Traumatized man movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant traumatized man movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense and disturbing films and TV shows about / with traumatized man, death, flashback, blood, revenge, murder, trauma, violence, corpse and brutality plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as traumatized man: Manchester by the Sea (2016), Snowtown (2011), All of Us Strangers (2023), You Were Never Really Here (2017), The Art of Self-Defense (2019), Beau Is Afraid (2023), Behind the Lines (1997), Ceasefire (2016), The Purge (2013), As Above, So Below (2014).

List of traumatized man movies

Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
Style: depressing, sad, heartbreaking, touching, independent film ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, adult
Plot: sadness, family drama, loneliness, suicide attempt, depression, loss, death, uncle nephew relationship, dysfunctional family, guardian, nephew, grief ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016
Place: massachusetts, boston, nebraska, new england
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Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: William has failed to kill himself so many times that he outsources his suicide to aging assassin Leslie. But with the contract signed and death assured within a week (or his money back), William suddenly discovers reasons to live... However Leslie ...
Style: dark comedy, ironic, light, feel good, cynical ...
Plot: death wish, writers, suicide attempt, hitman, traumatized man, psychological manipulation, suicidal tendency, kidnapping, criminal, saving a life, chase, killer ...
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 6.6
 22K
Snowtown (2011)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Style: psychological, disturbing, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, true crime, gang, psychopath, violence, male rape victim, homosexual, rape victim, tortured to death, transgression, mother's boyfriend, murder ...
Time: year 1998, 2010s, 20th century, 90s, year 1999
Place: australia, south australia, adelaide south australia, oceania
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All of Us Strangers (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry, which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories ...
Style: crying, independent film, depressing, surprise ending, gay cinema ...
Plot: gay club, gay romance, gay son, gay relationship, gay couple, homosexuality, gay interest, childhood home, death of mother, traumatized man, man dances with a man, childhood memory ...
Place: london
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You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Style: psychological, suspense, cerebral, neo noir, breathtaking ...
Audience: adult
Plot: violence, childhood trauma, hotel, suicide, trauma, murder, child prostitution, suicidal thoughts, traumatized man, teenage girl, perversion, corruption ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
Place: new york, iraq, afghanistan
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The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a ...
Style: dark comedy, psychological, captivating, visually stunning, suspense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: martial arts, traumatized man, accountant, master warrior, conspiracy, karate, homoeroticism, male nudity, male pubic hair, gang leader, dojo, female martial artist ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s
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 6.6
 78K
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Finland, Canada
Duration: 179 min.
Story: An anxious man learns of the death of his mother under mysterious circumstances and upon traveling home makes an alarming discovery about his past. During his journey, he runs into various crazy supernatural threats.
Style: independent film, atmospheric, dark comedy, captivating, humorous ...
Audience: date night
Plot: surrealism, anxiety, paranoia, therapist, nightmare, fear, death of mother, domineering mother, childhood trauma, violence, guilt, shame ...
Time: 2020s
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Behind the Lines (1997)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Based on Pat Barker's novel of the same name, 'Regeneration' tells the story of soldiers of World War One sent to an asylum for emotional troubles. Two of the soldiers meeting there are Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, two of ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Plot: world war one, shell shock, traumatized man, great war, war, world war, writers, psychology, poet, gay interest, hospital, world war two ...
Time: 20th century, year 1997, 1910s, year 1917
Place: scotland, europe
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 6.1
 576
Ceasefire (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In the early 1920s, Georges Laffont, traumatized by the horrific trench warfare, decides to leave his life behind and travel to West Africa. In the vast territories of Upper Volta he - with the help of Diofo, artist and also survivor of the Great ...
Style: sincere, disturbing, rough, melancholic
Plot: traumatized man, male objectification, brother brother relationship, self discovery, life, wartime, getting home, african tribe, african, deafness, traumatic experience, topless woman ...
Time: 1920s, year 2016, post world war one, year 1916
Place: africa, france, west africa
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 5.8
 259K
The Purge (2013)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
Style: tense, scary, suspenseful, brutal, futuristic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: home invasion, survival, survival horror, self defense, danger, violence spree, security system, dystopia, family in danger, society, killing spree, distopia ...
Time: future, year 2013, near future, 2010s, year 2000 ...
