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1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
R | 133 min | Drama
In the Fall of 1963, a Korean War veteran and criminal pleads insanity and is admitted to a mental institution, where he rallies up the scared patients against the tyrannical nurse.
Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco
Votes: 1,073,075 | Gross: $112.00M
2. Constantine (2005)
R | 121 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more.
Director: Francis Lawrence | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Djimon Hounsou, Shia LaBeouf
Votes: 374,480 | Gross: $75.98M
3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world, he teams up with a fellow Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Black Widow, to battle a new threat from history: an assassin known as the Winter Soldier.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford
Votes: 899,689 | Gross: $259.77M
4. Child's Play (1988)
R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller
A struggling single mother unknowingly gifts her son a doll imbued with a serial killer's consciousness.
Director: Tom Holland | Stars: Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif
Votes: 116,846 | Gross: $33.24M
5. Return to Oz (1985)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.
Director: Walter Murch | Stars: Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie
Votes: 30,387
6. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise
Votes: 116,676 | Gross: $65.96M
7. Colonia (2015)
R | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from.
Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Emma Watson, Daniel Brühl, Michael Nyqvist, Richenda Carey
Votes: 57,204
8. The Ward (2010)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An institutionalized young woman becomes terrorized by a ghost.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Laura-Leigh
Votes: 44,894
9. Cult of Chucky (2017)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
Chucky returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica. Meanwhile, the killer doll has some scores to settle with his old enemies, with the help of his former wife.
Director: Don Mancini | Stars: Allison Dawn Doiron, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif
Votes: 29,796
10. Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An Oxford graduate takes up a job in a mental asylum, only to discover that the "revolutionary" new treatments are inhumane, and that there is more going on than meets the eye.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Jim Sturgess, David Thewlis, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 60,403
11. Leatherface (2017)
R | 90 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A teenage Leatherface escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnapping a young nurse and taking her on a road trip from hell, while being pursued by a lawman out for revenge.
Directors: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury | Stars: Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, Sam Strike, Vanessa Grasse
Votes: 27,870
12. The Jacket (2005)
R | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A Gulf war veteran is wrongly sent to a mental institution for insane criminals, where he becomes the object of a doctor's experiments, and his life is completely affected by them.
Director: John Maybury | Stars: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig, Kris Kristofferson
Votes: 119,331 | Gross: $6.30M
13. Shine (1996)
PG-13 | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd
Votes: 56,729 | Gross: $35.81M
14. The Snake Pit (1948)
Approved | 108 min | Drama, Mystery
A detailed chronicle of a woman during her stay in a mental institution.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm
Votes: 8,435 | Gross: $10.00M
15. Frances (1982)
R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Jessica Lange, Jonathan Banks, Bonnie Bartlett, James Brodhead
Votes: 8,582 | Gross: $5.00M
16. Bird (1988)
R | 161 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The troubled life and career of jazz musician Charlie "Bird" Parker.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright
Votes: 13,497 | Gross: $2.18M
17. An Angel at My Table (1990)
R | 158 min | Biography, Drama
Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.
Director: Jane Campion | Stars: Kerry Fox, Alexia Keogh, Karen Fergusson, Iris Churn
Votes: 8,692 | Gross: $1.05M
18. The Scribbler (I) (2014)
R | 88 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A young woman is facing her destructive multiple personalities using an experimental new procedure known as "The Siamese Burn."
Director: John Suits | Stars: Katie Cassidy, Garret Dillahunt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Eliza Dushku
Votes: 5,152
19. Population 436 (2006 Video)
R | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A census-taker (Sisto) is sent to investigate why a certain small town has had the same population -- 436 residents -- for the last 100 years.
Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: David Ames, Leigh Enns, Susan Kelso, Rick Skene
Votes: 13,525
20. Mad to Be Normal (2017)
106 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the 1960s, a renegade Scottish psychiatrist courts controversy within his profession for his approach to the field, and for the unique community he creates for his patients to inhabit.
