Mental illness on screen (13 titles)
A collection of films about or featuring mental illness and/or psychiatry.
87.6% from 4 members
Iris
Affectionate portrait of Iris Murdoch falling into Alzheimer's dementia.
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Iris
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville
Director: Richard Eyre
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Based on the book ELEGY FOR IRIS, by John Bayley, this biopic tells the inspiring and heartbreaking story of the writer's 40-year romance with English novelist Dame Iris Murdoch. The film cuts back and forth between the young Iris and John (played by Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville), at the height ..read more »
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from 9,387 members
Repulsion
Masterpiece study of an isolated woman descending into psychosis.
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Repulsion
on DVD
(1965)
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser
Director: Roman Polanski
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REPULSION, starring the incomparable Catherine Deneuve, was director Roman Polanski's first movie filmed in English. It chronicles the descent into schizophrenia of a sexually confused, isolated young woman named Carol who works at a beauty parlor and shares an apartment with her sister Helen (..read more »
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from 2,638 members
Some Voices
Realistic and moving story of a man released from a mental hospital and his relationship with a young woman he meets at work as they cope with life interrupted by voices, medication and the other obstacles thrown up by mental illness. Daniel Craig and David Morrissey are excellent as brothers trying to run a cafe despite Craig's mental ups and downs.
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Some Voices
(2000)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Julie Graham, Kelly MacDonald
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
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A heartwarming and honest film about a couple trying to enjoy daily life while struggling with mental illness, SOME VOICES comes from director Simon Cellan Jones. In the movie, a man who has recently been released from a mental hospital gets a job working at a cafe operated by his brother. He falls ..read more »
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from 480 members
The Bridge
Documentary film following a year of suicide at the Golden Gate Bridge, and speaking to families of those who died, and some of those who survived, to explore what drives somebody to take their own life.
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The Bridge
on DVD
(2006)
Director: Eric Steel
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In the USA today, suicide is far more common than homicide, with someone taking their own life every eighteen minutes, and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge confirmed as the most popular suicide destination in the world. Inspired by an article written by Tad Friend of the New Yorker, entitled "The ..read more »
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from 3,138 members
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield
Director: Milos Forman
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In one of the most memorable indictments of mental institutions, and a subtle examination of male anger, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (based on the novel by Ken Kesey) presents a biting, and ultimately tragic, satire. R.P. McMurphy (Jack Nicholson, in a role it would seem he was born to play), a ..read more »
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from 57,128 members
Spider
Bleak, largely first-person picture following Spider from his release from psychiatric hospital as he withdraws into himself and his psychotic inner world.
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Spider
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne
Director: David Cronenberg
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Based on the novel by Patrick McGrath, David Cronenberg's psychological drama follows Dennis "Spider" Cleg (Ralph Fiennes), a mentally disturbed man who has just been released from an asylum. Upon taking up residence in a seedy London apartment building, the already introverted Spider begins to ..read more »
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from 3,427 members
The Hours
Thoroughly depressing film about Virginia Woolf's depression!
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The Hours
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Allison Janney, Meryl Streep
Director: Stephen Daldry
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Based on the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Michael Cunningham, THE HOURS employs Virginia Woolf's classic novel and central character, MRS. DALLOWAY, as its foundation and inspiration. Spanning three different eras, during one day, the film focuses on the parallel lives of three women joined in ..read more »
62%
from 20,365 members
A Beautiful Mind
Excellent performance from Russell Crowe as mathematician John Forbes Nash as he wrestles with schizophrenia.
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A Beautiful Mind
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard delivers his finest effort with his extraordinary film, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001. Based loosely on Sylvia Nasar's acclaimed biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash, the film is a compelling look at one man's genius, his ..read more »
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from 33,406 members
Girl, Interrupted
Based on the true story of Susanna Kaysen and her incarceration in psychiatric hospital as a depressed teenager.
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Girl, Interrupted
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea Duvall
Director: James Mangold
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Adapted from Kaysen's popular memoir, GIRL, INTERRUPTED is handled with extreme sensitivity by director James Mangold (HEAVY, COPLAND.) Winona Ryder stars as Susana, a troubled teenager whose confused attempt at suicide lands her in a mental hospital. Once there, she meets an odd assortment of ..read more »
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from 9,228 members
Shock Corridor
1963 picture about a journalist who infiltrates a psychiatric hospital to investigate a murder and is changed by what he experiences.
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Shock Corridor
on DVD
(1963)
Starring: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans
Director: Samuel Fuller
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An overly ambitious reporter gets himself admitted into a psychiatric hospital in order to uncover evidence from a murder.
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