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1. I Slept with Freud (2015)
47 min | Drama
An 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 ... See full summary »
Directors: Elizabeth Garcia, Stephanie McEwan | Stars: Renee Wylder, Alan Bornemann, Jowey Koltes, Alyssa Schindler
A college student is visited by six famous therapists in history while dreaming. Themes around dream interpretation and symbolism, self-discovery, and coping mechanisms.
2. Bridesmaids (I) (2011)
R | 125 min | Comedy
Competition 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.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Terry Crews
Votes: 309,138 | Gross: $169.11M
Comedy; A woman struggling with accepting change including her friend's marriage. Themes of friendship, self-esteem, and personal growth.
3. Away from Her (2006)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama
A 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.
Director: Sarah Polley | Stars: Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent, Stacey LaBerge
Votes: 23,078 | Gross: $4.57M
Drama; Explores the impact of Alzheimer's on a married couple and how they cope with this change. Themes of memory loss and love.
4. The Wife (I) (2017)
R | 99 min | Drama
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm to see her husband receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Director: Björn Runge | Stars: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons, Christian Slater
Votes: 42,894 | Gross: $9.60M
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.
5. Late Bloomers (2011)
95 min | Drama
The struggles of Mary and her husband adjusting to retirement.
Director: Julie Gavras | Stars: William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Doreen Mantle, Kate Ashfield
Votes: 1,061
Romantic dramedy; Explores aging, self-discovery, and the impact this has on relationships and its dynamics.
6. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After 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.
Director: David O. Russell | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver
Votes: 742,625 | Gross: $132.09M
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.
7. Beautiful Boy (I) (2018)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama
Based 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.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Steve Carell, Maura Tierney, Jack Dylan Grazer, Oakley Bull
Votes: 99,486 | Gross: $7.65M
Drama. Explores a struggling father trying to help his son overcome addiction. Themes of family dynamics, addiction, and recovery.
8. Girl, Interrupted (1999)
R | 127 min | Biography, Drama
A 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.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy
Votes: 211,256 | Gross: $28.87M
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.
9. Shutter Island (2010)
R | 138 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Teddy 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.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 1,456,098 | Gross: $128.01M
Psychological thriller; follows a detective investigating a psychiatric facility, while struggling with his own sanity.
10. Donnie Darko (2001)
R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After 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.
Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne
Votes: 849,881 | Gross: $1.48M
Mind-bending sci-fi; Themes include time travel, mental illness, and existentialism.
11. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne
Votes: 1,077,743 | Gross: $34.40M
Romantic sci-fi; explores the complexities between relationships and memory.
12. When a Man Falls (2007)
R | 86 min | Drama, Thriller
The intertwining lives of three men reveal that each deal with his problems in different, self-destructive ways
Director: Ryan Eslinger | Stars: Dylan Baker, Stacie Bono, Timothy Hutton, Sharon Stone
Votes: 1,426
Drama; Follows the impact a mysterious man left on strangers after falling off a building. Themes of trauma, memory, and perception.
13. The Upside of Anger (2005)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
When her husband unexpectedly disappears, a sharp-witted suburban wife and her daughters juggle their mom's romantic dilemmas and family dynamics.
Director: Mike Binder | Stars: Joan Allen, Kevin Costner, Erika Christensen, Evan Rachel Wood
Votes: 22,936 | Gross: $18.76M
Dramedy; Follows a struggling woman trying to cope with her husbands sudden disappearance. Themes of alcoholism, grief, anger, and resilience.
14. Memento (2000)
R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
Votes: 1,322,590 | Gross: $25.54M
Psychological Thriller; Explores memory loss and identity issues.
15. Black Swan (2010)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
Nina 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.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder
Votes: 824,436 | Gross: $106.95M
Psychological horror film; Explores the themes of perfectionism and the impact of mental illness.
16. The Master (2012)
R | 138 min | Drama, History
A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons
Votes: 186,170 | Gross: $16.38M
Drama; Explores the complex and dynamic lives of a cult leader and his followers.
