Self Defense Movies

Five women are black belts in karate, which to them is more than self-defense, it's a philosophy for life.

A demented prison doctor performs gruesome shock therapy experiments on inmates.

Stern, intelligent Sylvia, a lawyer, finally met her match. Only that the person is a woman, and was convicted of murder.

Master John Tsai began his Kung Fu training in Kasshiung, Taiwan, at the age of 7. His life long talents for developing potential go beyond the reach...

Brian, a young child, has been traumatized by the punishments of his alcoholic and violent mother. One day, while trying to defend himself against...

A college student in Northern Michigan, harassed with anonymous homophobic threats, seeks out shooting lessons with a reclusive survivalist in an...

After freezing at gunpoint, Alex becomes haunted by her past inaction and vows to never let it happen again.

A former leader in the Black Lion Party for International Solidarity shares his story of found family, loss, and transcendence. Shot over the course...

Saara is a middle-aged doctor who one day finds out that her architect-husband Leo is having an affair with a younger woman, Tuuli. Instead of...

A prostitute enters a brothel and establishes a rivalry faking love with the old owner.

A man is wrongly convicted for murder and sent to prison, where he is accused of murdering a brutal guard he killed in self-defense.

A venal, spoiled stockbroker's wife impulsively embezzles $10,000 from the charity she chairs and desperately turns to a Burmese ivory trader to...

Scenes illustrating assaults or assault attempts are shown, and advice on preventing or escaping from such incidents is given by Jeanne Bray, a...

John Nelson, a well-to-do businessman, is escorting a woman he knows as Ethel Barry to the door of her apartment suite when a man steps out of the...

A single mother signs up for self-defense classes from a handsome instructor. But he develops a frightening obsession with her and orchestrates an...

A female lawyer who specialises in defending suspected rapists is left traumatised after she herself is assaulted in her own home.

In the West Bank, Area C is a Palestinian area surrounded by Israeli settlements. Facing poverty and violence, a clever and sensitive Palestinian...

A widowed, principled karate instructor finds his patience is tested when a rival martial arts school starts engaging in criminal acts around town...

A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of a murder that he has already confessed to. He asks his mentor, a retired, legendary lawyer for help.

“The Intruder” is a 1970s color, PSA-style film that seeks to teach the viewer safety tricks for keeping their home safe from burglary...