| A Beautiful Mind (2001) | 8.2 | |
| The Deer Hunter (1978) | 8.1 | |
| MASH (1970) | 7.3 | |
| Batman Begins (2005) | 8.2 | |
| Knowing Aaron (2010) | 7.3 |
Sanity movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant sanity movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense and tense films and TV shows about / with sanity, insanity, death, mental illness, mental disorder, family relations, murder, psychological drama, paranoia and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as sanity: Sanditon (2019), Take Shelter (2011), Flightplan (2005), The Last Winter (2006), Side Effects (2013), Awake (2012), Occupant (2011), Enlightened (2011), Huff (2004), Lars and the Real Girl (2007).
Best films
New films
| Mandorla (2015) | 5.3 | |
| Don't Sleep (2017) | 3.4 | |
| Unknown (2011) | 6.8 | |
| Take Shelter (2011) | 7.3 | |
| Filth (2013) | 7.0 |
List of sanity movies
20K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The spirited and impulsive Charlotte Heywood moves from her rural home to Sanditon, a fishing village attempting to reinvent itself as a seaside resort.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, historical drama, romantic drama, crying ...
Plot:
resort, marriage, wooing, high society, fall in love, rise to the top, sanity, male female relationship, society, social differences, looking for love, beefcake ...
Time:
19th century, georgian era, 18th century, regency period
Place:
england
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115K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Style:
psychological, dark, ambiguous ending, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
mental illness, nightmare, schizophrenia, obsession, insanity, paranoia, nervous breakdown, dream, delusion, character study, premonition, couple relations ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, year 1986, 21st century
Place:
ohio, columbus ohio, peru, usa
Is relevant?
185K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A claustrophobic, Hitchcockian thriller. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet the child vanishes and nobody admits she was ever on that plane.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, suspense, suspenseful, mind bending ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
airplane, twists and turns, missing child, conspiracy, airplane accident, female protagonist, kidnapping, disappearance, strong female lead, flight attendant, family relations, little girl ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, persia, newfoundland, new york, germany
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Iceland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the Arctic region of Northern Alaska, an oil company's advance team struggles to establish a drilling base that will forever alter the pristine land. After one team member is found dead, a disorientation slowly claims the sanity of the ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, lovecraft, tense, serious ...
Plot:
oil company, male nudity, snow, american football, hallucination, sanity, monster, danger, isolation, escapades, mentally unstable, supernatural ability ...
Time:
year 1986, year 1968
Place:
usa, mississippi, alaska
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204K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, suspense, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night
Plot:
mental illness, depression, psychiatrist, manipulation, murder, patient, sleepwalking, twists and turns, doctor, mental patient, mental institution, deception ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, future, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
22K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Michael lives in two separate realities after a car accident. In one reality, his wife Hannah survives the accident; in the other reality, his son Rex survives. Michael does not know which reality is "real", and uses the wristbands to ...
Style:
psychological, mind bending, detective, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
alternate reality, police investigation, car accident, grief, family problems, loss, therapy, police protagonist, sanity, loss of son, loss of family member, loss of loved one ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.
Style:
psychological, serious, thought provoking, dramatic, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
mental institution, mental illness, fighting the system, freedom, human spirit, insanity, society, mental patient, mental disorder, nurse, psychiatrist, schizophrenia ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1975, year 1963
Place:
oregon, eastern europe, america, persia
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
25 year old Danny Hill's grandmother just died giving Danny the chance to move into her enormous rent controlled apartment in Manhattan. Danny must lock himself in for twelve days before he can take over the lease. There's just one problem ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
uninvited guest, supernatural, sanity, landlord tenant relationship, once in a lifetime opportunity, isolation, mind game, terror, wrestling, lawyer, sex tape, exterminator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Enlightened follows the story of Amy, a self-destructive executive, who, after a very public breakdown and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, tries to get her life back together.
Style:
spiritual, humorous, sincere, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
coping, self discovery, midlife crisis, workplace situations, starting over, ex couple relations, family relations, sanity, optimism, coworker, depression, ex husband ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Huff is an American television comedy-drama series produced by Sony Pictures Television for Showtime. The series was created by Bob Lowry and features Hank Azaria as Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt, a psychiatrist whose life changes abruptly ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, sentimental, funny ...
Plot:
disorder, psychiatrist, sexual perversion, dysfunctional family, self fulfillment, direction and purpose, mental disorder, family relations, family problems, sanity, life is a bitch, fighting illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size ...
Style:
touching, humorous, depressing, sweet, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
loneliness, mental illness, sex doll, shyness, doll, delusion, bittersweet, young man, introvert, small town, forbidden love, character study ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
usa, wisconsin, new jersey
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Fearing she may be responsible, a mental patient (Jennifer Jason Leigh) tries to unravel the mystery behind her ex-lover's (Martin Henderson) disappearance.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, mind bending, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
missing person, lovers, uncover truth, riddles and clues, dangerous attraction, mental institution, danger, life is a bitch, photojournalist, mentally unstable, sanity, mind game ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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82K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.
Style:
satirical, humorous, black comedy, witty, talky ...
Plot:
satire, military, nurse, medical, surgeon, korean war, surgery, american football, dark humor, sexual harassment, irreverence, sexism ...
Time:
1950s, year 1970, 20th century, 50s, year 1951 ...
Place:
north korea, korea, south korea, canada, vietnam
Is relevant?
87K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, though he lacks for heroic skills.
