Mental illness movies and TV shows – page 3
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| DNA (2025) | 7.2 | |
| Bugonia (2025) | 7.4 | |
| Together (2025) | 6.7 | |
| STRAW (2025) | 6.5 | |
| Hyde (2025) |
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein as his patient. Jung’s weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud. Both men fall under Sabina’s ...
Style:
psychological, sexy, philosophical, period piece, intellectual ...
Plot:
psychoanalysis, psychology, psychiatrist, mental illness, historical character, sexual perversion, psychologist, adultery, sex, biopic, introspection, psychiatry ...
Time:
1900s, year 1912, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century ...
Place:
switzerland, europe, central europe, vienna, austria ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dawn isn't like other kids her age full of typical teenage angst about boys, school and parents. Her pain goes far deeper, and to deal with her emotional overload she physically cuts herself. The problem of adolescent girls committing ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, teen, neurotic ...
Plot:
mental illness, self harm, teenage girl, self mutilation, mother daughter relationship, bullying, therapist, physical abuse, female friendship, depression, father daughter relationship, brother sister relationship ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.
Style:
psychological, scary, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
mental illness, psychology, demon, insanity, supernatural, twists and turns, mental disorder, obsession, paranoia, friendship, illness, macabre ...
Time:
70s, 80s
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122K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family ...
Style:
disturbing, black comedy, sexy, psychological, art house ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
incest, dysfunctional family, isolated house, brother sister incest, paranoia, sadism, brother sister sex, child abuse, overprotective father, eccentric family, abuse, isolation ...
Time:
2000s, year 2010, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
greece, europe
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2K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple personality disorder.
Style:
psychological, sad, touching, heartbreaking, disturbing ...
Plot:
dissociative identity disorder, mental illness, psychology, mental disorder, child abuse, physical abuse, abuse, abusive parent, children, mental health, domineering mother, patient ...
Place:
nova scotia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
Style:
sentimental, sexy, touching, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, date night
Plot:
bipolar disorder, mental illness, father daughter relationship, mental disorder, mental health, absent mother, parents and children, illness, poverty, husband wife relationship, youth, trust ...
Time:
year 2014, future, 60s, year 1967, year 1978 ...
Place:
boston, usa, new york, new england, massachusetts ...
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11K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Lyle is filled with rage. After badly beating a classmate during a schoolyard fight, Lyle is committed to a juvenile mental institution in lieu of criminal prosecution. Inside the hospital, Lyle encounters a group of adolescents struggling with a ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, independent film, depressing, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
mental institution, mental illness, coming of age, juvenile delinquency, depression, self harm, addiction, mental health, manic, psychology, therapy, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
new jersey, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The emotional story of a young man in a mental institution for teens who begins to understand his psychosis in the environment of others with mental and emotional problems. He finds intimacy with Lisa, a young woman suffering from schizophrenia.
Style:
psychological, mind bending, surreal, psychedelic, spiritual ...
Plot:
mental illness, multiple personality disorder, angst, mental disorder, insanity, schizophrenia, mental institution, teenage love, coming of age, young lovers, psychiatric hospital, homosexual subtext ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
philadelphia
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2.6M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, cerebral, thought provoking ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, self destructing, psychology, split personality, plot twist, nihilism, insanity, obsession, dissociative identity disorder, insomnia, identity crisis, mental illness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place:
delaware, seattle, iran, america, los angeles ...
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290K
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is.
Style:
twist ending, suspense, scary, suspenseful, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, murder mystery, whodunit, dissociative identity disorder, psychology, investigation, motel, murder, mental disorder, split personality, mental illness ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, florida, nevada
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12K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A hedonistic bachelor, falls for an escaped mental patient. Til Schweiger comes up with a slickly-made off-the-wall romantic comedy drama "Barfuss" (Barefoot), his first solo directing effort in nearly a decade. Punchy, ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, humorous, touching, road movie ...
Plot:
social misfits, opposites attract, mental illness, love affair, runaway, psychiatry, fall in love, hopes, couples, illness, destruction, happiness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After a teenage girl's perplexing suicide, a classmate receives a series of tapes that unravel the mystery of her tragic choice.
Style:
emotional, psychological, thought provoking, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
suicide, high school, depression, bullying, guilt, loss of friend, human relationship, troubled teen, loss, classmate classmate relationship, suicidal, lgbtq ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Style:
depressing, disturbing, compassionate, factual, intense ...
