Mental illness in film
See also: List of films featuring mental disorders
Mental illness has appeared frequently as a major theme or background element in film.
Examples
Antisocial personality disorder
- Cape Fear (1962)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- Halloween (1978)
- Scum (1979)
- Small Sacrifices (1989)
- Goodfellas (1990)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Seven (1995)
- Fargo (1996)
- Primal Fear (1996)
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
- American Psycho (2000)
- The Piano Teacher (2001)
- Shrek (2001)
- Dahmer (2002)
- Gacy (2003)
- Monster (2003)
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
- Orphan (2009)
- We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
- Stoker (2013)
- Birdman (2014)
Asperger syndrome
- Mozart and the Whale (2005)
- Snow Cake (2006)
- Ben X (2007)
- Adam (2009)
- Mary and Max (2009)
- Temple Grandin (2010)
- My Name Is Khan (2010)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
- The Big Short (2015)
Autism
- Rain Man (1988)
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
- Mercury Rising (1998)
- Molly (1999)
- Mozart and the Whale (2005)
- Ben X (2007)
- The Black Balloon (2008)
- Dear John (2010)
- My Name Is Khan (2010)
- The Imitation Game (2014)
Bipolar disorder
- Blaze (1989)
- Mr. Jones (1993)
- Running with Scissors (2006)
- The Hours (2002)
- Michael Clayton (2007)
- Observe and Report (2009)
- Shutter Island (2010)
- 3 (2012)
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- Rocks in My Pockets (2014)
Borderline personality disorder
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- Play Misty for Me (1971)
- Carrie (1976)
- Mommie Dearest (1981)
- Betty Blue (1986)
- Fatal Attraction (1987)
- Misery (1990)
- Single White Female (1992)
- Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993)
- Mad Love (1995)
- Breaking the Waves (1996)
- Fear (1996)
- Malicious (1996)
- Cruel Intentions (1999)
- Girl, Interrupted (1999)
- American Psycho (2000)
- Dahmer (2002)
- One Hour Photo (2002)
- Swimfan (2002)
- Monster (2003)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- Borderline (2008)
- Mr. Nobody (film) (2009)
- Scream 4 (2011)
- Shame (2011)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
- Blue Jasmine (2013)
- Welcome to Me (2014)
Dementia
- Iris (2001; Alzheimer's Disease)
- The Notebook (2004; Alzheimer's Disease)
- Away from Her (2007; Alzheimer's Disease)
- Amour (2012; Alzheimer's Disease)
- Nebraska (2013)
- Still Alice (2014; Alzheimer's Disease)
Depression
- The Wrong Man (1957)
- The Slender Thread (1965)
- Dead Ringers (1988)
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
- Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
- Gods and Monsters (1998)
- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- Prozac Nation (2001)
- Sylvia (2003)
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- Revolutionary Road (2008)
- Wendy and Lucy (2008)
- Antichrist (2009)
- Winter's Bone (2010)
- It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
- Melancholia (2011)
- Lincoln (2012)
- Nymphomaniac (2013)
- Two Days, One Night (2014)
- Rocks in My Pockets (2014)
Dissociative identity disorder
- Lizzie (1957)
- The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
- Psycho (1960)
- David and Lisa (1962)
- Persona (1966)
- Sybil (1976)
- Dressed to Kill (1980)
- Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
- My Bloody Valentine (1981)
- The Fisher King (1991)
- Manichitrathazhu (1993)
- Primal Fear (1996)
- Psycho (1998)
- Fight Club (1999)
- Me, Myself and Irene (2000)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
- Identity (2003)
- A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- Hide and Seek (2005)
- Chandramukhi (2005)
- Anniyan (2005)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- The Uninvited (2009)
- My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)
- Peacock (2010)
- Shutter Island (2010)
- Sucker Punch (2011)
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Birdman (2014)
Histrionic personality disorder
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- Small Sacrifices (1989)
- Postcards from the Edge (1990)
- Beaches (1991)
- The Birdcage (1996)
- America's Sweethearts (2001)
- Chicago (2002)
