A counterpart of romance movies, toxic movies is a type of film that shows the unseen, flawed sides of interpersonal relationship--mainly romantic relationships.
Zed Bass and Vera Lott have been inseparable childhood friends for 20 years, and over time, their bond blossomed into a romance. During their sweet journey together, they made a promise to get engaged on Zed’s 25th birthday. Confident in their love, Zed eagerly proposes to Vera on that day, certain she will say yes. However, to his shock, Vera is seen posing for photos with her schoolmate, Carl Hume, in a way that suggests they are a couple. What stings even more is that Vera doesn’t realize the gravity of her actions. Time and again, she sides with Carl, pushing Zed to compromise and accept her decisions. Despite Zed’s efforts to make things work, Vera’s repeated failures to prioritize their relationship push him further away. Ultimately, Zed, heartbroken and disillusioned, leaves for an overseas job, leaving behind a breakup letter.
Luna Evans, framed by her best friend, spent five years in prison. Upon release, her lover Cassius Perez labeled her a traitor. He married Luna for revenge but ended up doting on her. While investigating the truth, Luna received help from her friend Nathan Wood, sparking Cassius' jealousy. And at work, Luna defeated her rivals with her competence. Ultimately, love overcame all, revealing the truth and bringing happiness.
To save himself, Xander Quinn must find the one woman with dark energy—Sienna Jade—and make love to her, even if it costs her life. He deceives her into marriage and secretly pays for her grandmother’s treatment. Grateful, Sienna gives herself to him—unaware of the deadly price. Xander later falls for her and desperately searches for another cure. However, before he can save her, she discovers the truth. Heartbroken, she tries to escape, only for fate to seal her tragic end. Miraculously revived by her grandmother's pill, she wakes up blind. Seven years later, she returns with her daughter, unknowingly crossing paths with Xander. Oblivious to their identities, he torments them—until the truth shatters him. Determined to win her back, he conceals his identity. But when Sienna regains her sight, she finally sees the monster who once stole her life.
Selene Pearce, the daughter of Yonder Airlines’ chairman, gives up her dream of becoming a pilot to support her husband, Harvey Moore, as an air traffic controller. Seven years later, she uncovers his affair with flight attendant Stacy Judd. Amidst battling stomach cancer, Selene refuses treatment and continues to work, even as Harvey demands a divorce. Realizing she’s sacrificed herself for him, she agrees to the divorce and returns to her family. Harvey, now realizing how much he relied on her, regrets his actions. However, Selene has already moved on, leaving him to face a forgiveness that may never come.
Margaret married another country's prince to help her childhood sweetheart fight for the throne. But her lover Prince Edward misunderstood her and thought she betrayed him. After Edward ascended the throne, Margaret and her husband William went to the Snow Empire as hostages. Edward forced William to divorce Margaret, and made her a slave. They still loved each other. But when Margaret found her family all got killed, her heart was full of hatred. She swore to avenge her family...
A poor couple married and promised to stay together forever. Five years later, the wife, pregnant with twins, saw her husband being intimate with a female partner at his company. Feeling their love was gone, she prepared a divorce agreement. Later, the three were on a flight that had an engine failure and made an emergency landing. The wife felt unwell but was ignored by the others. She was rushed to the hospital, and when the husband finally arrived, he only received the divorce papers. He vowed to win her back.
Monica, a talent manager, and Adonis, an A-list star, have been in secret relationship for three years now. For Monica, it's all just unrequited love because Adonis has not even once expressed his feelings to her. Monica, now pregenant, decides to leave this relationship behind. It is only then that Adonis realizes all he needs is her. Years later, their paths cross again, and Monica is now an acclaimed film director. This time, will Adonis win back his love?
To save her sister's life, she sold her virginity at a high price, giving herself to a stranger. A year later, at a gathering with her suitor's friends, she encountered the stranger again. He recognized her and pinned her against the wall. She fled in panic, but when she returned to the private room, she was dragged to him and told that the only medicine that could save her sister was in his possession. She stooped to beg for the medicine, but he made things difficult for her, determined to drag her back to the madness of that night.
The tycoon, in order to be with his lover, asked his handsome and strong driver to seduce his wife, thereby causing her to have an affair, with the aim of having her leave the house with nothing. In the end, the boss’s plan was exposed, and both he and his lover faced punishment. The driver also realized the importance of being down-to-earth and returned to the countryside.
Once celebrated as a genius painter, she lost her boyfriend in a moment of selfishness. Years later, she meets a man who looks strikingly similar to her late lover. Despite his cruel words and the scorn of those around her, she refuses to leave. But when the man’s first love returns, he finally realizes that the real "substitute" isn’t her, but himself. Two people, hurting and healing each other while calling each other replacements—when will they realize their true feelings for each other?