controlling partner theme

One side in a romantic relationship is excessively controlling of their partner's activities.

24 total · 1 choice · 17 major · 6 minor

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movie: The Invisible Man (2020) choice Cecilia and her violent, controlling partner Adrian.
ahh2x32 major The story follows Henry as he frames his domineering wife for his own apparent murder.
ahp5x06 major Myra doled out a measly allowance and dictated what her husband Hermie should or must not do. He could not drink as much beer as he would otherwise like to.
ahp6x10 major Horace convinced himself that Sybilla was playing the role of a perfectly obedient wife as a way to establish her control over him. He took calculated measures to trick her into drinking a lethal dose of sleeping medicine to free himself of her.
ahp6x24 major Arnold was under the thumb of his domineering, invalid wife Elizabeth.
apuleius180tgab9inset2 major Barbarus made his slave, Myrmex, watch over his wife to make sure she was being faithful while he was away on business. He essentially kept his wife under lock and key while he was gone away on business in an effort to ensure her faithfulness to him.
blackmirror4x06 major Carrie's consciousness inside Jack's brain became jealous and controlling of him.
columbo1971e3x07 major Edna was a stereotypically domineering wife to Tommy, who wouldn't let him spend any of the fortune they were collecting on tour or let him sleep around with his adoring young fans.
columbo1971e4x02 major Paul killed his wife, Francis, who he described as a domineering, nagging, suffocating woman who took all the joy out of his life.
ds95x07 major Jadzia was frustrated with Worf for trying to control her behavior