Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "honor-killing"

1. Ragtime (1981)

PG | 155 min | Drama

A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: James Cagney, Elizabeth McGovern, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Brad Dourif

Votes: 10,585 | Gross: $21.02M

2. Crossing Over (2009)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama

Crossing Over is about illegal aliens of many nationalities in the Los Angeles area and the authorities and individuals dealing with them.

Director: Wayne Kramer | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, Jim Sturgess

Votes: 24,556 | Gross: $0.45M

3. Infidel (2019)

R | 108 min | Action, Thriller

An American man (Jim Caviezel) is kidnapped after a friend invites him to Cairo to speak out about recent militant uprisings. His wife heads to the city after hearing the news, determined to get him back.

Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Claudia Karvan, Hal Ozsan, Stelio Savante

Votes: 3,899

4. Out in the Dark (2012)

Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sides of the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli lawyer.

Director: Michael Mayer | Stars: Nicholas Jacob, Michael Aloni, Jameel Khoury, Alon Pdut

Votes: 9,264

5. The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008)

R | 114 min | Drama

A story told by Zahra to a French journalist of her niece Soraya Manutchehri, a 35-year-old married woman, who received capital punishment and stoned to death because of false accusations in the remote village of Kuhpayeh, Iran, in 1986.

Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh | Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jim Caviezel, Mozhan Navabi, Navid Negahban

Votes: 21,789 | Gross: $0.66M

6. Seven Beauties (1975)

R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, War

The defense of honor, a strong value in Neapolitan society, and its effects on the life of everyman Pasquale Frafuso.

Director: Lina Wertmüller | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Fernando Rey, Shirley Stoler, Elena Fiore

Votes: 6,509 | Gross: $0.01M

7. The Closed Doors (1999)

107 min | Drama

An Egyptian teenager finds himself at the crossroads of religious fundamentalism and family.

Director: Atef Hetata | Stars: Mahmoud Hemida, Sawsan Badr, Ahmed Azmi, Manal Afifi

Votes: 342

8. Aakrosh (2010)

Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The Central Bureau of Investigation deputes two officers to investigate the disappearance of three medical students, which they believe to be an incident of 'honour killing' in a small, closed community.

Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal

Votes: 4,100

9. Amorous

Drama, Romance | Announced

Ecstasy and agony of falling in love in a thriller.

Director: J.J. Alani

10. Tiger Milk (2017)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama

Nini and Jameelah are best friends. Together they delve into the urban jungle of Berlin, amid clouds of drug smoke and alcoholic dazes, looking for love, sex, and a better future. But life ... See full summary »

Director: Ute Wieland | Stars: Flora Li Thiemann, Emily Kusche, David Ali Rashed, Narges Rashidi

Votes: 680

11. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)

109 min | Drama

In a small village in Latin America, Santiago Nasar is killed in the morning, which surprises nobody. The Vicario brothers were openly declaring they would kill him to regain the lost honor... See full summary »

Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Rupert Everett, Ornella Muti, Gian Maria Volontè, Irene Papas

Votes: 1,309

12. Murdered by My Father (2016 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 75 min | Drama

All parents want the best for their kids, and Shahzad is no exception. Ever since his wife died he's been trying to keep their two kids, Salma and Hassan, on track. Salma is growing up ... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Goodison | Stars: Adeel Akhtar, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Mawaan Rizwan, Salman Akhtar

Votes: 645

13. Cold Hell (2017)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A vicious serial killer is targeting prostitutes in Vienna, Austria. A tough young woman from Turkey who works as a taxi driver witnesses one of the murders and becomes a target. The police are of no help, so she must stop him herself.

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Violetta Schurawlow, Tobias Moretti, Sammy Sheik, Friedrich von Thun

Votes: 2,132

14. A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness (2015)

Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

A woman in Pakistan sentenced to death for falling in love becomes a rare survivor of the country's harsh judicial system.

Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy | Stars: Asad Jamal, Saba

Votes: 1,874

15. Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)

Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama

An educated man spends his days writing letters for the varied inhabitants of his small, poor, and illiterate village, in this political and social satire.

Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Rao, Ravi Kishan, Ila Arun

Votes: 3,359

16. Mutluluk (2007)

105 min | Drama

When an unmarried teenage girl is believed by her family to have given up her virginity, she is ordered to be killed out of shame. But before her relative is able to complete the task, the two encounter a college professor.

Director: Abdullah Oguz | Stars: Talat Bulut, Özgü Namal, Murat Han, Mustafa Avkiran

Votes: 7,835 | Gross: $0.04M

17. A Regular Woman (2019)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama

Aynur, a German woman of Kurdish-Turkish descent, struggles for a free, self-determined life in the face of her family's opposition. Her brothers insult and threaten her until she finally reports her oldest brother to the police.

Director: Sherry Hormann | Stars: Almila Bagriacik, Rauand Taleb, Merve Aksoy, Aram Arami

Votes: 2,452

18. Welcome to Chechnya (2020)

TV-MA | 107 min | Documentary

A group of activists risk their lives fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Chechnya.

Director: David France | Stars: Olga Baranova, David Isteev, Ramzan Kadyrov, Maxim Lapunov

Votes: 3,150

19. The Price of Honor (2014)

Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary

The Price of Honor is a documentary about the murders of Sarah and Amina Said, two teenage sisters from Texas who were killed in a premeditated Honor Killing planned and executed by their father Yaser Said back in 2008.

Directors: Neena Nejad, Xoel Pamos | Stars: Jill Abplanalp, Basheer Ahmed, Tanya Eiserer, Rabah Hamad

Votes: 656

20. Virginity (2014)

73 min | Drama

Three women struggle in their social and cultural environments and face unforeseeable crises. Based on true events.

Director: Sam Khoze | Stars: Michelle Farivar, Jessica Hendrickson, Bobak Bakhtiari, Farhad Barahmand

Votes: 56

21. Saugandh (1991)

Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A woman whose entire family was murdered by a cruel landowner, vows that she will get her son and his daughter married someday.

Director: Raj N. Sippy | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Akshay Kumar, Shanti Priya, Aryeman Ramsay

Votes: 1,044

22. Dahek: A Burning Passion (1999)

155 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Neelima Bakshi is a girl who belongs to a conservative Muslim family from Bombay. At the post office, she meets a boy named Sameer 'Prince' Roshan and it is love at first sight. The bond ... See full summary »

Director: Lateef Binny | Stars: Sonali Bendre, Danny Denzongpa, Anang Desai, Ahmed Khan

Votes: 240 | Gross: $0.06M

23. Catch Me Daddy (2014)

R | 112 min | Drama, Thriller

Laila, a girl on the run from her family is hiding out in West Yorkshire with her drifter boyfriend Aaron. When her brother arrives in town with a gang of thugs in tow, she is forced to flee for her life and faces her darkest night.

Directors: Daniel Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe | Stars: Sameena Jabeen Ahmed, Conor McCarron, Gary Lewis, Nichola Burley

Votes: 1,534

24. In the Name of Honour (2010–2011)

45 min | Drama, Romance

Ilinca is the modern woman who dreams of a successful career in PR and never settles for what she has got. Yet, deep down, she still believes that true love can be found. And when least ... See full summary »

Stars: Madalina Draghici, Maia Morgenstern, Marin Moraru, Costel Constantin

Votes: 151

25. Iwane: Sword of Serenity (2019)

121 min | Drama

Iwane, Kinpei and Shinnosuke are childhood friends. They also trained at the same dojo, hung out together and dreamt together. Iwane, Jinpei and Shinnosuke also become relatives through ... See full summary »

Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Tôri Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura, Kyôko Yoshine, Tasuku Emoto

Votes: 122

26. Mr. Wu (1927)

Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance

When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Lon Chaney, Louise Dresser, Renée Adorée, Holmes Herbert

Votes: 714 | Gross: $0.47M

27. Oneness: The Movie (2023)

115 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller

Oneness tells the tragic story of a boy named Ivan Martin who was killed by one of his family members because of his sexual orientation.

