Secret Agent Michael Lee Because everyone knows fight club. not everyone knows if these other 10. I didn't know 6 of them and I have mental health issues so I'd like to see them.
@@blackfroot the accurate depiction of mental illness is the actual definition of the mental illness. Yes mental illness can effect and affect people differently
I'm autistic. Autism is not a mental illness, however, there are some mental disorders that are comorbid. So I only halfway disagree with your list. I have clinical depression and anxiety, many times they go hand in hand.
What's interesting.....there's a book out claiming that she made it all up to get dope from the therapist or something. I haven't gotten around to reading it, and unfortunately, the name of the book escapes me right now.
Terese S I think this is it: www.goodreads.com/book/show/11034297-sybil-exposed NPR article: www.npr.org/2011/10/20/141514464/real-sybil-admits-multiple-personalities-were-fake
+storytellermich thanks! I'm definitely going to pick this book up. I just read a review left by a relative of Shirley Mason (Sybil), and it makes me want to read it even more.
BrightBlue1111 True, but in real life Gia Carangi was diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder with 'psychotic tendencies and depression'. Really, I think her condition varied, and had been exasperated by her drug use. I wish the movie would have been based off of a model other than Gia, because a film couldn't go in depth about her condition because her environmental factors were so convoluted. For example, when she tried to attend therapy sessions, the other patients blamed her problems on her sexuality. Can you imagine? A truer story would have been great to see but it was overshadowed by the glitz and glamour of the fashion world.
Wow, thanks guys on shedding some light on this. I had no idea that Gia suffered from any kind of mental disorder, as only her drug use and sexuality were shown/discussed.
Now I understand the meaning behind the name of the Gravity Falls episode “Soos and the Real Girl,” where Soos comes into mortal danger after trying to break up with a video game character for a real woman.
Other HM's: Rain Man Forest Gump Shutter Island Halloween Psycho What's Eating Gilbert Grape? The Aviator Donnie Darko American Psycho Requiem For A Dream Fight Club Punch, Drunk, Love Misery American Beauty Still Alice Jacob's Ladder Momento The Skeleton Twins The Machinist Number 23 Finding Nemo Mulholland Drive Anastasia Born On The Fourth Of July 7 Pounds The Kings Speech Nightcrawler The Imitation Game It's A Wonderful Life A Clockwork Orange Sunset Boulevard Taxi Driver Driving Ms. Daisy Iris The Notebook The Iron Lady The Fisher King Birdman Silence Of The Lamb Huntchback Of Notre Dame American History X Gone Girl One Hour Photo Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind K-Pax The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari Vertigo Apocalypse Now
I think they only counted illnesses of the psychological nature and not the neurological, thus making films with characters who are autistic like Gilbert Grape, Forrest Gump and Rain Man not count. Also, they said they were only counted films where mental illness was central to the plot thus films where mental illness is the plot twist like Fight Club and Shutter Island not count either.
The Joker It is a good movie I agree but my biggest issue about it is that I believe (this is what I noticed and took away from the movie as a psychology student) they were depicting Kevin as a sociopath. But that the end it's clear that he felt guilt and remorse for at least what he did. At least towards his mother. Unless if it was an act that would debunk his sociopathic behavior. Since they can not feel guilt or remorse.
There was one called "phoebe in wonderland" that I saw a few years ago. I want to be a child psychologist, and seeing a movie accurately represent a child's mental illness, the effect on the siblings, the help of a teacher, and the effect it had on parents was amazing
I haven't seen it but I really hope it doesn't just focus on the effect of people around them but also on how it feels to be in the shoes of the child with mental illness
That's meant to be more of a man struggling with alcoholism whose stranded miles away from society and as a result starts to show his problems getting over the drink, it's not really to do with mental illness
I always find it a bit pathetic that in so many films the "Social misfit" is also always physically attractive. It always feels like the film maker is effectively saying "Yeah, they're weird...But it's okay! They're pretty so they're not like those other ones".
I used to work in a psychiatric unit, there were a lot of attractive people with debilitating mental disorders. However I did notice that people who were attractive sometimes got away with more because they were attractive. This happened a lot with borderline patients and narcissistic patients, when they began to age however they were often in for a very rude awakening when they could no longer manipulate
Great point. I noticed that too. Or the ugly ducklings in a lot of movies are actually pretty or cute and thin. It plays down the reality and is not as realistic.
My top favorites, portrayed either accurately or loosely: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) - PTSD Heroes for Sale (1933) - Substance use disorder (morphine) Citizen Kane (1941) - narcissistic personality disorder The Lost Weekend (1945) - Substance use disorder (alcohol) Spellbound (1945) - amnesia, PTSD Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - PTSD Rope (1948) - Antisocial personality disorder The Man With the Golden Arm (1955) - Substance use disorder (heroin) The Bad Seed (1956) - Conduct disorder Lust for Life (1956) - self-harm, schizophrenia The Wrong Man (1956) - Major depressive disorder Psycho (1960) - Dissociative identity disorder David and Lisa (1962) - OCD, schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder, narcissistic personality disorder Repulsion (1965) - Schizophrenia/delusional disorder unspecified Taxi Driver (1976) - Schizoid/schizotypical personality disorder The Tenant (1976) - Dissociative identity disorder The Deer Hunter (1978) - PTSD King of Comedy (1982) - Delusional disorder unspecified Raising Cain (1992) - Dissociative identity disorder Benny and Joon (1993) - Schizophrenia Basketball Diaries (1995) - Substance use disorder (heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, alcohol, inhalants, cannabis) Casino (1995) - Antisocial personality disorder (character of Nicky), substance use disorder (morphine, cocaine, alcohol) Leaving Las Vegas (1995) - substance use disorder (alcohol), depression, suicide Primal Fear (1996) - Dissociative identity disorder Bringing Out the Dead (1999) - PTSD, substance use disorder (heroin, alcohol) Fight Club (1999) - Dissociative identity disorder American Psycho (2000) - antisocial/narcissist personality disorder, delusional disorder unspecified, substance use disorder (cocaine, alcohol, Xanax, ecstasy) Requiem for a Dream (2000) - substance use disorder (heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabis) Donnie Darko (2001) - schizophrenia Thirteen (2003) - borderline personality disorder, self-harm, substance use disorder (cocaine, inhalants, alcohol, cannabis) The Aviator (2004) - OCD, agoraphobia American Horror Story (2011-present/OK, it's a TV series but covers a lot) major depressive disorder, antisocial personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, psychopathy, suicide, dissociative identity disorder, substance use disorder (methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, Adderall, Xanax, alcohol, cannabis), delusional disorder unspecified, eating disorder Silver Lining's Playbook (2012) - Bipolar disorder, OCD Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Substance use disorder (cocaine, Quaaludes, alcohol), narcissistic personality disorder
+Giant Squid it wasn't about time travel either it was about a tangent universe where something was someplace it wasn't supposed to be in so it had had to be removed
I just watched this movie and it was crazy intense I was just going through the emotions with the mum the whole way through, I got quite defensive when she was being attacked by the community, that was totally uncalled for. Fantastic movie Highly recommended.
I agree, you really see the world through the eyes of Kevin's mother, trying to decide who really made Kevin what he was. I did a psychology paper on the book recently.
Other HM's: The scribbler Shutter Island Delibal Private Number Trance Still Alice The truth about Emanuel Perfume: The story of a murder Stonehearst Asylum The silence of the lambs The shining The double Donnie Darko The machinist A cure for wellness Enemy Filth Identity Memento
Dissociative amnesia is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders. Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, consciousness, awareness, identity, and/or perception.
Girl, interrupted is one of my all time favourite movies. I was scared when I was first told I'm being transferred to the psychiatric hospital after an overdose and was close to death. I cried when I woke up in the ICU and they told me I was going to the hospital because I thought it would be like the movie. It was not. For those struggling with mental illness don't think that the hospital or seeing a psych is like it is in the movies because it's not. I encourage anyone struggling to please get help. It'll be okay. You're a beautiful person and you are worth it.