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Malingering
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- The Score (2001)
- Side Effects (2013)
Münchausen syndrome by proxy
- The Sixth Sense (1999)
- Glass House: The Good Mother (2006)
- Gone Girl (2014)
Narcissistic personality disorder
- Wall Street (1987)
- Small Sacrifices (1989)
- Basic Instinct (1992)
- Braindead (1992)
- Aladdin (1992)
- To Die For (1995)
- Election (1999)
- The Rules of Attraction (2002)
- Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- David and Lisa (1962)
- The Odd Couple (1968)
- Turner and Hooch (1989)
- Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
- What About Bob? (1991)
- As Good as It Gets (1997)
- Girl, Interrupted (1999)
- Matchstick Men (2003)
- The Aviator (2004)
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- Run & Jump (2013)
Posttraumatic stress disorder
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
- Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- Marnie (1964)
- Chinatown (1974)
- Coming Home (1978)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Ordinary People (1980)
- First Blood (1982)
- Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982)
- Birdy (1984)
- Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
- Aliens (1986)
- Empire of the Sun (1987)
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- The Fisher King (1991)
- The Prince of Tides (1991)
- Fearless (1993)
- The Client (1994)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- The Lion King (1994)
- Seven (1995)
- Good Will Hunting (1997)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
- Toy Story 2 (1999)
- X-Men (2000)
- Antwone Fisher (2002)
- Finding Nemo (2003)
- Jarhead (2005)
- "Harsh Times" (2005)
- In the Valley of Elah (2007)
- Reign Over Me (2007)
- Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
- Precious (2009)
- Brothers (2009)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
- How I Live Now (2013)
- Captain Phillips (2013)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- American Sniper (2014)
- Wild (2014)
- Room (2015)
- Disorder (2015)
Psychosis
- Taxi Driver (1976)
Schizoaffective disorder
- Shine (1996)
Schizophrenia
- Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- The Snake Pit (1948)
- Psycho (1960)
- Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
- Lilith (1964)
- Black Christmas (1974)
- The Story of Adele H. (1975)
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
- Friday the 13th (1980)
- Die Berührte (1981)
- Sophie's Choice (1982)
- Angst (1983)
- Benny & Joon (1993)
- Clean, Shaven (1993)
- Out of Darkness (1994)
- A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- Donnie Darko (2001)
- The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
- Spider (2002)
- The Soloist (2009)
- Black Swan (2010)
- Take Shelter (2011)
- Foxcatcher (2014)
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Self injury
- The Piano Teacher (2001)
- Thirteen (2003)
- The Loved Ones (2009)
- Chatroom (2010)
- Black Swan (2010)
- To Write Love on Her Arms (2012)
Suicide
- Germany, Year Zero (1948)
- Dr. Strangelove (1964)
- The Damned (1969)
- Harold and Maude (1971)
- Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
- Ordinary People (1980)
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
- The Big Chill (1983)
- Videodrome (1983)
- Better Off Dead (1985)
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
- 'night, Mother (1986)
- Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Lethal Weapon (1987)
- Heathers (1988)
- Dead Poets Society (1989)
- Thelma and Louise (1991)
- The Client (1994)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
- Breaking the Waves (1996)
- Hard Core Logo (1996)
- Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- Boogie Nights (1997)
- The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)
- Gods and Monsters (1998)
- What Dreams May Come (1998)
- The Virgin Suicides (1999)
- Girl, Interrupted (1999)
- Almost Famous (2000)
- Monster's Ball (2001)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- Vanilla Sky (2001)
- The Good Girl (2002)
- The Hours (2002)
- The Rules of Attraction (2002)
- Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
- Seven Pounds (2008)
- A Single Man (2009)