Director: Priyakanta Laishram | Stars: Priyakanta Laishram, Maya Choudhury, Suraj Ngashepam, Sachinker Sagolsem

28. Hangman's House (1928)

Passed | 71 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

"Citizen" Hogan, an exile Irish patriot, risks his life by returning to Ireland and helping a young couple.

Director: John Ford | Stars: June Collyer, Larry Kent, Victor McLaglen, Earle Foxe

Votes: 558

29. Murder Unveiled (2005 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama

Like the real life story, "Murder Unveiled" reveals the tragedy of a young Indo Canadian woman, who was inspired by love to pursue a new life in India, but ultimately was crushed by her family's driving ambitions.

Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: Anita Majumdar, Chenier Hundal, Hassani Shapi, Lushin Dubey

Votes: 96

30. Haram (2014)

90 min | Action, Thriller

Omar is a mid-level gangster in Oslo, living alone with his fast food restaurant owning father. A family secret is revealed when his "dead" sister isn't dead at all. Omar is set out to find his sister at all costs.

Director: Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen | Stars: Elias Ali, Sohail Anwar, Jon Arne Arnseth, Petronella Barker

Votes: 91

31. Banaz: A Love Story (2012)

69 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

This is a documentary film chronicling the brutal Honour Killing of Banaz Mahmod, a young British Kurdish woman in London, killed by her own family for choosing a life for herself.

Directors: Deeyah Khan, Darin Prindle | Stars: Nazir Afzal, Bobbie Cheema, Andy Craig, Caroline Goode

Votes: 248

32. Bidaii (2017)

19 min | Short

story of a father's entrenched struggle to save his daughter from the society's assault in the name of saving the honour and grace, embedded with profound inner conflict to find what is right and what is wrong.

Director: Sachin Gupta | Stars: Krushal Ahuja, Dau Dayal Bansal, Emeara Kamble, Sikandar Khan

33. A Night A Day (2019)

76 min

Daytime. A pair of lovers enter a house deserted by a flood. She has run away from home. He is not in a condition to start a life with her. The wind blows heavy in the fields of long grass.

Director: Prathap Joseph | Stars: Yamuna Chungappalli, Mari, Lennon Gopin, Najil Hameed

Votes: 7

34. Sound of Tears (2014)

15 min | Short, Action, Drama

Amina and her family have fled the city to escape her estranged lover Josh and the stamp of shame from their patriarchal community; but Josh tracks them down.

Director: Dorothy A. Atabong | Stars: Dorothy A. Atabong, Edsson Morales, Eugene Paul, Rhoma Spencer

Votes: 8

35. Forbidden Lie$ (2007)

Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, Drama

A dramatized documentary investigating accusations that "Forbidden Love" author Norma Khouri made up her biographical tale of a Muslim friend who was killed for dating a Christian.

Director: Anna Broinowski | Stars: Norma Khouri, Malcolm Knox, Rana Husseini, Caroline Overington

Votes: 632

36. Zeit der Wünsche (2005 TV Movie)

118 min | Drama

This heartbreaking TV movie focuses on the first generation of Turkish migrant workers coming to Germany in the 1960s. Melike and Mustafa grow up in a small village of Ürgüp, Nevsehir in ... See full summary »

Director: Rolf Schübel | Stars: Lale Yavas, Erhan Emre, Tim Seyfi, Hilmi Sözer

Votes: 320

37. The Mountaineer's Honor (1909)

11 min | Short, Drama

A mountain girl is seduced by a traveler from the valley. Her brother tracks the seducer down and kills him. In retaliation, the sheriff captures the brother and prepares to lynch him. ... See full summary »

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, James Kirkwood, Kate Bruce

Votes: 105

38. Tea (III) (2018)

12 min | Short

It is a story of a mother who befriends death by using memory and imagination to preserve her inner world. 'Tea' becomes the symbolic gesture through which she combats the evil forces of ... See full summary »

Director: Jerrin Chandan | Stars: Deepak Dhruv Kumar, Likitha, Punith Srinath, Sumanth

Votes: 10

39. Bride of Fire (2000)

113 min | Drama, Romance

Ahlam who is studying medicine in the college is in love with Dr. Parviz and wants to marry him. But according to her tribe's laws and traditions she must marry her cousin Farhan. She decides to face her family and find a solution.

