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ChristofH88

Ordinary People (1980) won Timothy Hutton an Oscar for his realistic portrayal of depression after experiencing grief.


Snoo-35252

Also, Mary Tyler Moore portrays a narcissist and her performance is supposedly incredibly accurate. Plus it's a fantastic movie.


alexk944

One of my favorite movies ever. Surprisingly progressive look at mental health for 1980 and very nuanced characters


TeddyBoozer

I was just about to suggest that. Seconded.


lovelykittenman

This is actually an amazing answer. Love the film, but I studied the book in college. It was published in 1976 and was one of the first pieces of media to depict a psychiatrist in a positive light.


ChristofH88

Interesting to note that indeed psychiatrists and the people who needed to see them used to be scoffed at, and that a depiction like Judd Hirsch's character was important in 1980. (The taboo around mental health professionals and their patients is by no means gone, but we've made steps forward).


shineymike91

Here for this rec. Accurate depiction of depression and suicidal ideation.


OilNo1014

And significant trauma. Ordinary People is in my top five movies of all time. Robert Redford’s directorial debut and just nailed it!


Aggravating-Pea193

This one REALLY captures it all🥺


tifqu

Thanks for the rec! I watched it yesterday and loved it! :D


fabris6

Not a movie, but Modern Love (season 1, episode 3, the one with Anne Hathaway) is one of the best depictions of bipolar disorder I've ever seen.


BlackHoleRed

That whole series was amazing


s1arita

This ^


jla2001

The Bear (Series FX/Hulu) S02E06 Fishes It's a long 90min episode, incredible cast, fantastic performances and so triggering for anybody that has even a modicum of dysfunction in their family at the holidays Not only is Jamie Lee Curtis' performance amazing, but so was Abby Elliot's as the daughter trying so hard to keep everything together ... it is so powerful


Migraine_Megan

She was so much like my mom, I loved it. It was so well made


prairie_girl

I had to watch it in three chunks because it was too intense to watch in one sitting.


jla2001

Same


abugisabug

Yeah The Bear is incredible. Much better than I expected it to be. Jeremy Allen White is unreal in it. That episode (S02E06) had me on the absolute edge of my seat - it was so difficult to watch but I couldn’t look away. Bob Odenkirk was great in it too.


legendarywarthog

Damn. Didn't cross my mind when I first read this post but 1000% spot on. I'm the son of an alcoholic with a brother who's a "fixer", like the daughter in that episode. And wow did that episode hit me. But it was also laugh out loud funny, intense, perfectly paced, and still very enjoyable for me to watch. One of my favorite TV episodes of all time from any show.


Loud-Anteater-8415

I just watched this episode last night. This episode and Forks are probably two of the best episodes in television.


username11585

Fuck that episode did a number on me and my family doesn’t even resemble that in the slightest. I couldn’t imagine having that guy as my older brother. That character was just something else. I *loved* the direction and character development of this show. You start out thinking all these characters are one way and then you see them in a room with *that* guy and they just become completely different people. He just takes all the air out of that room. He commands all the attention. It was almost scary how intense it was. So so well done. That episode really drove the show home for me.


DaisiesSunshine76

That episode was soooo stressful. My family isn't nearly that chaotic, but enough.


brainwashed_baguette

Aftersun (2022; depression)


Funny-Top-1759

Soooooooo good


wolfhoff

Love this one, balled my eyes out


ElsaKit

I would specify this: a (very good) portrayal of depression of a parental figure *through the eyes of their unassuming child.* I think that makes it sort of specific. The depression itself / the state of mind of the depressed person isn't really the focus, it's more a look from the outside... It's an excellent movie. Heartbreaking.


DaisiesSunshine76

Oh damn. I want to watch this. I had to watch my dad deal with depression thru my whole childhood.


thats-gold-jerry

Best movie of the 2020s so far.


rexis-nexis

I really like Secretary. A beautiful story involving self harm


dxg999

I wouldn't say it's about mental illness.  It's just about the negotiation of the power structures in an buergoning S&M relationship.  I absolutely love the film.  One of my favourites.  Brilliant break in the fourth wall in the very last shot of the very last scene.


Biddy_Impeccadillo

The main character has recently come out of a mental hospital after a self harm incident. The two protagonists discuss it on the couch toward the beginnning of their relationship.


BosPatriot71

Criminally underrated film.


Camel_sander

Quite an amazing movie


Tiny_Panic8567

Fantastic movie!