***** well you've been to some bad ones then. I'm sorry you've had those experiences. :( This year alone I've spent 68 maybe 69 I can't remember days in a psychiatrist hospital. Even had my 21st birthday in there in January. It was Not just a unit but it's a whole hospital on over 100 archers of land with several buildings kind of in the middle of no where. Now that the city is expanding its technically just on the edge of town. I spent 21 days in January in a young adult a lock unit with some grounds privileges once you're no longer certified (psych hold) and 47 or 48 days in april/may/June. Same unit for 21 With some grounds privileges then 26days or something like that in an open unit for all ages (until some asshole awoled and it became locked) and it was nothing like in the movies from my own personal experience. Again I'm sorry you've had terrible experiences. I've heard horror stories about some units within physical hospitals being bad but for the most part where I was it was decent. As long as you were med compliant and cooperated with doctors and staff you were good. But those who didn't then they're gonna have a bad time.
I can think of a film I haven't seen anyone in the comments mention yet: "Mommy Dearest", from 1981, starring Faye Dunaway. True story about the crazy, abusive, alcoholic, and drug addicted Joan Crawford - and the hell her children had to endure. I'm surprised nobody mentioned it. I was always under the impression since I saw it as a kid in the early 90s that it was a "classic" of sorts.
That one seemed particularly obvious in its absence and is arguably a more accurate depication of mental illness than some of the things that did make the list. I was also surprised that Pi didn't make the list either.
I love that movie. Jack Nicholson plays his role so well. I haven't finished the video, but I'm sad to know that won't be on here. If A Beautiful Mind isn't at least, then they missed the mark, lol. That was a fantastic movie directed by the fantastic Ron Howard and based on a true story.
The first time I saw that movie when I was a junior or senior in high school, I was like, "omg, I get this. I get this movie so hard." over 20 years later, come to find out I also have BPD and suddenly I understood why I related so much to the movie's plot. However, I think it is worth noting that some people feel that between Jolie's performance and Ryder's, there lies a representation of the spectrum of BPD rather than two different illnesses.
+ *Electro Kate* Yes there is definitely a broad clinical *Spectrum of BPD*. IMO, that movie did not accurately (now a days) or fully touch on Borderline personality disorder Winna Ryder had intense *talk therapy*, (which is needed). Great comment. & Now *WE* have an opportunity w/ *DBT*. *HOPE* to all borderliner's *work hard* . I know, because I no longer fit (all) the *criteria*
920921 If you think The Farrelly Bros. have ever sought out to mock the afflictions and disorders of their characters, you don't understand a Farrelly Bros. film.
Gilbert wasn’t mentally ill. His brother was special needs. Same thing for Of Mice and Men. The characters were developmentally disabled. Same with Forest Gump. There’s a big difference between mentally ill and developmentally disabled.
Theknittingsquirkel What? You kidding me? That woman had so many mood swings --- so many highs and lows. It was more focused on borderline personality or bi-polar disorder.
I love Sybill. We had to watch it in my psychology class in high school and then take notes and talk about why Sally Field's character was the way she was. Sally Field became one of my favorite actresses. She did an excellent portrayal of a mental patient.
Fightclub? Psycho? Taxi Driver? Rainman? Birdman? The Dark Knight (Bruce is kinda paranoid and the joker is crazy)? Donny Darko? Misery? The Machinist? Clockwork Orange? Vertigo? The Imitation Game? What's Eating Gilbert Grape?? Forrest Gump (I know he is just less smart, but it is still great to see how 'different' people work)? Requiem of a Dream? And a great deal of horror movies. WatchMojo, this list misses A LOT of good, deep and famous films.
Uh? ofcourse there is skill to it, Norman Bates from Pshyco had depth to his character. Sure, most "mentally ill" killers in horror flicks arent depicted with any realism or depth in this manner. However dont say it doesnt take skill to portray the darker sides of the human mind.
Caalm nah, using mental illness as a plot device is pretty lame. I'm sure it was cool at the time, but I don't think a story like that would hold up if it came out now. like I said, psycho's a great movie (and I think Hitchcock directed the film skillfully), but I don't think Norman Bates belongs in any discussion about the representation of mentally ill people. Nothing against the film, it's just that every character on this list is much more multifaceted than Bates.
emmikins im not saying it belongs on the list, im simply disputing your claims, in regards of portraying a mentally ill killer requires no skill when done well. When you say thats "lame" id say thats a subjective matter.
Blue Jasmine with Cate Blanchett. Her progressive mental decline throughout the movie is heartbreaking. The final scene where she is talking to herself on the park bench is one of the best depictions of mental illness I’ve ever seen.
Thank you so much for doing this list Watchmojo. I struggle with depression and I like to watch movies based around mental health to help me feel better
"Room" is a different movie than "The Room". I only saw a little bit of both but "Room" is about a kidnapped woman and her child trapped inside a man's house for years, the son tries to help the mother escape but does not understand what the "nice man who visits" is doing.
@@Izaan2810 psychologic he was. Thank God. We don't need that creatures lurking around and even being celebrated. Yes, it's a movie but too many just say ,,oh cool " without knowing what this movie called piece of shit is about.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest wasn't even about mental illness! From Mark Herbst, Physician: The book is NOT about psychiatry it uses the hospital as a metaphor for abuse of power. Using one flew over the cookoo's nest to describe psychiatric illness is like using George Orwell's Animal Farm as a guide to animal husbandry
Marnee Pinch it said movies that DEPICT mental illness. It didn’t discuss metaphors. People in the movie are DEPICTED as having mental illness therefore it easily fits the category.
in my own experience, physicians are dumb as shit, and the film remains (as of 2019!) a remarkably accurate depiction of the experience of finding oneself on the receiving end of mental health "care".
Seda Şeyli I don’t really see Donnie darko as a mental disorder type film as it plays on the psyche of the audience but shutter island obviously so. But the machinist is a sublime touch on sleep deprivation and guilt. It’s so common that people don’t observe it as a disorder.
“The Voices” starring Ryan Reynolds is a great movie. It’s basically a comedy/drama about a man who’s schizophrenic. His cat and dog are the ‘voices’ at first, then later on his victims also begin talking to him. I totally recommend it.
Kat Tachibana Well I mean I'm trans and my given middle name isn't very masculine. I've never related to a character more than I do to Charlie so I thought Charles would be the best fit.
Not even that but the movie what’s a psychological thriller so the ending of it whether he was trapped there the whole time or he really was a cop that was trick is up to us to believe. It wasn’t focused on mental illness just because it was at a mental facility
Weird Guy it is tho, it follows shows an olden man dealing with his metal illness who used alcohol to treat it instead of accept it and get help. Yeah he’s a horse, who’s an actor, and addict. But the way anxiety and depression are shown through the show are very real to some people. I highly recommend seeing the last season, it really shows how depression and change your reality.
'Christine' starring Rebecca Hall, a true story of a television news anchor woman driven to suicide should be on this list. 'Veronika Decides to Die' starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, based on the book by Paul Coelho should also be included. Both Hall and Gellar give brutally honest performances depicting the depression that arises when one is detached from ones' life. Both actresses punch a hole through the often pre-conceived idea that to be depressed is to be upset. These films explore the true horror of depression...that to be depressed is to feel nothing...good bad or indifferent.
elladeefan is that the one who when reading the news live on TV.went uh.mm.off script and they pulled out a Gun and shot themselves blew there BRAINS out? Because that did happen.Hate to sound weird but DAM and I wish i saw that live what a Mind blower oops..im.in NYC and we've other people around willing to randomly take you out and shoot you but not on.tv ...store video.only
Yeah I watched this movie and had no idea that it would end in suicide and was extremely upset and triggered by the whole scene. Such an upsetting true story.
