Post traumatic stress disorder movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant post traumatic stress disorder movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with post traumatic stress disorder, military, soldier, ptsd, family relations, veteran, life is a bitch, war veteran, violence and friendship plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and War genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as post traumatic stress disorder: Thank You for Your Service (2017), Cherry (2021), Mysterious Skin (2004), Home of the Brave (2006), Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018), Battle Scars (2015), An Act of War (2015), The Unfamiliar (2020), Amulet (2020), Stumptown (2019).

List of post traumatic stress disorder movies

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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Country: UK, China, USA, Taiwan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: 19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
Style: tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, bleak, sad ...
Plot: post traumatic stress disorder, american football, iraq war, flashback, thanksgiving, cheerleader, military, soldier, mission, war veteran, patriotism, hostile takeover ...
Time: year 2016, year 1937, year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, texas, los angeles, china ...
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Thank You for Your Service (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, sad ...
Plot: military, post traumatic stress disorder, iraq war, soldier, rage, ptsd, homecoming, sex scene, haunted by the past, war on terror, war, jihad ...
Time: year 2017
Place: afghanistan, middle east, iraq
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 6.6
 37K
Cherry (2021)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Cherry drifts from college dropout to army medic in Iraq - anchored only by his true love, Emily. But after returning from the war with PTSD, his life spirals into drugs and crime as he struggles to find his place in the world.
Style: psychological, tense, thought provoking, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: post traumatic stress disorder, heroin, drug use, american soldier, drug addiction, war veteran, group therapy, iraq war veteran, junkie, society, threat to kill, self pity ...
Time: year 2007, 2020s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: usa
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Mysterious Skin (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Style: disturbing, depressing, psychological, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: child abuse, coming of age, gay, sexual abuse, homosexuality, homosexual, pedophilia, male rape, child molestation, youth, homosexual rape, haunted by the past ...
Time: 90s, year 2004, 2000s, near future, y2k ...
Place: kansas, new york, usa
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Home of the Brave (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are ambushed in an Iraqi city. Back stateside we follow four of them - a surgeon who saw too much, a teacher who's a single mom and who lost a ...
Style: psychological, realistic, disturbing, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: post traumatic stress disorder, military, hostage, buddies, life is a bitch, politics, homecoming, anti war, coping, amputee, single parent, danger ...
Time: year 2006
Place: iraq, afghanistan, middle east
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Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Zamperini returns to California where he wound up marrying Cynthia Applewhite while wrestling with untreated PTSD, suffering constant nightmares, angry, bitter and deeply depressed, his wife convinces Zamperini to attend the 1949 Billy Graham ...
Style: uplifting, captivating, thought provoking, tense, sentimental ...
Audience: adult
Plot: faith, christian, post traumatic stress disorder, life is a bitch, athlete's life, self discovery, against the odds, survival, redemption, hopes, war, human spirit ...
Time: 2010s
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 5.5
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Battle Scars (2015)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Every Marine has a story, some they're proud of, other they'd rather forget. After coming home from his tour of duty in Afghanistan suffering from PTSD, Luke Stephens wants nothing more than to forget. What happens when our soldiers come ...
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: marine, soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, military, father son relationship, criminal underworld, military officer, military life, social problems, life is a bitch, family relations, brother brother relationship ...
Place: afghanistan
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An Act of War (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Battling insomnia and undiagnosed PTSD, a war veteran works nights as a projectionist at a decrepit theater. While struggling to adapt to civilian life, he soon finds himself tangled in an inescapable web of seduction, addiction, and violence.
Style: tense, captivating, neo noir
Plot: veteran, post war, loneliness, obsession, drug, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, society, social relations, social misfits, lynching, relationship problems ...
Place: afghanistan
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The Unfamiliar (2020)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A British Army doctor comes back from a war, thinking that she has PTSD only to discover that there is a more daunting malevolence at work making the life that she knew unfamiliar.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, unusual plot structure, psychological
Plot: doctor, army, husband wife relationship, family relations, hallucination, relationship problems, post traumatic stress disorder, paranoia, fear, twists and turns, getting home, post traumatic stress ...
