Mental Illness Movies
- 1996
Back from Madness: The Struggle for Sanity
Back from Madness: The Struggle for Sanity61996HD
In part of the HBO's America Undercover series, this documentary provides an insider's view of mental illness, and the use of psychotropic drugs to...
- 2023
For the Safety of Theo
For the Safety of Theo02023HD
When casual hook-ups become too debilitating, a man suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder seeks out different ways to purge himself of the...
- 2016
Borderline
Borderline62016HD
The first time Regina tried to kill herself, she was 5 years old. Now she's 45 and hell-bent on trying to live.
- 2016
Beyond the Rush
Beyond the Rush02016HD
Shattered by a lifetime of isolation and self loathing due to his mentally ill mother's psychological abuse, a son's obsession to reunite with her...
- 2025
The Last Shore
The Last Shore02025HD
In January 2017, a video showing a young Gambian man named Pateh Sabally drowning in the waters of Venice’s Grand Canal went viral on social...
- 1970
The People Under the Stairs
The People Under the Stairs01970HD
Remake of Wes Craven's 1991 horror comedy.
- 2000
The Killer at Thurston High
The Killer at Thurston High02000HD
In May 1998, a year before the massacre at Columbine High, 15-year-old Kip Kinkel murdered his mother and father, and then opened fire at Thurston...
- 2022
Everything I Could
Everything I Could02022HD
In this short film, a father (Ben Cable) tries to explain his wife's mental illness to his daughter (Sierra Nottingham).
- 1970
Vestigio
Vestigio81970HD
- 2024
Nowhere To Turn
Nowhere To Turn02024HD
Harley, a twenty-year-old college student, visits her doctor to share how she's been feeling off lately. A recent culmination of events has caused...
- 1976
Bhadrakali
Bhadrakali01976HD
A Tamil-language psychological drama film starring Sivakumar and Rani Chandra. Produced and directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. adapted from a novel by...
- 1953
Mental Hospital
Mental Hospital61953HD
Case study documenting a patient’s treatment for paranoid schizophrenia. Made for health professionals, Mental Hospital shows daily life at the...
- 1970
DEPO: AKIL HASTANESİNDE HAYAT
DEPO: AKIL HASTANESİNDE HAYAT01970HD
- 2008
Making a Killing: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging
Making a Killing: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging42008HD
Psychotropic drugs. It’s the story of big money-drugs that fuel a $330 billion psychiatric industry, without a single cure. The cost in human...
- 1970
Distortion
Distortion01970HD
A mentally tormented girl, Lucia, grapples with suppressed memories that threaten her grip on reality. As she confronts the dark truths of her past,...
- 2024
The Ones Who Watch
The Ones Who Watch02024HD
Recently released from the psych ward, Allen struggles to cope with his depression which leads him to strange occurrences that quickly spiral into a...
- 2006
This Beggar's Description
This Beggar's Description02006HD
It's a sensitive, moving doc chronicling the life of Tétrault's brother Philip , a Montreal poet, musician and diagnosed paranoid...
- 1970
Support Group for the Formerly Possessed
Support Group for the Formerly Possessed01970HD
A patient, charged with a murder they cannot remember, find themselves subjected to a 51-50 psychiatric hold in an institution. There, they uncover a...
- 2023
Glass Girls
Glass Girls02023HD
After a bitter teen Anais, gets placed in a mental hospital for the same peculiar reason as a devout-christian, Michelle, their bond rapidly grows...
- 2018
When
When02018HD
'When' discusses the filmmaker's experience with mental illness and how it has impacted her perception of the world around her. It mainly focuses on...