Movies and TV series about mental illness

The 38 best titles about mental illness, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

Psycho
iRank91
1960 · Alfred Hitchcock
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his ho
The Chosen
iRank87
2019 · Tyler Thompson
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaFamily
The life of Christ through the eyes of those who encountered him.
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
iRank86
2016 · Yoon Ha-lim
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.
The Holdovers
iRank84
2023 · Alexander Payne
MovieComedyDrama
A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond
Donnie Darko
iRank84
2001 · Richard Kelly
MovieFantasyDramaMystery
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Silver Linings Playbook
iRank81
2012 · David O. Russell
MovieComedyDramaRomance
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be
Black Swan
iRank81
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
MovieDramaHorrorThriller
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
Perfect Blue
iRank79
1998 · Satoshi Kon
MovieAnimationThriller
Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings
The Iron Claw
iRank79
2023 · Sean Durkin
MovieDramaHistory
The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of
Captain Fantastic
iRank78
2016 · Matt Ross
MovieAdventureDrama
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginnin
Penny Dreadful
iRank78
2014 · Sam Mendes
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaMystery
Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic figures from the novel Dracula are lurking in the darkest corners of Victorian London. Penny Dreadf
Pearl
iRank78
2022 · Ti West
MovieHorror
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pea
Dogtooth
iRank77
2009 · Yorgos Lanthimos
MovieDrama
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabula
Bugonia
iRank77
2025 · Yorgos Lanthimos
MovieComedyScience FictionThriller
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Possession
iRank77
1981 · Andrzej Żuławski
MovieHorror
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he fin
13 Reasons Why
iRank75
2017 · Allen MacDonald
SeriesDramaMystery
High school student Clay Jensen lands in the center of a series of heartbreaking mysteries set in motion by a friend's tragic suicide.
Monster
iRank75
2003 · Patty Jenkins
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. S
Legion
iRank75
2017 · Lauren Shuler Donner
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
David Haller, AKA Legion, is a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter wi
The Alienist
iRank75
2018 · Ben Rosenblatt
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murd
Joker
iRank74
2019 · Todd Phillips
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Primal Fear
iRank71
1996 · Gregory Hoblit
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chic
Smile
iRank70
2022 · Parker Finn
MovieHorrorMystery
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
Saltburn
iRank69
2023 · Emerald Fennell
MovieComedyDramaThriller
Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric fam
Enemy
iRank68
2014 · Denis Villeneuve
MovieMysteryThriller
A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs.
Terrifier 3
iRank67
2024 · Damien Leone
MovieHorror
Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Chri
Kinds of Kindness
iRank66
2024 · Yorgos Lanthimos
MovieComedyDrama
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; an
Lights Out
iRank65
2016 · David F. Sandberg
MovieHorror
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
Girl, Interrupted
iRank64
1999 · James Mangold
MovieDrama
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she st
Die My Love
iRank64
2025 · Lynne Ramsay
MovieDrama
After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and rural isolation sets
Session 9
iRank64
2001 · Brad Anderson
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
Marrowbone
iRank62
2017 · Sergio G. Sánchez
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
A young man and his three younger siblings are plagued by a sinister presence in the sprawling manor in which they live.
Trap
iRank57
2024 · M. Night Shyamalan
MovieCrimeHorrorThriller
A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and sinister event.
Ma
iRank55
2019 · Tate Taylor
MovieHorrorThriller
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make
Glass
iRank54
2019 · M. Night Shyamalan
MovieDramaScience FictionThriller
In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the s
Blonde
iRank51
2022 · Andrew Dominik
MovieDrama
From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fi
Gothika
iRank43
2003 · Mathieu Kassovitz
MovieHorrorMysteryThriller
After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murde
Color of Night
iRank42
1994 · Richard Rush
MovieMysteryRomanceThriller
A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group and becomes embroiled in an intense affair with a mysterious woman who may be connected
The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
iRank33
2011 · Tom Six
MovieCrimeDramaHorror
Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.