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List of mentally unstable movies
283
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A doctor and his girlfriend are stalked by a woman who claims to be in love with him. Meanwhile, the man falls in love with a younger woman. Based on a true story
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Plot:
dangerous attraction, police investigation, obsession, danger, couples, dishonesty, life is a bitch, fall in love, mentally unstable, couple relations, stalking, female stalker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The first feature film from director Simon Bross, the drama Bad Habits shows how a person's approach to food greatly affects one's life. Jimena Ayala plays a nun named Matilde who believes that eating next to nothing will help God stop the ...
Style:
sexy, disturbing, serious, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
physical appearance, dysfunctional family, addiction, parents and children, mentally unstable, religions or cults, infidelity, life is a bitch, family problems, obsession, couples, sexual dysfunction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
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619
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Dr. Dupont arrives at a mental facility to apply for a staff position. World famous Dr. Quilly interviews her, and has her sign papers. She is thrilled to get the job, and is shown her room. However, confusion with her room being on the same floor ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
mental illness, mental institution, uncover truth, danger, rescue, rehabilitation, mentally unstable, doctors and patients, wrongfully committed, mind game, psychiatric hospital, illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Claudia is a troubled teen confined in a very particular support center ruled with roughness by renowned psychiatrist Bernarda Alquicira. Coexisting with girls who have experienced similar trances, Claudia confronts horrible visions of Andrea, a ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspense, captivating, scary ...
Plot:
ghost, mentally unstable, isolation, mental institution, supernatural, confined, vengeance, uncover truth, danger, murder, death, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Elsa, a woman with a long history of depression in the midst of a divorce from her husband of 12 years develops an obsession with a seven year old girl she sees at a birthday party when she comes to pick up her son Thomas. Determined to find out ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, emotional, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
obsession, family relations, haunted by the past, depression, stalking, mentally unstable, danger, crumbling marriage, parents and children, family problems, little girl, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
This follow-up to the George Romero/Stephen King-launched anthology series features five new tales of horror and a wraparound. The main stories deal with alternative realities ("Alice"), possessed communication devices ("The ...
Style:
anthology, slasher, scary, semi serious, horror comedy ...
Plot:
serial killer, vampirism, stephen king, ghost, psychopath, destiny, hot dog, teenage girl, suburbs, murder, professor, supernatural ...
Time:
21st century
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595
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In New York, detective Alex Scott is investigating with his partner Sergio Perez the disappearance of several children. When they visit the Mexican witch Gloria, the woman advises that a powerful evil force is chasing the reincarnation of her son ...
Style:
serious, bleak, suspense, independent film, scary ...
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, missing child, reincarnation, haunted by the past, supernatural ability, investigation, imaginary, danger, mentally unstable, legends and myths ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
On April 9, 1948, a Jewish militia entered the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin and killed over 100 villagers. Soon after, a mental hospital was built on the ruins. The first patients to be committed were Holocaust survivors. A legend says that to ...
Style:
uplifting, psychological, emotional, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
mental institution, haunted by the past, uncover truth, human spirit, culture clash, memory loss, life is a bitch, hopes, mentally unstable, conflict, israeli, israeli palestinian conflict ...
Place:
israel, palestine, usa, middle east
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jane White's only ambition is to appear on a popular talk show.
Style:
cynical, semi serious, humorous, witty, independent film ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, obsessive quest, family relations, mentally unstable, parents and children, female protagonist, transvestism, couples, media, mentally challenged, serial killer, love and romance ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Is relevant?
350
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Vicious criminal Brad Mayfield takes pleasure in kidnapping, assault and murder. It is up to Officer Dan Burk to stop his lust for blood. The stakes of the game quickly rise when Burk becomes romantically involved with a beautiful woman who happens ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
serial killer, rivalry, danger, mentally unstable, confined, law enforcement, psychopath, missing person, kidnapping, clown, graphic violence, terrorism ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Sick of her life, housewife Nancy just wants it to be over and done with, but rather than kill herself, she hires a stranger from the Internet to do the job for her. But fate takes a strange turn when she meets her killer and the two fall in love. ...
Style:
disturbing, sexy, erotic, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, perversion, rape victim, self mutilation, adultery, suicidal, rough sex, self discovery, fall in love, destructive relationship, death wish, depression ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
baltimore, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Borderline, a film version of the novels Borderline and La Brèche, tells the story of Kiki at various stages of her life. With her mother institutionalized, she is raised by her grandmother, where left to her own devices, she takes refuge in ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
bisexuality, dysfunctional family, orgasm, borderline personality disorder, mentally unstable, life is a bitch, parents and children, haunted by the past, introspection, lifestyle, family relations, sexual relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of girls trapped in an institution suffer the wrath of a serial killer on the loose. This campy thriller pays homage to Friday the 13th.
Style:
slasher, serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
serial killer, mentally unstable, mental institution, struggle for survival, danger, murder, violence, survival, violence spree, gory, woman in danger, strong violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
A beautiful lady turns up in an architect's masterpiece.When he founds that she is real, he realizes that she is haunted and hunted by the reasons they have to find out
Style:
mind bending, realistic, suspenseful, scary, serious ...
Plot:
ghost, mentally unstable, stalking, supernatural, danger, supernatural ability, mysterious character, sex scene, painter, party, suicide, investigator ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki", an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, slasher, perverse ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex doll, obsession, stalking, murder, loner, doll, mentally unstable, abduction, couples, objects come to life, love affair, love and romance ...
