
Sleeping with the Enemy(1991)
A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.


“Give her a call, and she'll give you justice.”
A once-abused woman devotes herself to ridding victims of their domestic abusers while hunting down the one she must kill to be truly free.

Olivia Wilde
Sadie

Morgan Spector
Sadie's Husband

Tonye Patano
Counselor Beverly

Judy Marte
Straight Up Shelter Woman

Betsy Aidem
Andrea Shaund

C.J. Wilson
Michael Shaund

Chuck Cooper
Lawyer

Kyle Catlett
Zach
Estefania Tejeda
Counseling Group Woman #1

Cheryse Dyllan
Charlene Jackson
A Vigilante is a thriller, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of domestic abuse, domestic violence, woman director, survivalism, traumatized woman, abuse counselling. Directed by Sarah Daggar-Nickson, it stars Olivia Wilde, Morgan Spector, Tonye Patano. A once-abused woman devotes herself to ridding victims of their domestic abusers while hunting down the one she must kill to be truly free.
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