17. The Machinist (2004)
R | 101 min | Drama, Thriller
An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian
Votes: 415,474 | Gross: $1.08M
Psychological thriller; this film delves into the effects of extreme sleep deprivation on the mind.
18. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery
A 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.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 986,749 | Gross: $170.74M
Biographical drama; Explores the life of mathematician, John Nash, and his struggle with schizophrenia.
19. Spellbound (1945)
Approved | 111 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance
A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder while attempting to recover his memory.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll
Votes: 52,224 | Gross: $7.00M
Classic psychological thriller: a psychiatrist is investigated in the identity of an amnesiac patient.
20. The Others (2001)
PG-13 | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In 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.
Director: Alejandro Amenábar | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann
Votes: 393,147 | Gross: $96.52M
Supernatural thriller;Takes place in a haunted house setting and explores themes of grief and isolation.
21. Being John Malkovich (1999)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich
Votes: 353,302 | Gross: $22.86M
Quirky comedy; Explores themes around identity, desire, and the workings of the mind.
22. The Lobster (2015)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
In 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.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman
Votes: 296,213 | Gross: $8.70M
Dark comedy; A satire involving societal norms and relationship pressures of conformity.
23. Adaptation. (2002)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton
Votes: 203,009 | Gross: $22.25M
Meta-comedy; A screenwriter struggles to adapt a novel. Touches on themes of creativity and self-doubt.
24. Inception (2010)
PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A 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.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 2,550,092 | Gross: $292.58M
Mind-bending; heist; explores dreams within dreams and the depths of the subconscious mind.
25. Fight Club (1999)
R | 139 min | Drama
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier
Votes: 2,323,063 | Gross: $37.03M
Dark comedy; explores themes of masculinity, consumerism, and the id versus the ego.
26. Anomalisa (2015)
R | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.
Directors: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman | Stars: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
Votes: 75,297 | Gross: $3.76M
Stop-Motion animated film that explores themes of loneliness, connection, and human relationships.
27. The Truman Show (1998)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Votes: 1,195,906 | Gross: $125.62M
Satirical comedy; A man lives in and is the star of a filmed reality show, but he does not know this. Touches on themes of control and free will.
28. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, War
An unhinged American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn
Votes: 518,139 | Gross: $0.28M
Black comedy using satire surrounding the Cold War and the ensuing paranoia.
29. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Stars: Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough
Votes: 666,460 | Gross: $42.34M
Dark comedy; explores themes of ego, identity, and fame of show business.
30. American Psycho (2000)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage
Votes: 715,122 | Gross: $15.07M
Psychological thriller that delves into the mind of a wealthy banker with hidden psychopathic tendencies. Themes of personality disorder, narcissism, and societal expectations.
31. Gone Girl (2014)
R | 149 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
With 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.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry
Votes: 1,067,039 | Gross: $167.77M
32. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
R | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett
Votes: 242,401 | Gross: $81.30M
33. Nightcrawler (2014)
R | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Director: Dan Gilroy | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed
Votes: 604,474 | Gross: $32.38M
34. Swimming with Sharks (1994)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
Director: George Huang | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del Toro
Votes: 25,017 | Gross: $0.38M
35. The Wave (1981 TV Movie)
TV-G | 46 min | Drama
An experiment in an American High School where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany. Based on a true story.
Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Bruce Davison, Lori Lethin, John Putch, Johnny Doran
Votes: 3,387
Based on a real-life experiment; explores the power of group pressure on individuals and the impact it can have. Themes of social influence and pressure, group dynamics, and conformity.
36. The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1971, twenty-four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez | Stars: Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Billy Crudup, Olivia Thirlby
Votes: 46,116 | Gross: $0.64M
Based on the famous 1971 psychological study; Depicts the effects of power dynamics, authority, and social roles as college students assume the role of guard or prisoner in a simulated prison environment.
37. Crash (I) (2004)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave
Votes: 448,976 | Gross: $54.58M
Drama; Examines racial and social tension through various interconnected storylines. Themes of prejudice, stereotypes, and human interaction complexities.
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