Director: Khosrow Sinai | Stars: Mehdi Ahmadi, Ghazal Saremi, Hamid Farrokhnezhad, Salimeh Rangzan

Votes: 586

40. The Unwritten Law: A Thrilling Drama Based on the Thaw-White Tragedy (1907)

13 min | Crime, Drama, Short

Dramatization of the real-life shooting of Stanford White by Harry K. Thaw.

Star: Evelyn Nesbit

Votes: 61

41. Honor Diaries (2013)

Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary, Crime, News

Several Muslim women activists discuss their stories and the state of women's rights in Muslim-majority nations.

Director: Micah Smith | Stars: Raheel Raza, Raquel Evita Saraswati, Juliana Taimoorazy

Votes: 240

42. Silent Pandemic (2021)

13 min | Short, Drama

Zeinab, an Afghan woman who was exposed to domestic violence as a child and witnessed the murder of her mother by her father, is now abusing her boyfriend after migrating to the United ... See full summary »

Director: Farzad Refahi | Stars: Galina Slavova, Ron Cobert, Jodi Dybala, James Nichols II

43. Two Against the World (1932)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A woman from high society must testify in a murder trial prosecuted by her suitor.

Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Constance Bennett, Neil Hamilton, Helen Vinson, Allen Vincent

Votes: 284

44. Cucurrucucu Seppuku: A Disgraced Samurai in London (2022)

35 min | Short, Action, Comedy

He was once the greatest samurai. The most feared ever. Now he is nothing more than a lonely man and a dishonored samurai for disappointing his master Tinky Winky and Chewbacca. So he ... See full summary »

Director: Rodrig Andrisan | Stars: Rodrig Andrisan, David Barker, Geoff Brooks, Marin Ciobanu

45. Hiddat (2017)

40 min | Drama, Family, Mystery

Hiddat is a Pakistani television romantic drama serial aired on GEO TV, written by Samra Bukhari. It is produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi and directed by Ahmed Kamran.

Stars: Adeel Chaudhry, Arij Fatyma, Farhan Malli

Votes: 7

46. I Am the Revolution (2018)

74 min | Documentary, Biography

The inspiring story of three women risking their lives to incite political, activist, and armed uprisings in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq.

Director: Benedetta Argentieri | Stars: Rojda Felat, Selay Ghaffar, Yanar Mohammed

Votes: 28

47. Women of Freedom (2016)

70 min | Documentary, Crime

"Women of Freedom" follows the stories of women who were murdered in the name of 'honor killing'.

Director: Abeer Zeibak Haddad

Votes: 39

48. Love Ishtory (2019)

9 min | Short, Drama

Chhavi belongs to a Brahmin family. She loves Aakash who is from a backward caste. Chhavi's father is very disappointed with her daughter's decision. Her father orders local inspector Dubey... See full summary »

Directors: Nandita Pareek, Veenit Katariia | Stars: Rajesh Balwani, Annapurna Bhairi, Bharat Chawla, Rajkumar Gupta

Votes: 6

49. Forbidden Love (II) (2014)

G | 10 min | Short, Drama

A young Muslim girl fell if love with non Muslim man and just happened his parents kidnaped her new born baby just before her husband death at war.

Director: Empress Elham Madani | Stars: Toktam Aboozary, Mark Gable, Isabella Gamez, Mustafa Haidari

50. In the Morning (2005)

Not Rated | 11 min | Drama, Short

GlobalGirl Media Network Presents: Based on true events, In the Morning is a daring short drama about a young woman who is brutally attacked, and the responsibility of restoring her ... See full summary »

Director: Danielle Lurie | Stars: Qaid Al-Nomani, Edwin Craig, J.J. Darwish, Yerman Gur

Votes: 50