Mental disorder movies and TV shows – page 2
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| Champions (2023) | 6.8 | |
| Big Mood (2024) | 6.9 | |
| The Chalk Line (2022) | 6.1 | |
| BEEF (2023) | 8.0 | |
| A Little Something Extra (2024) | 7.0 |
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Have issues with depression, erectile disfunction, dementia, or even with your love life? Don't worry, as the psychologist Ryou and his nurse Asuna will seriously try to help you understand these mental disorders all while laughing!
Style:
anime, educational, satirical, psychological, humorous ...
Plot:
mental disorder, clinic, therapy, medical, satire, nurse, slice of life, mental illness, psychiatry, depression, mental health, psychology ...
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125K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, motel, mental disorder, obsession, hotel, insanity, murder, family problems, half brother, dysfunctional family, small town, incestuous desire ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century
Place:
oregon, usa, hawaii
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When a gloomy, God-fearing island community is rocked by the murder of a young child, a psychologist is called in to examine Dorothy Mills, the teenager accused of the crime. Despite the villagers' resistance, the therapist soon suspects that ...
Style:
scary, psychological, suspenseful, serious, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
creepy child, supernatural, psychiatrist, mental disorder, social relations, teenage life, danger, supernatural ability, babies and infants, clergy, multiple personality disorder, secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into ...
Style:
independent film, disturbing, art house, terrifying, political ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
drunkenness, mining town, mental disorder, australian outback, sexism, beer, gambling, addiction, kangaroo, alcoholic, gay subtext, male nudity ...
Time:
70s, year 1971
Place:
australia, oceania, new zealand
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10K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a small town in Japan, Kirie comes upon her boyfriend's father silently videotaping a snail. Later, the mans obsession with spirals becomes more and more bizarre, ending in his suicide in a washing machine which turn his body into a spiral. ...
Style:
dark fantasy, creepy, surreal, suspenseful, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, curse, obsession, small town, surrealism, darkness, insanity, transformation, body horror, mental disorder, danger, curses spells and rituals ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, bleak, hood ...
Plot:
yakuza, mental disorder, gangster, rivalry, criminal heroes, criminal's revenge, drug abuse, addiction, attempted murder, violence, psychopath, organized crime ...
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
During their journey the expedition led by Captain Choi Do-hyung discovers a journal that was left behind by a British expedition 80 years earlier. The journal was remarkably preserved in a box in the snow and Kim Min-jae, another member of the ...
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, serious, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
isolation, paranoia, danger, delusion, christmas, mental disorder, mountain, snow, escapades, winter, disaster, nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
antarctica, oceania
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Mother Nature gets revenge on some careless campers in this remastered version of the Australian horror classic.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
forces of nature, wilderness, dangerous animal, danger, creature feature, couples, survival, mental disorder, crumbling marriage, isolation, family problems, nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, new zealand
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori. Gregori teaches the children how to raise livestock, grow vegetables, work as a community ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
boy, mental disorder, mysterious character, birthday, parents and children, family problems, eccentric family, isolation, religions or cults, youth, commune, promise ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
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15K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Anna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don't realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis.
Style:
dark, psychological, suspense, bloody, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
home invasion, agoraphobia, violence, revenge, hidden room, mental disorder, brutality, trapped in a room, basement, intruder, female protagonist, murder ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Psychotherapist Ruben Brandt becomes the most wanted criminal in the world when he and four of his patients steal paintings from the world's most renowned museums and art collections.
Style:
adult animation, suspense, exciting, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
art, art theft, chase, dream, painting, boat, psychologist, mental disorder, acrobat, kleptomania, museum, team ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, paris france, new york, tokyo, slovenia ...
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Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A cocksure, road-raging family man finds himself pursued and terrorized by the vengeful van driver he chooses to tailgate.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, brutal, disturbing, slasher ...
Plot:
driving, brutality, mental disorder, murder, car chase, stalker, on the road, violence, mentally unstable, evil man, threat, woman in danger ...
Place:
netherlands
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65K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Following a series of unexplained crimes, a former firefighter is reunited with his son who has been missing for 10 years.
Style:
cerebral, tense, surreal, scary, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female serial killer, body horror, serial killer, violence, psycho killer, party, car accident, cutting one's own hair, pretending to be someone else, childbirth, father son relationship, delusional man ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
france
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82K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, USA, Chile
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
Style:
historical drama, cerebral, philosophical, visual, sentimental ...
Plot:
royal family, christmas, unhappy marriage, mental disorder, british royal family, women, slice of life, female protagonist, adultery, mistress, royalty, marriage ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 2020s
Place:
england, house of windsor
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An agoraphobic woman living alone in New York begins spying on her new neighbors only to witness a disturbing act of violence.
