Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "grieving-wife"

1. Tombstone (1993)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama, History

A successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.

Directors: George P. Cosmatos, Kevin Jarre | Stars: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton

Votes: 166,400 | Gross: $56.51M

2. Widows (2018)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.

Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki

Votes: 104,147 | Gross: $42.40M

3. Z (1969)

M/PG | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.

Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer

Votes: 31,360 | Gross: $0.08M

4. Lady Snowblood (1973)

Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.

Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza

Votes: 16,309

5. The Great Silence (1968)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Western

A mute gunfighter defends a young widow and a group of outlaws against a gang of bounty killers in the winter of 1898, and a grim, tense struggle unfolds.

Director: Sergio Corbucci | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Klaus Kinski, Frank Wolff, Vonetta McGee

Votes: 18,110 | Gross: $0.05M

6. El embarcadero (2019–2020)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Mystery

When Alexandra discovers that her late husband led a double life, she secretly befriends the other woman, Veronica, to uncover what really happened at the pier the night that he died.

Stars: Álvaro Morte, Verónica Sánchez, Irene Arcos, Roberto Enríquez

Votes: 3,779

7. The Witch's Daughter (1996 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama

Zelda, a young woman whose husband is lost at sea, and her 12-year-old daughter, Perdita, live off the coast of Scotland on the small island of Skua. The islanders believe Zelda is a witch,... See full summary »

Director: Alan Macmillan | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Leigh Biagi, Richard Claxton, Guy Cochrane

Votes: 103

8. A Woman's Revenge (1990)

133 min | Drama

After the suicide of her husband, a widow is trying to get a confession from his mistress that it was her fault.

Director: Jacques Doillon | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Béatrice Dalle, Jean-Louis Murat, Laurence Côte

Votes: 269

9. Den svavelgula himlen (2021)

120 min | Drama

In the 70s lower class Frej becomes close with upper class Stella when they are teens but their relationship is harder to sustain during the ensuing decades.

Director: Claes Olsson | Stars: Nicke Lignell, Linda Zilliacus, Görel Ahlnäs, Mikko Ahonen

Votes: 129

10. The Soyuz Conspiracy (2000 Video)

50 min | Documentary

The story of the death of cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov during the first flight of the Soyuz spacecraft and the cover-up.

Director: Elliott Haimoff | Star: Elliott Gould

Votes: 13

11. Kirkastettu sydän (1943)

99 min | Drama, War

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Director: Ilmari Unho | Stars: Emma Väänänen, Joel Rinne, Eine Laine, Kaija Rahola

Votes: 43

12. Lieve Piet (2023)

25 min | Short, Drama

A middle-aged mother and housewife strives to keep her late husband's imagination alive as she descends into deeper physical, mental, and financial troubles in the real world.

Director: Jarne Hagelaars | Stars: Susanne Middelberg, Frédérique Arnold, Diaz Zindel, Michael Tiedtke

13. Alice - A Fight for Life (1982 TV Movie)

Documentary

Documentary about the dangers of asbestos which presents startling evidence of its perils and its links with cancer, featuring 47-year-old Alice Jefferson and other asbestos cancer victims.

Director: John Willis

14. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Prism (1988)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Several women who all happen to have something in common are suspects in a philandering lawyer's murder.

Director: Allan King | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Lindsay Wagner, Michael Sarrazin, Brent Stait

Votes: 90

15. Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode: Land of the Free (1988)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a refugee from El Salvador is slain, different people give wildly different opinions of the life he led to Chris and Mary Beth during their investigation. Meanwhile, Chris meets a friendly, handsome plumber at AA.

Director: Stephen Macht | Stars: Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly, Al Waxman, Martin Kove

Votes: 44

16. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: The Dead Wives Club (2004)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A "9-11 Widow" who received a lucrative settlement after her firefighter husband's death is murdered. Another firefighter's ex-wife, who was dumped for the victim after 9-11, is charged.