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 4.9
 5K
Amulet (2020)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Tomaz, an ex-soldier now homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house, inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for Magda, Tomaz cannot ignore his suspicion that something insidious might also be ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, scary, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: paranormal phenomena, demon, violence, mysticism, parenthood, post traumatic stress disorder, mystery woman, occult, homeless man, motherhood, supernatural, abused woman ...
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 7.5
 13K
Stumptown (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Story: Dex Parios is a strong, assertive, and unapologetically sharp-witted Army veteran working as a P.I. in Portland, Oregon. With a complicated personal history and only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her ...
Style: exciting, captivating, humorous, detective
Plot: investigator, private investigator, investigation, lgbt, friendship, dark past, post traumatic stress disorder, job, money problems, female protagonist, sex, law ...
Time: future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: portland oregon, oregon
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 7.1
 65K
Leave No Trace (2018)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A father and daughter live a perfect but mysterious existence in Forest Park, a beautiful nature reserve near Portland, Oregon, rarely making contact with the world. But when a small mistake tips them off to authorities, they are sent on an ...
Style: psychological, sincere, serious, road movie, captivating ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: father daughter relationship, forest, nature, veteran, teenage girl, trust, wilderness, survivalist, hitchhiking, isolation, survival, hiking ...
Time: 2010s, future, near future, 90s
Place: oregon, washington state, xian, portland oregon, colorado ...
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Sgt. Will Gardner (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A troubled Iraq War veteran struggling to reintegrate into society sets out on a cross-country journey with the hope of reuniting with his young son.
Style: serious, exciting, realistic, captivating, road movie
Plot: iraq war, iraq war veteran, road trip, cross country, homelessness, father son relationship, friendship, desperation, soldier, brain damage, post traumatic stress disorder, grief ...
Place: iraq, america, usa
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 5.9
 124
Happy New Year (2011)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A war-torn marine returns home to face his fiercest battle yet - the one against himself.
Style: psychological, rough, tense, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: haunted by the past, homecoming, military, under the surface, disability, military hospital, friendship, soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, anti war, society, therapy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, iraq
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 6.2
 512
In Our Name (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Suzy's a British soldier, born and bred, but fitting back into civilian life after fighting in Iraq isn't easy. Haunted by the responsibility she feels for the death of an Iraqi child, she becomes obsessed with the safety of her own ...
Style: realistic, tense, emotional, serious, captivating ...
Plot: soldier, paranoia, obsession, parents and children, losing-it hero, homecoming, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, military, introspection, family relations, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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Stolen Daughter (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A female police detective returns to work after suffering PTSD from a previous case, only to have her teenage daughter kidnapped by an emotionally disturbed parolee.
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense
Plot: child abduction, kidnapped daughter, post traumatic stress disorder, female detective, investigation, policewoman, kidnapping, mother and daughter, sleuth, female police detective, police investigation, female protagonist ...
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 3.3
 368
Butchered (2010)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story: A group of teens decides to spend the weekend on a local island to say their final goodbyes before heading off to college. Little do they know, a convicted serial killer escapes from the authorities while on death row at a maximum security prison. ...
Style: slasher, suspenseful, suspense, scary, sadistic ...
Plot: serial killer, teenager, post traumatic stress disorder, murder, college student, camping, struggle for survival, survival, island, group of friends, massacre, isolation ...
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 6.2
 856
The Stopover (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 102 min.
Story: At the end of their tour of duty in Afghanistan, two young military women, Aurore and Marine, are given three days of decompression leave with their unit at a five-star resort in Cyprus, among tourists. But it's not that easy to forget the war ...
Style: light, psychological, touching, sincere
Plot: female soldier, military, war in afghanistan, friendship, resort, soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, woman, bare chested male, trauma, ptsd, woman in a bikini ...
Time: 21st century
Place: afghanistan
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My Brother's Keeper (2020)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Travis Fox is a returning veteran struggling with PTSD and his faith in God.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological, christian film
Audience: family outing
Plot: faith, veteran, war veteran, ex soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, soldier, psychological trauma, christian, military officer, introspection, self discovery, suicide attempt ...
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 3.4
 377
The UnMiracle (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A suburban town is torn apart in the aftermath of an accidental teen drug overdose in this ensemble film exploring the mysteries of modern faith.
