When an older, abusive husband discovers his younger wife is having an affair, he devises a scheme to murder her. This sets off a series of revengeful activities.

A hard-living ex-con who is the unlikeliest of role models, but when he meets a troubled fifteen-year-old homeless boy in need of help from a violent and destitute father, Joe is faced with the heartbreaking choice of redemption or ruin.

"Nobody steals from Brandt Ruger ... and lives. With a stellar cast led by Oscar winner Gene Hackman (Unforgiven), Emmy winner Candice Bergen ("Murphy Brown") and Oliver Reed (Gladiator), this searing western fires round after round of emotional heat with a torrid frontier love triangle that can only lead to revenge. To cattle baron Brandt Ruger (Hackman), his beautiful wife Melissa (Bergen) is just one of his possessions. So when notorious bandit...

The story of Delia, a determined young mother who decides to return to her rural southern hometown after the unexpected death of her second husband. There she must face the two daughters and abusive husband she abandoned a decade ago.

Willadean Winkler, the wife of a blue collar truck driver, does her best to manage and survive in the abusive prison her husband has built for her. With the help of her best friend, LaSonia, who lives in the trailer next door, and the musical encouragement of a mystical blues singer, Willadean fights to break the tragic cycle.