rapesploitation

Before taking a closer look at the two films, it's worth mentioning that it is not possible, nor would I ever attempt, to dismiss all rape-revenge films as 'rapesploitation' – sad attempts to justify casting a voyeuristic eye upon brutal sexual assault by "empowering" the female victim with a shotgun or butcher's knife in the final act of the film.

Abigail Breslin, Steven Monroe And The Next Generation Of Rapesploitation Hannah Shaw-Williams 2012

A graphic subgenre often dubbed “rapesploitation” tends to center on sexual violence, filtered through the male gaze as a titillating form of entertainment, and then using that sexual assault to fuel the ultraviolence that follows.

Netflix’s The Perfection learned all the wrong lessons from #MeToo Aja Romano 2019