Style: psychological, thought provoking, suspense, contemplative, disturbing ...
Plot: christian, faith, teenage girl, drug dealer, high school, heroin, father daughter reunion, underage drinking, drug use, teenage boy, brother brother relationship, overdose ...
Time: 21st century
Place: xian
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 6.1
 196
Changeover (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A girl grieving the horrific loss of her parents moves in with relatives, who try their best to welcome her into the family.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot: mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, relationship problems, family relations, loss of father, post traumatic stress, family life, life is a bitch, loss of family, family problems, uncle niece relationship, loss of mother ...
Place: north carolina
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 5.7
 21
Reunion (2015)
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An unstable mental patient goes on an overnight rampage to terrorize an ex-rock star and his friends, only to discover she is linked to him in mysterious ways.
Style: scary, exciting, suspenseful, bleak, suspense ...
Plot: musician, killer, torture, fight, insanity, rock star, jealousy, revenge, basement, murder, violence, kidnapping ...
Place: usa
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 6.7
 42
Untold (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A hate crime triggers disturbing flashbacks for a young veteran, finding herself reluctantly joining a PTSD support group. The eclectic group of women veterans encourages her to peel away her families' lies and confront her mother who holds the ...
Style: unusual plot structure, suspenseful, captivating, contemplative, suspense ...
Plot: childhood sexual abuse, military, lesbian, post traumatic stress disorder, violence, love, friendship, mother daughter relationship, family relations, veteran, hate crime, hate ...
Place: florida
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A Hero's Welcome (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: psychological, realistic, captivating, tense, serious ...
Plot: soldier, haunted by the past, anti war, homecoming, sibling relationship, military, life is a bitch, brother brother relationship, medical examination, post traumatic stress disorder, danger, forest ...
Time: 21st century
Place: afghanistan, germany
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Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital is under-resourced and Newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, ...
Style: psychological, realistic, humorous, emotional, captivating ...
Plot: military hospital, war, doctor, captain, psychiatric ward, doctors and patients, mentally unstable, psychiatrist, shell shock, post traumatic stress disorder, hospital, wartime ...
Time: year 1963, 1940s
Place: yuma arizona, arizona
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Enemy at the Dead End (2010)
Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A post-traumatic stress disorder patient bound to his bed finds himself sharing his room with a gang looking for a paralyzed amnesia patient. And he must kill him off before he is recognized.
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: gang, post traumatic stress disorder, amnesiac, repressed memory, post traumatic stress, quadriplegic, paralysis, memory, murderer, amnesia, murder, memory lapse
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A Christmas Hero (2020)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When a young war vet returns home from Afghanistan, he struggles to find joy in the life he once knew. As he comes close to giving up all hope, his guardian angel pays a visit to show him there’s more meaning to his life than he’s ever known.
Style: captivating, light
Plot: christmas, air force, holiday, war veteran, guardian angel, veteran, meaning of life, post traumatic stress disorder, military, post traumatic stress, christmas eve, life ...
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Rogue Hostage (2021)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A former Marine races against time to save a group of hostages -- including his young daughter and a congressman — when armed militants take over his stepfather's store.
Style: exciting, social, brutal
Plot: hostage, post traumatic stress disorder, violence, revenge, family relations, child in peril, death, father son relationship, nypd, criminal, swat team, armed forces ...
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 3.9
 794
War Story (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Lee is a world-weary American woman who arrives in an Italian city. Her tangles with hotel staff, incessant smoking and her disregard of the persistently ringing telephone hint at her volatility brewing beneath the surface. Between fitful naps, she ...
Style: tense, realistic, serious, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot: society, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, photojournalist, immigrant, female protagonist, post traumatic stress disorder, post traumatic stress, hostage, war correspondent, captive, captivity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: sicily, italy
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 6.5
 779
Savage (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 88 min.
Story: An exploration of masculinity and violence. A story of obsession and revenge, as a man tries to come to terms with a brutal, random attack and it's consequences.
Style: disturbing, tense, suspenseful, bleak
Plot: revenge, hate, anger, fear, violence, brutality, post traumatic stress disorder, danger, psychotherapy, mentally unstable, retribution, vengeance ...
Place: ireland
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