Loved Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky really portrayed the darker side of Ballet. The psychological madness behind it is truly artistic but some people don't understand that because there's so much depth behind Nina's descent into madness that you have to watch it a few times to truly understand some of the scenes.
Girl, Interrupted is one of my all time favorite movies. I also have BPD and it rarely gets talked about. Also check out the show Crazy Ex Girlfriend it's the best depiction of BPD I've ever seen.
Thank you, Kate. I was about to say the same. And key emphasis on what a young adult has to deal with when dealing with a mother who has those disorders. It tells a tale most don't want to shed light on.
I have a brother with bipolar and manic schizophrenia. Silver lining play book was a pretty accurate depiction of what it's like to live with someone with that disorder. When I watched it it reminded me 100% of what it was like living with him. At times it was scary and frustrating and aggravating as hell. I tried to get him committed to the psych ward but because he was a adult and he wasn't a danger to his own life or to anyone else's life they wouldn't commit him. If he was calm he was ok. But if something upset him or pissed him off he was a nightmare. I remember him punching holes in a wall because he thought that the government had tried to bug my house. I went to work that morning and came home after work to EVERY WALL IN MY HOUSE WITH HUGE HOLES PUNCHED IN THEM. I finally got them to commit him after he did that. I felt horrible doing that to him but I didn't feel safe leaving him alone in my house. After he got out I couldn't have him back in my house. So my other brother took him in. He works from home. So he was able to be with him 24/7/365. So every other weekend I take him so my brother gets a break from it. And it is perfect.
He is. I'm glad my family introduced me to Cuckoo's Nest. I love it so much. My brother's college did a play on that movie and the guy who played Jack Nicholson's character was pretty good
+TheRussianBear20 I did a report on it, my friend. People who have so called "video game addiction" are actually suffering from pre-existing conditions. As in-- those people already had issues before encountering a video game and playing is just an enabler effect.
What about Bob! I credit it with helping me get through the worst of my depression. I still go back and watch it whenever I am having a tough time or just need a laugh.
+Fvck This Fvck That the film doesn't come out and say but from watching it, the film deals with depression. Issues like self harm are chucked into it too.
I have got to mention 'The Fisher King'. Terry Gilliam directs a note perfect Robin Williams, struggling with mental breakdown after his wife is gunned down in front of him at a popular restaurant. Unlike silver linings, where they are able to not be crazy just when they need to be, this is a brilliantly fragile depiction of how scary letting yourself have something normal, even a moment, can be, and the heartbreak of knowing the illness is probably going to take it away from you every time.
The Other Sister!! Cant believe no one has mentioned it. Charming, beautiful love story with amazing performances by Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi and Diane Keaton!
At least I'm not the only one who thinks Girl Interrupted is similar to Cuckoo's Nest I've watched both and enjoy them immensely Why can't films now be that good?
Upset that 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' wasn't more than an honorable mention. In my experience, it is truly one of the most candid and respectful portrayals both of adolescent life, and of depression, PTSD, and autism. I remember leaving the theater in shambles for how close to home it hit, without romanticizing or demonizing any of the issues addressed.
Fight Club is maybe the most extreme, satirical and cinematic variation of Schizophrenia ever put on film. It's also one of the greatest of all time. I'm baffled it's without mention. Also, Bronson? Good Will Hunting? Silence Of The Lambs? Red Dragon? Hannibal?American Psycho? As Good As It Gets? What About BoB? Analyze This? Analyze That? Legend? Gone Girl? American Sniper? The Soloist? 12 Monkeys? I feel like mental health is really too synonymous with character to generalize into a list. It's integrated everywhere in some way. Psychiatric/Psychological is character development.
Love the poem although I don't agree with it. Living isn't worth it. Life sucks!!! The only problem being I can't even succeed in suicide!!! Even though I've tried so many times and never told anyone I was going to do it something always gets in the way. So unfortunately I'm still here😭
In the movie, the planet called Melancholia is a metaphor for depression. Perhaps narrator meant that. I may re-listen in a bit. EDIT: Yeah, you're right. He doesn't call the planet a metaphor, just the entire movie. Your comment makes sense.
This list doesn't include "Touched with Fire". It's the only film that I've ever seen that has taken mental illness truly seriously. There's little "wacky" behavior. There's no savants who's genius makes up for their impairment. There's no crazy killers. There's no insane meet-cutes where the sick couple meet and live happily ever after. There's just the tragedy of these disorders and the toll it takes on people around the sufferers. It shows what it takes to overcome and how to do it. It's serious-minded and it definitely worth watching.
Arianna IP about three years ago, I switched meds and started taking Zoloft. At the time, I was severely depressed and used to self harm. In the first few months, the Zoloft worked really well and I was getting better until I started to have suicidal thoughts (which I didn't have previous in my years of depression). I eventually switched to Effexor and am doing really well. I am over 2 years clean and no longer want to die. The only negative thing about Effexor for me is the serious withdrawal effects it has after only two days of not taking it.
Cici Martinez yeah I started with Effexor actually. I never took any SSRI for depression- mine was anxiety related cause I have generalized anxiety. I didn't like it or felt that it helped. Honestly Zoloft was prob the only one that did anything but as I stated it was only for a couple months. I now take buspirone in conjunction with topamax and risperdal for bipolar and anti psychotic. I love everything I'm on now and word of advice to everybody thinking about Zoloft: the only reason why I got off is cause it gave me microscopic colitis which I'll have the rest of my life now. I'm so glad everything is working out for you and that it seems like you're past the dark times in your life!!
I can't believe "I am Sam", "What's eating Gilbert Grape", and "Rain Man" aren't on here! Who in the world made this list!!?? I do agree with "Bennie and Joon" because it's in my own personal top ten movies list!
You missed "What About Bob" (1991) with Bill Murray. Though maybe not all that accurate on persons suffering with mental illness, it certainly depicts them as kind & quirky; not scary or bad.
I was in a band with a guy called Louie who was basically the percussion equivalent of Geoffrey Rush's character in Shine. Louie's dad used to beat him until he could play the drums perfectly, although he was never actually taught how to read sheet music. It does mean he puts a lot more soul and improvisation into his drumming, though, which made the rest of us follow suit and really carried the performance. Lovely guy, and the most incredible drum solos I've ever heard live.
Some Honorable Mentions: Arsenic and Old Lace Birdman The Three Faces of Eve The Fisher King What's Eating Gilbert Grape Spider Psycho Silence of the Lambs Manhunter Ordinary People Taxi Driver American Psycho Inside Out The Hours The Royal Tenenbaums Finding Neverland The Beaver Side Effects Angel Heart Charly
@@Marnee4191 Yeah it's more like a movie depicting how to handle grief and how it can get out of hand if you try to suppress depression (not the condition, but the feeling)
archangelum let me add perks of being a wallflower and it’s kind of a funny story Very relatable films for me Also American psycho is my favourite film
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The reason they didn't put Fight Club is because we DO NOT TALK about Fight Club.
That's why. Totally makes sense.
Lol
...so why do you?
I have to take a shit again. I'm so tired of shitting today.
Secret Agent Michael Lee
Because everyone knows fight club. not everyone knows if these other 10. I didn't know 6 of them and I have mental health issues so I'd like to see them.
Any movie can depict mental illness but the real question is, do they depict it accurately?
Shut up Deb lol
@@blackfroot the accurate depiction of mental illness is the actual definition of the mental illness. Yes mental illness can effect and affect people differently
@@blackfroot an accurate depiction is not one based on stereotypes.
@@whosthere5545 Deb is the new Karen.
@@themessenger2948 y'all ruthless 💀
GIRL INTERRUPTED is one of my absolute top 10 favorite movies
Brandie Nicole omg that’s a book
Bronday Alvarez gotta love a good movie and a good read!
