Films that make you abstain from marriage

If you're someone who finds the concept of marriage unappealing, the following films will only reinforce that resolve further. They depict the most toxic relationships, verging on being perceived as "horror" films. (Curated by Sajin Shrijith)

Blue Valentine

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams deliver their best, most intense performances in this devastating drama.

Husbands and Wives

One couple is compelled to re-examine their marriage after learning of cracks in the relationship of another.

The War of the Roses

Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner literally fight each other in this satirical portrait of a relationship gone sour.

Kramer vs Kramer

One of the best of the 1970s. Legends Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman play divorced parents fighting for the custody of their son.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Never mind the characters. The lead actors also had a rocky relationship off-screen. They got married and divorced... twice!

Gone Girl

Portrait of a couple who pretend to be different people pre-marriage and begin to hate their true selves post-marriage. Arguably the scariest on this list.

Revolutionary Road

In 'Titanic', they played passionate lovers. In this one, however, director Sam Mendes made DiCaprio and Winslet play a couple who can't stand each other.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Right from the opening scenes, Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor make you so uncomfortable that you wonder how they even ended up together.