Director: Robert Mullan | Stars: Elisabeth Moss, David Tennant, Gabriel Byrne, Michael Gambon
Votes: 1,723
21. The Caretakers (1963)
Approved | 97 min | Drama
Medical drama about mentally-ill patients and their professional caregivers, as well as the new group-therapy sessions aiming to replace the traditional physical restraint and electroshock treatments.
Director: Hall Bartlett | Stars: Robert Stack, Polly Bergen, Diane McBain, Joan Crawford
Votes: 940
22. Midnight Ride (1990)
R | 93 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A house wife just left her cop husband, when she picks up Justin Mckay she'll wish she never did as she's plunged into a nightmare and the grip of a psychotic killer.
Director: Bob Bralver | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Mark Hamill, Savina Gersak, Robert Mitchum
Votes: 1,147
23. Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Approved | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams
Votes: 2,160
24. Kyon Ki... (2005)
Not Rated | 160 min | Drama, Romance
After learning the sad truth about a patient, a female psychiatrist falls in love with him.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rimi Sen, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 4,637
25. Amnesiac (2014)
TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A misery-esque tale of a man who wakes up in bed after an accident, suffering from memory loss. He begins to suspect that his wife isn't really his real wife and soon finds himself a prisoner in the house.
Director: Michael Polish | Stars: Kate Bosworth, Wes Bentley, Olivia Rose Keegan, Shashawnee Hall
Votes: 3,916
26. Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (1992 TV Movie)
PG | 120 min | Drama
In the second dramatic case for lawyer Harmon Cobb, he defends an incarcerated woman who is refused release from a mental institution.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Walter Matthau, Harry Morgan, Susan Blakely, Ariana Richards
Votes: 272
27. Stand by Your Man (1981 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama, Music
This rags-to-riches tale of country-western queen Tammy Wynette follows her life from her impoverished childhood to her status as country's First Lady and her rocky marriage with fellow superstar George Jones.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Annette O'Toole, Tim McIntire, Cooper Huckabee, James Hampton
Votes: 211
28. The Living Dead (1995)
176 min | Documentary
Investigating the way politicians erase, rewrite and interpret the past to their own interest.
Star: Adam Curtis
Votes: 359
29. Cured (2020)
80 min | Documentary
"Cured" takes viewers inside the campaign that led to a pivotal yet largely unknown moment in the struggle for LGBT equality: the American Psychiatric Association's 1973 decision to remove ... See full summary »
Directors: Patrick Sammon, Bennett Singer | Stars: Harry Adamson, Gary Alinder, Irving Bieber, Robert Campbell
Votes: 167
30. Madness (1991– )
60 min | Documentary
Documentary series examining the history of mental problems in humans.
Stars: Jonathan Miller, Philip Stone, Alexander Hanson, Lorna Heilbron
Votes: 14
31. Oh! Those Most Secret Agents (1964)
83 min | Action, Comedy
Franco and Ciccio are two simple-minded Italian guys whom are mistaken by KGB spies by government agents from their government and other foreign governments.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Ingrid Schoeller, Carla Calò
Votes: 191
32. Shock (2007)
60 min | Documentary
"Shock" explores one of the most controversial treatments in medical history - electroconvulsive therapy, also known as ECT or "shock therapy." Through candid and intimate interviews with ... See full summary »
Director: Brad Osborne | Star: Christopher Sabat
33. The Things We Do When We're Alone (2021)
11 min | Short, Horror
With his wife and son gone for a weekend getaway, a closeted gay man copes with his demons of conversion therapy by murdering unsuspecting gay men.
Director: Matthew Lynn | Stars: Anthony Nanni, Leopold Paduano, Corey Page, Leanna Tallmeister
Votes: 37
34. 0.8 Amps of Happiness (2015)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Saskia Gubbels | Stars: Lidwine de Beer, Wilma Deur
Votes: 10
35. Psychology of Human Behavior (2006 Video)
1,080 min | Documentary
The engineering psychologist, Professor David W. Martin, provides a basic introduction to the complex discipline of psychology, looking back to its history and forward to where it might lead us.