Yes!!! Angelina is just so good!! ❤️
Winona Ryder is awesome in that movie
SAME ITS SO GOOD
The perks of being a wallflower should’ve been in this. Not an honorable mention.
Wiley exactly what I was thinking
I'm autistic. Autism is not a mental illness, however, there are some mental disorders that are comorbid. So I only halfway disagree with your list. I have clinical depression and anxiety, many times they go hand in hand.
Agreed. Charlie clearly showed symptoms of PTSD and Depression
Omg I love that film
It got taken off ur Netflix and I was pissed
Should've Been...
For English Sake!
Shutter Island didn't even get an honorable mention?
Oh, and... Sybil was a made-for-TV mini-series. It was very good, though. In fact, there's a movie worth re-doing.
What's interesting.....there's a book out claiming that she made it all up to get dope from the therapist or something. I haven't gotten around to reading it, and unfortunately, the name of the book escapes me right now.
+storytellermich that's a lot to make up. I'd love to read that book.
Terese S
I think this is it: www.goodreads.com/book/show/11034297-sybil-exposed
NPR article:
www.npr.org/2011/10/20/141514464/real-sybil-admits-multiple-personalities-were-fake
+storytellermich thanks! I'm definitely going to pick this book up. I just read a review left by a relative of Shirley Mason (Sybil), and it makes me want to read it even more.
A lesser-known film starring Angelina Jolie called "Gia" was a perfect depiction of borderline personality disorder.
BrightBlue1111 True, but in real life Gia Carangi was diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder with 'psychotic tendencies and depression'. Really, I think her condition varied, and had been exasperated by her drug use. I wish the movie would have been based off of a model other than Gia, because a film couldn't go in depth about her condition because her environmental factors were so convoluted. For example, when she tried to attend therapy sessions, the other patients blamed her problems on her sexuality. Can you imagine? A truer story would have been great to see but it was overshadowed by the glitz and glamour of the fashion world.
Couldn't agree more!!
Wow, thanks guys on shedding some light on this. I had no idea that Gia suffered from any kind of mental disorder, as only her drug use and sexuality were shown/discussed.
Yes, and she was a lesbian too.
interesting!
Now I understand the meaning behind the name of the Gravity Falls episode “Soos and the Real Girl,” where Soos comes into mortal danger after trying to break up with a video game character for a real woman.
I just put that together too!!
Gravity Falls is awesome
I just watched that episode yesterday wtf
Ya they also did that for Steven Universe. Lars and the cool girl
That was my favorite episode
Black Swan is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen.
It’s perfect movie. I almost felt as if I was losing my mind with her. That’s a great storyteller that can pull you in like that.
Black swan is beautiful but to me perfect blue is better
@@monke3898 absolutely!
Agreed!
Other HM's:
Rain Man
Forest Gump
Shutter Island
Halloween
Psycho
What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
The Aviator
Donnie Darko
American Psycho
Requiem For A Dream
Fight Club
Punch, Drunk, Love
Misery
American Beauty
Still Alice
Jacob's Ladder
Momento
The Skeleton Twins
The Machinist
Number 23
Finding Nemo
Mulholland Drive
Anastasia
Born On The Fourth Of July
7 Pounds
The Kings Speech
Nightcrawler
The Imitation Game
It's A Wonderful Life
A Clockwork Orange
Sunset Boulevard
Taxi Driver
Driving Ms. Daisy
Iris
The Notebook
The Iron Lady
The Fisher King
Birdman
Silence Of The Lamb
Huntchback Of Notre Dame
American History X
Gone Girl
One Hour Photo
Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
K-Pax
The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
Vertigo
Apocalypse Now
I think they only counted illnesses of the psychological nature and not the neurological, thus making films with characters who are autistic like Gilbert Grape, Forrest Gump and Rain Man not count. Also, they said they were only counted films where mental illness was central to the plot thus films where mental illness is the plot twist like Fight Club and Shutter Island not count either.
+Jacob Sarvathayaparan Autism is not an illness. It's a neurological disorder.
great list
Cuz of Dory & her amnesia
Joshua Fogg K
Lars and the Real Girl never got the recognition it deserved. It’s still one of my favorite movies.
I've not seen it, but it looks interesting. I *LOVED* "Shine".
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Mental illness films are the best type of films
Sara Lalalala The Machinist
Sara Lalalala The Road Within is my all time favorite x
Sara Lalalala one flew over the cuckoos nest, ordinary people, a beautiful mind, touched with fire
I was just thinking about touched with fire, trying to figure out how i was going to find the title of it.
I agree
None of these is on netflix wtf netflix
Netflix like rarely has any truly great movies. Such a shame.
@@corarosier3654 true
Silver linings is.
Best learn to sail the seas matey.
Girl, Interrupted
YOU FORGOT THE MOVIE LETS TALK ABOUT KEVIN
The Joker It is a good movie I agree but my biggest issue about it is that I believe (this is what I noticed and took away from the movie as a psychology student) they were depicting Kevin as a sociopath. But that the end it's clear that he felt guilt and remorse for at least what he did. At least towards his mother.
Unless if it was an act that would debunk his sociopathic behavior. Since they can not feel guilt or remorse.
i think in the end he was just being manipulative. don't think he felt any remorse at all.
Demon Angled downloaded and to CAN'T I I I I Is plum
you mean We Need To Talk About Kevin?
one of my favourite movies of all time
My absolutely fav. And it's amazing how many ppl haven't seen it.
There was one called "phoebe in wonderland" that I saw a few years ago. I want to be a child psychologist, and seeing a movie accurately represent a child's mental illness, the effect on the siblings, the help of a teacher, and the effect it had on parents was amazing
I love that movie. I'm not sure I'd classify Tourette's as a pure mental illness, though. It's more like a neurological disorder in a lot of ways.
I couldn't help but think about Phoebe Buffay
It’s identical to my childhood
I haven't seen it but I really hope it doesn't just focus on the effect of people around them but also on how it feels to be in the shoes of the child with mental illness
The movie was about Autism. Autism is not a mental illness. It's nuerodevelopmental disorder.
How could you not list The Shining? A gripping depiction of a man experiencing a psychotic break.
That's meant to be more of a man struggling with alcoholism whose stranded miles away from society and as a result starts to show his problems getting over the drink, it's not really to do with mental illness
Although it is a great film
Melissa Arno ikr
Brad Reid addiction is considered a mental illness now too. His alcoholism caused a psychotic break, I think it’s worthy
Brad Reid drug and alcohol abuse stems from mental illness more often than not...
i personally loved “a beautiful mind” it was so interesting.
AND WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
AND THE MOVIE; MAY
A beautiful mind was and still is my absolute favorite film about mental illness. I thought it was brilliant and Russell Crow was fantastic
sanggurl16 so true
sanggurl16 Definitely great!
missStockholm i
sanggurl16 favorite hands down
dhsidn
I always find it a bit pathetic that in so many films the "Social misfit" is also always physically attractive. It always feels like the film maker is effectively saying "Yeah, they're weird...But it's okay! They're pretty so they're not like those other ones".
Mentally ill people can be attractive irl
@@RandomSkyeRoses And who said otherwise? Read again.
I used to work in a psychiatric unit, there were a lot of attractive people with debilitating mental disorders. However I did notice that people who were attractive sometimes got away with more because they were attractive. This happened a lot with borderline patients and narcissistic patients, when they began to age however they were often in for a very rude awakening when they could no longer manipulate
When your ill you don't look good also most gain weight from meds.
Great point. I noticed that too. Or the ugly ducklings in a lot of movies are actually pretty or cute and thin. It plays down the reality and is not as realistic.