Style:
psychological, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
agoraphobia, mental illness, mental disorder, death, car accident, murder, suicide, uncover truth, plot twist, deception, espionage, murder mystery ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
america, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will ...
Style:
feel good, touching, sentimental, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
dog, mental illness, neighbor, friendship, writers, gender, artist, love story, depression, gay, single mother, waitress ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, maryland, baltimore ...
Is relevant?
192K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The debut film from Darren Aronofsky in which a mathematical genius Maximilian Cohen discovers a link in the connection between numbers and reality and thus believes he can predict the future.
Style:
surreal, atmospheric, mind bending, cerebral, cult classic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mathematics, insanity, obsession, paranoia, computer, conspiracy, surrealism, alienation, psychology, eye, cyberpunk, mental illness ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998, future
Place:
new york, america, middle east, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
Is relevant?
172K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Aileen Wuornos is an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
Style:
bleak, harsh, brutal, sexy, sad ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, lesbian, female serial killer, homeless, prostitute, lesbian love, murder, mental illness, female killer, couples, rape, vengeance ...
Time:
80s, year 2003, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
florida, usa, michigan, miami, ohio
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207K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, psychological, surreal, philosophical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
depression, wedding, end of the world, apocalypse, sister sister relationship, nihilism, collision, mental health, disaster, female nudity, mental disorder, human nature ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, future, 21st century
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
FBI trainee, Clarice Starling ventures into a maximum-security asylum to pick the diseased brain of Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist turned homicidal cannibal. Starling needs clues to help her capture a serial killer. But her Faustian relationship ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, suspense, scary, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
serial killer, psychopath, investigation, murder, psychology, cannibalism, kidnapping, maniac, murder investigation, mind game, fbi, cannibal ...
Time:
year 1991, 20th century, 90s
Place:
pittsburgh, baltimore, persia, usa, memphis ...
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279K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not ...
Style:
surprise ending, twist ending, psychological, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
twists and turns, mental illness, murder, courtroom drama, plot twist, trial, psychology, courtroom, court case, corruption, lawyer, manipulation ...
Time:
90s, future, year 1996, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa
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405K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe ...
Style:
epic, inspirational, realistic, period piece, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mental illness, success, aviation, entrepreneurship, businessman, test pilot, entrepreneur, biopic, business, filmmaking, obsessive compulsive disorder, corruption ...
Time:
1930s, year 2004, 1920s, 1900s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, connecticut, new york, usa ...
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661K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Style:
neo noir, psychological, disturbing, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
character study, sociopath, journalism, obsession, cynicism, psychopath, manipulation, morality, journalist, violence, deception, ethics ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, venice beach california, america ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, USA, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Fifteen-year old John Cleaver is dangerous, and he knows it. He’s obsessed with serial killers, but really doesn’t want to become one. Terrible impulses constantly tempt him, so for his own sake, and the safety of those around, he lives by rigid ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
serial killer, murder, teenager, serial murder, murderer, small town, masked killer, investigation, stalking, adolescence, fear, supernatural power ...
Place:
minnesota, midwest
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Piet, who is studying computer science, is as inexperienced sexually as he is intelligent. When he notices that his feelings for Klara, a fellow student, are not really reciprocal, he is deeply hurt. After trying out sleeping pills on himself, he ...
Style:
dark, intense, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
love story, mental disorder, young love, stalker, fear, geek, drug use, murder, dismemberment, mutilation, rape, loneliness ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After a couple finds a traumatized child of unknown origins, wife Paula must decipher the girl's strange behaviors to unlock her identity and dark past.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, tense, thrilling ...
Plot:
mental disorder, married couple, husband wife relationship, kidnapped child, hidden room, couples, mentally unstable, threat, mental illness, dysfunctional family, secret, kids and family ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
spain, france
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Genre: Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A woman who's returned home with her two kids to attend her sister's wedding must suddenly defend their lives against older people on a killing spree.
Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mental disorder, survival, retirement home, killing, murderer, struggle for survival, threat to kill, death threat, old woman, old man, senior citizen, murder ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past.
Style:
retro, atmospheric, psychological, tense, serious ...
Plot:
movie studio, mental disorder, unsettling, nightmare, arthouse horror, torture, repeated scene, torment, puzzle, darkness, underground, folk horror ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
italy
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23K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.
Style:
suspense, ambiguous ending, spooky, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
bartender, body horror, supernatural horror, occult, mental disorder, cockroach, bar fight, macabre, extreme, hardcore, terror, supernatural ...
Place:
new orleans, louisiana
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where she’s to be rehabilitated into a "good girl" as an example of the miraculous work of ...
Style:
bloody, suspense, scary, suspenseful, compassionate ...
Plot:
hospital, wilderness, rite, hardcore, mental disorder, religion, feral child, woods, extreme, name calling, women, supernatural ...
Time:
2010s
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