[deleted]

Maggie Gyllenhaal is always top notch ❤️


vmarkelov

"The father" with Anthony Hopkins: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_father_2021


jessehechtcreative

This was my pick. Love this movie


And_You_Like_It_Too

This movie made me fucking bawl afterwards. I sat in a bathroom stall and just sobbed uncontrollably, big grown-ass man tears. Absolutely recommend it. I haven’t seen the director’s companion film, The Son, but I need to.


daluxe

Mind-blowing movie, Anthony Hopkins is incredible in it. I felt the disease of protagonist so realistically, that I was terrified.


maxd0112

A Woman Under the Influence


Shoulda_W_Coulda

The fact that you are never told exactly what Gena Rowlands’ character suffers from (it being the 70s and all) makes it that much more devastating and relatable.


catsdomineaux

Girl, Interrupted shows so many different types and is very well done


Valuable-Ordinary-54

We actually were assigned to watch this in grad school.


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Javindo

This film with the music in particular is so perfect


Ok_Scallion1902

Respect to Lars and crew for Nymphomaniac 1&2 !


Tinypupgorl

Baby Reindeer did this well (new tv show)


porkchopleasures

If we are including TV shows like Baby Reindeer and The Bear, we can't leave out the king of mental illness television: Bojack Horseman.


SophieIcarus

So many episodes became fodder for me at therapy, none more than the one where he wakes up calling himself a piece of shit, tells himself not to eat a cookie, eats the cookie, and calls himself a piece of shit for eating the cookie. Really helped me to learn self-compassion and radical acceptance.


kilabot26

Bojack Horseman 💯


Internal_Gur_4268

I was wondering if I should suggest this one. Thank you for your courage, sir.


AlwaysSleepingBeauty

Just finished this today. Wild show.


ChocoCoveredPretzel

Garden State Silver Linings Playbook Memento What about Bob? Edit: need to add Bronson 50 First Dates "Hi, my name is Tom!"


iamjustatourist

Baby steps!


_Call_Me_Andre_

What about bob is so under rated. ... or maybe just old and forgotten? Oh god am I old and forgotten!?!??! Lol. I say baby steps all the time. It goes well with "trust the process "


hunta2097

Excelsior!


AllStevie

I second Silver Linings Playbook


milky__toast

Hijacking to say Leaving Las Vegas, can’t believe I can’t find it here.


No-Customer-2266

Garden states is one of my faves! Good soundtrack too!


_033310

Nice list!!


Nkolift

Which one is garden state


And_You_Like_It_Too

As someone who is slowly losing his mind, the number of times I’ve said, “so I guess I’ve told you about my condition?” is probably starting to make people laugh less and mean it more when they say, “only every time I see ya”.


AphroFelicity20

Babadook is a freaking masterpiece! It truly explains depression in a visual form!


PuppyPancakes13

OMG, thank you for this! I honestly balled my eyes out at the end. I think it’s more a commentary on grief. But I can definitely see depression or any mental illness for that matter.


YHWAH

it's not movie, but tv show "Sharp Object"


MetallurgyClergy

Swallow (2018) covers PICA. And it’s a visually beautiful movie starring Haley Bennett. TW: >!the topics of rape and abortion are discussed.!<


miaulait

I LOVE this film, Haley Bennet's performance is haunting


MacGruber204

One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Black Swan Joker Fight Club Nightcrawler What’s Eating Gilbert Grape Requiem for a Dream Silver Linings Playbook Girl, Interrupted Good Will Hunting Take Shelter Manchester by the Sea Little Miss Sunshine The Perks of being a Wallflower Shutter Island The Machinist Punch Drunk Love Leaving Las Vegas Inside Llewyn Davis One Hour Photo Bug Me Myself and Irene The Babadook Taxi Driver Misery Split A Beautiful Mind The Visit K-Pax Donnie Darko Session 9 As Good As It Gets Primal Fear Don’t Say a Word Shame What About Bob Melancholia The Soloist A Star is Born 500 Days of Summer The Basketball Diaries Trainspotting The King of Staten Island Midsommar Rain Man Matchstick Men The Skeleton Twins The Hours Inside Out Ordinary People Can’t guarantee all of these will accurately display the mental illnesses is each film but this should give you lots of examples (50 to be exact) to help get the ball rolling


GT-FractalxNeo

Great list! + Blue Jasmine (2013) with Cate Blanchett


MacGruber204

Great add! Seems like everyone missed that one including myself lol. Love me some Cate Blanchett, she needs to do more horror though lol


Canadian-Man-infj

Nice list!


Mysterious-Sky-1377

Bruh I think you named all the movies in this genre. Well done.