My top favorites, portrayed either accurately or loosely:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) - PTSD
Heroes for Sale (1933) - Substance use disorder (morphine)
Citizen Kane (1941) - narcissistic personality disorder
The Lost Weekend (1945) - Substance use disorder (alcohol)
Spellbound (1945) - amnesia, PTSD
Best Years of Our Lives (1946) - PTSD
Rope (1948) - Antisocial personality disorder
The Man With the Golden Arm (1955) - Substance use disorder (heroin)
The Bad Seed (1956) - Conduct disorder
Lust for Life (1956) - self-harm, schizophrenia
The Wrong Man (1956) - Major depressive disorder
Psycho (1960) - Dissociative identity disorder
David and Lisa (1962) - OCD, schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder, narcissistic personality disorder
Repulsion (1965) - Schizophrenia/delusional disorder unspecified
Taxi Driver (1976) - Schizoid/schizotypical personality disorder
The Tenant (1976) - Dissociative identity disorder
The Deer Hunter (1978) - PTSD
King of Comedy (1982) - Delusional disorder unspecified
Raising Cain (1992) - Dissociative identity disorder
Benny and Joon (1993) - Schizophrenia
Basketball Diaries (1995) - Substance use disorder (heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, alcohol, inhalants, cannabis)
Casino (1995) - Antisocial personality disorder (character of Nicky), substance use disorder (morphine, cocaine, alcohol)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995) - substance use disorder (alcohol), depression, suicide
Primal Fear (1996) - Dissociative identity disorder
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) - PTSD, substance use disorder (heroin, alcohol)
Fight Club (1999) - Dissociative identity disorder
American Psycho (2000) - antisocial/narcissist personality disorder, delusional disorder unspecified, substance use disorder (cocaine, alcohol, Xanax, ecstasy)
Requiem for a Dream (2000) - substance use disorder (heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabis)
Donnie Darko (2001) - schizophrenia
Thirteen (2003) - borderline personality disorder, self-harm, substance use disorder (cocaine, inhalants, alcohol, cannabis)
The Aviator (2004) - OCD, agoraphobia
American Horror Story (2011-present/OK, it's a TV series but covers a lot) major depressive disorder, antisocial personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, psychopathy, suicide, dissociative identity disorder, substance use disorder (methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, Adderall, Xanax, alcohol, cannabis), delusional disorder unspecified, eating disorder
Silver Lining's Playbook (2012) - Bipolar disorder, OCD
Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Substance use disorder (cocaine, Quaaludes, alcohol), narcissistic personality disorder
What about Mr.Jones (1993)?
Donnie Darko, definitely.
It had nothing to do with mental illness though
+Giant Squid it wasn't about time travel either it was about a tangent universe where something was someplace it wasn't supposed to be in so it had had to be removed
+The Jokur it's about Schizophrenia.
+DanCmetal yup! I had a feeling someone was going to try and tell me I was wrong lol
+DanCmetal Agreed. It's one of my favorites.
I think "we need to talk about Kevin" should've been on this video
I just watched this movie and it was crazy intense I was just going through the emotions with the mum the whole way through, I got quite defensive when she was being attacked by the community, that was totally uncalled for. Fantastic movie Highly recommended.
I have to agree with you Luna! Such a well acted and well directed movie.
Luna Laguna I've heard good things about that one. I plan to dig into it on Netflix at some point.
We Need to Talk about Kevin is a fantastic movie!
I agree, you really see the world through the eyes of Kevin's mother, trying to decide who really made Kevin what he was. I did a psychology paper on the book recently.
"Lars and the Real Girl" is so underrated
It's wonderful. I cry for him.
He is a wonderful Actor.
girl, interrupted is my favorite movie I watch it every chance I get
My friend and i saw that in the theatre instead of going to some school dance.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is a masterpiece, by far my favorite movie
Ema Khiyoke Agreed. I also love ‘ The perks of being a wallflower ‘
me too!
Other HM's:
The scribbler
Shutter Island
Delibal
Private Number
Trance
Still Alice
The truth about Emanuel
Perfume: The story of a murder
Stonehearst Asylum
The silence of the lambs
The shining
The double
Donnie Darko
The machinist
A cure for wellness
Enemy
Filth
Identity
Memento
Denada Stafa But Memento is about amnesia. I dont think that counts as a mental illness...
Dissociative amnesia is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders. Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, consciousness, awareness, identity, and/or perception.
Denada Stafa what about Bob?
Flingship373 I'll check them :) Thank you. I've already watched Babadook, it's pretty good in my opinion.
Denada Stafa what about ‘Voices’
Girl, interrupted is one of my all time favourite movies. I was scared when I was first told I'm being transferred to the psychiatric hospital after an overdose and was close to death. I cried when I woke up in the ICU and they told me I was going to the hospital because I thought it would be like the movie. It was not. For those struggling with mental illness don't think that the hospital or seeing a psych is like it is in the movies because it's not. I encourage anyone struggling to please get help. It'll be okay. You're a beautiful person and you are worth it.
:)
***** well you've been to some bad ones then. I'm sorry you've had those experiences. :( This year alone I've spent 68 maybe 69 I can't remember days in a psychiatrist hospital. Even had my 21st birthday in there in January. It was Not just a unit but it's a whole hospital on over 100 archers of land with several buildings kind of in the middle of no where. Now that the city is expanding its technically just on the edge of town. I spent 21 days in January in a young adult a lock unit with some grounds privileges once you're no longer certified (psych hold) and 47 or 48 days in april/may/June. Same unit for 21 With some grounds privileges then 26days or something like that in an open unit for all ages (until some asshole awoled and it became locked) and it was nothing like in the movies from my own personal experience. Again I'm sorry you've had terrible experiences. I've heard horror stories about some units within physical hospitals being bad but for the most part where I was it was decent. As long as you were med compliant and cooperated with doctors and staff you were good. But those who didn't then they're gonna have a bad time.
Benny and Joon is one of the absolute BEST movies I've ever seen
I can think of a film I haven't seen anyone in the comments mention yet:
"Mommy Dearest", from 1981, starring Faye Dunaway. True story about the crazy, abusive, alcoholic, and drug addicted Joan Crawford - and the hell her children had to endure.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned it. I was always under the impression since I saw it as a kid in the early 90s that it was a "classic" of sorts.
I was just about to myself...
Jarod Smith That was scary about narcs
Holy Shite. That movie is etched in my brain.
Being abusive isn't a mental illness
She wasn’t mentally ill. She was an alcoholic who wanted her kids to be perfect. She wanted everything to be perfect.
My old therapist suggested that I watch As Good as as it Gets and I have to say, it at least deserves an honorable mention
That one seemed particularly obvious in its absence and is arguably a more accurate depication of mental illness than some of the things that did make the list.
I was also surprised that Pi didn't make the list either.
I love that movie. Jack Nicholson plays his role so well. I haven't finished the video, but I'm sad to know that won't be on here. If A Beautiful Mind isn't at least, then they missed the mark, lol. That was a fantastic movie directed by the fantastic Ron Howard and based on a true story.
Why not visit a young therapist? :D
girl interrupted is everythinggggggg
The first time I saw that movie when I was a junior or senior in high school, I was like, "omg, I get this. I get this movie so hard." over 20 years later, come to find out I also have BPD and suddenly I understood why I related so much to the movie's plot. However, I think it is worth noting that some people feel that between Jolie's performance and Ryder's, there lies a representation of the spectrum of BPD rather than two different illnesses.
+ *Electro Kate* Yes there is definitely a broad clinical *Spectrum of BPD*. IMO, that movie did not accurately (now a days) or fully touch on Borderline personality disorder
Winna Ryder had intense *talk therapy*, (which is needed). Great comment. & Now *WE* have an opportunity w/ *DBT*.
*HOPE* to all borderliner's *work hard* .
I know, because I no longer fit (all) the *criteria*
I haven't seen this movie yet and got diagnosed with BPD last October. The "I didn't try to kill myself" line caught me off guard.
That movie still makes me cry
No actor or actress could possibly ever know or understand what a living hell depression is unless they experience it themselves.
