Mental Illness Movies

A woman tormented by her depression and the monster in the mirror seeks refuge and finds a rare moment of honesty with herself.

David Ireland's award-winning dark comedy about sectarian hatred in Northern Ireland. Eric Miller, a Belfast loyalist, mistakes his five-week-old...

A disturbed young boy who kills his father with a tractor is institutionalized. Years later, when he's finally released, he goes on a murderous...

Rinka Sugita is a key member of an ad agency’s marketing department. As she races back and forth between photo shoots and meetings, the shy...

The story of young composer, Johannes Brahms, and his relationship with, Robert and Clara Schumann, the famous music couple that aided in his rise to...

Trapped overnight by an unknown assailant, a babysitter struggles to stay safe. As the hours tick by, she realizes that the greatest threat might be...

Traces the life and mental illness of New York artist and photographer Ruth Litoff, and her sister's struggle to come to terms with her tragic...

Sélima, 25 years old, barmaid. Nothing special, except for her extreme sensitivity and empathy. It is even said that she is able to absorb...

A young man looks for a way out

The portrait of a woman who is driven to illness and despair by her circumstances.

A landmark documentary style short film that features compelling and dramatic first-person accounts of people living with, and recovering from,...

When Sue begins to lose her words and sense of self to Young-onset dementia, her daughter Jess struggles to connect with the mother she once knew. In...

After being released from a psychiatric ward, a young man attempts to lead a normal life.

A young worker enjoying an affair with an upper class beauty, Adelaida, is drafted by the Spanish Army to fight in the Cuban War of Independence....

A grieving father's world unravels when he discovers his wife secretly raising their deceased son's hidden twin, forcing him to confront buried...

A rebellious teenager and a "border-line" young nurse will learn to tame each other and get a fresh start in life...

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

About the young film critic Gerd, who dream of interviewing actors like Jean Gabin and Jean-Louis Barrault and to one day direct a movie.

During a 48hr observation at a psych facility, Jack meets Wendy, a young woman with a unique obsession.

In Peru, Sergio García Locatelli visits both those places where human life is fragile and personal fate is uncertain and those where death...