Style:
black comedy, independent film, sexy, cynical, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, revenge, dark humor, rape, violent, vigilantism, gory, female on male rape, obsessive quest, humiliation, heroin ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, north america, new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
After witnessing a traumatic event as a child, Aaron is now haunted by hallucinations. He spends much of his time alone, endlessly drawing as a way to cope with these dark images. Though this has gone on for years, as he gets older it becomes harder ...
Style:
stylized, psychological, bleak, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, schizophrenia, murder, tragedy, sanity, artist, brother brother relationship, hopes, society, craziness, drawing, trauma ...
Is relevant?
170K
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic ...
Style:
touching, tense, melancholic, clever, suspense ...
Plot:
family drama, presumed dead, war, american soldier, adultery, marine, marital infidelity, brothers, released from prison, murder, dysfunctional family, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, iraq, america, usa
Is relevant?
439K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The Machinist is the story of Trevor Reznik, a lathe-operator who is dying of insomnia. In a machine shop, occupational hazards are bad enough under normal circumstances; yet for Trevor the risks are compounded by fatigue. Trevor has lost the ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, depressing, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
insomnia, insanity, uncover truth, obsession, mysterious character, paranoia, losing-it hero, twists and turns, schizophrenia, life is a bitch, secrets, alienation ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, america, persia, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by his troubling visions and also by a mysterious doctor.
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, confusing ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, plot twist, investigation, mental illness, insanity, psychology, memory, paranoia, mental institution, schizophrenia, psychiatrist, mental patient ...
Time:
1950s, year 2010, year 1954, 1940s, year 1945 ...
Place:
iran, persia, america, boston
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Perceived as a monster, Bruce Wayne confronts the ghosts of his tragic past and attempts to reclaim his humanity by saving a missing person. Ultimately, his rabid quest for truth ignites a moral reckoning within a city bursting with lies.
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, contemplative, suspenseful ...
Plot:
batman, heroes, superhero, superpower, haunted by the past, death, disguise, good versus evil, tragic hero, secret identity, vigilantism, revenge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
584
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
It is not easy to make an appointment with the in-demand 40-year-old Moscow psychotherapist Oleg. To his clients, he seems to be a successful and independent family man, while passions are raging inside him, he himself needs qualified help from a ...
Style:
depressing, sentimental, absurd, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
sex doll, character study, mental illness, psychologist, midlife crisis, psychotherapist, loneliness, social relations, lifestyle, doll, delusion, introvert ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
moscow russia
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Novella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she's developed a disturbing habit ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, rough, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
cannibal, self harm, mutilation, food, body horror, mental disorder, psychiatrist, mental illness, depression, obsession, male female relationship, cannibalism ...
Is relevant?
161
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
A goofy limo driver does his best to maintain his professionalism and sanity amidst the unrelenting chaos brought into his life by his passengers.
Style:
dark comedy, absurd, road movie, slapstick, fast paced ...
Plot:
chaos, passenger, sanity, misadventure, irreverent, urban, satire, criminal, moral ambiguity, confined, character study, social satire ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Detective Ben Nolan is sent to investigate the story of a convicted prostitute and known drug dealer Linda Grossel. Linda explains that she was kidnapped and held captive for weeks. As the investigation unfolds, Linda's sanity is put to ...
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
investigation, uncover truth, danger, law enforcement, captivity, isolation, abduction, police detective, trauma, kidnapping, moral ambiguity, sanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Alex Hoffman, an American ex-pat physicist, creates an AI-driven system that exploits fear in the financial markets and operates at lightning speed to make big returns. But on the day of launch, Alex’s sanity is shaken after he is viciously ...
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
conspiracy, artificial intelligence, finance, wall street, scientist, frame up, technology, financier, assassination plot, financial problem, doubt, murder ...
Place:
london
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: France, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The only journey is the one within. Mandorla explores a man's search for a meaningful life despite conflicts between his inner and outer worlds. Ernesto is a visual artist and seeker stuck in a corporate job, who is drawn by dark magical ...
Style:
philosophical, psychological, art house, surreal, existential ...
Plot:
dream, self discovery, magic realism, symbolism, obsession, sanity, identity crisis, visionary, metaphysics, alienation, memory, quest ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
Style:
suspense, surreal, mind twisting, erotic, gothic ...
Plot:
hallucination, seance, murder, photograph, surrealism, female protagonist, paranoia, secret, flashback, guilt, conspiracy, fear ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
Is relevant?
8K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A high-class call girl kills a customer in self-defense. To avoid scandal, her parents try to have her declared mentally incompetent. Not helping matters is that she is very distrustful of everybody, including her court-appointed attorney, and is ...
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, hilarious, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, mental health, courtroom, lawyer, court, murder, flashback, sex worker, self defense, prostitution, child abuse, insanity ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and ...
Style:
anthology, psychological, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
psychopath, confession of crime, serial killer, mental institution, serial child killer, war veteran, rural setting, murder confession, courtroom drama, anti semitism, killing spree, lawyer ...
Time:
19th century, year 1976, 1890s, turn of the century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Is relevant?
905K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, imaginary friend, schizophrenia, psychology, time travel, insanity, parallel universe, suburbs, surrealism, time loop, trippy, schizophrenic ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 2000s, future, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, america, usa, virginia, harvard university
Is relevant?
312K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Style:
scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, twist ending ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural, haunted house, ghost, isolation, fear, hotel, stephen king, survival, trapped, evil, insanity, confined ...
Time:
year 2007, y2k, 15th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, los angeles, california, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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