Plot:
mental illness, rich and poor, mother daughter relationship, hollywood, insanity, biopic, actor's life, women, lobotomy, courtroom, domineering mother, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1930s, 1950s, year 1958 ...
Place:
california, usa, seattle, manhattan new york city, new york
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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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53K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution amid uncertainty as to whether her greatest fear is real or delusional.
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, suspense, medical horror, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, stalking, mental institution, maniac, psychiatric ward, mental patient, sexual assault, psychopath, stalker, murder, mental illness, mental disorder ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
portugal, pennsylvania, boston
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Crime reporter, John Moore, meets with psychologist, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, to investigate a serial killer in New York during the late 19th century.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, gothic, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, mental illness, murder mystery, murder investigation, police, crime investigation, psychologist, ritual, forensics, investigation, homicide detective, private detective ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, victorian era, 2010s
Place:
new york, america
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Style:
dramatic, entertaining, emotional, psychological thriller, twisted ...
Plot:
twists and turns, con artists, mental illness, heist, cons and scams, plot twist, greed, partner, con men, life philosophy, slick, psychology ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Style:
sweet, feel good, melancholic, cute, compassionate ...
Audience:
date night, kids, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
mental illness, social misfits, brother sister relationship, poker, love, mechanic, love story, mental health, siblings living together, misfit, mental disorder, autism ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
usa, seattle, washington state
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146K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a ...
Style:
depressing, intellectual, psychological, touching, poignant ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
suicide, depression, mental illness, aids, writers, lesbian, bipolar disorder, lgbtq, writer's life, lgbt, lesbian love, introspection ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, year 2001, 90s, 1920s ...
Place:
new york, england, california, london, los angeles ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction. The vampire continues to visit and drink his blood, and as his ...
Style:
dark comedy, psychological, surreal, sexy, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, mental illness, secretary, female vampire, psychiatrist, cockroach, nightclub, insanity, macabre, hallucination, yuppie ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, bleak, depressing, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, toddlers, teen drama, adult
Plot:
psychopath, evil child, school shooting, high school, childhood, guilt, prison visit, depression, teenager, sociopath, antisocial behavior, teenage boy ...
Time:
year 2011, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
united kingdom, america, connecticut, usa, new york ...
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47K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A thriller centered on an institutionalized young woman who becomes terrorized by a ghost.
Style:
scary, psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night
Plot:
mental institution, psychiatric ward, supernatural, ghost, brutality, dissociative identity disorder, split personality, haunted, mental illness, doctors and patients, murder, hospital ...
Time:
year 2000, year 2010, 2010s, 60s, 80s ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A ten year old girl named Angela leads her six year old sister, Ellie, through various regimens of 'purification' in an attempt to rid themselves of their evil, which she believes to be the cause of their mother's mental illness. ...
Style:
psychological, touching, sincere, atmospheric, controversial ...
Plot:
mental illness, girl, dysfunctional family, youth, child's point of view, spirituality, divine intervention, sister sister relationship, obsession, coming of age, mysticism, self discovery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, new york state
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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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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Peter Winter is a young schizophrenic who is desperately trying to get his daughter back from her adoptive family. He attempts to function in a world that, for him, is filled with strange voices, electrical noise, disconcerting images, and jarringly ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, independent film, art house, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
schizophrenia, mental illness, mental disorder, illness, mental health, insanity, character study, serial killer, abused child, psychopath, adoption, murder ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
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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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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young man and his four younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.
Style:
suspense, scary, surprise ending, psychological horror, tense ...
Plot:
twists and turns, mental illness, ghost, plot twist, abandoned house, murder, death of mother, sibling relationship, haunted house, split personality, violence, schizophrenic ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, year 2017
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, disturbing, cult classic, depressing ...
Plot:
mental illness, dysfunctional family, friendship, childhood, coming of age, murder, bullying, boarding school, transformation, life is a bitch, human nature, family problems ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
ireland, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Charlie gets released from an insane asylum and moves in with Miranda, the young daughter he left behind. Charlie believes that there is treasure hidden beneath the local Costco, so he puts together a plan to unearth the loot. By convincing Miranda ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, touching, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
treasure hunt, mental illness, father daughter relationship, family relations, musician, hopes, obsession, child as adult, eccentricity, estrangement, obsessive quest, escapades ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, southern california, new jersey
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37K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, preschool
Plot:
autism, asperger's syndrome, fall in love, shyness, love, happy ending, neighbor, disability, lovers, first love, mental illness, depression ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
new york, california, new jersey, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city ...
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