her.

Director: David Lee | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 981

40. The Golden Girls (1985–1992)
Episode: Feelings (1990)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Dorothy attracts severe criticism for refusing to pass a star football player in the high school English Literature course which she is teaching. Meanwhile, Rose is concerned her dentist may have behaved improperly while she was under sedation.

Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty

Votes: 409

41. Living Dolls (1989)
Episode: It's All Done with Mirrors (1989)

TV-PG | Comedy

Samantha Miceli from Who's The Boss writes a story for her school newspaper about a home for teenage models.

Director: John Sgueglia | Stars: Michael Learned, Leah Remini, Alison Elliott, Halle Berry

42. MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode: The Negotiator (1988)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

When MacGyver's research into the wildlife around the planned building site of a marina threatens to cause a shutdown of the project, the owner hires a beautiful woman to persuade MacGyver to change his mind... by any means necessary.

Director: Charles Correll | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Kristian Alfonso, David Ackroyd

Votes: 353

43. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Four devils gather at a doughnut shop and swap stories about their dealings with mankind.

Director: Darin Morgan | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Bill Macy, Richard Bakalyan

Votes: 609

44. Suspense (1949–1954)
Episode: Wisteria Cottage (1950)

30 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A disturbed young man with a murderous background latches onto an older woman and her daughters. He worms his way into their family by charming the mother, even accompanying them to their ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Stevens | Stars: Conrad Janis, Marjorie Gateson, Joan Copeland, Carlotta Sherwood

Votes: 47

45. The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
Episode: My Brother's Keeper (1973)

Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Family

Bobby saves Peter from potential serious injury after he pushes him out of the way of a falling ladder. A grateful Peter offers to become Bobby's "slave for life," something that Bobby takes quick advantage of.

Director: Ross Bowman | Stars: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick

Votes: 195

46. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977)
Episode: You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate (1974)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

When Ted endorses a candidate on the air, Lou gets mad and throws him out. After Lou feels what he did was wrong, Ted takes advantage of him.

Director: Jackie Cooper | Stars: Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight

Votes: 157

47. The Good Doctor (2017–2024)
Episode: Fractured (2020)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

Shaun opens up with Aaron about his feelings towards Lea.

Director: Gary Hawes | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Nicholas Gonzalez, Antonia Thomas, Fiona Gubelmann

Votes: 1,037

48. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Episode: The Retreat (2022)

TV-14 | 32 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Jen visits Blonsky's wellness retreat, meets new friends and gets in touch with her inner She-Hulk.

Director: Anu Valia | Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Tim Roth, Ginger Gonzaga, Nick Gomez

Votes: 11,635

49. International False Rape Timeline (2018–2024)
Episode: Untitled: Covers Sundry Subjects (2018)

Crime

The inaugural hangout included a discussion of the Bill Cosby witch-hunt and conviction followed by a discussion of the similar if less intensive witch-hunt of Rolf Harris drawing a ... See full summary »

50. Secrets of Playboy (2022–2023)
Episode: The Big Playboy Lie (2022)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary

A roundtable of Playmates recount how decades of women modeled for the magazine because they believed the Playboy promise that becoming a Playmate would lead to a lucrative career in a safe... See full summary »

Director: Arlene Nelson | Stars: Andrew Cereghino, Mark Chinnery, Alysse Fozmark, Hugh Hefner

Votes: 101