Mental Illness Movies

A psychotic young man causes trouble during a Christmas gathering with his parents.

This film, based on a Jim Carroll short story, recounts the tale of Curtis and his encounter with voodoo. Curtis is a drug addict who has become...

Based on the novel by Güzide Sabri Aygün, the film tells the relationship of a mentally-ill woman and the doctor whom she loved in her...

A rebellious teenager and a "border-line" young nurse will learn to tame each other and get a fresh start in life...

In the 1980s, writer, poet, radio personality and football enthusiast Franck Venaille is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He decides to travel the...

This impressive doco disperses the fog of shame and sensationalism to shed light on the tragedy that made international headlines in 2007 when a...

When Tita, the heart of her family, begins to lose her memory to Alzheimer’s, her niece looks back at years of family footage to understand the...

A young artist in a dark dorm room takes anxieties out of their brain and into their hands.

Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner was granted unprecedented access to the Brockville facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to...

Jordan finds herself trapped only with the mysterious instruction from the phone that leads her to shocking revelations as she tries to escape the...

Short subject documentary by Julien Nitzberg about the legendary "psychobilly" musician and infamous wild man Hasil Adkins. Filming takes place in...

Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret...

Amid the relentless chaos of war, a young soldier struggles to protect his younger brother as fear, memory, and violence blur together. As the...

About the young film critic Gerd, who dream of interviewing actors like Jean Gabin and Jean-Louis Barrault and to one day direct a movie.

A man's attempts to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfire when his quest for perfection traps his lover in an infinite loop.

Jordon (Michael Charles Wagner) reconnects with mother Wendy (Lisa Ludwig), in the midst of a mental health crisis, over the course of an afternoon...

Sixteen-year-old Jann shields his mother Lina from the outside world in a system that has been established over the years. When Jann falls in love...

A man who lost his phone saw someone setting up and filming him with his lost phone while he went about his daily life. He started to get suspicious...

In 1983, the director's 24-year-old sister developed symptoms of schizophrenia. Her parents couldn't accept it—refusing to seek treatment for...