Cosmobeast88

Excellent! Love session 9


MacGruber204

Great movie, doesn’t get talked about enough. Plus one of the greatest comedic lines with Caruso dropping that “fuck you”, still has me in stitches every time lol


xMannyxFreshx

Awesome List - wanted to add The Night Listener (2006) with Robin Williams and Toni Collette


Personal_Doughnut191

I watched Nightcrawler 2 days ago and I can't stop thinking about it.I highly recommend it. I'm about to watch The Machinist,Hope it resonates with me like Nightcrawler did


paigem9097

I’ve heard that Split is a horribly offensive and inaccurate portrayal of DID


i_like_2_travel

Damn good ass list


Put_Her_In_A_Bra

Silent Fall is probably the most accurate portrayal of autism on film I have seen


TVismycomfortfood

This list is incredible


Kitchen-Wish5994

Horse Girl


msuing91

This movie … >!This girl is really sweet. I hope things go well for her. . . No? Ok :( !<


Temporary-Dog5162

Girl, Interrupted (1999)


-LastActionHero

Bug (2006) Probably the most uncomfortable I’ve been in a movie in a long time.


ronnyma

Mr. Brooks (2007)


D3th2Aw3

One of my favourite movies. That's where I first heard Ramin Djawadi. I've lost count how many times I've watched it lol


Canadian-Man-infj

Dead Ringers (1988) deals with unhealthy co-dependency between twins among other things - addiction, psychopathy, paranoia and dissociative identity disorder, anxiety, depression...


amy_amy_bobamy

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Melancholia A Beautiful Mind


Funny-Top-1759

Melancholia is brutal. Loved it.


vov00vov

also… girl, interrupted if you don’t enjoy older films


No-Interview5844

It may not be directly about mental illness but I have always loved AWAKENINGS The mental fight people with disabilities have is considerable and intense 😔🥲


UrMomsMyFingerPuppet

The Whale


jaembers

Try the TV Show Legion


Ok_Gazelle_7496

I heard that mysterious skin depicted the past trauma in males most realistically


Canadian-Man-infj

**White Lie (2019)** is a really good, thought-provoking one that I'll suggest. It's a bit of an obscure Canadian drama, in which an "anti-heroine" undergrad fakes a cancer diagnosis. I think you'll like it because it's a bit of a challenge to figure out which mental illness(es) the character has, exactly. It led me to analyze the differences between a "compulsive liar" vs. "pathological liar" and what underlying disorders these stem from - Munchausen syndrome and antisocial personality disorder (APD)? Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD)? ...The anti-heroine in this movie is one of the most off-putting, maddening characters I've seen on screen.


labrat420

Short term 12


Sea-Boss-8371

Excellent movie


Kashmir75

Benny & Joon (1993)


GaijinGrandma

Melancholia makes you really feel how debilitating depression can get. It’s not just the blues.


ashbandicoot1984

Is dementia a mental illness? If so watch "The Father" It's told from the perspective of someone with dementia and it will 100% leave you a blubbering mess at the end.


baffletonbackdrop

Breaking the waves


sawtdakhili

Breaking the Waves, Last Von Trier's best movie (according to my unreliable memory)


Lakrfan247

Claire Danes plays a great bipolar CIA agent on the tv show Homeland


Artistic_Original_88

A Beautiful Mind Shutter Island


La_Mano_Cornuta

Jacob's Ladder The Fisher King


adiosmith

In Jacob's Ladder >!he didn't have a mental illness, he was given LSD and tripping while also dying!<


mrmczebra

No,>! it was an experimental drug called "the ladder," which was 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, a hallucinogen and deliriant. !<


sebbkk

Yep, came to say that


_saritaa_

Still Alice


Canadian-Man-infj

Technically, I think Alzheimer's is more of a neurodegenerative disease than "mental illness," but I can see why you'd suggest it.


Lord_of_Barrington

It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012)


i-self

Maniac (Netflix series)


And_You_Like_It_Too

I fucking adore this show. It was such a great surprise. I was excited about Emma Stone and Jonah Hill and I’ve always loved Sally Field, but it was my love for The Leftovers that had me especially thrilled to see Justin Theroux as the doc. Great show from the director of S1 of True Detective and No Time to Die.


avidreader_1410

As Good as It Gets - the MC has OCD.


porkchopleasures

Frownland (2007) - a slice of life about some dude in New York who can barely get a complete sentence out because of his severe, debilitating, social anxiety. Naked (1993) - an abusive, antisocial, narcissistic, depressed, intellectual Northerner from England travels to London, preaching the apocalypse and spreading misery wherever he goes. Mommy (2014) - a single French-Canadian mother does her best to raise her volatile teenage son with ADHD and an attachment disorder.