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The plot revolves around two hipster friends who pretend to be a writer with a troubled past in their quest for fame.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
drug abuse, satire, writer's life, prodigy, tragic hero, best friend, life is a bitch, love and romance, misfit, lifestyle, mentally unstable, social misfits ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A single and lonely woman finds the seemingly perfect man to date, but soon regrets it when his deranged and possessive other personality emerges and worst still, she cannot convince anyone else of his Jekyll/Hyde true nature.
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, cynical, semi serious, black comedy ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
dark humor, battle of the sexes, fall in love, dangerous attraction, mentally unstable, couple relations, lifestyle, wooing, wedding, dating, talk show host, trip ...
Time:
year 1996, 20th century, 90s
Place:
latin america, usa, mexico
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A teenage boy befriends an escapee from a mental institution who sees visions of horrible murders being committed.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, scary, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, murder, mentally unstable, confined, danger, gory, haunted by the past, mental illness, mental institution, escaped mental patient, nypd, escape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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698
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
James Bishop is a young psychology resident, excited about his new job at St. Andrews Mental Hospital and the chance to help severely ill patients. The excitement changes to puzzlement, concern and finally terror as some of those patients ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, scary, suspense ...
Plot:
devil worship, serial killer, human experiment, supernatural, mentally unstable, doctors and patients, mental illness, psychopath, power relations, investigation, supernatural ability, ghost ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When an apparently exemplary cop abducts and secretly imprisons a beautiful dancer, a deadly battle of wills between captor and captive ensues.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hostage, woman in danger, psychopath, missing person, deputy sheriff, isolation, law enforcement, stalking, riddles and clues, captivity, who done it, danger ...
Place:
asia, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the vein of "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" and fraught with mystery and edge-of-your seat suspense, Kari Wuhrer Poison tells the darkly insidious story of the Garrett household and their descent into a hellish world of sexual malice ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot:
dangerous attraction, female serial killer, teenage girl, framed for murder, adultery, revenge, suicide, poison, infidelity, dysfunctional marriage, caught having sex, female bonding ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
beverly hills, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Young and full of life, Murielle (Emilie Dequenne, Rosetta) has a promising future ahead of her when she meets and falls head over heels for Mounir (Tahar Rahim, A Prophet). A wedding soon follows, and the happy couple quickly set about preparing to ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, sincere, sad ...
Plot:
motherhood, generosity, losing-it hero, children, love, downfall, family relations, fall in love, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, domestic disturbance ...
Time:
year 2012, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
belgium, morocco
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A doctor dealing with the aftermath of his son's death tries to help a troubled young man.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, tense, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
family in crisis, death of son, child abuse, abuse, suicide, family problems, starting over, doctors and patients, mentally unstable, life is a bitch, social worker, haunted by the past ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A woman discovers her new husband wants to keep her all to himself.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, tense
Plot:
woman in danger, psychopath, delusion, husband wife relationship, hidden identity, captivity, couple relations, dishonesty, mentally unstable, possessiveness, murder, miscarriage ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Melanie decides that one of her tenants would be perfect as her husband and decides to eliminate everyone who might interfere in her plans.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, psychological, scary ...
Plot:
obsession, split personality, apartment building, murder, disobey, danger, mentally unstable, dishonesty, dangerous attraction, blind ambition, psychopath, stalking ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A reporter witnesses a brutal murder, and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of Siamese twins who were separated at birth, one of them forced to live under the eye of a watchful, controlling psychiatrist.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, absurd ...
Plot:
twins, amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, mysterious character, obsession, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, danger, haunted by the past, dishonesty, body horror ...
Place:
canada, vancouver
Is relevant?
1K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Roman (Lucky McKee) is a lonely young man who yearns to find love, happiness and companionship. Tormented by his ungrateful co-workers and trapped in a life of tedium as a welder in a local factory, Roman's one pleasure is his obsession with ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
isolation, murder, factory, psychopath, dangerous attraction, serial killer, destructive relationship, obsession, investigation, danger, mentally unstable, fall in love ...
Place:
los angeles
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163
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Pink Eye is set in a small town in upstate New York, at a prison-like, dilapidated insane asylum where secret drug testing has gone inexplicably wrong. Patients are dying in sick and twisted ways and those who survive are becoming raging, homicidal ...
Style:
scary, serious, suspenseful, rough, slasher
Audience:
teens
Plot:
human experiment, mental illness, mental institution, psychopath, experiment gone awry, vengeance, supernatural, survival, gory, danger, doctors and patients, mentally unstable ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is impossible to separate truth from lies.
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, rough, twisted, horrifying ...
Plot:
sexual relations, murder, time machine, obsession, seduction, surrealism, dishonesty, mentally unstable, couples, breakup, sexualized violence, nordic ...
Time:
distant future
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Lothar Schramm is a simple man with complex problems, yet he seems like such a nice guy. He works as a taxi driver and lives by himself where he is happy to answer his door to strangers and kill them outright. As with many shy loner types he has a ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, bloody, slasher, controversial ...
Plot:
serial killer, violence, maniac, psycho killer, necrophilia, psycho, prostitute, sexual torture, violent, sexual cruelty, perversity, nudity ...
Time:
90s
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