21 Amazing Movies That Actually Understand Mental Illness
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Visibility in films is important. In a world where culture is greatly influenced by films and television, it is great to find validation of who you are and where you come from in films.
For people who deal with mental illness on a daily basis, however, that visibility is often less than ideal and can be outright dangerous. Mentally ill people are often portrayed as murderous, delusional villains in horror movies, or are grossly misrepresented in films, shows, and other media.
For this list of films that depict mental illness, we tried to find films that were engaging, at least somewhat realistic in their approach to presenting the experience of mental illness, and did not demonize or negatively portray (without reason) those who have mental illnesses.
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon...
1972, in 1 top list Check -
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Synecdoche, New York
2008, in 9 top lists Check -
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Fight Club
1999, in 19 top lists Check -
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Memento
2000, in 27 top lists Check -
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975, in 35 top lists Check -
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Silver Linings Playbook
2012, in 7 top lists Check -
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Little Miss Sunshine
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
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A Streetcar Named Desire
1951, in 15 top lists Check -
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Shutter Island
2010, in 8 top lists Check -
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1993, in 1 top list Check -
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The Fisher King
1991, in 4 top lists Check -
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Jacob's Ladder
1990, in 3 top lists Check -
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Benny & Joon
1993, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lars and the Real Girl
2007, in 1 top list Check -
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A Beautiful Mind
2001, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Machinist
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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Black Swan
2010, in 12 top lists Check -
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Melancholia
2011, in 10 top lists Check -
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2006 — a.k.a. I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK, in 2 top lists Check -
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They Look Like People
2015, in 0 top lists Check -
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Girl, Interrupted
1999, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 9, 2019 by 72aicm; source