Mental disorder movies and TV shows – page 5
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2K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, realistic, depressing, sentimental ...
Plot:
mental illness, mental disorder, family relations, love affair, friendship, parents and children, couples, unfulfillment, psychiatry, self mutilation, psychological disorder, mental health ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Netherlands, UK, Germany, Italy, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The tragic story of Vincent van Gogh broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. Based on the letters written between the two.
Style:
sexy, touching, psychological, scenic, cult classic ...
Plot:
painter, art, artist, painting, biopic, genius, mental disorder, obsession, brother brother relationship, poverty, art history, life is a bitch ...
Time:
19th century, 80s, 20th century
Place:
holland, europe, london, paris france, france
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Loosely based on two short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and inspired by the works of the Marquis de Sade. In 19th century France a young man is plagued by nightmares in which he is dragged off to a madhouse. On the journey back from his mother’s ...
Style:
surreal, gothic, suspenseful, rough, psychological ...
Plot:
mental institution, surrealism, mental disorder, social satire, blasphemy, faked death, haunted by the past, curses spells and rituals, society, danger, doctors and patients, social misfits ...
Place:
czech republic, europe, czechoslovakia
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style:
clever, cynical, captivating, motivational, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
money, corruption, wall street, business, rise and fall, addiction, stock market, stock broker, success, wealth, greed, rags to riches ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, year 1987 ...
Place:
new york, usa, geneva switzerland, big ben london, italy ...
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330K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with ...
Style:
depressing, emotional, sexy, sincere, serious ...
Audience:
manly, adult
Plot:
wrestling, loneliness, redemption, father daughter relationship, fame, aging, self destructing, professional wrestling, fighter, midlife crisis, life is a bitch, stripper ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, bolivia, iran, usa, north america ...
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80K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A mother lives quietly with her twenty-eight-year-old son, Do-joon, providing herbs and acupuncture to neighbors. One day, a girl is brutally murdered, and Do-joon is charged with the killing. Now, it's his mother's call whether to prove ...
Style:
atmospheric, tense, mind bending, cerebral, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, revenge, medieval, determination, uncover truth, asian, mentally challenged, mother, mental disorder, police brutality, overprotective mother ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 2010s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, east asia, korea, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young med student struggling with her tuition fees is drawn into the shady world of underground body modification.
Style:
dark, sexy, disturbing, scary, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
torture, plastic surgery, revenge, amputation, surgery, rape and revenge, stripper, medical student, police detective, rape, female nudity, female killer ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
Style:
sexy, humorous, talky, surreal, semi serious ...
Plot:
sleepwalking, mental disorder, love and romance, lifestyle, couples, adolescence vs adulthood, adulthood, loser, marriage, mental illness, sleeping, road trip ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city, pennsylvania, maryland ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, psychedelic, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, existentialism, satire, theater, surrealism, actor, dark humor, showbiz, father daughter relationship, mental illness, alter ego, backstage ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie.
Style:
exciting, intense, stylized, black comedy, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
drug addiction, theft, junkie, addiction, heroin, sex scene, blackmail, old friends reunited, friendship, revenge, violence, redemption ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 90s, 70s, year 1979 ...
Place:
edinburgh scotland, slovenia, scotland, scottish highlands, china ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A photographer struggling with memory loss discovers her pictures may indicate something sinister is hitting close to home.
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, psychological, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
amnesia, photograph, mental disorder, female protagonist, empowerment, confusion, memory loss, murder, uncover truth, recovery, suspicion, danger ...
Place:
canada
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140K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually ...
Style:
mind twisting, cerebral, surreal, black and white, sexual ...
Plot:
surrealism, mute character, actress, silence, patient, existentialism, medical, nordic, art, dream, alienation, insanity ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Harriet, a ten-year old girl, lives together with her big sister and her alcoholic mother out in the countryside. The family runs a motel. Harriet is different from the others, as she owns a great creativity and has nobody to play with. Her infinite ...
Style:
touching, crying, independent film, intellectual, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, mental disorder, coming of age, waterfall, sister, youth, unicorn, ufo, ghost story, orphan, dying, car accident ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 60s
Place:
california, pacific ocean, canada, minnesota, san diego california
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189K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up -- and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the ...
Style:
dark comedy, cult classic, funny, black comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsession, television, dark humor, stalking, friendship, psychopath, kidnapping, satire, stalker, insanity, falling from height, dumb ...
Time:
20th century, medieval times, 90s
Place:
usa, north america, canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Adèle Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo, falls in love with British soldier Albert Pinson while living in exile off the coast of England. Though he spurns her affections, she follows him to Nova Scotia and takes on the alias of ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, serious, period piece, art house ...
Plot:
love, unfulfilled love, mental disorder, lieutenant, unfulfillment, destructive relationship, downfall, unrequited love, women, crazy love, desire, stalking ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, year 1975, 1860s ...
Place:
france, nova scotia, canada, nova scotia, canada, europe ...
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1.4M
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Suffering short-term memory loss after a head injury, Leonard Shelby embarks on a grim quest to find the lowlife who murdered his wife in this gritty, complex thriller that packs more knots than a hangman's noose. To carry out his plan, Shelby ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, neo noir, confusing ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
memory, vengeance, memory loss, plot twist, revenge, murder, amnesia, whodunit, twists and turns, paranoia, murder mystery, manipulation ...
