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Matthew Sheldon's Top 55 Films on Mental Illness

Mental illness seems to be a complex and difficult subject for Hollywood to tackle seriously. Throughout the years it has been used as a negative stigma within the horror genre, which began all the way back to the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. However this has created some legendary, but nevertheless far-fetched, psychopathic killers (Silence of the Lambs, Se7en and Split). For me what is annoying is when Hollywood uses it create overly manipulative, preachy and sentimental Oscar bait (Forrest Gump, I Am Sam, Radio). Here are my top 30 favorite films that explore the world of mental illness and tries (it's best at least) to distance itself from such stereotypes.
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Adaptation. (2002)
Adaptation. (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
2
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
3
Amour (2012)
Amour (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
4
An Angel at My Table (1990)
An Angel at My Table (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
5
As Good as It Gets (1997)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
6
The Aviator (2004)
The Aviator (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
7
Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
8
The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
Black Swan (2010)
Black Swan (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
10
Clean, Shaven (1993)
Clean, Shaven (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
11
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
12
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
13
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
14
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
15
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
16
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
17
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
18
The Hours (2002)
The Hours (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
19
Joker (2019)
Joker (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
20
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
21
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
22
The Machinist (2004)
The Machinist (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
23
Matchstick Men (2003)
Matchstick Men (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
24
Melancholia (2011)
Melancholia (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
25
Memento (2000)
Memento (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
26
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
27
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
28
Ordinary People (1980)
Ordinary People (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
29
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
30
The Piano Teacher (2001)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
31
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
32
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
33
Rain Man (1988)
Rain Man (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
34
Repulsion (1965)
Repulsion (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
35
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
36
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
37
Shame (2011)
Shame (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
38
Shine (1996)
Shine (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
39
Shock Corridor (1963)
Shock Corridor (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
40
Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
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