I've had to experience living with anorexia during a 3-month quarantine, now THAT'S a true living hell...
Absolutely
Is anybody else even kinda pissed that Donnie darko isn't even on this I mean come on
Not even a mention
He was mentally ill in that?
Merger fuck up
@@kc6201 absolutely yes
You’re right ;p
Me, myself, and Irene, Of Mice and Men and what’s eating Gilbert grape would’ve been nice additions
Me, Myself and Irene mocks mental illness
920921 If you think The Farrelly Bros. have ever sought out to mock the afflictions and disorders of their characters, you don't understand a Farrelly Bros. film.
I've paused the video to say if A Beautiful Mind isn't on this list, they missed a big one.
Gilbert did not have a mental illness, he had a developmental disorder
Gilbert wasn’t mentally ill. His brother was special needs. Same thing for Of Mice and Men. The characters were developmentally disabled. Same with Forest Gump. There’s a big difference between mentally ill and developmentally disabled.
Babadook is a great metaphor for depression, sad it didnt get mentioned
Theknittingsquirkel I'd say its a great metaphor for grief but yeah
agree and i really liked that movie after looking at it from that point of view
Theknittingsquirkel What? You kidding me? That woman had so many mood swings --- so many highs and lows. It was more focused on borderline personality or bi-polar disorder.
That movie freakin sucked i put it on for friends and they were all pissed at me for picking a crap movie.
I watched that when I was 9 and I was terrified
I love Sybill. We had to watch it in my psychology class in high school and then take notes and talk about why Sally Field's character was the way she was. Sally Field became one of my favorite actresses. She did an excellent portrayal of a mental patient.
You have a psyche class in hs wth cool
Fightclub? Psycho? Taxi Driver? Rainman? Birdman? The Dark Knight (Bruce is kinda paranoid and the joker is crazy)? Donny Darko? Misery? The Machinist? Clockwork Orange? Vertigo? The Imitation Game? What's Eating Gilbert Grape?? Forrest Gump (I know he is just less smart, but it is still great to see how 'different' people work)? Requiem of a Dream? And a great deal of horror movies.
WatchMojo, this list misses A LOT of good, deep and famous films.
Quite a few of those, while still good films, portray autism which isn't a mental illness
true some of those movies where focused on mental illness
"The Other Sister" starring Juliette Lewis
I don't really get your mentioning of The Imitation Game. Which character(s) do you interpret as having mental illness in that film?
Allen Turing ended up committing suicide... (that are the speculations)
surpised psycho wasn't at least an honorable mention
Jaiden maybe bc it was too obvious. this list seems to have movies that depict mental illnesses more subtly
psycho's a great movie, but there's nothing skillful or progressive about depicting mentally ill people as murderers
Uh? ofcourse there is skill to it, Norman Bates from Pshyco had depth to his character. Sure, most "mentally ill" killers in horror flicks arent depicted with any realism or depth in this manner. However dont say it doesnt take skill to portray the darker sides of the human mind.
Caalm nah, using mental illness as a plot device is pretty lame. I'm sure it was cool at the time, but I don't think a story like that would hold up if it came out now. like I said, psycho's a great movie (and I think Hitchcock directed the film skillfully), but I don't think Norman Bates belongs in any discussion about the representation of mentally ill people. Nothing against the film, it's just that every character on this list is much more multifaceted than Bates.
emmikins im not saying it belongs on the list, im simply disputing your claims, in regards of portraying a mentally ill killer requires no skill when done well.
When you say thats "lame" id say thats a subjective matter.
Not even an honorable mention for What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
Apollo James developmental disability is not mental illness
Apollo James not about mental illness, but an amazing movie, one of my top 10 ever
it's one of my favorite movies but gilbert got no mental ill
Arnie Grape has a pervasive developmental disorder.
Apollo James IKR?
Blue Jasmine with Cate Blanchett. Her progressive mental decline throughout the movie is heartbreaking. The final scene where she is talking to herself on the park bench is one of the best depictions of mental illness I’ve ever seen.
99.9% of you wont read/see this but
You are loved and cared about. Have a blessed day
Shut the fuck up
+Lewis Jardine you shut the fuck up
Up Fuck The Shut
Or maybe you don't want us to see for your own twisted goals....
Guys this is supposed to be a nice comment. I'm just trying to make someone's day
Thank you so much for doing this list Watchmojo. I struggle with depression and I like to watch movies based around mental health to help me feel better
Get help
You should definitely check out Perks of being a Wallflower!
+CallmeJochem Yes! That is such a good movie!!
+Julian Nicholson WELL
+CallmeJochem Never seen that movie and had no idea it dealt with depression. Thanks for the recommendation.
What about "Room" (Anger Issues, Depression, Suicidal, Stockholm Syndrome)
Sardonyx she seemed normal but just had anxiety about what happened
"Room" is a different movie than "The Room". I only saw a little bit of both but "Room" is about a kidnapped woman and her child trapped inside a man's house for years, the son tries to help the mother escape but does not understand what the "nice man who visits" is doing.
Definitely think The Clockwork Orange should have been included. Alex plays the most accurate depiction of a sociopath I've ever seen.
What Dreams MAY Come
Too.... and MAY
Clockwork orange is such a shitty overrated upsetting movie and this Alex nothing than a f*uckin asshole. I was so glad he was dead in the end.
@@ladytempress3824 Except he wasn't dead. He was as alive as it can get. Dude survived the fall.
@@Izaan2810 psychologic he was. Thank God. We don't need that creatures lurking around and even being celebrated. Yes, it's a movie but too many just say ,,oh cool " without knowing what this movie called piece of shit is about.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest wasn't even about mental illness! From Mark Herbst, Physician:
The book is NOT about psychiatry it uses the hospital as a metaphor for abuse of power. Using one flew over the cookoo's nest to describe psychiatric illness is like using George Orwell's Animal Farm as a guide to animal husbandry
Marnee Pinch it said movies that DEPICT mental illness. It didn’t discuss metaphors. People in the movie are DEPICTED as having mental illness therefore it easily fits the category.
in my own experience, physicians are dumb as shit, and the film remains (as of 2019!) a remarkably accurate depiction of the experience of finding oneself on the receiving end of mental health "care".
So nobody in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was actually ill, Marnee?
If you've ever been admitted to a mental ward, you'll find this movie depicts what being in one nearly feels like.
you could argue that raping a 15 year old girl is a mental illness, but I don't understand why everyone thinks that movies so great.
Donnie Darko, Shutter Island and The Machinist are my top 3
Seda Şeyli I don’t really see Donnie darko as a mental disorder type film as it plays on the psyche of the audience but shutter island obviously so. But the machinist is a sublime touch on sleep deprivation and guilt. It’s so common that people don’t observe it as a disorder.
Donnie Darko isnt about mental illness though. It’s a sci-fi movie about time travel. Donnie is just an angsty teenager.
I know bad list.
Whatever it’s intention, Donnie darko is the movie I use to explain to people what my hallucinations are like.
“The Voices” starring Ryan Reynolds is a great movie. It’s basically a comedy/drama about a man who’s schizophrenic. His cat and dog are the ‘voices’ at first, then later on his victims also begin talking to him. I totally recommend it.
ive seen it, it was crazy! but entertaining.
extremely underrated movie, my god it was sad
Requiem For a Dream- covers many faces of the disease of Addiction very hauntingly.
Where's the Minions movie? That entire film was a mental illness
Savage
yes xD
LOL
nah man that movie was more like cancer
+MyEyes why not both?
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is my favorite movie.
same the book was amazing too
Kat Tachibana I'm changing my middle name to Charles
+SkyisBlue wait really?That's cool
Kat Tachibana Well I mean I'm trans and my given middle name isn't very masculine. I've never related to a character more than I do to Charlie so I thought Charles would be the best fit.