Director: David Platt | Stars: Dennis Farina, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 297

17. Night Visions (2001–2002)
Episode: Rest Stop/After Life (2001)

TV-14 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Four college students find themselves in a trap after picking up a hitchhiker and stopping at a rest stop. / When a deceased family man comes back to life at his funeral, he becomes obsessed with death and puts his daughter in danger.

Directors: Yves Simoneau, Jefery Levy | Stars: Catherine Barroll, Meghan Black, Craig Dawson, Emmalee Fiddy

Votes: 124

18. Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode: The Case of the Loquacious Liar (1960)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Judson Bailey is out to take control of the boat-building company once owned by his new wife Emma's late husband. He has Emma's proxy and can vote her shares. Bailey is found murdered, and Lester, Emma's son, is charged with the crime.

Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins

Votes: 308

19. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode: Sorry, Right Number (1987)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A woman is troubled by a mysterious phone call and tries desperately to help the person on the other end of the line.

Director: John Harrison | Stars: Deborah Harmon, Arthur Taxier, Rhonda Dotson, Katherine Britton

Votes: 323

20. One Lane Bridge (2020– )
Episode: Denial (2020)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

As Ariki's visions intensify they leave him angry and bewildered. Grub's family tries to deal with his loss and revelations about his private life lead the detectives to revisit their theory of the case.

Director: Peter Burger | Stars: Dominic Ona-Ariki, Joel Tobeck, Alison Bruce, Aidee Walker

Votes: 96

21. Whitstable Pearl (2021– )
Episode: Civil War (2021)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a retired policeman is murdered during a Civil War reenactment, McGuire initially focuses on widow Heidi. But between the dead man's three mistresses and a 35-year long feud with his brother, things soon become a lot more complicated.

Director: Jon Jones | Stars: Kerry Godliman, Howard Charles, Frances Barber, Isobelle Molloy

Votes: 207

22. The Madame Blanc Mysteries (2021– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2021)

TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Mystery

Antiques dealer Jean White arrives in France to uncover the mystery of her husband's death.

Director: Dermot Boyd | Stars: Sally Lindsay, Steve Edge, Sue Holderness, Robin Askwith

Votes: 206

23. Whitstable Pearl (2021– )
Episode: The Gumshoe and the Femme Fatale (2022)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Pearl is hired by the house cleaner of the 1970's Queen of Scream actress. The cleaner thinks both her and her employer's life are in danger.

Director: Matt Carter | Stars: Stephanie Beacham, Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton, Kerry Godliman, Leon Ockenden

Votes: 117

24. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Fault Lines (2022)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a family court judge is murdered, Bernard and Cosgrove dig into the many grievances against him. When the DA's office is faced with unforeseen challenges, Maroun takes matters into her own hands to save the case.

Director: Heather Cappiello | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy

Votes: 362

25. Kansan vihollinen (2022– )
Episode: Barcelona (Barcelona) (2022)

44 min | Drama, Thriller

In the absence of details about a supposed fatal accident, rumours of suicide begin to swirl - and Katja's article is cited as the cause. The online hate campaign takes a turn for the worse when a bomb threat is levelled at the newsroom.

Director: Mikko Kuparinen | Stars: Kreeta Salminen, Tobias Zilliacus, Johannes Holopainen, Antti Luusuaniemi

Votes: 30

26. Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode: Entry Wounds: Part 2 (2014)

TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A brain surgeon is murdered. Hathaway, now a Detective Inspector, is the investigating officer. Lewis is retired and living with Dr Hobson but is coaxed out of retirement by Chief Superintendent Innocent to help Hathaway on the case.

Director: Nicholas Renton | Stars: Kara Tointon, Aden Gillett, Clare Holman, Kevin Whately

Votes: 425

27. Day 5 (2016–2017)
Episode: Beacons in the Dark (2016)

44 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Ally's lover Lex shows her research to Ally. Lex's nasty boss orders her to find more test subjects. Jake has another nightmare about his dead loved ones. Ellis and his team are captured by a crazed journalist with messiah complex.

Director: Aaron Marquis | Stars: Jesse C. Boyd, Walker Satterwhite, Stephanie Drapeau, Davi Jay

Votes: 60