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Movies Featuring Mental Illness

posted 5 years ago by TheLovelyAnomaly (619)
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What are some movies you like that feature a character, or characters, with a mental illness?

Some that I like include:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rain Man (1988)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Shutter Island (2010)
Psycho (1960)

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 5 years ago

Joker (2019)

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[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 5 years ago

I haven't seen it yet but I've heard from everyone it's phenomenal. :)

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[–] actionkamen (23176) 5 years ago

It is.

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[–] CKid (3842) 5 years ago

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)

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[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 5 years ago

I don't think I've heard of that one before. I just looked it up. Sounds interesting. I'll have to check it out sometime!

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[–] PaladinNJ (21509) 5 years ago

Benny & Joon

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[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 5 years ago

Good one!

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[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

The Fisher King (1991)

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[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 5 years ago

A friend of mine has been telling me for years to watch that movie and, for some reason, I still haven't. I really want to though!

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[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

It's a great movie with excellent performances from Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams and Mercedes Ruehl, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role. Definitely worth watching.

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[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 5 years ago

I'll check it out!

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[–] dmac8 (5050) 5 years ago

Black Swan (2010)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Aviator (2004)

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[–] dmac8 (5050) 5 years ago

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[–] TheLovelyAnomaly (619) 5 years ago

I've never seen The Aviator, but Black Swan and Taxi Driver are both solid movies!

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[–] TexasJack (12516) 5 years ago

The Aviator was very good. Leo did an impressive job playing Howard Hughes.

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[–] olioz (3673) 5 years ago

Fight Club

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

The Snake Pit (1948)
Mulholland Drive (2001)

Not my favorite, but Vampire's Kiss (1988).

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 5 years ago

I was going to mention The Snake Pit. It's excellent and holds up through the test of time. The book was also great.

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[–] Catbookss (13664) 5 years ago

Girl Interrupted (1999) was good.

Recently I saw The Secret Scripture (2016), which was very good. Vanessa Redgrave knocked it out of the park with her performance.

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