Place: california, usa
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As Above, So Below (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
Style: scary, dark, suspenseful, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: found footage, supernatural, catacomb, underground, archaeology, survival, treasure hunt, death, claustrophobia, ancient mystery, confined, tunnel ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france, iran
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 5.5
 1K
Freehold (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story: An oily, amoral estate agent is preyed upon by one of his victims, who quietly moves into his flat and, unseen, begins a deliciously malicious campaign of revenge.
Style: scary, dark comedy, unusual plot structure, humorous, psychological ...
Plot: sociopathy, male objectification, revenge, traumatized man, peeping tom, psychopath as protagonist, sociopath, psychopath, manipulative person, settler, conflict between friends, egocentric man ...
Time: 21st century
Place: britain
Is relevant?
 6.4
 158K
Escape Room (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control, and must use their wits to survive.
Style: suspense, exciting, psychological thriller, surprise ending, mind bending ...
Audience: adult
Plot: puzzle, trapped, game of death, group of strangers, escape room, survival, clue, quest, riddles and clues, evil corporation, death, survivor ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: chicago
Is relevant?
 6.1
 440
Darling (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 103 min.
Story: The moving love story of a dancer on the rollercoaster ride of her life, a drama about the rise and fall of a modern woman as she summons the courage to face her greatest trial.
Style: suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: ballet, rivalry, ballerina, traumatized man, love triangle, relationship vs career, male female relationship, infidelity, love interest, teachers and students, love affair, romantic triangle ...
Place: copenhagen
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 5.0
 1K
Sweet River (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Hannah's search for her son's body leads her to sleepy Billins, where her investigations uncover more than she expected and threaten to expose towns dark secrets....secrets that both the living and the dead will fight to protect.
Style: mysterious, suspense, captivating, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot: mysterious death, traumatized man, small town, town with a secret, love, plot twist, loss of son, perfect crime, uncover truth, hidden corpse, revenge, missing person ...
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Johnny Got His Gun (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: The story of a young American soldier hit by an artillery shell on the last day of the First World War. The film takes place in the mind of a quadruple amputee who has also lost his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Regaining consciousness, 20 year-old ...
Style: psychological, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, heartbreaking ...
Plot: world war one, soldier, traumatized man, anti war, problem, war trauma, disabled character, disability, spectacle, ex soldier, male protagonist, physical disability ...
Time: 1910s
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 7.2
 126
Poisoned Love (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story: The story revolves a dubbing genius Fang Yan, who suffers from sleepwalking due to a trauma; and a film producer Shi Meng. Shi Meng helps Fang Yan walk out of her traumatic experience, but Fang Yan recognized the wrong person, and thought his ...
Style: romantic drama, sentimental, exciting, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience: adult
Plot: couples, relationships, love triangle, traumatized man, sleepwalking, healing, mistaken identity, childhood trauma, couple relations, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fall in love ...
Is relevant?
 6.1
 33K
House (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Roger Cobb is a author who has just separated from his wife. He moves into a new house and tries to work on a novel based on his experiences in the Vietnam War. Strange things start happening around him; little things at first, but as they become ...
Style: horror comedy, creepy, scary, black comedy, slasher ...
Plot: ghost, haunted house, haunted, vietnam war, zombie, husband murders wife, monster, supernatural, novelist, happy ending, missing person, corpse ...
Time: 80s
Place: vietnam, asia
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The King of Staten Island (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious ...
Style: humorous, psychological, funny, ironic, dark comedy ...
Plot: slacker, tattoo artist, arrested development, re-education, stoner, traumatized man, fear of commitment, adhd, coming of age, tattoo, jealousy, meditation ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: new york, hawaii, manhattan new york city, usa
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 5.2
 130
Arcana (2013)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Detective Murakami meets a girl who suffers from memory loss. The girl has special abilities including the ability to talk with the dead. Detective Murakami names her Maki. Detective Murakami and Maki work together to solves a massive murder case ...
Style: psychotronic, scary, suspense, tense, contemplative ...
Plot: traumatized man, chase, police brutality, murder, supernatural power, husband wife relationship, japanese girl, supernatural, anger, police, evil man, criminal ...
Is relevant?
