Movies about people with messed up lives; Movies about suicide, self harm, depression, mental hospitals etc
Movies about suicide, self-harm, depression, mental hospitals, drug abuse, bullying, schizophrenia, paranoia, borderline personality disorder, social anxiety, sociopaths, psychopaths, other mental disorders
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- DirectorJan KomasaStarsJakub GierszalRoma GasiorowskaAgata KuleszaAfter suffering extreme humiliation at school, Dominik holes himself up in his room and begins spending all his time in a virtual reality chat room.cutting, suicide, depression, bullying, family issues
- DirectorNorma BaileyStarsSean YoungKimberlee PetersonRobert WisdenDawn Cottrell (Peterson) seems like a typical sixteen-year-old girl, but she has a very dangerous secret. Unable to express her true feelings, whenever Dawn is upset she grabs a knife and cuts herself.cutting, suicide, depression, bullying, anxiety, family issues
- DirectorDavid Lee MillerStarsGabriel SundayDavid CarradineMariel HemingwayA teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about a media-obsessed geek and the most beautiful and twisted girl in school.cutting, suicide, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, family issues
- DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsEvan Rachel WoodHolly HunterNikki ReedA thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.cutting, suicide, depression, drugs, borderline personality disorder, family issues
- DirectorMalik BaderStarsAshleigh CraigCody HamiltonLucas TillA secret admirer's crush on a high school athlete takes a fatal turn.cutting, scars, social anxiety, self-injury, stalking, murder
- DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsChristina RicciJonathan Rhys MeyersJessica LangeA young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard.cutting, depression, suicidal thoughts, broken family, insomnia
- DirectorDean Matthew RonaldsStarsMichael MadsenJennifer TaylorHolly TaylorA frustrated suburban teenager, who fails to connect with her often unpleasant mother, resorts to self-harm as a coping mechanism.cutting, depresion, self-harm, rape, suicidal thoughts, social anxiety
- DirectorTim MathesonStarsSharon LawrenceMika BooremTamara HopeA troubled teenager's mother tries everything she can think of to control her bad behavior, even if it means sending her away to a hokey but strict nature camp.cutting, depression, drugs, self-harm
- DirectorHideo NakataStarsJacob AndersonMatthew AshfordeDorothy AtkinsonFive teenagers with different personalities are introduced to one another in a chatroom called "Chelsea Teens!" But one shows its darker side, threatening the others' lives.suicidal thoughts, cutting, depression, suicide, schizophrenia
- DirectorMurali K. ThalluriStarsTeresa PalmerFrank SweetSam HarrisAt 2:37, someone commits suicide in the school lavatory. The day is told up to that point from the viewpoint of six different students.cutting, suicide, depression, sexual abuse, self-harm, suicidal thoughts
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsWinona RyderAngelina JolieClea DuVallA directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life.mental hospital, suicide, depression, borderline personality disorder, sociopath, drugs, eating disorders, self-harm, schizophrenia, bullying
- DirectorEmily YoungStarsSarah Michelle GellarJonathan TuckerErika ChristensenAfter a frantic suicide attempt, Veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, Veronika learns that she has only weeks to live.mental breakdown, mental hospital, suicide, depresion, drug abuse, borderline personality disorder
- DirectorAntoinette BeumerStarsCarice van HoutenMarcel HensemaWaldemar TorenstraAfter giving birth to her first child, a happily-married woman sees her picture-perfect life spiral out of control.mental breakdown, mental hospital, depression, family issues, paranoia
- DirectorStephen ChboskyStarsLogan LermanEmma WatsonEzra MillerCharlie, a 15-year-old introvert, enters high school and is nervous about his new life. When he befriends his seniors, he learns to cope with his friend's suicide and his tumultuous past.depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, family issues
- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsEwan McGregorNaomi WattsRyan GoslingA psychiatrist attempts to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.suicide, depression
- DirectorLynne RamsayStarsTilda SwintonJohn C. ReillyEzra MillerKevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.sociopath, depression, family issues, mental breakdown
- DirectorMichael GoldbachStarsKat DenningsReece ThompsonAndie MacDowellA city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.depression, mental breakdown, suicide attempt
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsSigourney WeaverHenry CzernyRyan KelleyTrue story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.suicide, depression, mental breakdown
- DirectorMichael CristoferStarsAngelina JolieFaye DunawayElizabeth MitchellThe story of the life of Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s, from her meteoric rise to the forefront of the modeling industry, to her untimely death.drug abuse, depression, mental breakdown, rehab
- DirectorAndrew FlemingStarsRobin TunneyFairuza BalkNeve CampbellA newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them.suicide attempt, scars, bullying, depression, loneliness
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBen AffleckRosamund PikeNeil Patrick HarrisWith his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.depression, manipulation, murder, insanity
- DirectorJessica SharzerStarsKristen StewartElizabeth PerkinsRichard HagermanAfter a blurred trauma over the summer, Melinda enters high school a selective mute. Struggling with school, friends, and family, she tells the dark tale of her experiences, and why she has chosen not to speak.sexual abuse, depression, manipulation, bullying, loneliness, social anxiety
- DirectorStuart HazeldineStarsAdar BeckGemma ChanNathalie CoxEight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a final test with just one seemingly simple question. However, it doesn't take long for confusion to ensue and tensions to unravel.self-harm scars, manipulation
- DirectorCharles GuardThomas GuardStarsEmily BrowningArielle KebbelElizabeth BanksAnna returns home after a stint in a mental hospital, but her recovery is jeopardized by her father's new girlfriend and ghastly visions of her dead mother.mental hospital, depression, paranoia, insanity
- DirectorDavid KoeppStarsJohnny DeppMaria BelloJohn TurturroA successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.paranoia, depression, insanity, murder