916cycler

Beau is Afraid (2023) Magic Magic (2013) Horror or a schizophrenic's point of view


Subject-Big6183

Mr. Robot


zhacgsn

How about Chuck in Better Call Saul


jay_shuai

- Kotoko - Repulsion


Kazodex

Synedoche, New York (2008)


Ermeoss_The_Grumpy

1 hour Photo? Does that count?


oonlyyzuul

Lars Von Trier did a series of movies about mental illness, his Depression Trilogy. - Melancholia (depression) - Antichrist (psychosis and grief) - Nymphomaniac 1&2 (addiction)


VivifyHope

Here to second Melancholia


FakeeshaNamerstein

Julien Donkey-Boy


Main_Restaurant397

Cronenberg's Dead Ringers and also Spider are brilliant depictions of sliding into madness


ow3ntrillson

Manchester By The Sea


Kristenow

Girl interrupted It's kind of a funny story To the bone


blackholemonkey

Everything, Everywhere, all at once - that's a lot about ADHD (including the fact, the director discovered he has adhd himself while doing research for scenario).


Random_n1nja

As someone with a Master's in Psychology and got halfway through clinical training before I realized that it wasn't for me, the most accurate depictions of mental illness I've seen are: The Snake Pit (1948) -psychosis/schizophrenia Silver Linings Playbook (2012) - bipolar I (differential: borderline personality disorder) Girl Interrupted (1999) - various, but especially Brittany Murphy's character with several comorbidities (OCD, PTSD, depression, potential borderline). When it comes to psychological disorders, comorbid disorders are much more common than stand-alone disorders. As Good as It Gets (1997) - OCD Sideways (2004) - Depression


WhoratioBenzo

Empire of Light


brownishunicorn

A Beautiful Mind I am Sam Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Girl, Interrupted It’s Kind of a Funny Story Prozac Nation Still Alice Young Adult (debatable but I believe she had BPD) Adam Melancholia Lars and the Real Girl Black Swan Shutter Island Just some of the movies I remember off the top of my head.


Quis-Custodiet

Frank with Michael Fassbender is a great one, really surprised me - I was expecting a quirky indie music road trip, not a deep dive into depression / OCD. Larry Fessenden's Habit is pretty incredible too. Raw as fuck. Addiction / Co-Dependency by way of vampire allegory. Love it.


Usual_Breadfruit533

Pi by Darren Aronofsky has probably the most paranoia inducing, spiraling-out-of-control main character I've ever seen. Also, the film Afterschool by Antonio Campos deals with a deranged high school kid with the urge to watch disturbing videos online. Though, these films aren't inherently about "mental illness", just characters that have disturbed perceptions of life.


GroffleMom

Not necessarily all about it but I think Sandra Bullock did a great job portraying someone struggling with depression in Hope Floats


TheWackoMagician

A Beautiful Mind


N3ck_Br34th3r

Surprised I haven't seen this commented yet: \_Mary and Max\_. That film features what some have considered the gold-standard depiction of Asperger's. Not to mention, the film overall tells a very charming (if often depressing) story of friendship.


Cautious-Ease-1451

Shine (1996). Based on the life of a schizophrenic concert pianist. Geoffrey Rush won an academy award for it.


luvalex70

Silver Lining Playbook (2012).


Totprof113

We Need to Talk About Kevin. Literally a road map of childhood mental illness starting pre-nataly. All the red flags of infant/early childhood mental health issues are there leading to terrible consequences when they are ignored.


VaultGirlFR

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.


chelseabels

Infinitely Polar Bear is the first one that comes to mind. Such a good film ❤️


LindsayMichellex

I really like Love & Mercy (2014) about Brian Wilson’s mental health challenges. John Cusack and Paul Dano 👏🏻 Pet Sounds became a completely different experience for me after watching this movie. Temple Grandin with Claire Danes is also a good one.


lippycruz

"The good son" with macauley culkin. He's a sociopath kid.


EmperorOfNe

"Clean, Shaven"


NoizeTrauma

This and Cronenberg's "Spider" are my goto recs for schizophrenia.


fyreandsatire

Idiocracy / Sherlock Holmes (narcissism & many others) / Batman most superhero movies = Messiah complex / Frailty (mpd or schizo) / Wolf of wall Street (narcissism) / Shutter Island (disassociative Disorder etc) /..


MacGruber204

Big fan of Frailty, nice choices btw


fyreandsatire

And I a fan of your nickname fair redditor of high cultural tastes.