Time:
year 2000, year 2001, future, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, iran, america, usa ...
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540
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jane, a small-town girl, has moved to Helsinki and the world is finally open for her. Passionate and excited, she seeks adventure, all the things she has yearned for so long. Jane gravitates to a gay bar at night, staggers in her nervous state of ...
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, psychological, sexy, touching
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, mental disorder, mental illness, lgbt, lgbtq, anxiety, lesbian interest, mental health, jealousy, love, love and romance ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
helsinki finland, finland
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, South Africa, Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Enjoying college life as a popular student, Laura shares everything with her more than 800 friends on Facebook. But one day, after accepting a friend request from a social outcast named Marina, Laura’s life is cursed...
Style:
cyber, slasher, demonic, psychotronic, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
facebook, suicide, witch, social network, witchcraft, funeral, police investigation, college, social media, young adult, internet, spirit ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
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142K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Style:
culinary, inspirational, exciting, talky, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
chef, cooking, food, restaurant, abuse of power, violent behavior, gastronomy, violent man, male chauvinist, psychopath as protagonist, love, bullying ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, y2k
Place:
london, new orleans, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Joe just told his boyfriend, George, that he is a serial killer. George thinks that his boyfriend, Joe, is hilarious... and he just saw Patricia Arquette at Target!!! In the horror/comedy hybrid, 'You're Killing Me', we take a look at ...
Style:
homoerotic, humorous, romantic, dark comedy, slasher ...
Plot:
psychopath as protagonist, gay couple, serial killer, multiple deaths, mental disorder, lgbt, criminal, doctor patient relationship, serial murder, blood, psychiatrist, murder ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Estonia, Finland, Sweden, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being "good" finds himself confronting the mysteries of middle-age and morality as he loses grasp of what was once his quiet life.
Style:
surreal, psychological, suspenseful, bleak, black and white ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, hell, surrealism, temptation, moral dilemma, fighting the system, rebellion, rebelliousness, midlife crisis, society, mental disorder, depression ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
estonia, europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A land surveyor working in an unnamed woodland area is disturbed and beguiled by a strange silhouette that moves amongst the trees.
Style:
suspense, captivating, mystical, suspenseful, creepy ...
Plot:
forest, mental disorder, magic mushroom, folk horror, supernatural horror, supernatural power, supernatural, recklessness, mysticism, psycho, mentally unstable, going crazy ...
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Malcom McDowell, Lou Diamond Phillips and Robert Englund star in three separate stories set in an eerie mental asylum.
Style:
psychological, anthology, serious, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mental illness, losing-it hero, mental institution, hospital, psychiatric ward, mental disorder, illness, psychological trauma, danger, mentally unstable, doctors and patients, doll ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
While walking home from her latest OB appointment, a very pregnant Esther Woodhouse is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. This horrible event seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group. ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, serious, realistic, mumblecore ...
Plot:
mind game, support group, revenge, female killer, pregnancy, illness, mental illness, babies and infants, supernatural, home invasion, child, mental disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
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875
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
When he blacks out after receiving a strange Christmas gift from his girlfriend, Quinn (Noah Segan) wakes the next morning to find his whole world crumbling around him.
Style:
christmas horror, black comedy, independent film, dark comedy
Plot:
young couple, haunted, christmas, accidental killing, held captive, mental disorder, dead body, college, struggling artist, coworker, painting, phone ringing ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In this twisted love story, a man seeks out an unsuspecting stranger to help him purge the dark torments of his past. His plan goes awry when he encounters a woman with plans of her own.
Style:
sexy, slasher, suspense, post-horror, disturbing ...
Plot:
violence, married man, perversion, bare breasts, mother issues, terror, survival, mental disorder, fear, stalker, mission, fetish ...
Place:
sarajevo
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lucía and her son live isolated from society in a flat place where there’s practically no life. The small family unit formed by mother and son hardly ever receives visitors, and their goal is to lead a quiet existence. At first they succeed, but ...
Style:
atmospheric, powerful, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
wasteland, mental disorder, families, society, family relations, violence, violent, evil, creature, terror, beast, threat ...
Time:
19th century
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687
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
All seems normal with Joseph and Joanne. Joanne is pregnant with their first child. Life in their little urban house is cozy and familiar. But something is off about Joseph. He doesn’t seem excited about the baby. Work on his documentary is ...
Style:
suspense, thought provoking, psychological, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
mental disorder, husband wife relationship, pregnancy, pregnant woman, male objectification, filmmaker, personality change, creative block, mentally unstable protagonist, secret identity, mental illness, inspiration ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Anthology series that explores the true and inspirational stories of those who have struggled and learned to successfully live with mental illness.
Style:
dramatic, rough, serious, psychological, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
mental health, gay sex, child molestation, pedophilia, gay cruising, mental disorder, mental illness, illness, psychiatrist, fight, terminal illness, mental patient ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Vivienne (Sarah Jessica Parker), is an established singer with a successful music career. On the eve of a major performance, Vivienne receives some life-altering news that causes her to reevaluate her priorities. As she crisscrosses the busy streets ...
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, depressing, rough, disturbing
Plot:
singer, diagnosis, mental disorder, lovers, family relations, psychology, desperation, ex husband, terminal illness, loneliness, love, philosophy ...
Place:
new york
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