Movies about schizophrenia

Movies about schizophrenia
List of the best films about schizophrenia according to visitors: Words on Bathroom Walls, Fight Club, Fear of Rain, WTF!, Come and See, A Beautiful Mind, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Horse Girl, The Dark Knight.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 7.2
Genremelodrama
CountryUSA
CharactersTeens, Family
PlotFirst love
StyleTouching

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.

Markimdb: 8.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration02:11
CharactersLosers
PlotFight, Fights without rules, Obsession, Split personality, Loneliness
StyleInteresting, Popular, Unexpected ending, Psychological problems, Mind-altering

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersTeens
PlotMental disorders, Fear

A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their own tragic secrets, and the only person who believes her is Caleb – a boy she isn’t even sure exists.

Markimdb: 3.9
Genrehorror
CountryUSA
Duration01:55
CharactersTeachers, Students
PlotFriendship, Death, Funeral
PlaceForest, Party
TimeVacation
StyleUnexpected ending, Heavy, Tense

Three years ago, twenty-two year old "girl-next door" Rachel barely survived a brutal massacre that left all of her friends murdered. Time has passed, and Rachel has moved on, but unfortunately her close friends are spending Spring Break in a secluded house in the woods, and they have cordially invited her to join. She would never have accepted the invitation if she realized that another bloodbath would be showing up as plus one. Once Rachel and her friends arrive at the cabin, the partying, sex, and...terror begins. From girls' only pillow fights to debauchery in a bedroom, it's going to be a blast...aside from the stabbing, flesh melting, and castration. Seven friends will go into a secluded house for the best Spring Break of their lives, but only one will be alive to post about it on Facebook the next week, as Rachel's biggest fears become a reality once again! Can Rachel survive another bloody massacre?

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredrama, military, history
CountrySoviet Union
Duration02:16
CharactersMilitary
PlotWar, Survival
PlaceRussia
TimeGreat Patriotic War
StyleHeavy, Makes me think, Depressive, Serious

The invasion of a village in Byelorussia by German forces sends young Florya into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl, Glasha, who accompanies him back to his village. On returning home, Florya finds his family and fellow peasants massacred. His continued survival amidst the brutal debris of war becomes increasingly nightmarish, a battle between despair and hope.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:15
CharactersSpy, Geniuses, Mathematicians, Scientists, Terminally ill
PlotLove, On real events, Puzzles, Obsession, Mental disorders
PlaceUSA
StyleInteresting, Psychological problems, Mind-altering, Twisted plot, Inspirational

At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he turns to teaching, becoming romantically involved with his student Alicia. Meanwhile the government asks his help with breaking Soviet codes, which soon gets him involved in a terrifying conspiracy plot. Nash grows more and more paranoid until a discovery that turns his entire world upside down. Now it is only with Alicia's help that he will be able to recover his mental strength and regain his status as the great mathematician we know him as today..

Markimdb: 8.7
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:13
CharactersLosers, Psychiatrists, Nurses
PlotFreedom
PlacePsychiatric hospitals
StyleInteresting, Psychological problems, Soulful, Fascinating, Serious

While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.

Markimdb: 8.8
Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
CountryNew Zealand, USA
Duration02:59
CharactersKings, Heroes, Elves, Orcs, Friends
PlotLove, War, Time travel, Adventure, Travel
StyleExciting, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Epic

Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
CharactersTeens, Sleepwalkers
PlotMental disorders, Dreams
StylePsychological problems, Soulful, Fascinating, Psychedelic, Womens in main roles

A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.

Markimdb: 9
Genrefantastic, fantastic, action, action, thriller, drama, drama, adventure, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:32
CharactersBatman, Superhero, The Joker, Mafia, Psychopath
PlotRobbery, Bank robbery, Double life, Rivalry
StylePopular, Exciting, By comics, Atmospheric, Heavy

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
PlotInvestigation, Death, Conspiracies
PlaceGermany, Small cities
StyleExciting, Psychological problems, Tense, Disturbing

The murder of a female GP in a rural playground in front of numerous witnesses draws a group of detectives into an ever-darkening mystery that takes them across Europe, aided by mysterious notes sent by the "Ghost Detective".

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama, detective, military
CountryRussia
Duration01:38
CharactersFamily, Friends
PlotLove, Revenge, Friendship, Ghosts
PlaceChechnya, Russia
StyleFascinating, Heavy, Tense

A veteran of the Chechen War is helped by the ghosts of his two fallen comrades to leave the war behind.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrehorror, thriller
CountryUSA
CharactersDemons
PlotLoneliness, Death, Ghosts, Fear
PlaceMansions, USA
StyleAction, Fascinating, Tense, Creepy

A young woman slowly goes crazy after taking a job as the caretaker for an ancient New York home.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:29
CharactersNurses
PlotSurvival, Split personality, Supernatural, Mental disorders, Ghosts
PlacePsychiatric hospitals
StyleUnexpected ending, Psychological problems, Action, Atmospheric, Serious

A thriller centered on an institutionalized young woman who becomes terrorized by a ghost.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA, France
CharactersPsychotherapists, Housewives
PlotObsession, Loneliness, Mental disorders, Depression
PlaceHospitals
StylePsychological problems, Serious, Disturbing

Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.

