Mental Health Movies
by dnee-21337 | created - 05 Apr 2017 | updated - 05 Apr 2017 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Pollock (2000)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama
A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.
Director: Ed Harris | Stars: Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Robert Knott, Molly Regan
Votes: 29,638 | Gross: $8.60M
2. Waking Madison (2010)
R | 89 min | Drama
A woman suffering from multiple personality disorder tries to piece back together her life.
Director: Katherine Brooks | Stars: Sarah Roemer, Elisabeth Shue, Imogen Poots, Samantha Beaulieu
Votes: 1,592
3. Girl, Interrupted (1999)
R | 127 min | Biography, Drama
A directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 211,504 | Gross: $28.87M
4. Manic (2001)
R | 100 min | Drama
After attacking another player with a bat during baseball at school, Lyle's sent to the psych ward. He meets other teenagers with problems. Will group therapy help?
Director: Jordan Melamed | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Bacall, Zooey Deschanel, Don Cheadle
Votes: 10,041 | Gross: $0.07M
5. Sylvia (2003)
R | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Story of the relationship between poets Edward James "Ted" Hughes and Sylvia Plath.
Director: Christine Jeffs | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Daniel Craig, Lucy Davenport, David Birkin
Votes: 11,267 | Gross: $1.30M
6. Mr. Jones (1993)
R | 114 min | Drama, Romance
After being arrested during a manic episode, a man who suffers from bipolar disorder is treated by a psychiatrist who begins to develop romantic feelings towards him.
Directors: Mike Figgis, Jon Amiel | Stars: Richard Gere, Lena Olin, Anne Bancroft, Tom Irwin
Votes: 7,661 | Gross: $8.32M
7. The Hours (2002)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Romance
The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 138,554 | Gross: $41.68M
8. Sybil (2007 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Biography, Drama
A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple personality disorder.
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Jessica Lange, Tammy Blanchard, Ron White, JoBeth Williams
Votes: 1,762
9. A Dangerous Method (2011)
R | 99 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel
Votes: 108,392 | Gross: $5.70M
10. Christine (2016)
R | 119 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.
Director: Antonio Campos | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Maria Dizzia
Votes: 16,916 | Gross: $0.30M
11. Of Two Minds (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
Follows the story of the challenging relationship between Billie and her younger schizophrenic sister, Elizabeth Baby. After their mother dies, Billie takes responsibility by moving Baby in... See full summary »
Director: Jim O'Hanlon | Stars: Kristin Davis, Tammy Blanchard, Joel Gretsch, Bonnie Bartlett
Votes: 490
12. A Summer in the Cage (2007)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
"A Summer in the Cage" is filmmaker Ben Selkow's feature-length documentary chronicling his friend Sam's battle with manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder. The film ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Selkow
Votes: 89
13. Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.
Director: Goran Dukic | Stars: Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits, Will Arnett
Votes: 57,728 | Gross: $0.32M
14. On the Edge (2001)
R | 85 min | Drama
Jonathan, like many teenagers, is used to concealing the pain of growing up behind a witty sense of humor. One day, fate brings Jonathan into contact with a group of teenagers who are attempting to cope with their own teen angst.
Director: John Carney | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Tricia Vessey, Martin Carney, Paul Hickey
Votes: 4,820
15. Side Effects (I) (2013)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Votes: 197,190 | Gross: $32.17M
16. It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A clinically-depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
Directors: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck | Stars: Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Dana DeVestern
Votes: 148,267 | Gross: $6.35M
17. Touched with Fire (2015)
R | 106 min | Drama, Romance
Two bipolar patients meet in a psychiatric hospital and begin a romance that brings out all of the beauty and horror of their condition.
Director: Paul Dalio | Stars: Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby, Christine Lahti, Griffin Dunne
Votes: 2,725 | Gross: $0.15M
18. The Ghost and the Whale (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the town of Bodega Bay, Joseph went to sea with the love of his life and returned alone. The mystery deepens upon Joseph's exoneration in her disappearance, while a reporter stirs the pot of suspicion and the wrath of a vengeful family.
Directors: Anthony Gaudioso, James Gaudioso | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Tippi Hedren, Monica Keena, Ashlynn Yennie
Votes: 319
19. Repentance (I) (2013)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A successful author and spiritual advisor takes on a troubled man as a client, completely unaware that the man's fixation on his mother's death will soon put his life in jeopardy.
Director: Philippe Caland | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Forest Whitaker, Sanaa Lathan, Mike Epps
Votes: 2,810 | Gross: $1.18M
20. Mad Love (1995)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The wild and sexy story of two passionate young people who take to the road for the incredible adventure of their lives.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Drew Barrymore, Matthew Lillard, Richard Chaim
Votes: 6,985 | Gross: $15.45M
21. All She Ever Wanted (1996 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
The Stockmans are the perfect couple...young, successful, and deeply in love...but they have one problem: They want children. Since Rachel suffers from severe bi-polar disorder that has to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Marcia Cross, James Marshall, Leila Kenzle, Bruce Kirby
Votes: 166
22. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
R | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands
Votes: 28,735 | Gross: $13.34M
23. The Other Half (I) (2016)
103 min | Drama, Romance
A bipolar woman and a grief-stricken man struggle to forge a simple life.
Director: Joey Klein | Stars: Tom Cullen, Tatiana Maslany, Suzanne Clément, Henry Czerny
Votes: 924
24. Jacob's Ladder (I) (1990)
R | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.
Director: Adrian Lyne | Stars: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven
Votes: 117,966 | Gross: $26.12M
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