 6.4
 9K
Bullet (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A tough, Jewish ex-con just released from prison crosses a powerful drug dealer and former prison rival in his return to a life of crime.
Style: hood, independent film, disturbing, stylized, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: addiction, drug abuse, life philosophy, prison rape, revenge killing, ghetto, violence, drug dealer, gangster, hip hop, character study, life ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 70s
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, california, new jersey
Is relevant?
 5.8
 3K
Man on Fire (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An ex-CIA agent is hired to protect the daughter of a rich American family.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: kidnapping, bodyguard, haunted by the past, daring rescue, vengeance, rescue, danger, confined, lone wolves, heroes, missing child, revenge ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: italy, europe, milan italy
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Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain, 2016. Two corpses appear in the crypt of the Old Cathedral. Police officer Unai LĂ³pez de Ayala, an expert in criminal profiling, must hunt down the ritual murderer who has been terrorizing the city for two ...
Style: captivating, suspense, psychological, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: serial killer, corpse, ritual murder, photograph, sex scene, investigation, journalist, church, jail, love triangle, police, unsolved crime ...
Place: basque country
Is relevant?
 6.4
 25K
Blue Thunder (1983)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Officer Frank Murphy, an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Blue Thunder" chopper. But he begins to wonder why the LAPD would need a helicopter so powerful and why it is such a secret.
Style: suspenseful, sexy, exciting, cult classic, action adventure ...
Audience: boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot: helicopter, aviation, conspiracy, helicopter pilot, chase, car chase, military, murder, vietnam war, law enforcement, terrorism, voyeurism ...
Time: 80s, year 1983
Place: los angeles, california, usa, north america, san francisco
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Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from ...
Style: futuristic, epic, saga, exciting, anamorphic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: star trek, space travel, time travel, cyborgs, first contact, space adventure, sent to the past, intergalactic, technology, robot, space battle, experimental technology ...
Time: future, 24th century, year 1996, 21st century
Place: montana, space western
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Unknown Origins (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In Madrid, Spain, a mysterious serial killer ruthlessly murders his victims by recreating the first appearance of several comic book superheroes. Cosme, a veteran police inspector who is about to retire, works on the case along with the tormented ...
Style: perverse, exciting, captivating, semi serious, stylized ...
Plot: serial murder, police detective, cosplay, serial killer, masked superhero, police protagonist, police investigation, superhero, traumatized man, comic hero, partner, imaginary ...
Time: 2010s
Place: iberian peninsula
Is relevant?
 7.1
 44K
The Changeling (1980)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A man staying at a secluded historical mansion, finds his life being haunted by the presence of a spectre.
Style: suspense, gothic, creepy, spooky, atmospheric ...
Plot: haunted house, ghost, isolated house, macabre, haunted, mansion, musician, supernatural, senator, death of wife, revenge, murder ...
Time: year 1980, victorian era, 20th century, 70s, 1900s ...
Place: seattle, usa, new york, washington d.c., washington state ...
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Pretty Little Addict (2016)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Teenager Jennifer Phillips loses her father in a long battle with cancer. She's devastated and one night, after heavy drinking, she crashes her car into Colin, a college bound track star, who now may never walk again. Jennifer is taken into ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: addiction, revenge, life is a bitch, traumatized man, teenager, problem, teenage life, accident, bereavement, loss of father, guilt, grief ...
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Mending the Line (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A Marine wounded in Afghanistan returns to a VA hospital in Montana where he meets a Vietnam vet who teaches him fly fishing as a means to coming to terms with his physical and emotional trauma.
Style: psychological, captivating, thrilling, meditative, contemplative
Plot: veteran, fly fishing, ptsd, healing, wounded soldier, trauma, rehabilitation, war veteran, traumatized man, post traumatic stress disorder, psychological trauma, vietnam veteran ...
Place: montana
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 3.2
 348
Dark Silence (2016)
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Italy, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Craig moves with his daughter, Jennifer, into a new home after the death of his wife. It’s not long before the pair discover the house is haunted by a dark presence that wants to take over the child. One day Jennifer disappears and Craig must face ...
Style: suspense, detective, serious, bleak, captivating ...
Plot: supernatural, daughter, haunted house, traumatized man, supernatural being, supernatural power, girl, psychological trauma, childhood trauma, supernatural horror, family drama, missing child ...
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