Markimdb: 4
Genrethriller
CountryAustralia
Duration01:42
PlotOn real events, Hypnosis, Gifts
PlacePsychiatric hospitals
StyleHeavy, Tense

George is haunted by the demons of his family's past and tortured by the voices inside his head. He makes one last attempt at recovery by contacting his dead mother's doctor. The doctor's orders; that he attend Bedlam Hospital for a guaranteed recovery. As George checks in he's confronted by a world of society's unwanted, unloved and unstable. Soon, he will discover that all is not as it seems. The hospital hides a dark secret. Welcome to Bedlam...

Markimdb: 8.4
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration02:25
CharactersManiacs, Clowns, The Joker, Losers, Psychopath
PlotLoneliness, Depression, Mental disorders
PlaceUSA
StylePsychological problems, DC, By comics, Atmospheric, Heavy

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, drama, detective
CountryGermany, USA
Duration02:00
CharactersAliens, Scientists, Psychiatrists
PlotInvestigation, Friendship, Hypnosis
PlacePsychiatric hospitals, USA
StyleUnexpected ending, Psychological problems, Mind-altering, Atmospheric, Smart

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away Planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, Cayman Islands, Denmark, USA
Duration01:32
PlacePrison, England

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrethriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:23
CharactersDogs, Maniacs, Psychiatrists, Nurses
PlotObsession, Loneliness, Pursuit, Mental disorders, Depression
PlacePsychiatric hospitals
StyleUnexpected ending, Psychological problems, Tense, Disturbing

A woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryItaly
Duration01:25
CharactersSpiders
PlotSplit personality, Depression
PlaceForest
StyleUnexpected ending, Exciting, Heavy, Tense, Disturbing

Viola and Nicola are going through a rough time. To overcome this crisis, they decide to spend a weekend in a remote cabin belonged to Nicola's parents. Just a couple of days together to heal their wounds, , but everything will take a turn for the worst, when a sneaking suspicion become pure madness. What was supposed to be a quiet trip will suddenly slip into a deadly nightmare.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountrySouth Korea
Duration02:00
CharactersBusinessmen
PlotAbduction, Revenge, Loneliness, Mystery
PlaceKorea
StyleUnexpected ending, Psychological problems, By comics, Atmospheric, Heavy

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:23
CharactersDogs, Gangsters, Friends, Fathers, Actors
PlotLove, Death, Depression, Cancer, Computers
PlaceItaly, USA, Office
TimeNew Year
StylePsychological problems, To cry, Inspirational, Heavy, Touching

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrethriller, drama
CountryCanada, France, Portugal, Italy
Duration01:45
CharactersHeroes, Bodyguards, Billionaires, Hairdressers, Drivers
PlaceWall Street, New York
StyleAction, By books, Atmospheric, Depressive, Serious

Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo during a riot in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's life begins to crumble.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, drama, detective
CountryCanada
CharactersDogs, Writers, Losers, Psychiatrists, Sheriffs
PlotWeapon, Mystery
PlaceMountains, Psychiatric hospitals, Castle
StyleSerious

Zach Riley (Aaron Eckhart) is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, 'Millwood'. What he doesnt reveal at the time of his appointment is that this was the very place where his novelist father, T.L. Pierson (Nick Nolte), spent many years of his life.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
CharactersPoor
PlotMental disorders, Missing people
PlaceHotels, New York
StyleSoulful, Gloomy, Touching, Depressive, Serious

A mentally ill man searches New York for his missing eight year old daughter. He recreates her steps each day hoping for some clue to her disappearance, until he meets and befriend a woman with a daughter the same age. Could she help him with the missing piece of the puzzle?

Markimdb: 7.5
Genremelodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA
PlotFriendship, Mental disorders, Love triangle, Inheritance, Mystery
PlaceUSA, Small cities
Time19th century
StyleRomantic, By books, Gloomy, Touching, Serious

Five children in an apparently ideal American small town find their lives changing as the years pass near the turn of the century in 1900. Parris and Drake, both of whom have lost their parents, are best friends; Parris dreams of becoming a doctor, studying under the father of his sweetheart Cassie, while Drake plans on becoming a local businessman when he receives his full inheritance - juggling girlfriends in the meantime. As they become adults, the revelations of local secrets threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, crime
CountryCanada, USA
Duration01:29
CharactersSnipers, Special agents, FBI, Lawyers
PlotBoxing, Superpowers, Mind reading, Telepathy
PlacePsychiatric hospitals, USA, New York
TimeGraduation
StyleExciting, Heavy, Serious, Disturbing

Freya McAllister suddenly starts hearing voices in her head on the night of her High School Prom. One night Dr Michael Welles arrives telling Freya that she isn't crazy but that her voices are the thoughts of everyone around her. He teaches her to turn her telepathic powers into a powerful gift. What he doesn't say is that he works for the National Security Agency...

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, comedy, crime
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration01:43
CharactersDogs, Serial killers, Cats, Psychiatrists
PlotLoneliness, Mental disorders
PlaceSmall cities
StylePsychological problems, Twisted plot, Tense, Fancy, Black humor

A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryFrance
Duration02:38
CharactersArtists
PlotOn real events, Obsession, Shipwreck, Mental disorders, Art
PlaceFrance
Time19th century
StyleAtmospheric, Fascinating, Serious

The life of Camille Claudel, a french sculptor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his lover. Her passion for her art and Rodin drive her further away from reason and rationality.





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