Mental Illness Movies

On vacation in Stockholm, a teenage daughter is left wandering the city alone when her mother suffers from a sudden mental breakdown. Coming of age...

War and Peace of Mind explores what war does to the human mind and how both, the individuals and the nation as a whole, survive it psychologically....

After a man dons a pair of fake vampire teeth for a Halloween party, he soon comes to find that he can't take them off again.

"My uncle is schizophrenic and my grandmother suffers from a terminal illness. My grandfather, who is unable to take care of them both, must decide...

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

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

A former Israeli soldier experiences an emotional breakdown when his old friend shows up in his apartment, an encounter that forces him to deal with...

Teenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father.

James has a good job, a good home, a good wife, but it isn't enough. Ali is single, single-minded, singularly focused on James. They meet in the same...

When casual hook-ups become too debilitating, a man suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder seeks out different ways to purge himself of the...

Failing at another job, Fiadh must return home to take care of her mother, "Mental" Maggie. When the strange goings on appear to be more than her...

The directorial debut of Sergei Potapov, a well-known director of original performances in his homeland, is capable of deeply touching any spectator....

A twinless twin struggles with her identity while a sheeted being attempts to rescue her.

We follow a young woman named Evie as she struggles to help her sister Tris with an ever-worsening case of depression - a condition that has already...

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

William's father is dead and his mother is mentally ill, so he lives with his uncle Nils. Nils is on early retirement, making money by buying things...

Schizophrenia. It may be one word, but it immediately conjures up multiple connotations. Mad. Incurable. Violent. Suicidal. Chemical imbalances....

Alex has a deeply troubled mind. He also has a seriously dysfunctional - not to say incestuous - family. Why then, has he returned from his merchant...