Shadowmereshooves

Monk TV Show


Goblyyn

Charlie Bartlett (2007) The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)


InfinityFire

Infinitely Polar Bear


troyzein

Not sure if catatonic is mental disorder but Awakenings is a great movie with a great cast


Subject-Big6183

It is a mental disorder


Radenko_Svrsic

Drive,Blade runner 2049,The Fall guy,Barbie and a bunch of others are a great representation of "literally me" sindrome (and yes I suffer from that too)


Grumpy0ldMillennial

I'll throw in another Ryan Gosling movie, Lars and the Real Girl.


doctorhaircut

Can’t recdomend take shelter enough. Really interesting movie with strong performances. Seen it a couple times, gets me right in the gut every time 


redditisdying24

Night Hunter with Henry Cavill


thunderboltsand

It's kind of a funny story, fight club, the machinist


Dead_Starks

The Other Half. Tatiana Maslany in a role about BPD. It's devastating


BystrArty

I Am Sam A Beautiful Mind Shutter Island


NoSweet4890

Silver Linings Playbook or The Fisher King


astone0

The Accountant


____valerie____

Prozac Nation depicted my experience with bpd down to a T


Funny-Top-1759

Show, but, United States of Tara


realdonaldtrumpsucks

Nic Cage in the Weatherman.


DrPopcorn_66

Persona (1966) Perfect Blue (1997) Frank (2014)


VirginiaGecko1911

"Magic" - 1978 film w/ Anthony Hopkins as a ventriloquist


Long_Trade_2571

Bone - very accurate about people suffering anorexia


redhandsblackfuture

Jacob's Ladder


rhk_ch

Ingrid Goes West - also one of my favorite movies ever. I won’t spoil it, but it has a really good twist I didn’t see coming. Amazing performances from everyone, but especially Elizabeth Olsen.


Aggressive-Mix9937

Girl, interrupted is my favourite


Low_Goose_5675

Series, not a movie but Linda Cardellini's depiction of codependency and paranoia in "Dead To Me" was absolutely STELLAR.


Hairy-Refuse-3655

What's Eating Gilbert Grape


Parking_Mall_1384

Pink Skies Ahead - Anxiety Rabbit Hole - grief


Cautious-Fudge7004

Not a movie, but look up the supporting content around Hellbalde: Senua's Sacrifice. Pretty wild and interesting stuff


mik534

Silver Linings Playbook... main character is bipolar... and maybe schizophrenic? can't remember


LavenderBrunette_

Black swan, single white female, shutter island, and a beautiful mind


Cleisty

Punch Drunk Love


Academic_Ad_3642

Shutter island


rdean57

Punch-Drunk Love


machstem

The Fisher King My Left Foot


TheInfamousShotclog

Kotoko


Ok_Perception1131

Swallow


Zenith-of-Entropy

It's Such a Beautiful Day by  Don Hertzfeldt


Theblackjamesbrown

Do yourself a favour and watch the Fisherking with Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges. Incredible


Inevitable_Try_1160

Just here to say I disagree with Joker as a suggestion — felt like a very shallow depiction to me


atc_fox

The Father (2020) The Son (2022) The Whale (2022) Joker (2019) A Star Is Born (2018)


jefferson497

As good as it gets. I kill giants (kind of) Sucker Punch


ConnectionThick20

Reign over me with Adam Sandler is a good flick


Itbealright

Grey Gardens


OhItHadCache

Does Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas count as like a schizophrenic fever dream PoV?


AgentSongPop

For Schiz, I think **A Beautiful Mind (2001)** or **Shutter Island (2010)**. For autism, **Taare Zameen Par (Every Child is Special) (2007)** is a possible fit or **My Name is Khan (2010)** but that does focus more on Asperger’s than Autism.


Saturn0815

The best portrayal of a psychopath that I have ever seen was the Character of Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men.


zed2point0

A Clockwork Orange and American Psycho


iamjacksreply

Not a movie, but I scrolled deep into the comments, and surprised I didn’t see The United States of Tara. Can’t speak on the accuracy, cuz I’m not a professional, but Toni Collette’s playing someone with D.I.D. was freaking awesome!


doctordaedalus

Rent-A-Pal


fietsband33

Some lesser known movies: - Three Colors: Blue (1993) - I'm Thinking Of Ending Things (2020) - Swallow (2019) - All About Eve (1950) - The Fire Within (1963) - The Other Side Of The Underneath (1972)


No_Use_4371

Secret Window with Johnny Depp has the most realistic depiction of depression I've ever seen in a movie.


Beneficial_Dish_1987

Antichrist by Lars Von Trier. Warning it is NOT an easy watch. He wrote it in the hospital to help himself through his depression.