+SkyisBlue yeeees that is an awesome name.Good luck on your transition
why the fuck wasn't shutter island on the list
Good one. "The Wall" wasn't on the list either.
because it's a great movie plot wise but it's not a realistic depiction of a mental illness
explain
Not even that but the movie what’s a psychological thriller so the ending of it whether he was trapped there the whole time or he really was a cop that was trick is up to us to believe. It wasn’t focused on mental illness just because it was at a mental facility
Saya N Came here to say that
...would STILL recommend Bojack Horseman before all of these.
Abby Beatson bojack horseman isn’t that realistic tho
Weird Guy it is tho, it follows shows an olden man dealing with his metal illness who used alcohol to treat it instead of accept it and get help. Yeah he’s a horse, who’s an actor, and addict. But the way anxiety and depression are shown through the show are very real to some people. I highly recommend seeing the last season, it really shows how depression and change your reality.
I like Bojack Horseman... but to put it before One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest? No way
@@alexusjanssen532 Bojack Horseman is junk, it shouldnt be ok this list
'Christine' starring Rebecca Hall, a true story of a television news anchor woman driven to suicide should be on this list. 'Veronika Decides to Die' starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, based on the book by Paul Coelho should also be included. Both Hall and Gellar give brutally honest performances depicting the depression that arises when one is detached from ones' life. Both actresses punch a hole through the often pre-conceived idea that to be depressed is to be upset. These films explore the true horror of depression...that to be depressed is to feel nothing...good bad or indifferent.
I love this movie!
elladeefan is that the one who when reading the news live on TV.went uh.mm.off script and they pulled out a Gun and shot themselves blew there BRAINS out?
Because that did happen.Hate to sound weird but DAM and I wish i saw that live what a Mind blower oops..im.in NYC and we've other people around willing to randomly take you out and shoot you but not on.tv
...store video.only
Yeah I watched this movie and had no idea that it would end in suicide and was extremely upset and triggered by the whole scene. Such an upsetting true story.
Loved Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky really portrayed the darker side of Ballet. The psychological madness behind it is truly artistic but some people don't understand that because there's so much depth behind Nina's descent into madness that you have to watch it a few times to truly understand some of the scenes.
Donnie Darko, Shutter Island, What is Eating Gilbert Grape to just name a few
What Eating Gilbert Grape is a great suggestion. Should have defiantly made the list. Good one.
I said this to someone else but would Good Will Hunting work in your guys opinion?
Also "The Aviator"
And Fight Club =)
The Aviator was not about mental illness in that it did not focus on Howard Hughes eventual break down. The focus was on Howard Hughes himself.
Girl, Interrupted is one of my all time favorite movies. I also have BPD and it rarely gets talked about. Also check out the show Crazy Ex Girlfriend it's the best depiction of BPD I've ever seen.
Anger Management, As Good As It Will Get, Rain Man, Fight Club, Any movie that depicts drug addiction. Requiem For A Dream!
Brad Bennett requim for a dream is so underated n such a hard movie to watch
aa, jag alska det.
So disturbing, alongside the classic Reefer Madness and Cocaine Fiends
As Good As It Gets was brilliant.
I just watched Requiem for a Dream again for the second time today.
Benny and Joon is one of my favorite movies
Santa Klaus mine too!
Classic for sure. Grew up in the 1990s/00s and in the area it was filmed (Spokane, WA)
The Wall? That film pretty much covers every mental illness under the sun! AND has the soundtrack of the century to boot!
Completely agree with you there
oh my god so true!
Adam Janes, I was going through the comments looking for someone to say this 😂
Girl Interrupted is one of my favorite movies
Lars and the real girl is so underrated
expected "what's eating gilbert grape" to be on the list
or maybe the movie did not fit the title description
Leonardo DiCaprio's character was developmentally delayed, not mentally ill.
dawngrrrl Thank you for making the distinction, but also I think his mother was mentally ill with agoraphobia and compulsive eating disorder?
Gera What's eating Gilbert Grape was more of mental retardation then a mental disorder. That's why it wasn't on this list.
Thank you, Kate. I was about to say the same. And key emphasis on what a young adult has to deal with when dealing with a mother who has those disorders. It tells a tale most don't want to shed light on.
I have a brother with bipolar and manic schizophrenia. Silver lining play book was a pretty accurate depiction of what it's like to live with someone with that disorder. When I watched it it reminded me 100% of what it was like living with him. At times it was scary and frustrating and aggravating as hell. I tried to get him committed to the psych ward but because he was a adult and he wasn't a danger to his own life or to anyone else's life they wouldn't commit him. If he was calm he was ok. But if something upset him or pissed him off he was a nightmare. I remember him punching holes in a wall because he thought that the government had tried to bug my house. I went to work that morning and came home after work to EVERY WALL IN MY HOUSE WITH HUGE HOLES PUNCHED IN THEM. I finally got them to commit him after he did that. I felt horrible doing that to him but I didn't feel safe leaving him alone in my house. After he got out I couldn't have him back in my house. So my other brother took him in. He works from home. So he was able to be with him 24/7/365. So every other weekend I take him so my brother gets a break from it. And it is perfect.
The Aviator is so good and one to watch! It’s the story of Howard Hughes who had severe OCD. I have OCD and it is very accurate
Benny and joon is one of my favorites simply because johnny depp was absolutely gorgeous in that movie
Jack Nicholson is the freaking best actor!
You are so right. He is my favorite American actor.
He is. I'm glad my family introduced me to Cuckoo's Nest. I love it so much. My brother's college did a play on that movie and the guy who played Jack Nicholson's character was pretty good
I feel like Spy Kids 3-D subtly depicted a mental illness called video game addiction
I truly hope you're kidding. That has been debunked for years now lol.
Video game addiction is an actual thing though, look it up. People over-emphasize it, but about 1 in 10 gamers can be diagnosed with it
+italianMAVERICK Nice.
+TheRussianBear20 I did a report on it, my friend. People who have so called "video game addiction" are actually suffering from pre-existing conditions. As in-- those people already had issues before encountering a video game and playing is just an enabler effect.
Omg XD
What about Bob! I credit it with helping me get through the worst of my depression. I still go back and watch it whenever I am having a tough time or just need a laugh.
Donnie Darko is amazing as well
One of my personal favorite movies depicting mental illness is "The Soloist." I also love "What's Eating Gilbert Grape."
+Reckreational I saw it in my Psychology class and I loved it almost immediately.
i thought that one would make the list
holy crap, Christopher Walken was hot in the Deer Hunter
Glad I'm not the only one who thought that XD
That's how I developed a crush on him years ago ;)
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I can agree #nohomo
YAAAAS!!!
Did he just say, "pluh-thora"???
And called the proclaimers song ‘I’m gonna be 500 miles’ 😂
I hate the song
“Particularily”
Right?!
And isn't it Bi-opp-ic not Bio-pic?
Lizzie Anne I and everyone else I know pronounces it Bio-pic lol
lars and the real girl was SO good to me. i wish it got more recognition
Perks of being a wallflower only an honourable mention.. Damn
What mental illness does that movie depict?
+Fvck This Fvck That the film doesn't come out and say but from watching it, the film deals with depression. Issues like self harm are chucked into it too.
+Fvck This Fvck That PTSD
I literally just finished the movie à couple of minutes ago lmao
Ikr? Anxiety, depression and PTSD
I have got to mention 'The Fisher King'. Terry Gilliam directs a note perfect Robin Williams, struggling with mental breakdown after his wife is gunned down in front of him at a popular restaurant. Unlike silver linings, where they are able to not be crazy just when they need to be, this is a brilliantly fragile depiction of how scary letting yourself have something normal, even a moment, can be, and the heartbreak of knowing the illness is probably going to take it away from you every time.
watching girl, interrupted legitimately changed my life
The Other Sister!! Cant believe no one has mentioned it. Charming, beautiful love story with amazing performances by Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi and Diane Keaton!
