Mental Illness Movies

Young man, on suspicion of arson, escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the home of his parents.

Manuela is a woman who leads an extremely gridded life, always following a list of tasks that gives meaning to her existence. The moment that list...

This drama presents a raw and honest portrayal of the impact of a special mental illness. It sheds light on the often-misunderstood terrain of the...

Moullet explores the causes and consequences of cases of mental disorders that were especially numerous in the Southern Alps.

Coming out of an accident with amnesia, Sophie Bauer tries to reshape herself in the eyes of those who knew her best.

A Tamil-language psychological drama film starring Sivakumar and Rani Chandra. Produced and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. adapted from a novel by...

Why do we see so many severely mentally ill people on the street off treatment? Delaney has seen her paranoid schizophrenic father in this state and...

The lives of Jeff, Lauren and Lloyd—three very different people who share one common experience—have been transformed by speaking up for...

A mentally unstable woman loses her daughter's custody to her mother. Things get even more complicated when her husband has a car accident and...

A short experimental film about processing internal stress outwardly through the creative process.

A relationship between two college students is put to the test when one of them falls into depression.

The complex and controversial history of the mental institution in the U.S. through a detailed study of St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.

The story of who psychiatrists are today, what they do, and what they value has been told by almost everyone but them. Psychiatrists are notoriously...

Thousands of New Yorkers with severe mental illnesses won the chance to live independently in supported housing, following a 2014 federal court...

A young woman is struggling with her mental health, as it begins to slowly push her over the edge.

A psychotic young man causes trouble during a Christmas gathering with his parents.

As a result of the 2008 documentary"Generation Rx," thousands of people wrote director Kevin P. Miller to share their experiences on psychiatric...

In this farewell letter to Ana (aka Anorexia), I reveal the suffering associated with this illness. I express my desire to regain my freedom and...