Psychology Related
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- DirectorElizabeth GarciaStephanie McEwanStarsRenee WylderAlan BornemannJowey KoltesAn anxious college student is visited in a dream by six famous psychodynamic-oriented therapists who provide the student with counsel and engage in (a few entertaining and occasionally witty) dialogues related to each other. The cast of therapists include: Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Donald Winnicott, Heinz Kohut, Melanie Klein, and Karen Horney. Each therapist provides the student with educational and biographical information, plus some friendly counsel based on their own theoretical orientations.A college student is visited by six famous therapists in history while dreaming. Themes around dream interpretation and symbolism, self-discovery, and coping mechanisms.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsKristen WiigMaya RudolphRose ByrneCompetition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.Comedy; A woman struggling with accepting change including her friend's marriage. Themes of friendship, self-esteem, and personal growth.
- DirectorSarah PolleyStarsJulie ChristieMichael MurphyGordon PinsentA man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.Drama; Explores the impact of Alzheimer's on a married couple and how they cope with this change. Themes of memory loss and love.
- DirectorBjörn RungeStarsGlenn CloseJonathan PryceMax IronsA wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm to see her husband receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.Drama; Depicts an older married woman, reevaluating past choices and her identity while her husband is receiving a prestigious award. Themes of marriage, secrets, individual agency, and aging.
- DirectorJulie GavrasStarsWilliam HurtIsabella RosselliniDoreen MantleThe struggles of Mary and her husband adjusting to retirement.Romantic dramedy; Explores aging, self-discovery, and the impact this has on relationships and its dynamics.
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.Romantic dramedy; A man with bipolar tries to rebuild his life after being released from a mental health facility. Themes around mental illness, relationships, and acceptace.
- DirectorFelix van GroeningenStarsSteve CarellMaura TierneyJack Dylan GrazerBased on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.Drama. Explores a struggling father trying to help his son overcome addiction. Themes of family dynamics, addiction, and recovery.
- 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.Psychological drama; Based in the 1960s. Follows a young woman admitted into a psychiatric hospital and her interactions with other patients. Themes of mental illness, identity, and conformity.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioEmily MortimerMark RuffaloTeddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, two US marshals, are sent to an asylum on a remote island in order to investigate the disappearance of a patient, where Teddy uncovers a shocking truth about the place.Psychological thriller; follows a detective investigating a psychiatric facility, while struggling with his own sanity.
- DirectorRichard KellyStarsJake GyllenhaalJena MaloneMary McDonnellAfter narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.Mind-bending sci-fi; Themes include time travel, mental illness, and existentialism.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.Romantic sci-fi; explores the complexities between relationships and memory.
- DirectorRyan EslingerStarsDylan BakerStacie BonoTimothy HuttonThe intertwining lives of three men reveal that each deal with his problems in different, self-destructive waysDrama; Follows the impact a mysterious man left on strangers after falling off a building. Themes of trauma, memory, and perception.
- DirectorMike BinderStarsJoan AllenKevin CostnerErika ChristensenWhen her husband unexpectedly disappears, a sharp-witted suburban wife and her daughters juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas and family dynamics.Dramedy; Follows a struggling woman trying to cope with her husbands sudden disappearance. Themes of alcoholism, grief, anger, and resilience.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe PantolianoA man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.Psychological Thriller; Explores memory loss and identity issues.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent CasselNina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.Psychological horror film; Explores the themes of perfectionism and the impact of mental illness.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy AdamsA Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.Drama; Explores the complex and dynamic lives of a cult leader and his followers.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsChristian BaleJennifer Jason LeighAitana Sánchez-GijónAn industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.Psychological thriller; this film delves into the effects of extreme sleep deprivation on the mind.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweEd HarrisJennifer ConnellyA mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.Biographical drama; Explores the life of mathematician, John Nash, and his struggle with schizophrenia.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsIngrid BergmanGregory PeckMichael ChekhovA psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.Classic psychological thriller: a psychiatrist is investigated in the identity of an amnesiac patient.
- DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsNicole KidmanChristopher EcclestonFionnula FlanaganIn 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.Supernatural thriller;Takes place in a haunted house setting and explores themes of grief and isolation.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJohn CusackCameron DiazCatherine KeenerA puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.Quirky comedy; Explores themes around identity, desire, and the workings of the mind.
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsColin FarrellRachel WeiszJessica BardenIn a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.Dark comedy; A satire involving societal norms and relationship pressures of conformity.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsNicolas CageMeryl StreepChris CooperA lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.Meta-comedy; A screenwriter struggles to adapt a novel. Touches on themes of creativity and self-doubt.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.Mind-bending; heist; explores dreams within dreams and the depths of the subconscious mind.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat LoafAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.Dark comedy; explores themes of masculinity, consumerism, and the id versus the ego.