- World's Greatest Dad (2009)
- Inception (2010)
- Shame (2011)
- Detachment (2011)
- Les Miserables (2012)
- A Long Way Down (2014)
- The Skeleton Twins (2014)
- Two Days, One Night (2014)
- Ida (2014)
- Rocks in My Pockets (2014)
Ungrouped
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
- Secrets of a Soul (1926)
- M (1931)
- The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
- Kings Row (1942)
- Cat People (1942)
- Spellbound (1945)
- Possessed (1947)
- Whirlpool (1949)
- Harvey (1950)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- Lust for Life (1956)
- Autumn Leaves (1956)
- La Tête Contre les Murs (1958)
- Vertigo (1958)
- Peeping Tom (1960)
- Splendor in the Grass (1961)
- Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
- Pressure Point (1962)
- Shock Corridor (1963)
- Lilith (1964)
- Red Desert (1964)
- Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)
- The Collector (1965)
- Repulsion (1965)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
- Marat/Sade (1967)
- The Swimmer (1968)
- Le Boucher (1970)
- Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
- Frenzy (1972)
- Images (1972)
- A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
- Carrie (1976)
- Face to Face (1976)
- The Tenant (1976)
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Being There (1979)
- Woyzeck (1979)
- The Wretches Are Still Singing (1979)
- Dressed to Kill (1980)
- The Shining (1980)
- Frances (1982)
- Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
- Sophie's Choice (1982)
- Zelig (1983)
- Birdy (1984)
- The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
- Blue Velvet (1986)
- The Hitcher (1986)
- Housekeeping (1987)
- Dead Ringers (1988)
- Camille Claudel (1988)
- The Dream Team (1989)
- My Left Foot (1989)
- Awakenings (1990)
- Crazy People (1990)
- Jacob's Ladder (1990)
- Misery (1990)
- Singapore Sling (1990)
- Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
- This Boy's Life (1993)
- Blue Sky (1994)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Natural Born Killers (1994)
- Heavenly Creatures (1994)
- L'Enfer (1994)
- 12 Monkeys (1995)
- Don Juan DeMarco (1995)
- The Dentist (1996)
- Perfect Blue (1997)
- The Butcher Boy (1998)
- Patch Adams (1998)
- Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
- Instinct (1999)
- Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)
- Girl, Interrupted (film) (1999)
- Mifune's Last Song (1999)
- Angels of the Universe (2000)
- Memento (2000)
- Pollock (2000)
- Requiem for a Dream (2000)
- The Piano Teacher (2001)
- K-PAX (2001)
- Session 9 (2001)
- Mulholland Dr. (2001)
- Donnie Darko (2001)
- He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not (2002)
- Oasis (2002)
- Sylvia (2003)
- The United States of Leland (2003)
- Radio (2003)
- The Machinist (2004)
- Barfuss (2005)
- Keane (2005)
- Proof (2005)
- Neverwas (2005)
- Tideland (2005)
- Love Belongs to Everyone (2006)
- Black Christmas (2006)
- A Scanner Darkly (2006)
- Hannibal Rising (2007)
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
- Halloween
- The Number 23 (2007)
- Mad Detective (2007)
- Memory (2007)
- Ghajini (2008)
- The Black Balloon (2008)
- The Headless Woman (2008)
- Séraphine (2008)
- Franklyn (2008)
- Adam (2009)
- Antichrist (2009)
- Mother (2009)
- Observe and Report (2009)
- Under Our Skin (2009)
- Shutter Island (2010)
- Inception (2010)
- Black Swan (2010)
- The Roommate (2011)
- Take Shelter (2011)
- Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
- Nerve (2012)
- Home (2013)
See also
Notes
References
- Danny Wedding, Mary Ann Boyd and Ryan M. Niemiec, Movies and Mental Illness: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology, 2nd ed., Cambridge, MA, Hogrefe & Hufer Publishing, 2005, ISBN 0-88937-292-6. http://www.hogrefe.com/program/movies-and-mental-illness.html
- David J. Robinson, Reel Psychiatry: Movie Portrayals of Psychiatric Conditions, Rapid Psychler Press, 2003, ISBN 1-894328-07-8.
- Glen O. Gabbard and Krin Gabbard, Psychiatry and the Cinema, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2nd ed., 1999, ISBN 0-88048-964-2.
- Otto F. Wahl, Media Madness: Public Images of Mental Illness, Piscataway, NJ, Rutgers University Press, 1997, ISBN 0-8135-2213-7.
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