Girl Interrupted seems like a female version of One Flew Over The Coo Coo's Nest
I like it better than One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
probably more accurate to flip that, as "Girl Interrupted" is based on a true story.
Not really. OFOTCN is much more critical about mental institutions. Girl Interrupted is much more hopeful.
Girl interrupted is much darker in my opinion
At least I'm not the only one who thinks Girl Interrupted is similar to Cuckoo's Nest
I've watched both and enjoy them immensely
Why can't films now be that good?
Upset that 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' wasn't more than an honorable mention. In my experience, it is truly one of the most candid and respectful portrayals both of adolescent life, and of depression, PTSD, and autism. I remember leaving the theater in shambles for how close to home it hit, without romanticizing or demonizing any of the issues addressed.
Fight Club is maybe the most extreme, satirical and cinematic variation of Schizophrenia ever put on film. It's also one of the greatest of all time. I'm baffled it's without mention. Also, Bronson? Good Will Hunting? Silence Of The Lambs? Red Dragon? Hannibal?American Psycho? As Good As It Gets? What About BoB? Analyze This? Analyze That? Legend? Gone Girl? American Sniper? The Soloist? 12 Monkeys? I feel like mental health is really too synonymous with character to generalize into a list. It's integrated everywhere in some way. Psychiatric/Psychological is character development.
Matthew Tullos fight club is about dissociative identity disorder not schizophrenia
Schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder are extremely different. Fight Club deals with DID in a very over the top manner.
Emilie Atherton technically it is a duel disorder because he SEES Tyler Durden out of his body..
Requiem for the Dream?
Stop talking about fight club.
"Frances" with Jessica Lange was totally overlooked.
Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; and Drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; you might as well live."
Would have been nice if you acknowledged Dorothy Parker for her poem.
Love the poem although I don't agree with it. Living isn't worth it. Life sucks!!! The only problem being I can't even succeed in suicide!!! Even though I've tried so many times and never told anyone I was going to do it something always gets in the way. So unfortunately I'm still here😭
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#facts
What I think every time I Google search "painless suicide"
"metaphor" for depression? the name is melancholia.. not a very subtle metaphor
In the movie, the planet called Melancholia is a metaphor for depression. Perhaps narrator meant that. I may re-listen in a bit. EDIT: Yeah, you're right. He doesn't call the planet a metaphor, just the entire movie. Your comment makes sense.
This list doesn't include "Touched with Fire". It's the only film that I've ever seen that has taken mental illness truly seriously. There's little "wacky" behavior. There's no savants who's genius makes up for their impairment. There's no crazy killers. There's no insane meet-cutes where the sick couple meet and live happily ever after. There's just the tragedy of these disorders and the toll it takes on people around the sufferers. It shows what it takes to overcome and how to do it. It's serious-minded and it definitely worth watching.
I may be in a minority but I thought Silver Linings Playbook was incredibly overrated...
Aisllng Rogers I agree
It's kind of a funny story, prozac nation?
spøøky jøshler 'øut øf the band' Martinez love both of those
haha I hated It's kind of a funny story
i'm no longer on fluoxetine/ prozac i'm on now on sertraline
Arianna IP about three years ago, I switched meds and started taking Zoloft. At the time, I was severely depressed and used to self harm. In the first few months, the Zoloft worked really well and I was getting better until I started to have suicidal thoughts (which I didn't have previous in my years of depression). I eventually switched to Effexor and am doing really well. I am over 2 years clean and no longer want to die. The only negative thing about Effexor for me is the serious withdrawal effects it has after only two days of not taking it.
Cici Martinez yeah I started with Effexor actually. I never took any SSRI for depression- mine was anxiety related cause I have generalized anxiety. I didn't like it or felt that it helped. Honestly Zoloft was prob the only one that did anything but as I stated it was only for a couple months. I now take buspirone in conjunction with topamax and risperdal for bipolar and anti psychotic. I love everything I'm on now and word of advice to everybody thinking about Zoloft: the only reason why I got off is cause it gave me microscopic colitis which I'll have the rest of my life now. I'm so glad everything is working out for you and that it seems like you're past the dark times in your life!!
As Good As It Gets is better than half of the ones on that list.
I can't believe "I am Sam", "What's eating Gilbert Grape", and "Rain Man" aren't on here! Who in the world made this list!!??
I do agree with "Bennie and Joon" because it's in my own personal top ten movies list!
Jamie Wojciechowski I'm not sure you know what a mental illness is.
Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind!!!
okay but Requiem For A Dream
space oddity requiem for a dream i more about drug induced psychosis, Not mental illness itself
xXEraizenXx good point actually
xXEraizenXx addiction is still a mental illness, it does count
@@eden7881 no it's not
Britiana Mcnamee it’s a mental illness called substance abuse disorder.
I'm surprised they didn't even mention Fight Club. Their adaptation of DID was the best I've seen thus far.
What about that frankie movie starring Halle Berry? Guess many people haven't seen it
Rule #1 you don't talk about fight club
And Primal Fear, Edward Norton's first movie where he plays the same character.
You missed "What About Bob" (1991) with Bill Murray. Though maybe not all that accurate on persons suffering with mental illness, it certainly depicts them as kind & quirky; not scary or bad.
Bob Laubach yes!
That movie was awesome
Bob was OCD, but what many don't recognize was that Dr Leo Marvin had narcissistic personality disorder.
OCD as well as agoraphobia and traits of dependent personality disorder.
Omg I'm about to cry
I was in a band with a guy called Louie who was basically the percussion equivalent of Geoffrey Rush's character in Shine. Louie's dad used to beat him until he could play the drums perfectly, although he was never actually taught how to read sheet music. It does mean he puts a lot more soul and improvisation into his drumming, though, which made the rest of us follow suit and really carried the performance.
Lovely guy, and the most incredible drum solos I've ever heard live.
Girl Interrupted, A Beautiful Mind, and Sliver Linings Playbook! Benny & Joon!
What about Shutter Island now that's a movie about mental illness because audience go crazy after watching the movie!!!
The Voices (2014) dir. by Marjane Satrapi should be on this list.
YES! Who knew Ryan Renolds could act like that?! I work with legit schizophrenics and he did an amazing job
True
@@jenniferbrugh1372 it was stigmatizing to schizophrenia. Bad representation all around. We're not violent monsters
Brilliant movie
how about we need to talk about Kevin? the way they showed a variety of mental illnesses was AMAZING, Ezra Miller was exceptional!
YES!!! great movie (and book!) every parents nightmare and signs so early on
Some Honorable Mentions:
Arsenic and Old Lace
Birdman
The Three Faces of Eve
The Fisher King
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Spider
Psycho
Silence of the Lambs
Manhunter
Ordinary People
Taxi Driver
American Psycho
Inside Out
The Hours
The Royal Tenenbaums
Finding Neverland
The Beaver
Side Effects
Angel Heart
Charly
What mental illness did anyone have in "Inside Out". It was a superb movie, but I don't recall anyone being mentally ill.
@@Marnee4191 Yeah it's more like a movie depicting how to handle grief and how it can get out of hand if you try to suppress depression (not the condition, but the feeling)
The Bad Seed.
what mental illness does he have in Taxi Driver? Is asshole a mental illness?..
archangelum let me add perks of being a wallflower and it’s kind of a funny story
Very relatable films for me
Also American psycho is my favourite film
I really liked, "What's eating Gilbert Grape?"
Burgundy Blues autism is a neurological disorder, not a mental illness.
Katie Ahronson It's not exactly clear what Arnie has. It could be autism, but it could be something else.
Burgundy Blues I loved that movie too! I wish it was still on Netflix.
Avalasia Love he has Autism or Asperges..
girl interrupted is an amazing movie omg
I actually saw Lars and the real girl back in the 11 grade in my psychology class-loved it!!!