Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study

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Movies discussed in Alexandra Heller-Nicholas's Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study, which "surveys a sample of rape-revenge films that span genre and national and historical boundaries to emphasize that, in regard to the treatment of sexual violence in the category, diverse notions coexisted contemporaneously and continue to do so today." Many of these films are not strictly rape-revenge, but are discussed to give context to the theme of sexual violence.

Updated to include films discussed in the revised 2nd edition (2021), which has an increased focus on rape-revenge films directed by women—see the notes for more information on which films are new to the 2nd edition and directed by women.

Missing from the database:
Seserys (1973) https://letterboxd.com/film/sisters-1973/
Teenage Sex Kitten (1975)
The Taking of Christina (1976)
One Way (2007) https://letterboxd.com/film/one-way-2007/
Deadly Emotion (2009)
Culture Shock (2019) https://letterboxd.com/film/culture-shock-2019/

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    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
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    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
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    Court-Martial

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
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    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
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    M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

    1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check
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    Safe in Hell

    1931, in 1 top list Check
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    Shanghai Express

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
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    Thirteen Women

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
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    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
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    The Story of Temple Drake

    1933, in 1 top list Check
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    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
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    Jud Süß

    1940 — a.k.a. Jew Süss, in 3 top lists Check
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    Belle Starr

    1941, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Spiral Staircase

    1946, in 6 top lists Check
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    No Orchids for Miss Blandish

    1948 — a.k.a. Black Dice, in 1 top list Check
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    Johnny Belinda

    1948, in 2 top lists Check
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    Belle Starr's Daughter

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Accused

    1949, in 1 top list Check
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    For Scent-imental Reasons

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
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    Outrage

    1950, in 5 top lists Check
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    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
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    Rancho Notorious

    1952, in 3 top lists Check
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    Little Beau Pepé

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
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    Montana Belle

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Blue Gardenia

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
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    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
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    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    1954, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Man from Laramie

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
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    The Bravados

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
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    J'irai cracher sur vos tombes

    1959 — a.k.a. I Spit on Your Grave, in 0 top lists Check
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    Anatomy of a Murder

    1959, in 12 top lists Check
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    Last Train from Gun Hill

    1959, in 1 top list Check
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    Jungfrukällan

    1960 — a.k.a. The Virgin Spring, in 10 top lists Check
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    Peeping Tom

    1960, in 20 top lists Check
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    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
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    La ciociara

    1960 — a.k.a. Two Women, in 4 top lists Check
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    One-Eyed Jacks

    1961, in 10 top lists Check
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    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
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    Something Wild

    1961, in 1 top list Check
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    Carnival of Souls

    1962, in 5 top lists Check
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    Hud

    1963, in 10 top lists Check
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    Marnie

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
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    Per un pugno di dollari

    1964 — a.k.a. A Fistful of Dollars, in 10 top lists Check
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    Koçero

    1964, in 0 top lists Check
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    Lilith

    1964, in 3 top lists Check
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    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
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    Repulsion

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
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    Per qualche dollaro in più

    1965 — a.k.a. For a Few Dollars More, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jul 12, 2022 by Armoreska; source