Votes: 12
36. The Truth About Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) (2019)
4 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Igor Coric | Star: Bethany Cutmore-Scott
37. Swimming with Florence (2020)
Short
Florence Abramson is a 93 year old Jewish American expat living in Pluak Daeng- a tiny town in Thailand. Beginning at 10 years old, Florence underwent several operations to remove a tumor ... See full summary »
Director: Clark Barclay | Stars: David Abramson, Florence Abramson
38. Out of Mind (2010)
15 min | Short
Caroline had electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) thirty years ago. She has experienced a number of personal losses throughout her battle with mental illness. This is her story.
Director: Kate McCarroll
39. Schattenzeit (2009)
60 min | Documentary
For many years, Olaf, Mona and Maria have been suffering from severe depressions. The illness has left them without any interest in life. Suffering from suicidal thoughts they seek help and... See full summary »
Director: Gregor Theus
Votes: 30
40.
Oz (1997–2003)
Episode:
Sonata da Oz
(2003)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tobias learns who killed his father before being released from prison. Cyril begins shock therapy while receiving an execution date. Said is allowed to start his own company.
Director: Judy Dennis | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno
Votes: 1,952
41.
Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode:
Shock Theater - October 3, 1954
(1991)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Sam leaps into a patient at a Mental Hospital and undergoes electroshock therapy. The treatment causes Sam to act like other people he's been. It also weakens his link to Al. Al must find a... See full summary »
Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, David Proval, Bruce A. Young
Votes: 577
42.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
A Coat of White Primer
(2005)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
The insecure Andrea Kuhn is encouraged by her psychiatrist to disclose her true feeling to her family, and when she is happy being herself, her husband accidentally kills her after an ... See full summary »
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 1,691
43.
Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
Episode:
Untitled
(2004)
TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama
George's infatuation with impending disaster is causing him nightmares. His daughter Maggie joins him and Ruth for dinner and she has a lot of stories about her dad. Later, Ruth is quite ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Ball | Stars: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose
Votes: 2,087
44.
House M.D. (2004–2012)
Episode:
Words and Deeds
(2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Mystery
House checks himself into rehab just before his trial, but a different game entirely may be afoot. Elsewhere, the team attempts to treat a firefighter who can't stop shivering.
Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard
Votes: 2,980
45.
Cold Case (2003–2010)
Episode:
Boy Crazy
(2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The 1960's case is reopened of a young girl named Samantha ("Sam") who was relentlessly teased and even groped at one point for dressing like a boy, after which she was found murdered and left in a river.
Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford
Votes: 499
46.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Lobotomist
(2008)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This program tells the gripping tale of medical intervention gone awry.
Directors: Barak Goodman, John Maggio | Stars: Campbell Scott, Lee Wilkof, Clint Jordan, Joanna Merlin
Votes: 149
47.
George & Tammy (2022–2023)
Episode:
Stand by Your Man
(2022)
TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama, History
Running away together turns out to be difficult with Tammy's past threatening to derail their hopes for marriage, and with George's past standing in the way of their future as a recording duo.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Steve Zahn, David Wilson Barnes
Votes: 254
48.
Homeland (2011–2020)
Episode:
Marine One
(2011)
TV-MA | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Carrie is near catatonic, Saul investigates her unsettling timeline; Brody makes final preparations for the Vice President's policy summit at the State Department.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, David Harewood
Votes: 4,485
49.
Perdona nuestros pecados (2023)
Episode:
Voy a borrarle la memoria
(2023)
Drama
Directors: Santiago Barbosa Lobatón, Jorge Robles | Stars: Jorge Salinas, Erika Buenfil, César Évora, Sabine Moussier
50.
Chicago Med (2015– )
Episode:
Those Times You Have to Cross the Line
(2023)
TV-14 | Drama
The hospital is in disarray when the janitors go on strike. Marcel treats a young girl injured on her family's farm.
Director: Milena Govich | Stars: Nick Gehlfuss, Dominic Rains, Marlyne Barrett, Jessy Schram
Votes: 166