Mental Health Movies

A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.

A woman suffering from multiple personality disorder tries to piece back together her life.

Directionless teenager Susanna is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.

After attacking another player with a bat during baseball at school, Lyle"s sent to the psych ward. He meets other teenagers with problems. Will group therapy help?

Story of the relationship between poets Edward James "Ted" Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

After being arrested during a manic episode, a man who suffers from bipolar disorder is treated by a psychiatrist who begins to develop romantic feelings towards him.

The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.

A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple personality disorder.

A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.

The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.

Follows the story of the challenging relationship between Billie and her younger schizophrenic sister, Elizabeth Baby. After their mother dies, Billie takes responsibility by moving Baby in with her family, including her husband, their teenage son and young daughter. At first, Baby and the family work to adjust to their new living arrangement. However, after a disturbing incident involving her son and Baby, it becomes clear to Billie that she and her family are not equipped to handle Baby"s illness, ultimately forcing her to make the difficult decision to do what"s best for her sister and her family.

"A Summer in the Cage" is filmmaker Ben Selkow"s feature-length documentary chronicling his friend Sam"s battle with manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder. The film follows Sam for seven years as he suffers delusional manic episodes, battles paralyzing depressions, and tries to escape the legacy of his bipolar father who committed suicide when Sam was eight years old. By showing the difficult emotional impact of being bipolar on Sam, his family, all those who care about him and the filmmaker, "A Summer in the Cage" hopes to put a human face on an illness that affects millions of American families. But as this dramatic story unfolds and heads to an explosive standoff, it also becomes a unique tale about friendship and the ethical responsibilities of a documentary filmmaker.

A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.

Jonathan, like many teenagers, is used to concealing the pain of growing up behind a witty sense of humor. One day, fate brings Jonathan into contact with a group of teenagers who are attempting to cope with their own teen angst.

A young woman"s world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.

A clinically-depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Two bipolar patients meet in a psychiatric hospital and begin a romance that brings out all of the beauty and horror of their condition.

In the town of Bodega Bay, Joseph went to sea with the love of his life and returned alone. The mystery deepens upon Joseph"s exoneration in her disappearance, while a reporter stirs the pot of suspicion and the wrath of a vengeful family.

A successful author and spiritual advisor takes on a troubled man as a client, completely unaware that the man"s fixation on his mother"s death will soon put his life in jeopardy.

The wild and sexy story of two passionate young people who take to the road for the incredible adventure of their lives.

The Stockmans are the perfect couple...young, successful, and deeply in love...but they have one problem: They want children. Since Rachel suffers from severe bi-polar disorder that has to be controlled by lithium, she can"t risk getting pregnant. But because of her mental health history, they are bad candidates for adoption. Finally Rachel gives up on the system, and does things her own way...she goes off her drugs and gets pregnant. The ensuing nine months get worse and worse for the young woman, as there are legal battles to end her pregnancy in order to force her back on the drug.

Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.

A bipolar woman and a grief-stricken man struggle to forge a simple life.

Mourning his dead son, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.